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Caption: Slovenia Slovenia Ljubljana and Lake Bled
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Caption: I visited Slovenia with a friend when we embarked on a largely Croatian trip. I have no expectations about this side trip but i was excited nevertheless as Lake Bled was part of the itinerary. I have seen photos of Lake Bled on many social media platforms so it ended up on my list of must-see places.
We spent two and a half days in Slovenia and now looking back,it seemed so short. I had great memories of that brief stay and I look forward to another trip again in the future and explore more of this beautiful country.
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Caption: Ljubljana 📍Mestni Square Slovenia’s capital and largest city. Our accommodation is a stones throw to heart of the city center where car traffic is restricted leaving the leafy banks of the emerald green Ljubljanica River free for pedestrians and cyclists. It is an attractive city graced with beautiful buildings and squares, easy to navigate on foot, lively yet restrained and clean, having been named 2016 Green Capital of Europe.
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Caption: Roaming around the pedestrian zone in Old Town. The Preseren Square is the central square of the capital city situated where the Triple Bridge crosses the Ljubljanica River.
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Picture of Spomenik Prešernu
Caption: At the eastern side of the square is a monument of France Prešeren, a national Slovene poet symbolically facing Wolfovo ulica.
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Caption: 📍Wolfovo ulica A stone sculpture of Juliya Primic leaning out the window. Tone Demšar, 1946. Juliya Primic is the unrequited love of France Prešeren and the inspiration for his Wreath of Sonnets.
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Caption: A classical music performance inside the Town Hall.
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Caption: The Franciscan Church of Annunciation ( ahead on right), Baroque style and the pink facade of the Cooperative Business Bank Building ( left) called the Vurnik House, Art Nouveau. 📍Miklošičeva cesta 1
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Caption: 📍Franciscan Church of Annunciation ( Baroque)
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Caption: Ljubljana has stunning buildings and some of the facades shown here are just but a few. Those buildings are from different time periods and the architectural styles are part of the city’s history.
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Caption: 📍Grand Hotel Union
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Caption: 📍The Central Marketplace
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Caption: 📍The Robba Fountain ( Baroque)
Mestni trg square
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Caption: 📍Town Hall ( Baroque)
Mestni trg square
Picture of Hauptmann House, Ljubljana
Caption: 📍Hauptmann House (Art Nouveau)
Prešeren Square
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Caption: The Cooperative Business Bank building is definitely the most colorful building in the city.
Ivan Vurnik, architect. 1922
Art Nouveau Vurnik House
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Caption: 📍University of Ljubljana
Congress Square.
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Caption: University of Ljubljana .....an impressive building
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Caption: Dragon is the most recognizable symbol of Ljubljana. The Dragon Bridge crosses the Ljubljanica River to the north of the Central Market Place at Vodnik Square. It is an emblem of the city that symbolizes courage, grandeur and power. 
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Caption: 📍Dragon Bridge
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Caption: 📍Views from Nebotičnik
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Picture of Nebotičnik - Skyscraper
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Caption: 📍Views from Union Grand Hotel
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Caption: Bled, a town on Lake Bled is a popular destination in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Lake Bled is magical even on a rainy day, one that looked like it was carved out of a fairy tale, the lake surrounding small island with stunning views of the Julian Alps.
Here are some scenes from a day trip to Lake Bled. Lake BLED
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Caption: One can ride on a lake to Bled island on wooden boat called “pletna”. These wooden flat bottom boats have pointed bows and wide stern. It dates back to 1590. It is navigated by a pletnar and the title pletna oarsman is handed down from generation to generation, quite an esteemed vocation.
A pletna has colorful awnings like you see in the photos and from afar looking down, they look like slippers, don’t they?
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Caption: The oarsman resting ( below). The boats hold 18 people navigated by one oarsman standing and rowing with 2 oars. Imagine doing that several times a day.
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Caption: No trip to Bled is complete without it. I had it at Hotel Park. Decadently delicious.
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Caption: S Love Nia
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Caption: Hvala Thank you very much for your time and appreciation.
Dante
