Monthly Archives: November 2016

Roll up, Roll up for the musical tour

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Yes, this is an invitation but you need no reservation because I’m dying to take you away. Take you today. Enough of that. The reality of today’s entry is considerably less psychedelic than my reference. I’ll wrap up my visit …

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It’s been a long trip. Maybe it’s time to spend the day in Bled – part 3

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It’s time to take a look at the sculptures by Jakov Brdar that cross and adorn either side of the Butcher’s Bridge. In a comment on a previous post about Ljubljana, Connie wrote that it “Felt Parisian, for some reason, …

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It’s been a long trip. Maybe it’s time to spend the day in Bled – part 2

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Before we reached the island, Damir pointed out one of the buildings visible from the lake as we crossed it. Although he was a determined and devout communist, Marshal Tito wasn’t immune to enjoying some of the benefits of being …

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It’s been a long trip. Maybe it’s time to spend the day in Bled

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As I’ve noted, Slovenia isn’t a particularly big nation so going from point A to point B anywhere in the country isn’t especially time consuming. For example, in about two and a half hours you can drive from Ljubljana to …

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Feeling sLOVEnia – part 3

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When I ended the previous entry, our group was walking to Prešeren Square – named for France Prešeren – a 19th century Slovene Romantic poet who joined themes of his own unrequited love for his personal muse, Julija Primic, with that of …

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