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flowers in the sun

Autumn is here, but today was a really sunny day!
Happy week ahead! And don't forget, more flowers by clicking the above logo!
PS: still busy moving houses, so no new pictures, still the ones from the September bike tour!

people and streets

I am busy and bored, and with a dreadful cold. I want summer back! But these photos from Ljubljana make my day better...Happy Wednesday!

people & smiles, in Ljubljana

Have a smiling Thursday!

a building like a piece of ginger bread

At home, they bake the ginger bread and then "paint" it in funny colours. More or less like this building in Ljubljana. How about Hansel and Gretel?

Ruby Tuesday: local art in Ljubljana

Our Slovenian tour, as you might remmeber, took us to Ljubljana. And I have to say again what a wonderful city that is!
For today's ruby post, here is some local ceramics, on display at the artisan market downtown Ljubljana.
Happy (Ruby) Tuesday, and don't forget to visit the others by clicking on the logo!

Sky Watch Friday: Triglavni National Park, Slovenia

Words are useless. Happy sky watching Friday!

Ljubljana, Slovenija: a little nostalgic

Thoughts were rolling faster than the wheels. Landscape unfolding in front of my eyes, covered with that special beginning-of-September light, triggered my memories. Signs of the past everywhere, so the verses of my childhood started chanting: "Pera iz solitera..." / Pera from the skyscaper, it was a little poem we used to like. And then we stopped and took a deep breath. In Ljubljana.I am not Slovenian by nationality, I belong a little bit more to the north-east (Serbia), but somehow, meeting this country, was meeting a part of me and my heritage.
Us, the ones born in this part of the world, we are blessed with a sort of nostalgia, that we carry with us everywhere we go. The coldness of the Alps cools it down a little, but only apparently, because from what I learned until now, Austrians themselves are a little nostalgic too...
Happy Thursday!

Ljubljana, Slovenija

When we arrived in Ljubljana (or Laibach, for the German language speakers) it was the first day of calendar autumn, a little bit nostalgic, but still very much warm and joyful. The first day of school filled the streets of the downtown with a noisy crowd, screaming from the top of their lungs "we are back, city, no more silence!". A colorful bunch, sometimes rude (is this agressivity a "must" for the teenagers?!), but nevertheless beautiful and fresh. A nice addition to an impressive city, and a factor that helped me feel less nostalgic about my lost Yugoslav roots.Happy Wednesday!