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Originally Posted by siko I was somewhat close  ... and it is really beautiful, both winter and summer.
I'm trying to organise a trip through Eastern Europe next year. I'll make sure to add Slovenia to my list if I ever get to do it. |
Thanks. But its more like town than a city: 350,000 population. But its our largest city.
You won't regret coming to Central Europe, especially to Slovenia. The Western tourists rediscover our country when we have joined EU. Most people are amazed since they expect Slovenia is all gray, dull, dirty, poluted ex-communist country. But it's far from that.
And it's very close to Venice, Vienna, Salzburg, Budapest etc.
Definitely Central & Southern Eourope is more worthy to see than Northern part (sorry, guys) - the belt from Chezch Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia (the coast), all to Switzerland, Italy, Southern France & Spain & Portugal.
If you come to Slovenia the places not to be missed are: Ljubljana, Maribor, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj, Logarska dolina valley, kofja Loka, Postojna cave & castle, cost town Piran - and the country side: especially the wineyard areas.
It's everything you want in one small place: sea & coast, alpine lakes, mountains, spas, wineyards, picteresque towns, lot of forest, limestone caves, castles, golf fields, ski resorts, great food & wine, fishing, extreme sports areas, and 32 different dialects of Slovene language, etc. - all that on an area slightly smaller than New Jersey.
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Originally Posted by klier Stunning, tine. Love all the colored houses at night..Really cool! Is that done every night? |
The pics were taken in December when the town centre is heavily decorated celebrating the Christams & New Year time: from early Dec - early Jan. It's worthy to see that in December - sight from a fairy tale - with all the people shopping on the banks of the river where traditional open market is placed - drinking hot sweeted wine with spices, or honey liquer, eating sweets or other traditional fast food, singing, dancing, chatting.
But even out the New Year's season the coloured buildings are illuminated with blue or white reflectors. Only the yellow lines/borders are not there, and no street decoration (Christams trees etc) is present. Also the castle is illuminated, but no yellow reflectors on a hill.
It looks like this:
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Summer is also nice time for a visit.