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in slovenia traveling

ljubljana

“When arriving in a city, we see streets in perspective.
Sequences of buildings with no meaning. Everything is unknown, virgin.
Later we’ll have lived in this city.
We’ll have walked in its streets.
We’ll have been to the end of the perspectives.
We’ll have seen all the buildings.
We’ll have lived stories with people.
When we’ll have lived in this city, we’ll have taken this street a thousand times. After a moment, everything belongs to you because you’ve lived there.

It was to happen but I didn’t know it yet.

Ljubljana.
This thing that sounds weird was added to the long list of old weird names that we have somewhere in our brain. Ljubljana, Trnovo, Ziherlova, slightly slipped next to Shanghai, Groningen, Braga, Ermesinde and Porto.

It becomes normal and familiar.”

on the eve of moving, i always come back to adapt this quote from the movie l’auberge espagnole. these streets we’ve walked a thousand times are ours too.

and now, off to berlin we go! :)

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in germany in slovenia traveling

von: ljubljana ——————> nach: berlin!

it’s pretty much set in stone at this point: the bags are more or less packed, the bikes have been sold, the vacuum cleaner is gone, and we have the train tickets on the table.

berlin is our next stop! :D

we’re moving on april 1st. we’re excited, we’re nervous, we’re knee-deep in decluttering and packing… and we’re quite sad to leave, yet insanely pleased of our choice of living in slovenia – it’s been a wonderful wonderful year.

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in slovenia

the sea organ in zadar

i’ve been intrigued by the idea of a sea organ ever since i first noticed it’s existence in 2007 (while in china!) and mentioned it here on the blog – with no idea that life would eventually bring me so close to it!

so, one of these days we rented a car for the day and drove all the way down to the coastal town of zadar, in croatia, to check it out.

i don’t know if many people would call it impressive, but to me, the simplicity of the concept is what makes it so pleasing and genial. the waves hit the pipes, air rushes out and sounds are produced. you just sit there by the sea and enjoy the sun and the symphony created by the sea and the boats. it’s just… really cool. :)

we only noticed our camera was not charged when we got there, but you can see what it sounds like in many youtube videos like this one:

another item off the list, and another day well spent!

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foooood in slovenia

logarska dolina

logarska dolina is a glacial alpine valley.

say that slowly, and enjoy the images those three words pop into your head. if you’re picturing an extremely green narrow valley surrounded by big snowy mountains, you’re exactly right.

logarska dolina is picture perfect all year round, and has a little bit of something for everyone: long walks in the valley, lots of waterfalls to see, and also plenty of trails for hiking in the mountains. it’s located in the kamnik-savinja alps, a good 1h30m from ljubljana, but if you can make a day trip and take the time to enjoy it slowly, you won’t regret it.


and the food…! i’ve mentioned it before: wherever you go in slovenia, you can be sure that you’ll find a nice restaurant, a mountain hut or a tourist farm. meet the best mushroom soup we’ve had to date:


we also had štrukli and meat ravioli, but none as impressive as that soup. definitely worth the trip! :)

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foooood in slovenia

pie!

ok, so we might be a little late for pi day… but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a slice of delicious wholewheat pie on the market today! every saturday, they are handmade in place by a chubby baker, who always attracts big crowds. doesn’t hurt that the pie (with prosciutto or egg) is really good too! :)