Jože Plečnik Ljubljana (source Wikipedia)

January 23, 2012
by dOs
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Birthday Present for Ljubljana’s Master Architect – Jože Plečnik

Exactly 140 years ago (January 23rd, 1872) Ljubljana‘s famous architect Jože Plečnik was born in Ljubljana. The heritage of his genious and creativity still has a strong influence on the visual and emotianal exsistance of the city of Ljubljana and other important European cities, such as Prague in Vienna.

Google Plečniku za rojstni dan | Ljubljana | Lublana

Google's birthday present for Jože Plečnik | Ljubljana | Lublana

Today another giant, a modern one – Google, has bowed to Jože Plečnik. The image on the search engine has been changed with the one above, where the Ljubljanica river, The Three Bridges and the Franciscan Church are seen. The two o-s have been replaced with Tromostovje, the Three Bridges.

Dear Jože, thank you and happy birthday, wherever you are!

Justyna Koeke: Sodoma & Gomora 01 (foto_Nada Žgank)

January 15, 2012
by Barbara Kapelj Osredkar
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Artist Justyna Koeke on Her Art and Living in Ljubljana

Justyna Koeke (1976) graduated from the Academy of Visual Art in Krakow in 2002. Between 2000 and 2005, she studied at the Art Academy in Stuttgart. She is a versatile artist mainly interested in the field of sculpturing and live performance. She works with a broad variety of materials, most often with textiles, which she uses to dress objects or monuments that she afterwards uses in performances and actions in gallery venues or public spaces. She had was a resident artist at the City of Women in 2011 and as such lived in Ljubljana for a while. Three of her performances, Mermaids, Abracadabra Fashion Show & Sodoma and Gomorrah were presented at the festival City of Women. She gave an exclusive interview for Lublana.

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Meeting Ivan on a Sunny Sunday

January 9, 2012 by dOs | 0 comments

Ljubljana Tivoli Park

A walk to the top of the Rožnik hill in the Tivoli Park on a sunny Sunday, to pay respect to one of the most famous Slovene writers, Ivan Cankar.

Ivan Cankar
Ivan Cankar
Ljubljana Full of Frozen Love
Ljubljana Full of Frozen Love
Ljubljana Tivoli Park
Ljubljana Tivoli Park
The Ecosystem of Ljubljana
The Ecosystem of Ljubljana

The Perspectives of Ivan Cankar
The Perspectives of Ivan Cankar
The Rožnik, Ljubljana
The Rožnik, Ljubljana
Where is My Rainbow, Ljubljana?
Where is My Rainbow, Ljubljana?

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Jason bringing Pelias the Golden Fleece; a winged victory prepares to crown him with a wreath. Side A from an Apulian red-figure calyx crater, 340 BC–330 BC.

January 3, 2012
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Ljubljana By The Numbers

  1. Number of bridges spanning Ljubljanica river (around the castle hill, counting both, Ljubljanica river and its ghost brother, Grubarjev channel): 22
  2. Number of Argonauts helping Jason to kill the dragon (which now continues to live in the coat of arms of Ljubljana, the flag and the Dragon bridge): 49 + Jason
  3. Number of heads of bishops on the main door of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Ljubljana: 6
  4. Number of runners on the Ljubljana marathon (2011): 18.513
  5. Height of Nebotičnik (the most famous skyscraper in Ljubljana designed by Slovene arcitect Vladimir Šubic): 70.35 m (231 ft)
  6. Elevation of the city center: 298 m (978 ft)
  7. Size of the Tivoli park: 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
  8. Number of inhabitants of Ljubljana: 272.220 (of these 51.9% are women)
  9. Density of population: 1.662 inhab/km2

 

Bishops heads on the main door of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral | Ljubljana | foto_lublana.si

Bishops' heads on the main door of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral | Ljubljana | foto_lublana.si

Celica hostel in Ljubljana

December 20, 2011
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Budget Accommodation in Ljubljana

A good way, maybe the best, would be to get to know a Slovene, or even better, a citizen Ljublaja. Slovene people, I would dare to say, are relatively friendly and it is quite likely that before you would say goodbye you would be invited to come and visit. Besides a bed you will also get a local guide, which is priceless.

If you don’t know a Slovene yet, than you should learn how to tango. Well, this might sound a bit strange way to find a place to stay at first. but tango scene is very strong for a country so far from Argentina. There are several tango groups in Ljubljana, they all proudly nest a few excellent milongueros. So, if you can tango, just find a milonga, have fun and you will end up knowing great people who might find you a place to stay.

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Visit Ljubljna

December 17, 2011
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Best Time to Visit Ljubljana

An obvious fact to consider when planning to visit Ljubljana, but not the most important one, is the weather. Ljubljana has quite pronounced seasons, so it can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. But generally there are not a lot of days with extreme temperatures, say in Jul/Aug the average temperature is about 18°C and in Dec/Jan it is -1°C.
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Parasitic love

October 2, 2011
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Lovelocks on the Butcher’s Bridge

The Butchers’ Bridge (Mesarski most) is one that Jože Plečnik, the legendary municipal architect of Ljubljana, had dreamed of, but never lived to see it. He dreamed of a monumental roofed bridge, something alike umbilicus of the city market, almost a temple.

Today’s bridge feels lightewigt. It’s artistic moment is crystalized in Jakov Brdar’s sculptures, some of them big and beast-like, while others are subtile echoes of a genius. But the passion of the bridge is locked in the locks. Lovelocks. Those that regular people hang on the wires. Some see this as vulgar gestures of exhibitionism, while others see love.

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Ishi - the last Yahi and the last wild Indian in North America

March 18, 2009
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Ishi, the Last Indian in California

About Ishi

In August of 1911, a lone Indian wandered out of the bushes and collapsed in a slaughterhouse corral a few miles from the town of Oroville, near the foothills of Mount Lassen in California. This man, starved and naked except for a ragged scrap of ancient covered-wagon canvas which he wore around his shoulders like a poncho, soon became renowned as Ishi, “the last wild Indian in North America.” He never told his name. Anthropologists came up with Ishi, which means “man” in a local Indian dialect. His surrender marked the close of an era in the history of the original inhabitants of the North American continent.

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