Ljubljana and me

Glimpses,photos & experiences of a foreigner living in Slovenia, Ljubljana

Merry Christmas or Vesel Božič

  Have a beautiful Christmas friends and readers from all over the world!! and a                                  … Continue reading

December 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

About Slovenian women or How to celebrate the Advent

And here it is, the most expected blog in which I will talk about  Slovenian women in a special context. Preparing for Christmas, the Advent. I’ve spent the first advent evening … Continue reading

December 1, 2014 · Leave a comment

Čemaž, the wild garlic or the bear’s garlic

Plant of the Week has been won by the young wild garlic!   😉 Intensively picked this period all around Slovenia, can be found growing wild, at the edge of broadleaf forests, usually next … Continue reading

April 16, 2014 · 2 Comments

About Slovenian men

When you move to a new country to live, you can not stop noticing how humans interact not just with the nature but also with each other.  It was easy … Continue reading

August 23, 2013 · 3 Comments

The war of beers

The war of beers took a new dimension in Ljubljana. There is Union, made in Ljubljana and there is  Laško,that took the name after the city where is made. Each pivo has its … Continue reading

July 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

Haloze, a peace of heaven

” The vintage, friends, is over, And here sweet wine makes, once again, Sad eyes and hearts recover” .. and where else the culture of wine is better know in … Continue reading

May 31, 2013 · Leave a comment

Rural architecture in Ljubljana

If you want to get a glimpse of the ethnic, local architecture of Slovenia, the fields around Ljubljana are  dressed with hayracks  -kozolci . The kozolec is a free standing,wooden, open but roofed construction still used … Continue reading

May 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Path of Remembrance and Comradeship

During World War II the Province of Ljubljana, occupied by Fascist Italy, was subjected to brutal repression after the emergence of resistance and the occupying forces put the barbed wire fence around Ljubljana in order to prevent … Continue reading

May 9, 2013 · 2 Comments

Spring mushrooms,smrčki

The spring season of mushrooms hunting has officially started, with  smrčki or mavrahi,  Morchella  -Yellow Morel.  This edible mushrooms can be found all over the world, inclusive in Slovenian forests and appreciated for their … Continue reading

May 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

Puppet Theatre Clock and Martin Krpan

For a smile, make sure to find yourself in front of Ljubljana Puppet Theatre clock!         Martin Krpan and his Kobilica , are doing each hour a cute … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · 1 Comment

The kings of mushrooms. Part I – marčnice

This boots we’re meant for.. mudding 😀 mud bathing even;) Where? In secret forests..Ljubljana area ! What for ? ……  – marčnice –Hygrophorus marzuolus , that can be hunted for just few more weeks, announcing … Continue reading

April 8, 2013 · Leave a comment

Meeting more locals,the squirrels :)

There was an unwritten tradition and now even written that people feed the birds and squirrels from Tivoli Park –Mestni park Tivoli, tradition that is carried, with love and of which I got … Continue reading

April 8, 2013 · 2 Comments

Green season started:)

The young asparagus is getting to the first customers, in Central Market of Ljubljana.

April 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Jota, a slovenian hotpot meal

What about some cooked meal, hotpot dish? Good to warm you in winter time and refreshing during summer time. Slovenia has it . Is called Jota. A hotpot –enolončnica , that … Continue reading

April 4, 2013 · 2 Comments

Easter,Chronicle of Slovenian Towns and Pesmarica

 Vesele praznike ! – Happy Hollidays! for everyone that is celebrating Easter all over the world and in Slovenia! I was invited to a traditional Easter lunch, my host prepared the … Continue reading

March 31, 2013 · 1 Comment

Market,Slovenians and flowers

 What about a walk to the Central Market? “Osrednja ljubljanska tržnica” is located in Vodnik Square , not more then a 2 minutes easy walk from the Central Square. It … Continue reading

March 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

Ljubljana’s cutest :)

Ljubljana’s cutest !  a photo album,that will always be open for more cuteness 😉 – photo caught at Metelkova  Locals on bikes:))  mom and daughter at Ljubljana Carnival – angel … Continue reading

March 19, 2013 · Leave a comment

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