Wonderful Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- It is a beautiful Sunday morning in Ljubljana and I'm up early. Let's have a look at the sights, the bridges and some of the architecture of this lovely "pocket-sized" capital city.
I'm only here for one full day, so I have to pick out just a few of the things that are worth a look at in this wonderful city. but trust me on this, it is worth much more of your time. Ljubljana is one of my favourite cities ANYWHERE in the world!
One thing is for definite though. There will be a Skyscraper!
Date of Travel: May 2024
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What a beautiful city and I thoroughly enjoyed the way you shared it with us. I was very impressed with your pronunciations too, I’d have no idea were to start with those names.
@@Timstravels01 I'm sure the locals would be cringing at my pronunciation, but i give it a go.
Languages with all the accents are much easier in general as the accents tell you how to say the word. Rather than the English language that just expects you to know.
Best wishes to you 👍
Another of your very best Johnny! You're a regular Ian Nairn minus the melancholy ruminations! I've long been curious about Ljubljana and I had no idea it was this lovely. As I've noted in previous comments, you're a great commentator on architecture and you give such a well-rounded introduction to the places you visit. Don't fret getting off the train in the occasional video. These added excursions are wonderful!
I am something of a 'train nerd', but i strongly agree with your comments, especially the last sentence.
@@vidkopf10 Thanks for the encouragement. I will do some more of these! 👍
Fifty years ago, I had a Latin teacher from Yugoslavia. The grapevine had it that she had escaped from Ljubljana...by swimming across the harbour. We all believed it because who knew anything about Ljubljana in those days? It looks to be a lovely city, and well worth a visit. I failed my Latin O-level but what I remember still comes in useful.
@@webrarian Ah Ljubljana, that great port city! 😉
Great memories! I only got a C in French, but what I learned, like you, has still been helpful.
Thanks for watching 👍
Ljubljana is a fabulous city. Great memories of it and Lake Bled.
@@paulobrien6919 indeed it is! Thanks for watching 👍
Beautiful city Johnny love it there! Can’t wait to go back
@@DanUnplanned I'll meet you under the dragon! 😀
We loved joining you (and voice over man) on the walkabout. What a beautiful place! We're always curious about the places you arrive at off of the trains. Top notch video.
@@sandiandgregh thank you. I may well do some more of these. I have one of Budapest in the can. Just need to crack the whip with the editing team...
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Good help is hard to find. :)
Very different from your 'usual' videos, But, just as with you other recent videos, I was crying 'wow!' out loud. (Good job I live on my own!) In common with probably most of your other viewers, I have never been to Ljubljana. Of course, I now want to go. Thank you very, very much. I felt I was walking around with you.
@@Fan652w Yes, i know you are a big Swiss traveller, but this is maybe where our STP/Interrail argument comes into play in a good way. You could tack a few interrail days onto your STP and pop down through Austria to Slovenia just like i did. I know you will not regret it. Maybe you will get on that Bohinj line before me... you could use it to cut through to Trieste!
As always, thank you for your kind words 👍
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks for your advice! And I also visit Austria a lot, often just straying over where the Iron Curtain used to be! . I usuall think, 'one country at a time'. But for this part of Europe, with lots of smallish countries and not very dense rail networks, that kind of approach is not valid.
Excellent video as ever, 7th floor of the hotel offering cabins/capsule accommodation, very unique! Ljubljana looks so very appealing. I really found the Neboticnik Skyscraper interesting as Art Deco was truly a captivating period of history. Ljubljana has everything, beautiful walks along the river, not to mention all those bridges, interesting buildings, and so much history which makes it definitely a place to visit. No wonder why you said you love it. Thank you Johnny.😊
@@Diana-andre2018 Yes, I highly recommend it. I think i will visit the skyscraper on every trip because, like you, i love that style. And hey, the view is awesome!
The cabin was half the price of a room in the lower floor (35 vs 70 a night) and i slept just fine.
Thanks for coming along 👍
Awesome video johnny!
@@Worldspire thanks! And thanks for watching 👍
Ljubljana is a tremendous little city. indeed so much of Slovenia is really beautiful. Lovely video is that!
@@simonpilk Thanks, that's very kind. And thanks too for watching 👍
Brilliant video of a lovely city Johnny. I have visited Ljubljana several times but never been up the skyscraper or visited Trivoli park - knew the park was big, but didn't realise just how big. Hope you manage to get onto some rural Slovenian railway lines - they are lovely.
@@BMScot Thank you for the kind words 👍
It was such a brief trip this time. I really want to go back to do those ritual lines. Especially that Bohinj one through the mountains.
Ljubljana is one of my favourite places. The views from atop the tower at the castle, looking at the Alps are spectacular. I can't wait to go back there later this year. The railway museum is a good way to spend a couple of quiet hours too. Plus there is a nice funicular up to the castle if you have had a heavy night in the Sir William pub :) Then a gentle walk back down to the historic town via the gardens.
@@spenny45108 agree with all of that. I did pop by the Sir William. Excellent beer 🍺
Limited by time doing what i did, but as you describe, there's so much more!
Such a beautiful city. I love flying into an actual forest
@@RobinPalmerTV thanks! And thanks for watching 👍
Experience and Enjoying by Locations n your videos are very Beautiful
@@trailwayt9H337 thanks! And thanks for watching another 👍
Very enjoyable. Ljubljana is a lovely city. I would recommend a boat trip as well as the funicular railway to the castle
@@PaulGodfrey Yes indeed. I did the castle/funicular (and walk up) before, so i was keen to discover Tivoli this time. But yes, they are great, and I'm sure the boat trips are too.
Thanks for coming along and for the kind words 👍
I'm from Wisconsin so beer is a necessary addition to any activity! 😆
@@leneeanderson4848 sounds like my kind of state!
Thanks for watching 👍
Love this vid Johnny! Thanks Sir
@@Theme.Park.Global thanks. You are welcome 👍
Beautiful country Slovenia.😮
Thank you for this video.😅
@@BALHAM69 Yes indeed. I must go back and discover more!
Thanks for watching 👍
@@JohnnyHooverTravels you’re welcome
Ahhh, magnificent! I didn't realise Ljubljana was your No.1 city too. I just love it. Oddly, my fave building is Hauptmann House. I don't know why but every time I walk past it I am transfixed, even tho the decor is kinda OTT lol. I didn't even get to do the skyscraper or Tivoli Park, as I opted to get a train to Kamnik instead for a few hours (such a stunning small town!). Can't wait to return. To Ljubljana that is. Cheers!
@@horsehollerer Yes, i have been advised to go to Kamnik (probably by you!)... but i needed a slow day that Sunday without any transport involved at all. But... i will definitely return and do it.
And haha yes. Hauptmann House is a true confection of a building. Should have featured it in the video. I took photos of it when i first visited with my wife a few years ago 🤷♂️
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Ha... from my experience pretty much every village, town and city in Slovenia is gorgeous, so you can't go wrong!
Great Video Johnny
@@paulgibsonphotography thanks Paul 👍
My only slight criticism is that I would add just a little bit of history. Slovenia was part of the Austrian empire until 1918 (hence Emperor Franz Josef), then part of Yugoslavia until that country broke up in the early 1990s. People of our generation, Johnny, know that. But younger people may not.
@@Fan652w very good point. It is always a problem of writing a script that isn't too long for the content. I do find the Balkans fascinating because it is such a pressure cooker of cultures, tribes and , of course, empires playing "the great game" (usually with the lives of the locals). I would heartily recommend Misha Glenny's book "The Balkans", which takes things from 1804 up to the end of the 20th century... there's a lot of killing in it!
I hope the apparent stability of Slovenia can be spread to the rest of the former Yugoslavia. Kosovo particularly is a worry right now.
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks Johnny for your response. I too find the Balkans fascinating. And remember that it was an event in the Balkans which precipitated the first world war. I certainly agree with your last two sentences.
Good video. A delightful place. Continental cities always seem, in my limited experience, so well heeled. They seem to lack the very visible signs of poverty, homelessness, and disturbed behaviour that surround me in City Park in Bradford, even though this is a wonderful place.
Alcohol as a precursor for physical activity is something about which I have disagreed with many over the years, but I think you and I are of one mind on the subject!
Hope the Exmoor explorer went well.
@@colinriley123 thanks Colin. Knew you'd agree.
Exmoor bus was lovely. Currently sat at Redruth station waiting for the 49 to Polzeath...
Fantastic Monday vid, thank you. Marvellous reporting of the art and architecture, we thoroughly enjoyed that. I accidentally travelled in Yugoslavia when it was still socialist Yugoslavia, having only popped over the border to buy cheap petrol - stayed for five days :))
@@ampersand. love a bit of "accidental travel" 😁
Must have been in Ljubljana around the same time as you. I went to Ljubljana Castle and went to the top of the observation tower. It was well worth the effort walking up the steps.
400 meters above sea level. Apparently, it was raised by 1.2 meters in 1982 because of course 38.8 meters above sea level isn't as impressive. 🤔
@@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe haha! Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing your experiences too.
I will definitely go back. So lovely there.
Thanks for watching too 👍
Great video. Worth a visit. What were prices like for food and drink ?
Thanks! Prices were reasonable, if not cheap. About half way between UK and CZ!
It is said that Austrians like Slovenia
was there evidence of many Austrians
or was it mostly locals?
@@johncrwarner hard to tell John. Lots of languages in evidence at the fuzzy log, but, of course, they all default to English these days.
I thought the places I walked to were mostly populated by locals.
The nightlife by the river is definitely stag/hen dos. I suspect there aren't enough UK flights to make it popular with the British, so maybe they were Austrians? But everything is always friendly 😉
There isnt much austrians here, if you go in Maribor for example the number will be a bit higger but in Ljubljana its preaty low. there is quite a few germans here but a lot are just stopping on their way south to check slovenia out and continiue down the balkans.