As I went downstairs, headed for a day of exploring the castle, I was confronted with soooooo many police, security, secret service…..  I later found out that all the European heads of state are staying in my hotel for a conference on Russia among other items.  I had to continually show my identification, and the photo I took in the lobby of all the commotion, I was asked to delete.

Out on the pavement, however, photos were apparently fair game…

I took the funicular railway up to Castle Hill…

There were so many stairs – and in most places no handrails!  Me thinks Slovenians are part mountain goat…

Much of the castle is now an art installation, a couple of shops, restaurants, cafes, and a puppetry museum!  (more on that later…)

…continued in next post…

Another lovely day in Ljubljana

March 27, 2022 0

  The trash situation is fascinating - everything is sorted for recycling - the residents and retailers etc have a card for the bins - they load it up, close the lid, the trash magically disappears, then they go through the entire process again until they have disposed of all…

Ljubljana Castle - post 2 of 2

March 28, 2022 0

...continued from previous post... Oh, goody - more stairs!  This time down to the chapel... ...and now entering the penitentiary... ...and off to the puppetry museum! ...before finally (after finding a fast way down the stairs - don't ask..!) making it back to the funicular station... ...and headed to a…