{"id":5449,"date":"2026-11-04T02:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2026-11-04T02:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:36:06","slug":"l-jub-l-jana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/?p=5449","title":{"rendered":"L-jub l-jana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we learned to pronounce Ljubljana, we had to learn how to spell it so to me and Jon, Loo-blee-aa-nuh is still referred to as L-jub l-jana more often than not. We traveled via train from Zagreb to Ljubljana on a rare rainy day, arriving to better weather.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5512\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260822_104835452.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving rainy Zagreb behind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I started marveling at the beauty and postcard-perfect nature of Slovenia from the moment the train crossed the border. Each town we passed looked like an artists rendition of a charming town outfitted with a perfectly uniformed train station attendant standing out at each station as we passed through. Arriving at the under-construction train station in Ljubljana didn&#8217;t even break the spell.<\/p>\n<p>We stayed in an airbnb right in the old town area just a block from the river. Our living room window overlooked one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares for some good people watching.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5494\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_055940219.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Airbnb (second floor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We spent a lot of time wandering the streets of the old town and the banks of the river enjoying the delightful late August weather.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5527.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5527.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5527\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_124953979.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5502\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_124953979\/1268451996.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"226\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_132913429.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5498\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_132913429\/3848925943.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"398\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_055042533.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"US Embassy\" data-attachment-id=\"5496\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_055042533\/2589241428.jpg\" title=\"US Embassy\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">US Embassy<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_054329325.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5495\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_054329325\/1278149235.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"225\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_051227723.MP_.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5492\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_051227723_MP_\/2303158833.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"398\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_060236730.MP_.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5490\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_060236730_MP_\/467609732.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"226\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_054322244.MP_.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5493\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260829_054322244_MP_\/1592594073.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"226\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a castle on a hill, a common enough site in small towns in the countryside of Slovenia, but a bit more distinctive in a midst of an actual modern(ish) city. We discovered a comedy festival was taking place at the castle on our first visit so we got tickets to the English show the following night and made our way up again for a hilarious evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5520 .fg-image { width: 270px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5520 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-m-col2 fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-preset fg-brad fg-preset-small fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5520\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Funicular to the castle\" data-attachment-id=\"5503\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-1\/306651658.jpg\" title=\"Funicular to the castle\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Funicular to the castle<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5504\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-2\/1395277459.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5505\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-3\/979063877.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5506\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-4\/92464581.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-5.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Castle!\" data-attachment-id=\"5507\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Castle-5\/1827901203.jpg\" title=\"Castle!\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Castle!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am not sure if I just started noticing fountains more or if Ljubljana really has more fountains that most cities, but here are just a few of the ones that caught my eye as we roamed the streets.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5517 .fg-image { width: 270px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5517 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-m-col2 fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-preset fg-brad fg-preset-small fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5517\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-4.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Why wouldn&#039;t there be a kangaroo fountain here?\" data-attachment-id=\"5511\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-4\/1431453582.jpg\" title=\"Why wouldn&#039;t there be a kangaroo fountain here?\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Why wouldn't there be a kangaroo fountain here?<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-2.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Locksmith Street fountain - those are faces lining the path\" data-attachment-id=\"5509\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-2\/2780561402.jpg\" title=\"Locksmith Street fountain - those are faces lining the path\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Locksmith Street fountain - those are faces lining the path<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5510\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-3\/2936889915.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5508\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_Fountains-1\/3685657781.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>The last fountain was one of many in Tivoli park, a massive park a short walk from the old town.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of bridges that cross the Ljubljanica River each with a theme. The Dragon Bridge was the closest to where we stayed and obviously the best. 99% of the tourist merch agreed, featuring dragons aplenty.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5525.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5525.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5525\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260823_095150426.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dragon Bridge\" data-attachment-id=\"5513\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260823_095150426\/3980404319.jpg\" title=\"Dragon Bridge\" height=\"300\" width=\"226\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Dragon Bridge<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260831_054040733.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5500\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260831_054040733\/106909157.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"225\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_055039006.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5516\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_055039006\/3406864704.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"398\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5501\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260902_073703579.jpg 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not THE dragon bridge, but great dragon pixel art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5497\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_063717682.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ljubljana seal in pixel form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to consistently gorgeous weather, we enjoyed dining outside. Some of the traditional food overlapped with Croatia, they had their own version of the dumpling \u0161truklji\u00a0 we tried in Zagreb, and lots and lots of sausage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260830_161053732-e1793109503714.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5515\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_170041218.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor dining on the river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5514\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260824_165256393.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what counts as a &#8220;parade&#8221; in Ljubljana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5491\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resize_PXL_20260828_155150304.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying some beers at the Odprta kuhna (open kitchen) weekly food market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More to come on our day trip adventures from Ljubjana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we learned to pronounce Ljubljana, we had to learn how to spell it so to me and Jon, Loo-blee-aa-nuh is still referred to as L-jub l-jana more often than not. We traveled via train from Zagreb to Ljubljana on a rare rainy day, arriving to better weather. I started marveling at the beauty and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/?p=5449\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">L-jub l-jana<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-travel"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5449"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handelblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}