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| 28 September - Today we
spent the day in Slovenia, Italy's new little neighbour to the north east. Formerly a part
of Yugoslavia, the nation of Slovenia has made great progress since sescession, having
avoided all of the conflict that consumed Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia. |
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| Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
| A view of Ljubljana, taken from the Castle hill. The
Cathedral of St Nicholas rises from a sea of roof tops in the Old Town. |
Ljublana's Triple Bridge, and the Franciscan Church.
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| Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
| One of the dragons adorning the Dragon Bridge. Locals say
that these dragons wag their tails whenever a virgin crosses the bridge, but since few
have ever observed such a rarity, it cannot be verified. |
Art deco entrance to the central markets (which also
adorns the front cover of Lonely Planet's Slovenia book). |
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| Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
Ljubljana 28/9/97 |
| Bank of the Ljuljanica River. |
One of the doors of the St Nicholas Cathedral (note the
brass handle near the middle). |
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