The Baroque ceiling fresco in St. Nicholas cathedral
The new friends we made on our walking tour. Shout out to Simon and Emily on their silk road trek, check out their blog here: arcadiagardendesign.co.uk/blog.php
The St. Martin's day festival on the Triple Bridge. We lucked into this one as it was supposed to be the day we arrived, and we would have missed out, had it not been rained out. The rain date made it delightfully accessible to us. St. Martin's day is the celebration of grape juice turning into wine, and is a large wine tasting and cultural event. Slovenian wine is excellent.
See the cultural element, local folk dancing
The Dragon Bridge. Dragons are the symbol of Ljubljana. It is rumored that Jason and the Argonauts slayed one here, way back in the day. And of course, patron saint of Ljubljana is St. George the dragon slayer.
View of the castle overlooking the city from atop the Skyscraper terrace. We're not totally sure why it's called the skyscraper seeing as its only 12 stories tall, and is definitely not the tallest building in the city. Regardless, the view is pretty excellent.
Our dragons at night selfie
A note on some Slovenian food:
Berek: A sort of Philo dough snake filled with either spinach, meat, or "pizza". Heavy, cheap, and tasty.
Horse burger: More a curiosity than a culinary delight. A distinct taste, and a little rubbery. Worth a try, but not something we'll be craving a taste of later.
Prekmurska layer cake. There's no cake, just to be clear, just layers of soft philo, cinnamon apples, walnut butter, poppy seeds and sweet cheese. Dense, and tasty, but you only need a piece half this size to be satisfied.
Also, we're very excited about the videos we've been receiving. The competition is getting stiff. Today is Jim's birthday and we intend to celebrate with a castle hike and some Bled cream cake, and continued video viewing. Thanks for all the love from abroad!
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