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Beer rivalry - Lasko or Union?   Ljubljana

Beer rivalry - Lasko or Union?, Ljubljana

 11 Reviews  The local Slovenian beer market is dominated by two brands. The famous Lasko pivo is brewed since more than 175 years in Lasko. The classic trademark of Lasko is Zlatorog, which is a Pilsener style... 

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Ring a bell make a wish   Bled

Ring a bell make a wish, Bled

 4 Reviews  This is me being helped by an elderly slovene woman. I was struggling in pulling the rope ( there is a certain technique,as i've been told ). They were a really nice friendly group. The old woman led... 

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Local fisherman   Piran

Local fisherman, Piran

 2 Reviews  Years ago Piran was small fishermen town and it was the main occupation of its citizens. Little by little, the whole place was turned into one of the most important tourists resorts of Slovenia. Only... 

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Traditional Costumes   Ljubljana

Traditional Costumes, Ljubljana

 3 Reviews  Everyday except Sundays is there an outdoor market in Vodnikov Trg. You can find lots of locally produced food as well as handbags, flowers, clothes, suitcases and jewellries, just to mention some of... 

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PLETNA   Bled

PLETNA, Bled

 2 Reviews  There is a lot of history connecting to this boat. In the time of empress Maria Theresa 20 families were given the rights to transport the people to the island so at that time the only way to reach... 

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Famous people - Tartini   Piran

Famous people - Tartini, Piran

 3 Reviews  Giuseppe Tartini was born on 8 April 1692 in Piran and died on February 26, 1770 in Padua, Italy, where he spent most of his life. He was a famous violinist and composer, and his statue is now placed... 

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LOCAL CURRENCY   Ljubljana

LOCAL CURRENCY, Ljubljana

 2 Reviews  I must admit, that even on my arrival in Slovenia in Summer 2004 I wasn't really sure about the name of the Slovenian currency. I only knew its abbreviation which is SIT. The official name of the... 

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Billingual area   Piran

Billingual area, Piran

 2 Reviews  The whole coast area of Slovenia is officially billingual because of its Italian minority. Therefore you'll find all names of streets, shops and institutions in both languages. However, everybody... 

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English - widely spoken   Ljubljana

English - widely spoken, Ljubljana

 3 Reviews  And I think I know one of the reasons why. I had been suffering in Rome because the TV in Italy is all dubbed. No subtitles. Really odd to see the actors in CSI chattering away in perfect Italian -... 

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Nice balcony   Piran

Nice balcony, Piran

 1 Review  When strolling around the old core of the town, you might be lucky to discovere some hidden beauties. I took the picture of this entrance in the house with the cute balcony above it and nicely painted... 

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Famous People   Ljubljana

Famous People, Ljubljana

 5 Reviews  The monument was unveiled in 1905 and is the work of architect Maks Fabiani and sculptor Ivan Zajc. France Prešeren (1800-1849) is the greatest Slovene poet. His poetry is a symbol of longing for love... 

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Mediterrean look   Piran

Mediterrean look, Piran

 1 Review  The old core of the town have preserved the medieval layout with narrow streets and compact houses, which rise in the steps from the coastal lowland into the hills and give the whole area a typical... 

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CHRISTMAS TIME   Ljubljana

CHRISTMAS TIME, Ljubljana

 7 Reviews  The lights are even nicer at night! They just add to the look of Ljubljana and turn the whole city into a fairytale town. There's some simple lights in the trees of Castle hill and the castle changes... 

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Križanke   Ljubljana

Križanke, Ljubljana

 2 Reviews  After being torn down in 1715, the Church of Our Lady of Mercy was rebuilt in Baroque style, and it was the first Baroque building in the region. The name of Križanke is derivated from "križanki", and... 

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Wedding customs   Ljubljana

Wedding customs, Ljubljana

 2 Reviews  It seems very, really very popular to have the photos of the wedding taken around the Lubljana castle, while I was there I met at least 4 differents weddings and was really tempted to enjoy a couple... 

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Old Postcards   Ljubljana

Old Postcards, Ljubljana

 1 Review  An old Postcard sent from Ljubljana on May 26. 1909 Townhall of Ljubljana - as it looked like nearly hundred year ago. Nowadays its nearly the same view, except facades of the buildings are... 

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Daily activities planning

by sdb

Having now spent two visits to Maribor in the company of Mr Vuckovic (http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/5d3a9/) I have been able to make some observations about local customs as regards daily activities planning.Firstly, one must wake up completely drunk and almost incapacitated.One must then go for a large lunch which typically will start with salad and then moves onto either pizza or grilled meats. One must drink either beer or slivovica or, more usually with Mr V, both.By this time the visitor (and the host) will be pretty much three sheets to the wind.It is normal after lunch to try to get some sleep - it is also normal to fail at this owing to having to see to some unforseen task which Mr V will have to perform.This takes one forward to the evening meal: following anything between 5 and 7 course all washed down with some of that wine from the adriatic coast (Koper, I think), it is...

Lace

by olja1234

A sample of lacework - An AppleOnce, Idrija region was very poor. Men work in the mine (quicksilver) and women, usually a housewifes, had to find an extra earnings. Their new occupation was lacemaking. The first document about lacemaking in Idrija dates from 1696. In Idrija Museum is an exhibition of very nice laces. Worth to see!.

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Around Idrija

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A tub-maker finds quicksilverPainting by J.TrostA legend says:A tub-maker left his new tub at the brook. And one morning ther was someting bright in the tub. In short - quicksilver was discovered in Idrija

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Dual

by Enzyme_X

Slovene language is one of the few living languages that still uses dual. And I think only slavic languages used dual. But Slovene is the only language that's official in some country.You wondering what dual actually is? It's a grammatical numeral.Most languages have only singular and plural. Singular using when talking only about one thing, plural when talking about more than one thing.Well, we use dual when we talk about two (a pair) things and use plural for three or more things. One of the thing that makes slovene very hard to learn.

Dialects

by Enzyme_X

In Slovenia leave less than 2 million people on a rather small area and yet we speak many different dialects. There are at least 32 different ones, assembled in 7 larger dialect-groups, which makes us one of the leading countrys in the world.Such diversity in language is a result of centurys-long influence of neighbour countrys to differnet parts of Slovene teritory. Slovenia is also very mountainious country which means that in some parts language development took it's own way. So, all this results in that a Slovene from the seaside can hardly understand those from Panonia although they live just 300 km appart.

Flowers

by Enzyme_X

Let me just quote one of my friends: ''House is not a house, if there are no flowers decorating windows or balconys.'' It's true. People here love to put flowers to decorate their homes. Sometimes you get the feeling that some neighbours compete which one will have more bautiful flowers. When the spring starts, people plant flower so the bright colours replace the months of dark winter.

Slippers

by Enzyme_X

If ever happens that you'll be invited to a slovene home, don't be surprised when the host offers you slippers. It's a habit here that you take off your shoes when entering into someones home. In every home you can find a drawer full of slippers that are just waiting for the guests. You don't have to worry, if your shoes are dirty + you'll feel much more comfortable in slippers then in those heavy shoes.

New Years and Pig's Noses

by VJSmith

If you happen to be spending New Year´s in Slovenia, or with Slovenians...be aware that it is a tradition of good luck to take a lick, or a bite, from a smoked pig´s nose. Yup, I´m really not kidding.

St. Nichola's Church

by croisbeauty

The St. Nicola's Church in Novo Mesto.In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful churches in whole Slovenia and it worth of visiting. Inside the church, on the altar, you can see painting by famous Tintoretto. In case the church is closed, just ring at Bishops court..

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OREHOVA POTICA -Nut Bread

by novsco61

Potica is yummi, but it is very hard to prepare a good potica. You need about 4 hours for preparing and baking.2 teaspoons dry active yeast½ Cup warm milk1 Tablespoon sugar Dissolve yeast and sugar in milk let set 5 minutes to activate the yeast. Dough1 ½ Cups Milk¾ Cups Shortening5 Egg Yolks¾ Cups Sugar2 teaspoons Salt1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract1 teaspoon nutmeg7-7 ½ Cups All purpose Flour Combine Yeast mixture and the rest (except 2 Cups of flour) mix add the remaining flour until the dough can be handled without sticking takes 20 minutes kneading by hand, 9 minutes on a mixer with a bread hook.Put dough in a large greased bowl and cover with plastic rap and let it relax and double in size in a warm environment. Walnut Filling 1 stick margarine or butter (¼ pound)1 ½ Cups milk2 Cups sugar½ Cup honey1 tablespoon vanilla Grated peel of a lemon5 egg whitesCinnamonSome variations you can...

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