Ljubljana

We will be driving from Austria to Croatia in June, and it appears that
Ljubljiana is right on our course. Anybody been there that can advise as to
whether it is worth building in time to stop there for a bit? What are the
sights?

Also, since we would be traveling with luggage, how huge is the concern of
leaving the car unattended for a couple hours in that part of the world. Of
course, there are never any guarantees, but some places in Europe are a
little safer than others.

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to whether I'm
even in the ballpark.

Thanks.

Paul

"Paul" wrote in message
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We will be driving from Austria to Croatia in June, and it appears that
Ljubljiana is right on our course. Anybody been there that can advise as
to whether it is worth building in time to stop there for a bit? What are
the sights?

It's nicer than you might expect but not exactly in the top 100
sights of Europe. There are better places in Slovenia to stop if
you only have one day.

Also, since we would be traveling with luggage, how huge is the concern of
leaving the car unattended for a couple hours in that part of the world.
Of course, there are never any guarantees, but some places in Europe are a
little safer than others.

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to whether
I'm even in the ballpark.

In slavic languages, I understand that the j is a long i, don't know
about the other letter

tim

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to whether
I'm even in the ballpark.


Well, nobody has ever corrected me when I say "Lub-yana," so I must be close
:-)

Sarah

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to whether
I'm even in the ballpark.

It is phonetic already. The J is a Y sound. The u is like the vowel in
"wood". Stress on the second syllable.

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Hi Tim: We are going to Slovenia on our way to Croatia likely in mid-late
May. As a Canadian who has visited many countries in Europe, Slovenia is on
my list of top 3. I just received travel literature from Slovenia and I
think we are going to spend much more time there, then we had planned. The
only place that I can recommend is about 1/2 hour NW of Ljubljana called
Skope Loka. It is a most beautiful town and the people there were certainly
as friendly as we have found anywhere.
BTW I would be interested in hearing/exchanging any info you might have
about Croatia since this will be our first visit there (reply personally via
email)
Joe
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We will be driving from Austria to Croatia in June, and it appears that
Ljubljiana is right on our course. Anybody been there that can advise
as
to whether it is worth building in time to stop there for a bit? What
are
the sights?

It's nicer than you might expect but not exactly in the top 100
sights of Europe. There are better places in Slovenia to stop if
you only have one day.

Also, since we would be traveling with luggage, how huge is the concern
of
leaving the car unattended for a couple hours in that part of the world.
Of course, there are never any guarantees, but some places in Europe are
a
little safer than others.

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to whether
I'm even in the ballpark.

In slavic languages, I understand that the j is a long i, don't know
about the other letter

tim

Paul wrote:
We will be driving from Austria to Croatia in June, and it appears
that
Ljubljiana is right on our course. Anybody been there that can
advise as to
whether it is worth building in time to stop there for a bit? What
are the
sights?

yes it only takes a couple of hours to see.
you can drive up to the castle to save your legs.
the tourist board have a very good website.
but lake bled is picturesque, and lake bohinj is apparently more so,
depends what you prefer, towns or countryside.

"Joseph" wrote in message
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Hi Tim:

I presume that you are really talking to Paul here?

tim

We are going to Slovenia on our way to Croatia likely in mid-late
May. As a Canadian who has visited many countries in Europe, Slovenia is
on
my list of top 3. I just received travel literature from Slovenia and I
think we are going to spend much more time there, then we had planned.
The
only place that I can recommend is about 1/2 hour NW of Ljubljana called
Skope Loka. It is a most beautiful town and the people there were
certainly
as friendly as we have found anywhere.
BTW I would be interested in hearing/exchanging any info you might have
about Croatia since this will be our first visit there (reply personally
via
email)
Joe
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We will be driving from Austria to Croatia in June, and it appears that
Ljubljiana is right on our course. Anybody been there that can advise
as
to whether it is worth building in time to stop there for a bit? What
are
the sights?

It's nicer than you might expect but not exactly in the top 100
sights of Europe. There are better places in Slovenia to stop if
you only have one day.

Also, since we would be traveling with luggage, how huge is the concern
of
leaving the car unattended for a couple hours in that part of the
world.
Of course, there are never any guarantees, but some places in Europe
are
a
little safer than others.

And finally - would somebody be willing to brave a phonetic spelling of
Ljubljana. I've made a couple guesses, but I have no idea as to
whether
I'm even in the ballpark.

In slavic languages, I understand that the j is a long i, don't know
about the other letter

tim

Paul,

There are excellent travelogues on Slovenia on TheTravelzine:
http://www.thetravelzine.com

Ljubljana is LYOO BLEE YAH NAH

IMHO you should plan an overnight or two, at minimum.

Enjoy!

Bye, Joh

"Joseph" wrote in message
...
BTW I would be interested in hearing/exchanging any info you might have
about Croatia since this will be our first visit there (reply personally
via
email)
Joe

Joe, ask what you want to know about Croatia
(I live in Croatia now).

Elly