1. Slovenia September 2009

2. Travelling by train over the Alps from Italy

3. Skocjan Caves, a UNESCO site

5. The waterfall and gorge outside the caves

8. The local sodapop, Cockta

9. New friends in Ljubljana – in the Asian fusion restaurant Shambala, owned by Denis and his mother (Denis far right)

10. Modern city of Ljubljana

11. Ljubljana’s castle overlooks the Old Town

12. Ljubljanica River – lined with cafes

14. The Triple Bridge and Preseren Square

15. How the locals get around – bikes are everywhere

16. Saturday’s farmer’s market along the river

19. Indoor meat and cheese market

20. The Baroque Cathedral of St. Nicholas

21. Ceiling fresco of St. Nicholas Cathedral

22. Dragon Bridge

23. Proving I was in Ljubljana!

25. Chain Bridge, designed by local architect JozePlecnik

27. One of many community gardens in the city

28. House and studio of JozePlecnik, local architect

29. One of many Saturday wedding processions up at Ljubljana’s castle

30. View of Ljubljana from the castle

31. Wedding photos in the castle moat

32. Accordion players accompany the wedding party

33. Coffee at a riverside cafe

34. Chain Bridge

35. Lake Bled, north of Ljubljana The castle overlooking the lake

39. Hiking up to the castle

41. Modern resort city of Bled

43. Now a hotel and restaurant, this villa was once the private retreat for Yugoslavia’s Communist dictator Marshall Tito

44. Countryside of Slovenia (as seen from a bus)

46. Watching football (soccer) in Ljubljana’s Preseren Square