Since we are again about to visit my birth town Ljubljana for a week, here are some doors from the same stroll through its centre this July, even though you wouldn’t guess it from the weather.
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This walk from the Congress Square (Kongresni trg) to Križanke along Vegova St. takes only four minutes if you ask Google Maps and thirteen minutes if you take photos of doors – but look what all I’ve found, slightly amazed at the beauty of doors and buildings, as if I hadn’t walked there a thousand times before. Living in Italy is eye-opening in a myriad of surprising ways.
Speaking of which, our Thursday Doors host Norm today takes us right there, to our Capalbio on the hill, and seeing “my” doors through somebody else’s eyes – especially his – is a real treat.
But now for something if not completely then at least somewhat different: it’s not Italy, it’s not Austria, it’s not Prague, and yet reminds one of all these and more. Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, the queen of mixing styles.
Just – it doesn’t look like July, does it? Still, I’m looking forward to it, even it stays covered for a week. As it did in November last year.
Let’s start at the Congress Square with many plane trees (sycamores) and this colour palette. 
This is the start of Vegova St., named after mathematician Jurij Vega. 
I liked this corner shop. 
Sorry, lady, but thanks, just in time. 
They are hiring, hurry. And look, the reflection of the castle! 
Plenty of style at #2. 
A classic beauty. 
This high school is named after Vega too. Plus it was the home of the first earthquake observation centre in Slovenia. 
No doors but more colours. 
Look at all those faces in the architecture! Established in 1872, the cultural society Glasbena matica preserves music and ballet heritage. 
An open courtyard. Don’t mind if I do, despite the red light. 
Closer still. Just a copy shop, called Megacop. Hehe. 
All these buildings coexist in the same street, no matter how this one could also be from Transylvania of the 18th century. For example. 
Old and new. 
Our Lady of Help Church in the Križanke complex. Is this a tank? Only temporarily here, I hope. 
The building opposite. 
The City Museum of Ljubljana with the exhibition “Icons, Treasures from Russian Museums”. I let it be. 
The headquarters of Festival Ljubljana: The gate in full. 
Through the gate. 
The gate, partially. 
The gate, close up. On the other side of that wall is the open-air concert venue where we had some seriously good times.
Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed) 
The colors! The windows! The doors! All pretty and fascinating–even the windows with all the peeling paint. They have a soft spot in my heart.
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Thank you, Lois. 🙂 Yes, I love them too. I can’t understand when people start to whine and lament when someone posts a photo of a peeling building (on FB, for example. WordPress folk have class). Some do, they peel, just like humans.
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All on the same street?! Wow. I now know what you mean about Italy being eye-opening. My fave was the door with the castle reflection, because as I scrolled down I saw you too! But I also really like the Glasbena Matica. What a building!
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Thank you, Crystal. I’m glad you get it. Italy is great for showing me how to enjoy Slovenia more, not as a comparison but as another beautiful entity. And you’re kind to keep enjoying spotting me in reflections. 😀 I guess I enjoy just a glimpse of me, since I never liked mirrors much.
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I have to confess that when I saw the photo of the shop (with the notice they were hiring), the first thing I looked for was your reflection in the glass! Ha! pleased to see you made it into the second shot!!
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Hehe, thank you, Kevin. I prefer such glimpses of me to the whole thing.
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Lovely selection of doors
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Thank you, Sheree. I forgot a little about that day when I went around town by myself. Two more door posts will come of it. 🙂
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I regret not visiting Ljubljaba when I was in Bled. Fishing fever overtook me on the Sava Bohinjka…. 😞
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Oh, I see. Well, it’s important to have your priorities straight. 🙂 By the way, Ljubljaba is a new and wonderful spelling of the city. 😉 Thanks, Allen. You can always return.
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Sorry about the spelling. After the gym, I tend to hit a lot of wrong keys. We will try a visit this summer.
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Lots of beautiful double doors, double arched doors, but the prize goes to the corner door with two balconies above it. Wonderful !!!
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Thank you, Dan. 🙂 I’m glad you like it. I was surprised to see that during this walk I took almost exclusively photos of doors as if nothing else existed. Two more posts will be necessary to show them all.
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What a great place for a walk. Love the reflections.
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Thank you, Jan. Not a bad place to walk and live.
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It’s charming, and no, it doesn’t look like July at all.
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Right, Bojana? So strange. It doesn’t seem hot and yet it must have been. It was a scorching summer after a terribly cold May. Thanks!
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A great gallery of door Manja 🙂
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Thank you, Bushboy. 🙂 Almost forgot about this day’s worth of doors. There will be two more door posts from this day.
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So many beautiful and intricate doors, Manja! Agree with you, Italy is the most surprising place. I love court yards, they’re so romantic, and private.
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Thank you, Junieper. But this is Slovenia, not Italy, I hope this is clear. I mentioned Italy because living in Italy has taught me to appreciate my country of origin more.
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Hello dear Manja! Yes, I was aware of this not being Italy. Yes, I thought you liked Slovenia better. Thank you for clearing that up!
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Good. 🙂 No, I don’t like Slovenia better. Italy makes me appreciate Slovenia more because I see beauty where I was oblivious of it before.
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Haha, sorry sometimes I’m slow in understanding the details. Easy to bypass the beauty of where we lived before:)
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Doorfie! Doorfie!! Doorfie!!!
Some grand old building too. I had this *feeling* about the architecture so I had to go back and look at these a few times before I realized what was standing out as odd in my mind…it’s not just the architecture but how clean and tidy everything is. There’s no trash, no graffiti. Even the old worn and weathered looks clean. It’s NOT Italy 😀
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Hehe, Norm, quite. 🙂 My camera is a bit picky though. It may be that it has learned to look beyond the untidy and chose just the clean shots that day. This part of town is obviously kept clean. I suppose some such spots exist in Italy too, no? 😉 Thanks!
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Wow, Manja, these are some real beauties! Color and architecture (and the few with growing things ❤ ) Nice share. Really lovely. And no, it doesn't look like/feel like July. I'm not even hot looking at it.
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Thank you, Joey. I look at these pictures and can’t believe they were taken in July. I remember this day, I was in the city to meet my poet friend and his Japanese friends and it was extremely humid and hot to walk around and eventually we found an air-conditioned pizza place that felt so good.
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These are all do fabulous. My favorite is the building with the faces. Looks like a fun visit.
Pat
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Thank you, Pat. 🙂 It was. Always welcome.
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