Wonderful Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Wonderful Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Күн бұрын

It is a beautiful Sunday morning in Ljubljana and I'm up early. Let's have a look at the sights, the bridges and some of the architecture of this lovely "pocket-sized" capital city.
I'm only here for one full day, so I have to pick out just a few of the things that are worth a look at in this wonderful city. but trust me on this, it is worth much more of your time. Ljubljana is one of my favourite cities ANYWHERE in the world!
One thing is for definite though. There will be a Skyscraper!
Date of Travel: May 2024
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@PinkElephant8 17 күн бұрын

I have to say this is BY FAR the most enjoyable video I have watched about Ljubljana. I’m Slovenian (living in Ljubljana) and check these travel vlogs about the city quite regularly - you really did it justice; great narration, a lot of information, lovely shots! ❤

@JohnnyHooverTravels 15 күн бұрын

@@PinkElephant8 what a lovely thing to say! Such high praise. I feel quite humbled by your kind words and also very pleased that it has passed the test of a local person. Thank you so much 👍

@anajustin5164 27 күн бұрын

Fantastic video, very informative and great shots, thank you!

@JohnnyHooverTravels 27 күн бұрын

@@anajustin5164 thanks. Very nice of you to say. It was a pleasure to make it! And thanks too for watching 👍

@boyan64 15 күн бұрын

Nice, my city

@JohnnyHooverTravels 15 күн бұрын

@@boyan64 thanks for watching 👍. What a lovely city!

@Timstravels01 Ай бұрын

What a beautiful city and I thoroughly enjoyed the way you shared it with us. I was very impressed with your pronunciations too, I’d have no idea were to start with those names.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Timstravels01 I'm sure the locals would be cringing at my pronunciation, but i give it a go. Languages with all the accents are much easier in general as the accents tell you how to say the word. Rather than the English language that just expects you to know. Best wishes to you 👍

@PinkElephant8 17 күн бұрын

Chiming in here as a Slovenian - you are probably one of the few that actually pronounced the name of the city correctly! 😊 One note: wherever there is a C in the word, we pronounce that as “ts” rather than “kh”. Ljubljanica river is therefore pronounced lju’blja:nitsa

@JohnnyHooverTravels 15 күн бұрын

@@PinkElephant8 damn! I knew that too, as i have travelled in CZ many times through Pardubice! ...sighs...

@paulobrien6919 Ай бұрын

Ljubljana is a fabulous city. Great memories of it and Lake Bled.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@paulobrien6919 indeed it is! Thanks for watching 👍

@vidkopf10 Ай бұрын

Another of your very best Johnny! You're a regular Ian Nairn minus the melancholy ruminations! I've long been curious about Ljubljana and I had no idea it was this lovely. As I've noted in previous comments, you're a great commentator on architecture and you give such a well-rounded introduction to the places you visit. Don't fret getting off the train in the occasional video. These added excursions are wonderful!

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

I am something of a 'train nerd', but i strongly agree with your comments, especially the last sentence.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@vidkopf10 Thanks for the encouragement. I will do some more of these! 👍

@BALHAM69 Ай бұрын

Beautiful country Slovenia.😮 Thank you for this video.😅

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@BALHAM69 Yes indeed. I must go back and discover more! Thanks for watching 👍

@BALHAM69 Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels you’re welcome

@spenny45108 Ай бұрын

Ljubljana is one of my favourite places. The views from atop the tower at the castle, looking at the Alps are spectacular. I can't wait to go back there later this year. The railway museum is a good way to spend a couple of quiet hours too. Plus there is a nice funicular up to the castle if you have had a heavy night in the Sir William pub :) Then a gentle walk back down to the historic town via the gardens.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@spenny45108 agree with all of that. I did pop by the Sir William. Excellent beer 🍺 Limited by time doing what i did, but as you describe, there's so much more!

@sandiandgregh Ай бұрын

We loved joining you (and voice over man) on the walkabout. What a beautiful place! We're always curious about the places you arrive at off of the trains. Top notch video.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@sandiandgregh thank you. I may well do some more of these. I have one of Budapest in the can. Just need to crack the whip with the editing team...

@sandiandgregh Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Good help is hard to find. :)

@Diana-andre2018 Ай бұрын

Excellent video as ever, 7th floor of the hotel offering cabins/capsule accommodation, very unique! Ljubljana looks so very appealing. I really found the Neboticnik Skyscraper interesting as Art Deco was truly a captivating period of history. Ljubljana has everything, beautiful walks along the river, not to mention all those bridges, interesting buildings, and so much history which makes it definitely a place to visit. No wonder why you said you love it. Thank you Johnny.😊

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Diana-andre2018 Yes, I highly recommend it. I think i will visit the skyscraper on every trip because, like you, i love that style. And hey, the view is awesome! The cabin was half the price of a room in the lower floor (35 vs 70 a night) and i slept just fine. Thanks for coming along 👍

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

Very different from your 'usual' videos, But, just as with you other recent videos, I was crying 'wow!' out loud. (Good job I live on my own!) In common with probably most of your other viewers, I have never been to Ljubljana. Of course, I now want to go. Thank you very, very much. I felt I was walking around with you.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Fan652w Yes, i know you are a big Swiss traveller, but this is maybe where our STP/Interrail argument comes into play in a good way. You could tack a few interrail days onto your STP and pop down through Austria to Slovenia just like i did. I know you will not regret it. Maybe you will get on that Bohinj line before me... you could use it to cut through to Trieste! As always, thank you for your kind words 👍

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks for your advice! And I also visit Austria a lot, often just straying over where the Iron Curtain used to be! . I usuall think, 'one country at a time'. But for this part of Europe, with lots of smallish countries and not very dense rail networks, that kind of approach is not valid.

@simonpilk Ай бұрын

Ljubljana is a tremendous little city. indeed so much of Slovenia is really beautiful. Lovely video is that!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@simonpilk Thanks, that's very kind. And thanks too for watching 👍

@webrarian Ай бұрын

Fifty years ago, I had a Latin teacher from Yugoslavia. The grapevine had it that she had escaped from Ljubljana...by swimming across the harbour. We all believed it because who knew anything about Ljubljana in those days? It looks to be a lovely city, and well worth a visit. I failed my Latin O-level but what I remember still comes in useful.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@webrarian Ah Ljubljana, that great port city! 😉 Great memories! I only got a C in French, but what I learned, like you, has still been helpful. Thanks for watching 👍

@DanUnplanned Ай бұрын

Beautiful city Johnny love it there! Can’t wait to go back

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@DanUnplanned I'll meet you under the dragon! 😀

@RobinPalmerTV Ай бұрын

Such a beautiful city. I love flying into an actual forest

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@RobinPalmerTV thanks! And thanks for watching 👍

@BMScot Ай бұрын

Brilliant video of a lovely city Johnny. I have visited Ljubljana several times but never been up the skyscraper or visited Trivoli park - knew the park was big, but didn't realise just how big. Hope you manage to get onto some rural Slovenian railway lines - they are lovely.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@BMScot Thank you for the kind words 👍 It was such a brief trip this time. I really want to go back to do those ritual lines. Especially that Bohinj one through the mountains.

@trailwayt9H337 Ай бұрын

Experience and Enjoying by Locations n your videos are very Beautiful

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@trailwayt9H337 thanks! And thanks for watching another 👍

@PaulGodfrey Ай бұрын

Very enjoyable. Ljubljana is a lovely city. I would recommend a boat trip as well as the funicular railway to the castle

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@PaulGodfrey Yes indeed. I did the castle/funicular (and walk up) before, so i was keen to discover Tivoli this time. But yes, they are great, and I'm sure the boat trips are too. Thanks for coming along and for the kind words 👍

@leneeanderson4848 Ай бұрын

I'm from Wisconsin so beer is a necessary addition to any activity! 😆

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@leneeanderson4848 sounds like my kind of state! Thanks for watching 👍

@Theme.Park.Global Ай бұрын

Love this vid Johnny! Thanks Sir

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Theme.Park.Global thanks. You are welcome 👍

@horsehollerer Ай бұрын

Ahhh, magnificent! I didn't realise Ljubljana was your No.1 city too. I just love it. Oddly, my fave building is Hauptmann House. I don't know why but every time I walk past it I am transfixed, even tho the decor is kinda OTT lol. I didn't even get to do the skyscraper or Tivoli Park, as I opted to get a train to Kamnik instead for a few hours (such a stunning small town!). Can't wait to return. To Ljubljana that is. Cheers!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@horsehollerer Yes, i have been advised to go to Kamnik (probably by you!)... but i needed a slow day that Sunday without any transport involved at all. But... i will definitely return and do it. And haha yes. Hauptmann House is a true confection of a building. Should have featured it in the video. I took photos of it when i first visited with my wife a few years ago 🤷‍♂️

@horsehollerer Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Ha... from my experience pretty much every village, town and city in Slovenia is gorgeous, so you can't go wrong!

@colinriley123 Ай бұрын

Good video. A delightful place. Continental cities always seem, in my limited experience, so well heeled. They seem to lack the very visible signs of poverty, homelessness, and disturbed behaviour that surround me in City Park in Bradford, even though this is a wonderful place. Alcohol as a precursor for physical activity is something about which I have disagreed with many over the years, but I think you and I are of one mind on the subject! Hope the Exmoor explorer went well.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@colinriley123 thanks Colin. Knew you'd agree. Exmoor bus was lovely. Currently sat at Redruth station waiting for the 49 to Polzeath...

@paulgibsonphotography Ай бұрын

Great Video Johnny

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@paulgibsonphotography thanks Paul 👍

@Worldspire Ай бұрын

Awesome video johnny!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Worldspire thanks! And thanks for watching 👍

@ampersand. Ай бұрын

Fantastic Monday vid, thank you. Marvellous reporting of the art and architecture, we thoroughly enjoyed that. I accidentally travelled in Yugoslavia when it was still socialist Yugoslavia, having only popped over the border to buy cheap petrol - stayed for five days :))

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@ampersand. love a bit of "accidental travel" 😁

@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe Ай бұрын

Must have been in Ljubljana around the same time as you. I went to Ljubljana Castle and went to the top of the observation tower. It was well worth the effort walking up the steps. 400 meters above sea level. Apparently, it was raised by 1.2 meters in 1982 because of course 38.8 meters above sea level isn't as impressive. 🤔

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe haha! Didn't know that! Thanks for sharing your experiences too. I will definitely go back. So lovely there. Thanks for watching too 👍

@andrewlong6438 Ай бұрын

Great video. Worth a visit. What were prices like for food and drink ?

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

Thanks! Prices were reasonable, if not cheap. About half way between UK and CZ!

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

My only slight criticism is that I would add just a little bit of history. Slovenia was part of the Austrian empire until 1918 (hence Emperor Franz Josef), then part of Yugoslavia until that country broke up in the early 1990s. People of our generation, Johnny, know that. But younger people may not.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@Fan652w very good point. It is always a problem of writing a script that isn't too long for the content. I do find the Balkans fascinating because it is such a pressure cooker of cultures, tribes and , of course, empires playing "the great game" (usually with the lives of the locals). I would heartily recommend Misha Glenny's book "The Balkans", which takes things from 1804 up to the end of the 20th century... there's a lot of killing in it! I hope the apparent stability of Slovenia can be spread to the rest of the former Yugoslavia. Kosovo particularly is a worry right now.

@Fan652w Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks Johnny for your response. I too find the Balkans fascinating. And remember that it was an event in the Balkans which precipitated the first world war. I certainly agree with your last two sentences.

@johncrwarner Ай бұрын

It is said that Austrians like Slovenia was there evidence of many Austrians or was it mostly locals?

@JohnnyHooverTravels Ай бұрын

@@johncrwarner hard to tell John. Lots of languages in evidence at the fuzzy log, but, of course, they all default to English these days. I thought the places I walked to were mostly populated by locals. The nightlife by the river is definitely stag/hen dos. I suspect there aren't enough UK flights to make it popular with the British, so maybe they were Austrians? But everything is always friendly 😉

@dontcatch140 Ай бұрын

There isnt much austrians here, if you go in Maribor for example the number will be a bit higger but in Ljubljana its preaty low. there is quite a few germans here but a lot are just stopping on their way south to check slovenia out and continiue down the balkans.