http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana Experience Ljubljana the local way! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:08:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ljubljana's main and largest park provides a nice green 'time out' from city concrete. Grassy areas slowly transforming into woods towards Roznik and Šisenski hill makes it more special and wilder than ordinary European parks. You can actually get a bit lost wandering around, and if you are walking long enough ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/siska/relaxing-siska/park-tivoli All the meat lovers unite! You will love this place. The only vegetable they use in this restaurant is onion, so it is not really vegetarian friendly. Also don't expect fancy wine card or French desserts - here the only drink is beer and as a desert you get strong ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/vic/restaurants-vic/harambasa You probably heard, or at least you will soon after arriving in Slovenia, some local proudly saying, that our little country is so small, you can get from the Alps to the Adriatic sea ...and back in one hour if you drive a bad ass car and don't give a ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/surroundings/relaxing-surroundings/krvavec I know the word bookery doesn't exist, but I simply have to make it out, because it so perfectly describes this bookstore. Like a bakery, which in the morning invites you with warm smell and starts your day with a taste of small pastry, this one welcomes you with a ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/center/shopping-center/knjigarna-vale-novak What do you get if you combine location in the undiscovered part of old town, cool furniture, tables made of timber, a library with books in Serbo-Croatian and lots of cocktails with absinth? You get one of the greatest places to hang out in Ljubljana - a cozy living-room feeling ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/center/bars-center/pri-zelenem-zajcu Located in the center, near the Parliament and Cankarjev dom, it is certainly a must visit restaurant. It has nice Thai food (I even heard a comment, that is one of the best Thai restaurants in Europe), a lot of absolutely fabulous cocktails and a great modern design put into ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/center/bars-center/da-bu-da Every local has his favorite bakery. Well mine is definitely the old bakery, located in Siska. It's really old-older than my grandpa, but was recently renovated. Since the renovation it's bigger and it's really hard to choose, because everything looks so tasty. If you ask me, you have to buy the ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/siska/snacks-siska/stara-pekarna Do you know the feeling when you are hungry and just want to get something to eat that will be quick, good and not too expensive? After that feeling you start to think about places that suit these criteria and you find out that you've already been in Thai restaurant ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/center/restaurants-center/lunch-cafe By the Koseski bajer pond (see this article), bar Pri Cvicku is situated. The lovely bar is called after Dolenjska's (Lower Carniolia - Slovene region) great "Cvicek" wine. It offers great views of the pond. The green environment offers perfect shade in summers. Gostilnica Pri Cvicku is a simple bar, quite known ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/siska/bars-siska/gostilnica-pri-cvicku As morbid as it can sounds this cemetery is actually a really nice place to visit. I bet that more than half of the natives haven't even been here so you might find this as a challenge. Built just before Second World War architect Plecnik had the idea to create a ... http://www.spottedbylocals.com/ljubljana/area/bezigrad/art-culture-bezigrad/navje