Ljubljana Castle

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Kristen and I headed up the hill toward the old Ljubljana Castle.

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Partway up the hill looking out on the town.

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The long cobbled drive up to the back side of the castle.

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Approaching the castle via the moat.

IMG_0518 IMG_0519The site of the old drawbridge.

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Earlier bits of building recycled into the current structure.  The site has been occupied for thousands of years and probably once hosted a Roman fort of some sort.

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I wonder what used to be here.

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New art next to the old castle.

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In the chapel.

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Ceiling details.

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Art exhibitions in a fixed-up part of the old structure.

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If they fired the canon through this hole, it would hit the town.

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More art exhibits.

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The central castle plaza.

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Looking out onto modern Ljubljana.

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We found a random swing on a hill next to the castle.

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A monument to the past.

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Up an old part of the castle complex away from the crowds.

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Haunted Castle

On the way back to Freiburg im Breisgau from Switzerland, Nina and I stopped off at a castle at twilight. Taking photos in the low light soon revealed some spirits about.

Looking down on a nearby village.

And then a spirit came to visit my photo.