Southeast Europe – Page 15 – Not Your Average Engineer

July 13, 2012December 29, 2013

Ljubljana Castle

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

Partway up the hill looking out on the town.

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

Approaching the castle via the moat.

The site of the old drawbridge.

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.

I wonder what used to be here.

New art next to the old castle.

In the chapel.

Ceiling details.

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

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

More art exhibits.

The central castle plaza.

Looking out onto modern Ljubljana.

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

A monument to the past.

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

July 13, 2012January 2, 2014

We spent the morning wandering around the old town of Ljubljana. It is an interesting mix of old and new. Rather than what often happens in America, the old and new blend together very well in the Slovenian capital.

The crest of the city on a manhole cover.

Someone wrapped individual strands of yarn up and down the street. It was really interesting to walk under.

More yarn down the street.

In Ljubljana, more cowbell is always the answer.

Kristen walking through the city.

The little river that runs through Ljubljana.

More yarn wrapped around lamp posts going up the street.

Cafes getting setup for the day.

I believe that this was city hall.

Downtown by one of the many little bridges crossing the river.

Looking across the triple bridge.

An old church on the low side of town.

Looking down the river.

July 10, 2012December 28, 2013

The Ruin Pubs of Budapest

Budapest has an interesting series of pubs that have sprang up inside of old derelict buildings. Many of them were neglected for decades and have fallen into ruins. Thus the concept of the ruin pub was born. Kristen found several good ruin pubs for us to go check out.