Van Life in the Capitol City of Dragons, Ljubljana Slovenia
This quickly became one of our favorite small cities of our journey. Ljubljana is the Capitol City of Slovenia. We were greeted by many of the kind locals who shared the little secrets of this unknow city making our experience here unforgettable. The markets are colorful, vibrant, and FRESH, the food, the cuisine here is delicious, the city is clean and the architecture is beautiful and there is even the legend of the dragons. This is a video that few people will click on, but that everyone should watch. Simple kindness, pass it on!
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Snow and Curt
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After buying 3 different boxes of bad strawberries from W Mart, I have been buying frozen fruit. Looking at the beautiful fruits and vegetables in that market, I can imagine that the farmers don't saturate the soil with chemicals. That's life like it was supposed to be. Thank you for showing us a glimpse of heaven. The church just confirms my thoughts. ❤
@carmenburgess8589
26 күн бұрын
Good fruit is difficult to find here in SW Oregon. I finally found a good watermelon after the fifth attempt. As you mentioned, frozen fruit is a good alternative to this dilemna.
@grumpyoldlady_rants
26 күн бұрын
I’ve been doing the same but, today, I lucked out. Safeway has 2lbs of strawberries on sale for $2.99 and the berries are actually ripe!
@jamielivingston7765
26 күн бұрын
Almost every farmer uses pesticide and herbicide.
@jenh9252
25 күн бұрын
@jamielivingston7765 Unfortunately, you are right. Here in Europe, our local sellers at Markets will have used them but perhaps not to the same degree as the commercial growers
@polly2587
23 күн бұрын
You need to find your local farmers market or even the farm. Plus, buy in season. If it’s out of season it’s picked early and shipped from somewhere where it is in season ,probably the opposite hemisphere. Which is amazing and sad at the same time😃☹️
The architecture of the churches and beauty makes me tear up. It's breathtaking. Ive never ever thought I would want to travel there.....now I do!
Yes! Keep it a secret! I was just there in May 2024. Absolutely beautiful!
Thx for taking us along.❤
I'm so jealous of the food markets there, they are stunning. Our stores and farmers markets are nothing compared to Europe's. Thank you for sharing the history, the friendly people and beauty of this country and espically the food. 💖
The city of dragons ❤. I’ve never seen fruit, veggies and flowers looking more luxurious than those. And the fun run on the day was an added bonus. Slovenia is one big happy surprise to me ❤❤❤
Absolutely love this video! I would love to go through a market like that. So interesting and so much variety. Makes our farmer’s markets look puny!! What a beautiful, friendly city!
@agneseckermann811
26 күн бұрын
Venha conhecer o Brasil, onde o Kurt é a Snow estiveram. Somos um país católico, com 27 Estados, e igrejas maravilhosas. Qt° aa frutas, verduras, padarias, mercados de peixes temos em grande quantidades. E o que temos é os estrangeiros amam é SOL o ano inteiro, e um povo hospitaleiro. Ame8 conhecer a Slovenia, e não fazia ideia de como é bonita. E um povo quase igual ao brasileiro, alegre e hospitaleiro. Fomos colonizados por portugueses, espanhóis, italianos, alemães, japoneses, libaneses, e outras etnias menores, que aqui convivem e se integraram muito bem . Sou neta de alemães e italianos. Felicidades à voce e muita saúde. ❤
Absolutely Gorgeous Country 💕
My favourite country in the world. Envying your trip but enjoying reminiscing through your videos xx
Love, love, love that showed the Churches there …. Thank you! ❤❤❤
How can you not like a big breakfast? So happy for you!
What a beautiful place!
We visited Slovenia (Bled and Ljubljana) in 2016. What an amazing country! The vegetable at 5:49 is a Jerusalem Artichoke.
@JurijKozjak-r2k
21 күн бұрын
Also called topinambour.
What and absolutely beautiful place with beautiful people. Edited to say: I’ve always had a negative view/perception of this area of the world due to all of the wars you hear about when I was growing up. I have to say, traveling through these countries in Europe with you guys my eyes have been open to a whole new perception. Thank you
@jenh9252
25 күн бұрын
@sunshinensprinkles9322 I couldn't have said that better, I 100 percent agree 😀
@mrs.rubytang9183
23 күн бұрын
Same here, I’m glad the people are not angry or resentful, and have thrived over the years!
Oh wow guys, that city was beyond gorgeous, I could explore and revel in the atmosphere for days! That market, the great cathedral, the bridges and plazas, just so clean and vibrant and friendly! I love that you ran that race Curt, you’re the man! It is so good to see you having a blast and the weather looked perfect, G looked pretty excited when you got back home, so cute! 💕🇨🇦
Beautiful ! ❤
Hari OM A friend of mine recently visited Slovenia also - and was equally impressed, as you clearly have been. I must admit, that fruit and veg market had me drooling! Such markets are just not found here. It's a climate thing... YAM xx
What a lovely video today. I am so jealous of that market! Such a variety of fresh food. Slovenia definitely has something very special going for it - must be the dragons! 🐉🐉🐉😂
Gorgeous churches, spectacular markets and clean place. Thank you again ❤
Beautiful video of a beautiful city ❤❤
😄go Curt , breakfasts look delicious . Really love the history you give us. Thank you
I really enjoy it when you go into a market area of a town.
Felt like I was there. What a good day, beautiful and fascinating city. ❤
This is an amazing Country and City! I have visited Dubrovnik in Croatia and was blown away by its beauty and it seems that your “van” tour has reignited my desire for more Slavic travel! Isn’t live through other lens magical!! So happy for you and your travel life!
Always enjoy watching your adventures, Kurt & Snow! Random ostrich walking around apparently by itself!! That was unexpected!
Gorgeous place! I don’t think I’ve ever seen prettier produce! That was really a slice of heaven.👍👍🤗
Great tour! Thank you!
This is such a lively little city and you captured it beautifully. Also, please ignore the whiners. Your time is your own and you share it with us when you wish. Many thanks.
What a beautiful city and market! ❤
So nice to get back home and being greeted by happy animals 🥰
Your Cat's are cool.
What a stunning city. Thanks for showing us around. X
WOW. The churches. So beautiful
I think this is my favorite vlog. Enjoyed it immensely. The art, the people and even the kitties made me smile. Thanks you two.😊💜😸
Tell your friend in the market that the dragon is out of the cave-I’m going to go to Slovenia. It’s charming!!
Amazing and enchanting video, thank you for the last shots of that church it felt so spiritual really beautiful experience of that town. Cheers!
@hipopotamus2625
27 күн бұрын
@Marulittos13 It's not spiritual! It's idolatry paganism.
This was a lushious video. All those beautiful fresh veg and fruit looked delightful.
Loved all of this video, just felt like a leisurely stroll through a charming city. Your breakfasts looked out of this world, loved how beautiful the fruit looked. The church - amazing. All of it, topped off by a roly-poly from G at the end. Thank you!
What beautiful fruits,vegetable,flowers and herbs!❤ what beautiful churches!
Can't believe you didn't comment on the emu walking through the square at 21:50 :-).
Such a beautiful city! Gorgeous vegetables, fruits & flowers. I love seeing the markets all over the world. Show us what you bought & cooked with the fine produce. The churches are magnificent! Enjoy your videos very much. Would like to see more!
Thank you for once again showing us how beautiful Europe is in spring time. As my wife was borned and raised in Northern Italy, weekly "mercato" was a way to get all you needed without having to travel out of town to do it. Love the stunning array of fruits and veggies, not to mention the dry goods, cheeses, fish and more. Enjoy your stay and safe travels.❤
Agree with Snow: Best food market & friendly people. Ljubljana, Slovenia, bucket list.
A seriously impressive place ,love the art work in the churches ❤
I learn so much from you guys are you go to new countries and places along the way and explain what things are on your travels. Thank you for taking us along with you. BJ in Holland, Michigan
Snow when it comes to purses I would make room. love your vlogs
I love all the dragons. G was so cute at the end of the video! He looked so happy! 🐱 ❤ 🐾 😺
I can't help it, maybe it's the NC in me, but all I can think about is putting all that fresh fruit into a fermentation tub with some sugar and yeast and some of that pure river water.
🌻 Ever so thankful the details you show in your videos. Ancient churches filled with such beautiful pieces of art. The sidewalk marketplaces y’all wander through and the eateries of such fine foods. This extended trip has been awe inspiring. Such a real treat to be viewing through your camera lens. 👏
Love that striped top on you, Snow!
💝💘💖The churches continue to be amazing. Thank you for showing them to us. ❇❇❇
Thanks for the video. What a wonderful city. Love the markets and the inside of the churches.
I’ve never seen such good looking fruit baskets at this market, yummy!!!!👍❤️🇨🇦
Very interesting with the different vending machines. Absolutely gorgeous churchs.
I love the cobblestone streets throughout what was East Germany and Europe. I was told that they don't have to tear up entire roadways to do maintenance, but it does require some skill in putting them back in place. What a beautiful part of the world, it is close to everything and yet I have never heard of it. Shame when I was traveling, the Eurail allowed one to visit so many countries, but don't believe it went to Slovenia, then the war broke out, and so now it is restricted in the Schengen zone. Oh life! Good to see you are keeping pace up and not rushing through, but it must be exhausting. All the best!
What a beautiful city in friendly people. The second church that you showed us was also to me, not just a wonderful church, but it looks like it could be a wonderful Museum also. What wonderful artwork was done in both of those churches. And as always, your tour of the city was so wonderful, and it made me feel like I was taking that tour with you. God bless.
@SnowAndCurt
12 күн бұрын
One of our fav cities!
Thankyou...I have found the next place I want to visit😃
Thank you for continuing to show us the beauty that's out there.
You both look so happy, hale and healthy! I’m glad for you. 👍🏼😊
What a phenomenal market!
Awesome, fantastic and splendid ❤❤ lovely episode , thanks 🎉🎉🎉
Wowzers, that place is so cool!
The water is so green.
So beautiful and friendly. The fresco ceilings had such depth and the perspective wow. Amazes me how the vending machines work so well there as in Canada they would be an opportunity for the crooks. We can’t keep a street library box without it being damaged. Nice to see the respect shown. Cheers
Thank you for sharing. Great video.😊
Just spectacular!!! ❤
I am absolutely humbled and awe struck at the beauty and artistry of this Basilica . I hope to be there for venerations. Thank-you . Peace and all Good .
Market was outstanding, nothing g to compare to mine in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Love everything u show the kitties, they are so adorable, just wanna reach out and give them a kiss and hug. Great video S always.
Oh man, now I want to make some eggs Benedict.
👍🤩💝Another fantastic video. That root at the market that *looks like ginger is turmeric* from what I can see. Lovely city and friendly people. Thank you for sharing your journey. 💝
Love this, Thank you for posting, We love you both ❤️
Thank you!!
This is awesome. I feel like I am right there with you, Thank you🤩🤩🤩
The produce looks so good 🙏🏻✨🩷
That is the cleanest market I have ever seen. When we travel to the lower Antilles and South America the markets are not clean.
You should return to the Three bridges and head southish on a Sunday - there are even more markets on historical art, daily things etc, from Yugoslavia and older Slovenia. Beautiful. Only on Sundays.
Beautiful market, but OMG the prices compared to my newly adopted country of Ecuador!!!! Produce is nearly free here!
@jenh9252
26 күн бұрын
I just said they are lot higher than Spain as well
In Martinique I danced with a street man, possibly homeless, but my husband said he was very clean, anyway the music was blaring and he was dancing so I joined in. The people looked at me like , well you know, communicated with a local.
Hi Snow and Curt, I have some info for you that has nothing to do with the video. Snow, take note of this for when you return to France. If you get a chance to watch youtubers "PRÊTS pour la route", Quebecers visiting France, especially their video named "La Solution du probleme de la VANLIFE au Quebec?", yes it will be in French but they will talk and really show the new way to "camp" that France has created and I’m sure this will interest you… Camping Car Camp! Yes reserved for vanlifers and really has all you need. I really found this marvelous and no car camping or tents or large Rvs but really for van lifers and ghe one they went to was if I remember well was 13 euros and you can plug into electricity. Anyways, I think you should get informed before you return to France…just saying. Take care both of you
@SnowAndCurt
25 күн бұрын
Thanks for thinking of us!! We are actually already set up with Camping Car Camp... Used them a few times as we were driving thru France. They are great! Thanks again!!
Slovenija❤❤❤
I think the Archduke 18:28 Francisco bridge was built 1842. MDCCC XL11
beautiful ceiling , i think in a church
Could you tell us the name of the church ( not sure if it was a church ) at the end? I loved the angels coming down from the heavens. It appears as if it was in 'layers' for lack of a better word. Thank you.
@hudy2735
26 күн бұрын
Ljubljana cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Nicholas) aka Stolnica svetega Nikolaja seat of Archbishop of Ljubljana.
How did you stop with just cherries and potatoes? Everything looked so beautiful and yummy. I’m curious how much is locally grown. Back here in Florida we do bring in some things,like apples and carrots. You make me want to get up and go to our local farmers markets 👍🍊🍋🍓🥭🍅🥬🥒🥑🍉
I’ll take Snow’s!!!
The dude that did the dragons and the head's in the gutter was smoking something or ate some bad mushrooms.
GREAT VIDEO
Snow, there is room for purses if you get rid of Curt's things!!!
@jenh9252
25 күн бұрын
@@jamielivingston7765 🤣
May 9th ! So your 60 days behind I've often wondered about that! Another awesome video! Thanks!
@SnowAndCurt
27 күн бұрын
It varies.... From 2-ish weeks to 2 months... Depends on what is going on! Right now we are pretty far ahead because we are planning on taking a few weeks "off" when we get to the UK... And we don't want there to be a break in our KZread schedule 😊
@davidstarr3566
27 күн бұрын
@@SnowAndCurt you have definitely earned some time alone together. I so appreciate your work and efforts to take us along!
@eviefieseler1093
26 күн бұрын
I loved discovering this beautiful city with you two! Great video, super amazing editors you two are! Thank you for this happy-making experience!! (Snow and Curt, you perfectly fit the sign in the shop or restaurant window: WE MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY"!)
If it wasn't mentioned in previous comments.... "the memorial walk" around the Ljubljana on May 9th is walked on circular path that runs in the place where the barb wire fence and armed bunker posts was in WWII, that Italian occupying forces raised to completely enclosed the city....
Those soft fruit prices were very high compared to here in Spain, however they look superb
@hudy2735
26 күн бұрын
Yeah, fruits like that were always quite expensive in Slovenia, but a lot of people have a garden or a relative that gives this stuff away for free, because it all ripes at the same time and you just can't consume everything.
That was beautiful
Great.
Wow May. I thought you were only like two weeks out.
@SnowAndCurt
26 күн бұрын
We usually stay 2 to 4 weeks out.... But, we plan on taking a little time off when we get to the UK .. so we are trying to get out a bit farther so that there isn't a break in videos for you guys! 😊
Haha, the guy you met at the central market (Dominik) is the director of the Slovenian Tourist Association. Funny how he told you not to spread the word about Slovenia.
@SnowAndCurt
7 күн бұрын
That is hilarious! He was such a nice guy 😁
Fantastic vlog!
@SnowAndCurt
7 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
Hi Snow and Curt! I just (within the last two weeks-ish) found your channel; have been binge watching ever since :) Question: With regard to internet access, are you using "the Starlink?" (I love how you place the word "the" before so many things, e.g., the Amazon, the Google, the etc.; puts a smile on my face very time!)
@SnowAndCurt
26 күн бұрын
Wow, thanks. So excited to have you here. We have friends unsing Starlink, but we are not using it yet!
Eslovenia foi uma surpresa p/ mim Lubliana é linda, e cheia de vida. O mercado me fez lembrar dos mercados brasileiros na milhares de cidade que o Brasil tem. E as igrejas mostradas são lindas. Ricamente com suas pinturas magnificas ( catolicismo resistiu ao comunismo!!!!!). Vcs quando estiveram no Brasil, não conheceram todos os nossos Estados, que são 27 ao todo, e que forma mais de 5mil cidades espalhadas por esse território. Nossas igrejas católicas são lindas. E vcs não entraram em nenhuma, pelas cidades que passaram no meu país. Nossos mercados são muito ricos em variedades de frutas, verduras, legumes. Nossas padarias são espetaculares, e nossos restaurantes maravilhosos que servem uma variedade de comidas trazidas pelos milhares de emigrantes que aqui chegaram e fincaram raizes ( portugueses, espanhois, italianos, alemães, japoneses, libaneses, árabes, que enriqueceram nossa gastronomia. Nossas praias são as mais lindas do mundo ( temos um litoral de 7.637km de costa ) e temos SOL o ano inteiro. Vcs só conheceram RJ, cidade litorânea, Sta.Catarina, onde ficaram encantados com a beleza de suas praias, lembro-me bem. Pena que não conheceram o nordeste do Brasil onde temos praias deslumbrantes. Sei que ficaram maravilhados com os animais e aves que temos aqui. Uma diversidade de fauna e flora espetaculares. Obrigada por nos mostrar esse país , que nao sabia ser bonito, limpo, com pessoas alegres e hispitaleiras como os brasileiros. Um MIAU p/ os gatinhos que demonstraram toda a sua alegria ao vê-los retornando p/ a van.
Love raspberries
Our daughter had a school project in like 6th grade to plan a trip anywhere in the world (there was some cost cap). She added Ljubljana on the way back from Asia to that fantasy. But she pronounced it "La-JU-ba-jana". Fast forward like 5 years and we're travelling to Italy for my mom's retirement and Ljubljana was just an obvious choice for a detour. Best (and biggest surprise) city of the entire 3 weeks, IMHO. But it's still hard for us to pronounce correctly in our heads bc our daughter's way was so much cuter.
@SnowAndCurt
12 күн бұрын
It really is a great little city!! Hard to pronounce for sure! 😄