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| barbarajoy | profile | all galleries >> Slovenia May/June 2010 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Barbara Game
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Sparkling green countryside with lush green forests of evergreens - pine,cedar and cypress, and varieties of beautiful deciduous trees in leafy summer dress.
"Slovenia is one of the greenest countries in the world,with more than half the country under forest cover and more than 11% of the countryside under some sort of protection." - Guidebook
Bright green pastures, neat red tiled towns with pretty gardens and church spires.
Clean and bright little stations with flower boxes and the red capped station master standing to attention as the train passes by.
Distant craggy grey mountains with an occasional glimpse of snow.
Baroque painted churches, gold topped domes and steeples
The old town lies either side of the tree lined banks of the Ljubljanica River which is crossed by three historic bridges - the Cobbler Bridge, the Dragon Bridge and the Triple Bridge.
Old buildings, trees and cobbled streets line the Ljubljanca River
View of the central square, Presernov Trg, across the Triple Bridge and the pink 17th C Franciscan Church of the Annunciation.
Town Hall in the Town Square, Mestni Trg, erected in the late 15th C and rebuilt in 1718, has a Gothic central courtyard, arcaded on three levels, where theatrical performances once took place.
Brightly decorated clock tower on the Town Hall in a cobbled town square
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