Many of the buildings of the old town were from centuries
ago but the earthquake of 1895 destroyed most of them. So the current buildings
are 19th century; some even have the date of 1903 on them; note the canopy of
wrought iron and glass; first of its kind here.
In the old town square is a statue of Preseren. He is the
national poet. The muse that is with him is a real lady whom he loved; but he
never told her. So most of his poetry is about unrequited love.
There is another statue honoring Jose Plecnik. He was the
architect who rebuilt Lujbljana after the big earthquake; he also worked in
Vienna and Prague.
In the open market there is a MilkMart. It's a machine
that they fill with fresh raw milk every morning, where you can get your milk.
If you don't have a bottle, the machine will sell you one of those too.
Photo: Janin
