Saturday, July 14, 2012

Visitors from the White City


This weekend, our good friend Mirko and his daughter, Jovana, are visiting from Belgrade.  We were introduced to Mirko last year through a mutual friend and he invited us to visit him in Belgrade, which was one of our favorite experiences last time around.  He was very excited to see the kids so he volunteered to drive to Ljubljana the second he knew we were coming.  In true Mirko fashion, he arrived with watches for the whole family, perfume for the misses, and a ridiculously difficult puzzle that took us four hours to finish (if you ask Rosetta about it, she’ll be quick to tell you that she got the most pieces).

Neither Mirko nor Jovana have spent much time in Ljubljana, so ironically we have turned into tour guides.  Thursday, we hit Preseren Square, the open-air market, and the castle.  Yesterday, we walked mile after mile…er, kilometer after kilometer around the city and ended up at Neboticnik (the skyscraper).  Today, we have a park day planned and our favorite pizza restaurant for dinner.  Of course, we’ve hit all of the best ice cream places as well.  Funny how we suddenly feel like experts on Ljubljana…

It’s been a bit crowded in our apartment with seven people and one toilet, but it’s been a great weekend.  Spending just a few days last year in Belgrade with Mirko had a tremendous impact on us (he is truly that type of a person), and we couldn’t be sure we would ever see him again.  Meeting Jovana has been fantastic as well….Celia and Rosetta have made a new best friend!







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