Tivoli City Park

Ljubljana prides itself on being the “greenest European capital,” and no wonder. If you live in one of the beautiful places you of course want to preserve it. Why do you think Oregonians get so excited about the environment? Slovenians, however, take environmentalalism to a whole new level. Recycling bins are larger and more prevalent than garbage cans, and apparently there aren’t very many rules as to what you can’t recycle. Anything goes! We even have city compost bins on the residential streets. At first I was super excited about this, but then I realized that they only pick up the organic waste once a week. There’s a science behind composting, and that’s not it. 

Like Tirana (and NYC) Ljubljana has a central green space inside the city limits. This park is huge, and has urban sections with playgrounds and cafes and duck ponds as well as forests with hiking trails. The first picture was taken about a ten minute walk from our house.

There’s also a modern art museum, where you can take printmaking classes. Follow the paintings!

There’s something  especially calming about city buildings you can see from inside a big park.