We really had no itinerary for Ljubljana and no ideas of what we should see or do. The first thing we did was walk up the hill to the castle. It was different from the other castles that we have seen in that it is still functioning. Not with royalty living inside or anything but they hold workshops for kids, concerts, and other things inside. It wasn’t a very exciting castle as far as castles go but if you happen to be in Ljubljana, you might want to check it out. Afterwards we tried to go to a museum for graphic art but they were closed on Tuesdays. Then we tried a modern art museum but it was under construction. We settled on eating some ice cream, strolling the main street and then finding an artist’s squat. Behind our hostel, after the area was abandoned by the military who had used the area as a prison among other things, artists took over the area, covered the walls in graffiti and sculptures which still remain today. Now there are also different galleries open during the day (although we didn’t really see any) and bars and clubs open at night. Graffiti is one type of art that is extraordinarily underrated. Granted, some of it is just defacement, but a lot of it is done by truly talented people!
