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Guest Post: Triple Bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia

This week’s Bridges on Sundays brings you the first guest post ever on my blog. I have the great honor to present to you my friend Sarah from Wake up Mona, a blog you should most definitely check out. Sarah is an art teacher in the US currently planning her six month RTW which will start this summer. She blogs about her previous travels in stunning photo essays and shares her thoughts on the power of travel in a strong and genuine voice. She and I share a deep love for Eastern Europe. Please follow Sarah on twitter, like her facebook page and keep up to date as she embarks on her journey through Central America, the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Egypt.

Today, Sarah brings to you a bridge that is unique, yet threefold.

Triple Bridge, Ljubljana, SloveniaLjubljana is a city of bridges, each with its own story to tell. A river of the same name (Ljubljanica) flows through the city, making bridge-crossing a necessary and eventually a very natural occurrence. One of my favorites was the Tromostovje, or Triple Bridge, located at the entrance to old town. There are three individual pedestrian bridges to choose from, but I found myself always venturing to the sides; I’ve always hated being in the middle. The middle bridge is the oldest, built in 1842. It stood as a lonely single bridge for nearly 90 years until the two side ones were added in 1931. It’s impossible to know that by looking at it today, all three bridges unify as one.

Triple Bridge, Ljubljana, SloveniaBut it’s easy to overlook its architectural uniqueness. Perfectly situated, connecting old and new, Ljubljana castle on one side and lively Preseren’s square on the other, Triple Bridge is the heart of Ljubljana. No visit to this lovely city would be complete without crossing it at least once, preferably three times. 🙂

If you have read My Mission statement, you know why I love bridges. To me they are the most universal symbol of connection, of bringing people together and overcoming anything that may seperate us. I want to present to you pictures of bridges that I really love in places that I really love on my blog every Sunday. If you also have a picture of a bridge that you would like to share with my readers as a guest post, feel free to contact me!

4 Kommentare

  1. Oh, I think I would want to be on the edges too! What a lovely bridge! Slovenia and Ljubljana is definitely somewhere I’d like to visit although apparently not soon enough! I was chastised this week for not mentioning it on my upcoming trips!

    • bridgekeeper

      März 17, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Slovenia is really great. A true transition country between Austria and the rest of the Balkans I feel – a bridge in itself, so to speak. I hope you get to go there soon!

      • I am from Ljubljana. Slovenia is definetly a place to see. we’re tiny but we have ehvtyreing! the summer is hot and you can chill on the coastline, the winter is cold and you can ski in the mountains, in the spring the whole country is green and blooming and in the autumn ehvtyreing turns orangy yellow and green. + for all the foreigners the tilt point to go is that venice is 2 hours away. 🙂

        • bridgekeeper

          April 8, 2013 at 11:27 pm

          You don’t need to convince me, I love sLOVEnia 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

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