A picture postcard taken from Prešernov trg, Ljubljana in 1931

Once again I bring you a couple of pictures of the Ljubljana of years gone by. One look at the above picture inevitably leads to the question; "Where's the woman who stands outside the Tourist Information centre singing Russian songs?"

The answer: She won't be born for another 45-50 years. That's right, this photo isn't an attempt by me to be arty using a black and white film in my camera, it actually dates from 1931.

The picture below dates from 1916 and shows Kongresni trg (Congress square) in all it's glory. The only give away here that the picture isn't too recent is the absence of taxi drivers standing next to their cars talking and smoking.

To anybody reading this not familiar with Ljubljana, the place really hasn't changed in appearance in over 100 years. You could come here on holiday and take photos that would only be a colour copy of these old specimens. I kid you not. So, what are you waiting for? Let's be honest, it's gotta beat another 2 weeks spent in Magaluf.

Kongresni trg, 1916