After arriving at our hostel in Ljubljana we were pleased to find we had landed in an artists community. After making the short walk from the bus station graffiti had lined the streets however nothing compared to the art on display around our hostel.
After laying our belongings down and munching off an all you can eat fajita buffet we asked the lady on the desk where was good to go out? She told us that we had come on a good night, as tonight was the 10th anniversary of the artists community and there would be a party into the early hours of the morning. We ventured out to look around the underground bars and peruse the artwork. People had stalls selling prints, tshirts and other trinkets and work was underway on installations that we would see lights the skys and surrounding buildings later in the evening. As we drank some homemade wine for about 50p a cup we slowly started to get the warm party feeling. We played table tennis in an underground cavern and danced to a strange techno beat before making our way through a maze of tunnels back out on to the courtyard. Hearing the thundering bass of dubstep we returned to the first bar we had entered to find a party on the dancefloor and streams of people meandering through the squat like village. We took a rest in a treehouse and watched the other locals and backpackers share drunken stories before heading for a final dance, followed closely by a spot of street dancing to african drums. Perfect start to a perfect holiday.
SURVIVAL TIP
Do as the locals do. Getting advice off locals is the best way to find cool hidden parties that tourists wont know about!
After laying our belongings down and munching off an all you can eat fajita buffet we asked the lady on the desk where was good to go out? She told us that we had come on a good night, as tonight was the 10th anniversary of the artists community and there would be a party into the early hours of the morning. We ventured out to look around the underground bars and peruse the artwork. People had stalls selling prints, tshirts and other trinkets and work was underway on installations that we would see lights the skys and surrounding buildings later in the evening. As we drank some homemade wine for about 50p a cup we slowly started to get the warm party feeling. We played table tennis in an underground cavern and danced to a strange techno beat before making our way through a maze of tunnels back out on to the courtyard. Hearing the thundering bass of dubstep we returned to the first bar we had entered to find a party on the dancefloor and streams of people meandering through the squat like village. We took a rest in a treehouse and watched the other locals and backpackers share drunken stories before heading for a final dance, followed closely by a spot of street dancing to african drums. Perfect start to a perfect holiday.
SURVIVAL TIP
Do as the locals do. Getting advice off locals is the best way to find cool hidden parties that tourists wont know about!
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