Franciscan Church of Annunciation

It was a wet and rainy day when we visited the old town of Ljubljana. We saw the a Franciscan church located on Prešeren Square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is the parish church of Ljubljana - Annunciation Parish. Its red colour is symbolic of the Franciscan monastic order. 

The Church of the Annunciation was built between 1646 and 1660. Its façade, completed around 1700, rebuilt in the 19th century and renovated in 1993, is adorned with a copper statue of St. Mary, Ljubljana's largest Madonna statue.

The early-Baroque layout takes the form of a basilica with one nave and two rows of side-chapels. The Baroque main altar was executed by the sculptor Francesco Robba.

Since 2008, the church has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance of Slovenia. 

Butchers' Bridge (Ljubljana)

The Butchers' Bridge is Ljubljana's love bridge. It is known to be the place where countless lovers have symbolically padlocked their love and dropped the keys into the river Ljubljanica, which flows underneath.

The Butchers' Bridge is a footbridge crossing the river Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.  It connects the Ljubljana Central Market and the Petkovšek Embankment. The bridge was opened on 10 July 2010.

 

It was designed by Jurij Kobe and decorated with works by the renowned Slovenian sculptor Jakov Brdar.

There are also some smaller grotesque sculptures of frogs and shellfish on the top of the bridge's fence.

Man Fu Yuan

 Celebrating Ms Chew belated birthday in August

 Here we are at Man Fu Yuan located at Hotel Intercontinental in August on a Sunday night for dinner celebrations.

 Xiuling and Pat - the early birds 

 Spread of Chinese dishes that we had on that day.

One of my all time favourite dishes 

 Chili crab sauce

 The food was good, so was the company. The service was average.

 Happy Bday Ms Chew - stay dreamy and happy always

 Hmm when shall I come to this place to dine again - the bday gal

Making a wish

Imperial Treasures Teochew Cuisine

We chanced upon Imperial Treasures which serves Teochew food at Taka. It was certainly an enjoyable experience. The service was good.

 Imperial Treasures Teochew Cuisine

 Tea and pickles

 Teochew Duck

 Fried Squid

 Vegetables with chestnuts

 Desserts - Teochew style