Sunday, September 11, 2011

A dragon from Ljubljana


Postcard
The dragon has long been a symbol of Ljubljana. The origin of this city's symbol can be traced to the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, who supposedly encountered the Ljubljana dragon on their way to the Adriatic Sea by way of the Danube and Ljubljanica Rivers.


Stamp
The beech is one of the most common tree species in Slovenia, accounting for a full 30 per cent of the country’s entire tree stock.

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