"Love symphony" is the choice of Slovenia in 2009, sung (or rather performed) by Quartissimo a string/operatic shocker of dubious choice. The minute before vocals is the highlight but learn about it here
Rebeka Dremelj will be trying to breathe life into a typical middle of the road Slovenian effort in Semi 1. But she's got some appeal here
The annual EMA camp-fest was held on the 3rd Feb, and resulted in Alenka Gotar triumphing with "Cvet z Juga" (Flower from the South). It's an operatic cheese feast of dubious quality. Read more here
Anzej Dezan, a bubbly lad, with the cheesiest smile since the laughing cow will be singing for Slovenia in 2006. Learn more about the prickly haired chap here

The Tourist Guide says

"Slovenia knows how to charm visitors with its originality and beauty. If you experience it, you will not forget it.
The liveliness of urban experiences, interesting holiday customs in the countryside, challenging snow-covered ski slopes, exciting playfulness in casinos, mysterious occurrences in the karst caves, unusual night marches and daring sporting events all give rhythm to Slovenija".

 

 

Ljubljana

"A city by the river on which the mythological Argonauts carried the Golden Fleece, a city by a moor where the crannog dwellers once lived, a city with the rich heritage of Roman Emona, a city that was once the capital of the Province of Carniola and the capital of Napoleon’s Illyrian Provinces, a city of Renaissance, Baroque, and especially Art Nouveau facades, a city that boasts the greatest exhibition of the architecture of the master Jože Plecnik—all this is Ljubljana".

A Slovenian zoo director has been accused of serving up bear goulash at a staff picnic.
Nine workers at the Ljubljana Zoo say director Vojko Vesel allowed a friend to first shoot a number of caged bears before making the traditional Slovenian stew with their meat.
Vesel has denied the allegations saying there was "a lack of evidence" to prove he had used the brown bears as food.
The zoo-keepers have now appealed to the capital's mayor, Danica Simsic, to intervene.
They say Vesel also allowed his friend to shoot goats, a bison and wild boars.
to come

Beekeeping has been an occupation in Slovenia for more than 600 years. In the last century, swarms of Carniolian bees were exported widely across Europe as well as to other continents. In addition to its well-known breed of bees, beehive panels decorated with religious, historical, and, most frequently, humorous folk paintings are a special feature of original Slovene beekeeping.
Those big white Lipizzaner horses are said to come from Slovenia, and are bred here.

I cut my finger in a Slovenian Alpine resort...it "Bled".

I got some backchat from a WW2 German trooper there too. I said "don't give me anymore Lip,Panzer!" Christ!

Out of a list of 300, I'm afraid I recognised two. One was last year's Eurovision entry, and the other is a footballer, Zlatko Zahovic.

Janez Vajkard Valvasor harbinger of Slovenian Enlightenment, and Arkan...who wasn't

 
 

Life expectancy

 71.42 men 79.37 women
Airports 14
Radios 406per 1,000 people
Internet Users 1257 per 10,000 people
Railway Network 746 miles
Death Penalty abolished in 1989