Slovenia: Geocaching in Ljubljana
I needed to replace the windshield of our Karla (Toyota Corolla), so during lunch time I took her to the workshop. While I was waiting, I visited Polje airport and "Točka miru" or translated peace point. During the walk, I located 3 geocaches.
The well known Letališka cesta in Ljubljana was named - as you probably guessed it - after the airport, that was built there almost a century ago. The Polje airport was, like the Ljubljana skyscraper, built and opened in 1933. Both of them evoked immense pride at the time and helped Ljubljana to a greater international reputation. Today, the airport has been transformed into an industrial zone. We are reminded of its existence by the reconstructed control tower and the terminal building for passengers. In the latter, a popular cafe has recently found its place. In the control tower, there is a museum collection on the history of Slovenian aviation.
Polje airport was the first civil airport in Slovenia, so it launched the passenger air traffic in our country. The airport had two runways after opening. One of them was 800 meters long and 60 meters wide and was later extended to 1150 meters and widened to 80 meters. The other runway was never used due to the difficult approach. Each plane evoked great curiosity among people at the time, so there was always a lot of visitors around the airport. The airport also encouraged the development of od sports aviation. It was used by the Germans and Italians during World War II. When a modern civil airport was opened in Brnik in 1961, the old one in Polje was turned into an industrial zone.
The point of peace is designed as a "stone forest ", consisting of 14 megaliths on which cosmograms are carved. Over the last decade, extensive shopping malls have grown all over the world. People rush en masse after shopping and often forget about one of the basic qualities that allows life, about inner peace, about being quiet. The purpose of the PEACE POINT is to maintain the core of peace and the regeneration center for man and for earth in the middle of a shopping hustle.
Geocaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "Spartan Medal", TB9K7R9 and "Second Angel of peace", TBA8B55):
- Letališče v Polju / Polje airport, GC923Z8
- Challenge: D/T Bingo, Mystery, GC9AVJP
- Točka miru, GCARFX0
- Moste / District Moste, GC914DQ
In logs I also spotted codes for the following trackable items:
- Mandyno's Log, TB9X4NQ, that was spotted in "Locronan Virtual Reward", GC7B970, log from 25/Dec/2023
- France Geocaching Geocoin, TB9C54B, that was spotted in "Boucle « Etré Douar ha mor » Tro Belz", GC81JPV, log from 14/Sep/2023
- Kickers Offenbach Travel Bug, TB5HY9X, that was spotted in "Rastplatz Leipheim Ulm-Augsburg", GC9Z67R, log from 19/Nov/2023
- Cachemobil - always on tour, TB95JWG, that was spotted in "Rastplatz Leipheim Ulm-Augsburg", GC9Z67R, log from 19/Nov/2023
- Team Spurensucher on Tour, TB79J5N, that was spotted in "Rastplatz Leipheim Ulm-Augsburg", GC9Z67R, log from 02/Jan/2024
- Peugeot Cacher Mobile Schienwärfer, TB65CJH, that was spotted in "Rastplatz Leipheim Ulm-Augsburg", GC9Z67R, log from 15/May/2024
- Bärti`s Simon, TB7H512, that was spotted in "Rastplatz Leipheim Ulm-Augsburg", GC9Z67R, log from 15/May/2024
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