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, with courses of 51/63 hours costing from €277/333. Individual lessons
cost from €33 an hour.
Laundry
Launderettes are few and far between. The best place to seek out do-it-yourself washers
and dryers is at hostels, college dormitories and camping grounds. There are a few ex-
pensive commercial laundries in Ljubljana that will do your laundry reasonably quickly;
hotel laundry services are more costly.
Legal Matters
Persons violating the laws of Slovenia, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or
imprisoned. Penalties for possession, use or trafficking of illegal drugs in Slovenia are
strict, and convicted offenders can expect heavy fines and even jail terms. The permitted
blood-alcohol level for motorists is 0.05%, and it is strictly enforced, especially on motor-
ways. The age of consent for all sexual activity (ie heterosexual and homosexual) is 15
years.
Money
» Slovenia uses the euro as its legal tender.
» One euro is divided into 100 cents. There are seven euro notes, in denominations of €5,
€10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500. The designs on the recto (generic windows or
portals) and verso (imaginary bridges, a map of the EU) are exactly the same in all 15
countries and symbolise openness and cooperation.
» The eight coins in circulation are in denominations of €1 and €2, then one, two, five, 10,
20 and 50 cents. The 'heads' side of the coin, on which the denomination is shown, is
identical throughout the euro zone; the 'tails' side is particular to each member-state,
though euro coins can be used anywhere where euros are legal tender, of course.
» In Slovenia, the €1 coin (silver centre with brassy outer ring) portrays the Protestant re-
former and translator Primož Trubar (1508-86) and the Latin inscription
Stati Inu Obstati
(To Exist and Persevere). The verso of the €2 coin (brassy centre ringed with silver)
