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It seems that Jankovi
ć
's national political aspirations have ended—at least, for
now—buthehandilywonre-electionasLjubljanamayorin2012.Forthetimebeing,
Jankovi
ć
will continue to focus on improving the city he calls home; his latest initi-
ative, in 2013, was to close down a several-block stretch of one of Ljubljana's most
heavily used downtown streets, Slovenska cesta, to all but public buses.
Sprawling up from the bridge is the
main market square,
packed with produce and
clothing stands. (The colorful flower market hides behind the market hall.) The vendors in
the row nearest the colonnade sell fruit from all over, but the ones located deeper in the
market sell only locally grown produce. These producers go out of their way to be old-fash-
ioned—a few of them still follow the tradition of pushing their veggies on wooden carts
(called
cizas
) to the market from their garden patches in the suburbs. Once at the market,
they simply display their goods on top of their cart, turning it into a sales kiosk. Tell the
vendorwhatyouwant—it'sconsideredrudeforcustomerstotouchthefruitsandvegetables
before they're bought. Over time, shoppers develop friendships with their favorite produ-
cers. On busy days, you'll see a long line at one stand, while the other merchants stand
bored. Your choice is simple: Get in line, or eat subpar produce.
