Orel Maribor

... for breakfast (much like how we savour our caffeine fix first thing in the morning...). We weren't too sure that what we got was actually what we ordered, but we hung around for one more round before walking to the station. <br>Noting that Leannes train was running 20mins late, we settled into the cafe/bar at the station and proceeded to have a couple more rounds ...

... friend passed us and we invited her to join us for a drink (though she only took a coffee)... We bought some more drinks for the journey, assuming we'd be on our way to Ptuj.<br><br>However the Slovenia rail network had other plans for us. Once we crossed the border, we stopped at the nearest town and were herded off onto the platform, our passports were (briefly) checked and we were herded onto a bus... A rail replacement service ...

... very well located between the Old Town and the train station, we took a walk around the old town and the Lent area down to the river to see the oldest grapevine in the world (over 400 years). They don't get very much out of it every year so it is decanted into quite small bottles and the mayor of Maribor decides who to send bottles to. There is a thank-you letter from Bill Clinton on the wall ...

Vabilo na potopisno predavanje POPOTOVANJE OD BANGKOKA DO PRAGERSKEGA Pridruzite se nama pri najinih dogodivscinah iz Tajske, Laosa, Kambodze, Vietnama, Kitajske in Rusije, kjer sva potovala med oktobrom 2008 in marcem 2009. KJE: OS Gustava Siliha Laporje, vecnamenska dvorana KDAJ: Petek, 27. Marec 2009 ob 18:00 VSTOP PROST Vljudno vabljeni! Tina Golob & Teodor Stimec

Ziel 217km Ges. Platzierung Zeit 1 Wagner Josef 21:55 2 Peel Michael 1 Tag 00:12 3 Lackner Reinhard 1 Tag 00:53 4 Pelzmann Johann 1 Tag 01:24 5 Mühlbacher Ambros 1 Tag 02:54 6 Pfandelbauer Andreas 1 Tag 03:05 7 Ulreich Christian 1Tag 03:59 8 Dieplinger Günter 1 Tag 04 ...

... Sieger herzlich zu seiner überragenden Leistung gratulieren. Auch der 2.platzierte Michael Peel konnte den alten Rekord unterbieten und erreichte nach 24 Stunden und 12 Minuten glücklich das Ziel. Der Bürgermeister von Kalch kam höchstpersönlich mit dem Rad dem Läufer entgegen um ihn anzufeuern und gratuliert jedem finischer persönlich im Ziel. Die weiteren Finischer: 3. Lackner Reinhard 24:54 4. Pelzmann Johann 25:25

... a wine inn etc. etc. We never did quite figure it out and never did find a proper tasting room. What we did find was stunning landscape of lush hillsides scattered with tidy houses and quaint villages every few miles. It felt a bit like Sonoma county and there were many orchards and farms of all types intermixed with the grapes. We enjoyed the fact that this area was not completely focused only on wine and wine tourism - it seemed ...

... of cycle. Please don't forget about slocenian beer also. Laszko - very good !!! We were there during fest and we could eat also the biggest hot dog I've ever eaten in my life:) Lot's of fun !!! Aha slovenian hiphop is cool ! Whole journey was really interesting and full of suprises. I had no idea that I'm able to cycle 90 km in 4 hours. We're going to start cycle for record. Slowly making bigger and bigger distances. Next travel is to Zagreb in Croatia.

... Before we started, the family came to say goodbye and wish us safe journey. My sister brought a gift that made a very big smile on my face. It was a small bottle of schnapps (she makes a damn strong ones!!). Just in case and for a cure she said :) She knew very well I'll need that :) Kisses to everyone and here we go....

So the whole point was a conference: the 2. konferenca slovenskih arhitektov in gradbenikov iz sveta in Slovenije, or The 2nd Conference of Slovenian Architects and Civil Engineers from Slovenia and Abroad. The conference went really well. The boredom factor was major, though, as we sat and listened to architects who thought they were all very important tell us all about it... in Slovenian. I killed my Palm battery trying to stay awake ...