Pictures from Slovenia and Europe 2006

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You are invited to review this blog, which illustrates our experiences in Slovenia and elswhere in Europe during the spring 2006. If you wish to enlarge a picture, please click into it. You may continue the review of pictures, beyond those shown below, by clicking into the earlier months archive column on the right side of the screen.
Your interest in viewing this selection of photos is appreciated.

NOTE: All materials in this blog, including all photographs, are copyright protected. Copyright (C) Ryszarda L. Pelc and Karol I. Pelc, 2006.
Copying of any of these materials without a written permission of the authors is prohibited.

University of Maribor

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We stayed in Maribor, Slovenia, during the whole spring semester of 2006. As a Fulbright Professor I taught two courses and conducted seminars at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor. The photo of the main building of the university (central administration) is shown above.

In the classroom at University of Maribor

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It was an interesting experience and a pleasure to present lectures to very well educated and intelligent students. Almost all of them have been fluent in English. Many of them participated actively in class discussions. Modern classrooms facilitated my task.

Our home in Maribor: Dom Podiplomcev

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With Rasto at the Lake Bohinij

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Professor Rasto Ovin, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, organized my whole stay at the University of Maribor, and made all arrangments for academic program and for convenient living conditions.
June 30 - July 2, 2006
We spent a wonderful weekend with Dean Ovin and his wife Tanja. They received us in Bled and arranged a number of interesting excursions in the area around Lake Bled. One of them was a visit to Lake Bohinij. Pictures of Lake Bled and surrounding region are shown in this blog below.

With Zdenka in Piran

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Professor Zdenka Zenko was one of my two hosts at the university. She helped to organize one of my courses and shared with me a lot of her experience in working with students. She also provided many good advices in practical matters to Lida. Professor Zenko guided us into the city of Maribor in the early days of our stay there. That help was extremely valuable.
On June 17, 2006, Zdenka invited us to a tour of two very interesting places in Slovenia. We visited with her the impressive and internationally famous cave of Postojna and the resort city of Piran on the Adriatic coast. Those visits became our introduction to the exceptionally reach natural treasures and cultural heritage of Slovenia.

With Vojko at the summer house

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Professor Vojko Musil, Chairman of the Department of Technology, was one of my two hosts at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Maribor. His thoughtfulness, advice and support during the whole our stay in Maribor have been very valuable. Under his leadership, members of the Department helped me in resolving all technical and administrative problems related to teaching. At the end of the term, Vojko organized several excursions to beautiful resorts and historical places in eastern Slovenia such as Dobrna, Rogaska Slatina, Olimie (see pictures below). His wife Helga has also accompanied us in those trips.

With Drago in Maribor wine cellar

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I held almost daily chats with professor Drago Gajst, lecturer of English language at the Univeristy of Maribor. I have been continuously impressed by his vibrant humor, an extraordinary fluency in several languages, and his deeply philosophical reflection on the European history. Conversations with Drago have always been stimulating and thought provoking. I have been touched by his personal stories and many similarities between our childhood experiences during and after the World War II.
On July 6, 2006, Drago arranged for us a memorable visit to the famous wine cellars under the city center of Maribor.

Piramida hill and vineyard in Maribor

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Deer farm near Olimie

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Olimie monastery: Entrance

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Olimie monastery: An overview

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Olimie monastery

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Black Madonna of Czestochowa at the Olimie monastery

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Hotel at the Rogaska spa

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Lida at the Rogaska spa

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"To your health !" at the spa in Rogaska Slatina with Helga and Vojko

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Mountain church "Three Kings"

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Slovenian landscape (5): Panoramic view from the road to Areh

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On July 12, 2006, we visited the mountains of Pohorje at the invitation of Dr. Matjaz Denac. During the drive toward Areh we enjoyed the beauty of panoramic views on the surrounding valleys and wilderness of the forests. Matjaz demonstrated an impressive mastery in driving on the narrow mountain roads.

Lida with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Dobrna

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Slovenian landscape (4): Roadside cross

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Slovenian landscape (3): View from the summer house

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Slovenian landscape (2): View from the summer house

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Slovenian landscape (1) , near Dobrna

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Lake Bled overview

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Lake Bled promenade

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Lake Bled beauty (1): Lida on the lake shore

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Lake Bled beauty (2): Tanja on the lake shore

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Lake Bled beauty (3)

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Lake Bled beauty (4)

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Bled:Our hosts

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Lake Bled beauty (5)

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Village of our hosts near Bled

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Lake Bled:Local artist

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Lake Bled beauty (6)

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Lake Bled beauty (7)

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Bled: Traditional band

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Bled: In the Vintgar canyon with Tanja

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Bled: A view from the dean's residence

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Zagreb: Farewell dinner with Australian friends

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In the last decade of June 2006, we traveled with a guided bus tour across Croatia. During eight days we visited the most impressive places in the whole country including Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, Dubrovnik, Cilipi, Trogir, Split and Zadar. We were lucky to have a very nice company of Australian tourists and in particular of Graeme and Judy, our new friends from the Australian New England city of Armidale.

Zadar: A sailboat

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Zadar: A view on the islands

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Zadar: City hall

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Zadar: City gate

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Split: Diocletian's Palace wall

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Split: a square

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Split: Concert in the Diocletian's Palace

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Trogir portal

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Dubrovnik: Old Town's main street

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Dubrovnik: Franciscan monastery

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From the highway South of Dubrovnik

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At the Cilipi festival

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In Dubrovnik Bay

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View on Dubrovnik

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Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

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With Sanja in Vienna

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June 12, 2006. We went to Vienna for a Conference at the Vienna University of Economics. Later we had a very interesting tour of the Hofburg Imperial Palace and the famous viennese Cathedral of St. Stephan.

Maribor sunset in June (16)

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In the Maribor spa (15)

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Maribor view from Fontana therms (14)

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Maribor in rain (13)

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Maribor spa - Fontana (12)

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Maribor vineyards (11)

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Vineyards of Jeruzalem, Slovenia

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On our way to Jeruzalem

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Laura in Jeruzalem

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Under the Orpheus monument in Ptuj

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With Jan and a student of archeology in Ptuj, Slovenia

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Maribor, Drava in spring (10)

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Maribor our home (9)

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Maribor, church on Drava (8)

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Maribor, sunset in early spring (7)

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Maribor, Drava in spring (6)

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Maribor spring (5)

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Maribor spring (4)

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Maribor spring (3)

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Maribor spring (2)

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Maribor spring (1)

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Maribor, Drava river

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Maribor, city park

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Ptuj, at street cafe

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Ljubljana, Preseren's statue

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Ljubljana, Lida on the Triple Bridge

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Maribor city hall

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Maribor 400 years old vine

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Maribor winter

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Maribor university

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Maribor castle

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With Darius, Sylvia and Caroline at the American West Festival in Parmain, France

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Caroline's winning shot

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Caroline loads the gun

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Darius shoots to win

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Texas in Parmain (3)

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Texas in Parmain (2)

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2006 American West Festival in Parmain (3)

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2006 American West Festival in Parmain (2)

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2006 American West Festival in Parmain (1)

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After the "Profession de Foi" at St. Martin in L'Isle-Adam

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With Anne-Sophie

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Anne-Sophie, Pauline and Caroline

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Anne-Sophie and marionettes

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