Each room of Hotel Mitra is decorated with a different painting. The subject of the painting depicted above refers to the Roman history of Ptuj, which was named Poetovio in ancient times.
Tag: Slovenia
muziKafe Bed & Breakfast in Ptuj
A play of smithery and colours in the backyard of muziKafe Bed & Breakfast in Ptuj. After an one-year trip aournd the world a family decided to go back to their home town Ptuj and to see the world as guests in their bed & breakfast.
Puh Bridge in Ptuj
The Puh Bridge (Puhov Most) is named after Janez Puh, an inventor and mechanic who became famous for founding the Austrian Puch automobile plants. The bridge was created by Peter Gabrijelčič аnd Viktor Markelj and opened in 2007. It is an extradosed bridge which spans the Drava River in a bow.
Grand Hotel Primus in Ptuj
The spa area of Grand Hotel Primus in Ptuj offers a couple of treatment rooms designed in different periods of history. For example, you find this pool in ancient Roman luxury style.
Pannonia bike at Firbas Homestead
While visiting the Firbas Homestead in the Slovenian region of Štajerska, I came across a Pannonia bike built by the Hungarian company Csepel in 1967. The homestead offers a lot of adventures for children who have never seen a cow or horse.
Kocbek Oil Mill in Sv. Jurij ob Ščavnici
At the Kocbek oil mill I had the chance to taste products of pumpkin seeds produced by Gorazd Kocbek and his team. I was especially impressed by the roulades depicted above. Kocbek used pumpkin seeds instead of flour for creating these tasty pieces of dessert.
Prekmurska gibanica in Prekmurje
The Prekmurian layer cake (prekmurska gibanica) is a traditional dish in the Slovene region of Prekmurje. It contains poppy seeds, quark, walnuts and apples.
Vintage cash register in Murska Sobota
An old cash register seen at the ham manufacture Kodila in Murska Sobota, a city in the Slovenia region of Prekmurje. Blagajna is the Slovenian word for cash register or till.
Typewriter Mignon Model 4
At the winery Steyer in Slovenia I discovered this old typewriter, produced in Erfurt by AEG. I was surprised about the technology as it looked very uncomfortable to me. The typewriter was obviously a success though, as it had been produced for nearly 10 years from 1924 to 1933.
Window at Ljubljana railway station
The ticket hall of Ljubljana railway station is lighted by stained glass windows like this one. It reminds me of a chapel, doesn’t it?
Building at Ljubljana Railway Station
Interesting building next to the railway station of Ljubljana. The higher you live the less neighbours you have. Would you love to live in such a building next to a train station?
Steam locomotive JŽ 25-002 in Celje
At the railway station of Celje I saw the second steam locomotive on my trip through Slovenia. The locomotive now numbered JŽ 25-002 was built in the Austrian city Wiener Neustadt in 1922. In the background one can see the old castle of Celje.