11/18/2010

St. Martin's Hike

Pekrska Gorca in Malecnik near Maribor.

Pekrska Gorca.

Pekrska Gorca.

Malecnik, our bus is near.


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11/14/2010

St. Martin's Hike

Landscape.

Landscape.

The fourth break in Pekarska Gorca.

In Pekarska Gorca.



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St. Martin's Hike

The third break to give the toast of all Martins and Martinas in our group.

Landscape.

Landscape.

Landscape.



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St. Martin's Hike

Walking through a vineyard.
Vineyard.

Vineyards in the vicinity of Maribor.

Vineyard.





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St. Martin's Hike

View from the trail.
Autumn flowers.

Landscape.

Hikers in the vicinity of Maribor.



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St. Martin's Hike

View from the trail.
Our second break was at our friend Joze's wine cellar. We were served bread with zaseka and sauerkraut with pumkin seed oil.

Of course we tasted his new wine too. It was St. Martin's Saturday - festivities of St. Martin's Day last in Slovenia for a few days.

Singing followed.








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St. Martin's Hike

Malecnik with two churches.

Hikers.

Crossing a brook.

Hikers.


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St. Martin's Hike

In the november forest.

View from the trail. On the right are the two churches of Malecnik, our goal.

Local guides led us across meadows and vineyards instead of along marked paths.

Our first break was at our friend Vlado's wine cellar. We tasted his new wine and eat.





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St. Martin's Hike

Hikers in the Slovenske Gorice hills near Maribor.

View of Maribor.

Walking on dry leaves.

Forest in november.




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St. Martin's Hike

We crossed the Drava river at Duplek.

November image.

Walking through a beech forest in the eastern side of Maribor.

Walking on dry beech leaves.



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