Goodbye Maribor for 2012

A last look at Maribor before catching the train to Munich.

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Plague Monument

The main town square (though not the one where most people take their coffee)is dominated by a large memorial to victims of the plague which must still be part of the city psyche.

Town Square with Plague Monument

It has been a wonderful visit - hopefully not the last.

Life in Maribor

There are lots of outdoor cafes in the old city of Maribor and the tables spread right out over the streets which are closed to traffic.

Coffee shop patrons in Maribor town square

The Cafes are lively, full of people chatting over a coffee or a soft drink. Occasionally there is a table of beer drinkers, but mostly people sit for what seems like hours with a bottle of water or lemonade or a coffee in one of its many forms. The clientele are of all ages; tables of youngsters, tables of mature ladies, tables of families, tables of men, all of them chatting in the sun. Somehow life seems simpler here.

Families and bicycles