Art and Abart

Tonight was the final concert of Maribor Music Festival 2012: 'Ode to Joy'. Brahms, Messiaen, then Beethoven's 9th, a truly stir...

A new sculpture is being erected in Maribor. It was delivered by a series of large trucks who had to back in between street stalls on market...

These clay works have been placed around saplings along the flash newly cobbled thoroughfare in Maribor. Clay works, about 15cm high I...

It is always interesting to see which books have been translated into less-spoken languages. Slovenian books on tobacconist's shelf ...

This is Max Bibeau playing a huge Double Bass made in the 16th century. It has the most mellow sound and is bigger than normal Double Bass a...

Once again I have fallen in love with Pistachio ice cream. I seldom eat ice cream elsewhere, but ice cream in Maribor seems to taste better ...

Liszt, Messeaen, Bach, Kurtag - the Hungarian pianists Denes Varjon and Izabella Simon gave a stunning performance in the baroque Aloysius C...

There was a reception last night put on by the Australian Embassy with a great deal of wine and relatively little food. The musicians and vi...

Down by the River Drava in Maribor there is a Vinotek that serves local wine ... and good coffee as well. Vinotek by the Drava in Maribo...

The Maribor Music Festival 2012 concerts so far have ranged from virtuosic Mendelssohn to electric guitar. Australian Chamber Orchestra...

In among the  interesting cafes of Maribor you can still find signs of the old Yugoslavia. Near the large renovated square with its fresh ne...

There are coffee shops on every corner in Maribor and each of them is distinctive. This one behind my hotel has a steel tree inside and  ......

If you are interested in architecture, have a look at the website that shows the competition results and various options offered by architec...

The Isabella Cafe opened in 2010 and is now an established part of the Maribor cityscape. The owners are environmentally and fresh food cons...

This was my view of Maribor over coffee yesterday in the Town Square. Building housing the bank in Maribor Town Square I have had cause...

Maribor 2012 The only outward sign that Maribor is the 2012 European City of Culture are a series of large balloons around the city. Thi...

Yesterday the streets of Maribor were full of young people with markings. Some had every bit of exposed skin marked ; others had marks here ...

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. ...

Back in Maribor, looking out over medieval rooves as I walk along the 4th floor corridor to my attic room. How could you not love a city l...

From the window of the train This is the border between Austria and Slovenia, between Graz and Maribor a train ride of something over an...