Thursday Doors 6/10/22: Maribor 3

As a tribute to my father who returned from the hospital yesterday after Covid pneumonia, here is the third part of the doors from his Maribor as visited about a month ago.

In my Thursday Doors post two weeks ago we reached the end of Koroška St., but now before reaching my grandma’s building we turn left into Poštna St. This is where soccer fans meet before a game, I was told, and yet I kept yelling “Olimpija!”, which is the wrong team.

You see, in Slovenia – as elsewhere – the biggest rivalry exists between cities #1 and #2, Ljubljana and Maribor, and so also their soccer teams. “Our” colour is green. “Their” colour is violet (the fans call themselves Viole). And so it was the funniest thing when we passed the official FC Maribor shop “Violet Shack” and I noticed that my uncle – father’s brother, Maribor born and bred – was wearing a fully inappropriate shirt. 😀

So you see, my parents stem from two rival cities. I’m a mixture of two opposing tribes. The best way to be.

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  Koroška St., where we came from, has recently lost its traffic. And my camera has lost its light regulation skillz…

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  Tasty stories? Very good. “Poper” means “pepper”.

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  Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Church in four steps. Appraisal.

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  A closer look at the gate.

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  There is no gate.

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  The door only, and the peculiar cheek windows.

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  My grandma’s window is on the 4th floor above those trees.

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  “Get the goat by his horns.” Kozel is a Czech beer, and it means “he-goat” in both languages.

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  This place is for rent. Such nice old doors one would say, right?

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  Not quite sure what there is in here…

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  But the opening times are etched on the door! How rude!

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  On the right, “Luxury Apartment Soul of the City”. Really?

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  City florist. Are these two related? Look how similarly they walk. 🙂

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  Another view. I liked this display, the letter font, that door, the light and the passer-by.

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  Here you go, undercover in front of the Violet Shack.

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  I loved this old dear one.

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  A bit overdone but pretty.

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  In front of the deservedly praised Ilich Cafe.

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  I had to have a closer look.

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  Concentration and expectation. Uncle and I both ordered a cake called “Sting of a bee”.

For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities

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