At our web site in slovene you can find a notice about the visit of Norway IVV walkers ( 27 and 28.9.2008) But it is marked with our local eyes. In engklish version I desire to show how the Norwegians felt the meeting with members of Društvo pohodniki Triglav , with , with our nature...

The photos are of Anne and Benny. Thank you for them.

In front of the Hotel Sabotin at (near Nova Gorica), where a group was sojourning during the visit at Nova Gorica.

On the ex - border between Slovenia and . Now there is European Square with mosaic and old landmark to remember old and not good times of people living near the border. Now it's the simbol of united Europe.

Near the European Square is the railway station buit for a railway named Bohinjska proga (in german Wocheinerbahn, in italian Transalpina). It is a 158 km long part of 717km long railway between Praga- Jesenice-Gorica-Trst. It was buit by Austrohungary between the years 1900 to 1906. At the opening on 19.7.1906 was present crown prince Franz Ferdinand. This railway is known for the Bohinjski predor (Tunnel of Bohinj long 6339m and is till nowadays the longest in Slovenia). Very known is Solkanski most (The bridge at Solkan) the highest stone bridge in the world and the second in the world for its 85 m high stone arch. The railway is running near the border Nova Gorica - Gorica. The two tunnels on the photo are named Kostanjevica. Nowadays for trains is used only one. The other one is used by walkers in bikers. There is the exshibition of plastic flowers at the open.

The Solkan stone bridge and the smaragd river So ča, our pride.

Kostanjevica is the hill ( 143m) upon Nova Gorica and Gorica (Italy). The church, the monastery with rich library and the crypt of Bourbons are worthy to be exsamened. And a good look upon Nova Gorica and Gorica with a Castel is offered.

On a walk to Panovec, our town natural park we saw: VINE TRELLIS

CHESNUT TOMATO

Some details from Nova Gorica, the town of roses.

A lunch at the park Panovec prepared from the Walking group Triglav.

A stop at social meeting of Club for healthy heart of Nova Gorica was celebrating a World day.

Solkan, where the hotel Sabotin is situated, was first mentioned as a neighbouring town of Gorica (nowadays in Italy) in the year 1001. Nowadays it is integrated with Nova Gorica, a new town from the year 1948. Gorica in that time was still a village. During the rule of Counts of in the Middle Ages Gorizia developed into an important urban settlement but the Solkan obtained the rural character. Nova Gorica (it means New Town) in 2008 celebrated its 60. anniversary. The new town was built because of necessity for region new center. Gorica was alloted to Italy. At the pictures two monuments: the old one was built in honour to combatants (partisans) deceased for liberty during 1941 to 1945. The fountain was built in occasion of 1000. anniversary of Solkan.

The Karst (Kras) region is something else: hills, stones, beautiful views on the country bellow ( Adriatic Sea, ), a partucular architecture, vineyards...

A look from the hill Trstelj (643m).

At the refreshment points.

↓ A social meeting at the and of the Norwegian visit at Gorška region: Meals, drinks, sweets, fruits, ↓ coffe, musician on harmony, singing, good mood...

After a marriage of his son , Jovo under the Serbian tradition, offered to all 105 of us serbian traditional meal: pleskavica with ajvar. So he celebrated with friends son's merriage.

The last act: leave with exchanging of souvenirs.