Thursday Doors, February 16 2017

Here is the first crop of the doors from our lovely end-of-the-year trip to the region of Goriška Brda, called “Slovenian Tuscany”.

This was one well-researched trip thanks to my knowledgeable relatives.

We drove from the Slovenian coast northwards, past Trieste through Italy toward Gorizia which is a city on the border with Slovenia where its name changes to Nova Gorica. We reentered Slovenia there and continued to the top of Sabotin hill where today’s door journey ends.

This is World War I. territory, and World War II. wasn’t far behind. It is bilingual too, with many Slovenians living across the border. Considering how much they used to fight for the borders, it’s a relief that today one barely notices the change of countries. It made me hope that it stays this way.

What this post lacks doorwise, it makes up with history. It could be argued that history is a door as well, and yet we rarely use it to learn.

The church in Palkišče / Palchisce in the Italian community of Doberdob / Doberdò del Lago.

Across the road is a Partisan monument, with a red star and carnations, symbols of the Slovenian resistance in World War II.

The text on the posters is in Slovenian only.

Lovely little church.

A house opposite.

Trilingual signpost towards a Hungarian Chapel.

Lest we forget: this IS a door post.

Captured from the car in Nova Gorica / Gorizia.

Military Shrine in Oslavje / Oslavia in Italy containing bones of both Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers. We stopped by this gate and chose not to proceed.

Next to Dablo Bar in Hum, Kojsko, Slovenia.

“Peace Park” at the top of Sabotin hill with its reconstruction of WW1 trenches. (ADD-IT: I should have said “restoration”. The trenches were there to begin with.)

Plenty of interesting nooks and apertures. Mind the Slovenian sign for “You’re right on track, dude!”

And yet you don’t expect a tunnel will end with a door.

This one is on the outside. The plaque reads: “Built in war, restored in peace, to remind and remember, for eternal peace.”

The bar was closed. But we had known that and packed sandwiches.

Sometimes no door is required.

The view off Sabotin through a natural door. Or was it an explosion that did it?

Photo: © signature mmm

For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.