Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
The Crucified from Piran is located with in the Church of St George.
In 2009 a glass case was installed above the choir banks on the right-hand side of the presbytery to keep the Crucified from Piran, one of the key monuments of the Mediaeval sculpture art in Slovenia. The Gothic art especially intensifies the martyrdom [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 5th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Above the compact town centre reigns St. George’s Cathedral, which gives the city its special character. It was probably built in the 12th century, but no exact data in this regard exists.
In the 14th century, it was built to its present size. In the year 1344, on the Day of St. George, the cathedral was [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2015
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We had a leisurely breakfast before walking up the steep hill to the remains of the town walls. Unfortunately we didn’t have the correct change to be able to access the walls so we viewed them from outside the fence before making our way back down the hill for a refreshing mid-morning drink. On our [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2015
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I woke up feeling refreshed after the long journey and transfer the previous day. I had a quick shower and got ready to go down for breakfast whilst Mr C hopped in the shower. Unfortunately Mr C had a problem with the water which was scalding hot and we could find no way to turn [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2015
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We set off in plenty of time for our flight at 13.30 and, because the roads were clear, we arrived with time to spare before we could check in. We relaxed in Cafe Nero until the check in desks opened. After checking in we had a delicious light lunch of Eggs Benedict. The flight took [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2015
