Finally a pronouncable name: Gorizia / Gorica in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Never thought I would miss vowels so much. 'Gorica' is the Slovene word for "little hill".
Only a brief stop at the foot of the Julian Alps as I have to be at my next workaway tomorrow.
Something unusual if not unique is that the 3 towns of Gorizia, Nova Gorica and Šempeter-Vrtojba, straddling the borders of Italy and Slovenia, are run by a joint administration board established in 2011. Now thats a change for the better after centuries of fighting about who owns it.
Had time to take a photo of the pretty dull inside Cathedral, which was demolished during WWII and rebuilt on 1682 guiudelines.
Piazza della Vittoria
and the castle.
Another unusual ceremony took place at 2 a.m. on the carpark where i was stealth camping, not far from the university. Half a dozen cars full of 20 year olds raced in and deposited white sacks in a pile. Then they hung around the pile gossipping quietly for a while before walking off with their booty. Make of it what you will. I just went back to bed, puzzled.もっと詳しく
イタリアPiazza della Vittoria45°56’41” N 13°37’27” E
イタリアPiazza della Vittoria45°56’41” N 13°37’27” E
Vanessa Scripellitiperhaps it was some sort of silent flash mob if that is not a contradiction !!
Vanessa Scripellitii remember that the italians up there used to (still do?) go over the border to fill up with petrol since it was cheaper
Tony HammondI would have sacked the lot of them!
Rose Sivacould have been a sack full of vowells??