A very welcome read for my mind and body recovering from two separate illnesses, surely! I could see, feel and smell everything you described, and Slovenia is surely added to my list of "must see countries". I too, am surprised that Maribor did not seem to capitalise much on The Witcher, but I wonder if it has got anything to do with maybe Sapowski not giving them permission? He can be quite a bit like Tolkien when it comes to being possessive of his world, and maybe he doesn't want people to be thinking about the game when they make associations to his books, or something else along those lines. But perhaps, as the Netflix series gains more ground and more fans, we may perhaps see something in the coming years?
And that is a curious observation about the tea. You can have one bad experience with tea, but twice seems a little too much for just Maribor. Hmm.
And yes to all the lovely creatures! I remember the gossanders and the swallowtail when you shared them with me!