Travel Reference
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Just after the giant smokestack with the billboards, the little gaggle ofcolorful houses on
theright(justnexttothefreeway)is
Kurja Vas
(“ChickenVillage”).Thisunassumingplace
is locally famous for producing hockey players: 18 of the 20 players on the 1971 Yugoslav
hockey team—which went to the World Championships—were from this tiny hamlet.
As you zip past Jesenice, keep your eye out for the exit marked
Jesenice-zahod, Trbiž/
Tarvisio, Kr. Gora,
and
Hrušica
(it's after the gas station, just before the tunnel to Austria).
When you exit, turn left toward
Trbiž/Tarvisio
and
Kranjska Gora
(yellow sign).
Just after the exit, the big, blue building surrounded by tall lights was the former border
station (the overpass you'll go under leads into Austria). Locals have fond memories of vis-
itingAustriaduringtheYugoslavdays,whentheysmuggledbackforbiddenWesterngoods.
Some items weren't available at home (VCRs, Coca-Cola, designer clothes), while other
goods were simply better in Austria (chocolate, coffee, dishwasher soap).
Mount Triglav
Mount Triglav (“Three Heads”) stands watch over the Julian Alps, and all of Slove-
nia. Slovenes say that its three peaks are the guardians of the water, air, and earth.
This mountain defines Slovenes, even adorning the nation's flag: You'll often see the
nationalseal,withthreepeaks(thetwosquigglylinesunderitrepresenttheAdriatic).
Or take a look at one of Slovenia's €0.50 coins.
