The Hotel Alpina refuses to serve ordinary tap water with our dinner. This is a major source of irritation to me because you know that they are just trying to generate extra income by making you buy water. The tap water in Slovenia is pure and drinkable (Saso told us that their bottled water is nothing more than regular spring water put into bottles and sealed.) It is extremely annoying and such nonsense.

There are buckets of rain coming down today in a steady downpour, but we are here to hike and are going out no matter what. When the going gets tough, the tough get going...yadda, yadda. A fast purchase of waterproof rain pants helped a lot!

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Saso, from Helia, had given us vouchers, maps (large and small), and directions for our inn-to-inn hike through Slovenia.

(A hint on telephone calls: you don't want to even think of making a phone call from your hotel room. One telephone call to Saso cost $3.00 for about two minutes!)

We took a public bus to Kranjska Gora. The bus station personnel speak English and will print out schedules for you. The drivers even load your bags on and off the bus (that was a shock)! It was about a two-hour drive and cost $10/person. Cheap Holidays - Click Here!

Kranjska Gora is in the foothills of the Julian Alps, close to the southern borders of Austria and Italy, and at the crossroads of three cultures - Slovene, German and Roman. World Cup alpine skiing events are held here every year: Men's Slalom and Giant Slalom. A very attractive alpine resort.

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