Indeed, this misadventure would be unremarkable were it not that the people involved were James and Nora Joyce, on a train from Zurich bound for Triest (or Trst as it should more properly be called, since the port was still mostly occupied by Slovene-speakers in the year in question, 1904, the very year immortalized in Ulysses).
Photo: JL Flanner
The couple got off a few stops too early, at Ljubljana, and were stuck in the city for the night, either without the money or inclination to get a room until the morning. They thus slept in a park, a small event that’s gone down in history and is marked by a plaque on platform six of the station, as shown above, and is something to look out for the next time you’re waiting there – just take care not to miss your connection.
Photo: JL Flanner
