Willa Oberza Sasiadow Zakopane

... and much higher than the Polish part.

There is a special railway designed to bring the mountaineers to virtually any place they want, and its network connects all the High Tatra towns like Tatranska Lomnica, Smokovce or Strbske Pleso. What's more, there are a few cable cars that take you directly into the heart of Tatry without any effort, and amongst these places are peaks and passes like Lomnicky ...

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Oravsky Podzamok is built on a huge rock over a vast plain, thus the view is really stunning. Moreover, most of the chambers are well-preserved. The castle has several levels, and the highest ones are not always available. It's because the passages between them are narrow and slippery, and it's not recommended to walk them in the rain or frost, and also the tour guides will ...

... like cycling, like I do. Riding down at a dizzy speed is really pleasant and fun, but then coming back is a pain.

What to see when you're in Bukowina? Take your trekking shoes and something warm to wear and go to feel the mountains. I especially recommend Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich, with the biggest waterfall in Poland - Siklawa (about 3.5h hours way up and 2.5h way down). There is a small mountain hostel in the ...

skiing....better than sex....the most fun id had in a very, very long time...

the beer was cheap,. the meat platters were like something out of alice and wonderland...and i was proper pro by the end of our 3 week stay in zakopania...look at the videos

We arrived in Zakopane late morning on xmas eve. As we were driving in we gradually saw more and more snow. It was fantastic. Eventually we arrived and dropped our bags off at the hostel. Then spent the rest of the day walking around and just being amused by the snow. I have never seen so much snow in a town and people going about their everyday lives in the snow. I took lots of photos of everything covered in ...

... that he found the advanced slope boring. He was somewhat surprised at this and through his London umm's and aahh's he said that we could go skiing with the guys (the reps/instructors) that afternoon at the big main mountain in Zakopane. We found out later that this ski field wasn't even included in our deal and we would have to pay extra to go there, also we wouldn't be going till about 3pm which is when the weather absolutely packed up and we found out around ...

... picturesque. At the top there were slides, skiing (in season), pony rides, 4WD rides, confidence course, grilled skewered meat stalls (oh the smell...), real fluffy candyfloss and outside cafes\pubs. All with top of the world views! The wonderful paprika and sauerkraut smells enticed me into stuffing my face with food for a whopping 2 pounds. And beer for 1 pound. What more could you want?!

... camp. Some people were sent directly to the gas chambers as they got off the trains. Warehouses were used to store the belongings of people that were sent here. These were actually nicknamed "Canada I" and "Canada II" by the first Polish prisoners that were kept here. Apparently they had some family members that had moved to Canada and wrote to tell them that Canada was rich and prosperous, hence the nickname. In contrast, "Mexico ...

Zakopane is a little ski town on the Polish / Slovakian border. It is 4 hours south of Krakow, but do not let this be an indication of distance.... it is only about 150kms away, it is just that Polish roads are not the best!!!! It is set in the heart of the Tatra Mountain Range, and with the sun shining we were ready for some outdoor adventure. We headed to the Tatra National park where there is a 9km uphill walk to a stunning lake set at the foot of the mountains ...

Krakow - 09/08/04 - 11/08/04 Flew out of London early in the morning (8:05am) to Krakowice and then caught a bus to Krakow finally arriving at about 1:00pm - where does the time go. Made our way to the tourist office to get the essentials - a map of the town and some sound advice. Once checked in with 10 other people and some very noisy French next door we headed into the old town area (Stare Miasto) for a look around. Krakow is a beautiful old town that happen ...