Hills Tatranska Lomnica

... over 2,500 metres above sea level), Skalnate Pleso, Hrebienok or Solisko.

A significant number of cosy mountain hostels offer accommodation and food if you're surprised by the weather conditions, which change really quickly and unpredictably. They are located in almost every valley and on the shore of almost every lake. You can eat there both international food, like hranolky (French fries/chips ...

... sme zopar tyciniek. Chceme ist do potravin, no mame smolu, je zatvorene.

Obchadzame Hnilecke vrchy smerom na Sykavku, kadial oficialne pokracuje cervena Hnilecka cyklomagistrala. Za Hnilcom sa vsak cesta meni z asflatovej na lesnu. Ideme lesom a lukami tesne popri zeleznici a potoku. KRASNE ! Vona ihlicnateho lesa nas sprevadza aj tu ... a v lese je prijemne vlhko, zeby tu prsalo ? Je aj dost mokro, co si hned obidvaja odskusame padom do blata :)

Aangezien Patricia en ik nog steeds bijna buren zijn, hoewel ze terug is in Bratislava, stond een tripje naar Slowakije nog op het program. En omdat ik Bratislava al kende, en Patricia het daar ook wel gezien had, gingen we een weekendje naar het verre Tatra gebergte. Wel handig, zo'n vakantie met een native! Ik hoefde helemaal niets te regelen en voor lastige zaken als het kopen van treinkaartjes en het bestellen van bier hadden we een tolk! Ja, 'we', want Günter was natuurlijk ook mee ...

... on the shore of one of the lakes, and you should have a 'szarlotka' cake there; it's a traditional apple pie with castor sugar and cinnamon.

If you don't really like trekking, take a car and drive to some villages around Bukowina. The views are stunning, you'd be really surprised. Try to find the Łapszanka Pass, a village of Rzepiska or Przełom Białki, a gorge of the river Białka.

The best time to ...

Ako pravi turisti sme zo vcerajsieho vystupu chytili svalovicu a tak dnes budeme pri nasich vystupoch vyuzivat skor silu nasich penazeniek ako nasich svalov. Ideme teda do takmer takej istej vysky ako vcera ale za pomoci pohodlnej kabinkovej lanovky z Tatranskej Lomnice na Skalnate pleso. A ...

... While the visit was a difficult one, it was important for us to experience the most meaningful yet horrendous piece of our history. We returned to central Krakow and we walked our legs off, starting at Wawel Castle enjoying lunch at the top of the castle, overlooking the city and the cool breeze was welcoming. We toured the Jewish quarter where our hotel was located, and saw lots of remaining synagogues and cemeteries, one which was completely destroyed after WWII to ...

... statues of the pope, Queen Kinga, Copernicus, and many, many gnomes. It was a little weird but entertaining nonetheless. In the final room, a band played ... apparently, a band has played here since the 19th Century. Lunched near the mines then began drive to Slovakia. It was a very pretty drive over the mountains, but the traffic in Poland was terrible due to road construction. We thought we would never make the border. Then, for the first time, we had ...

... for the snow and the near isolation of the trails, but it is also slightly more difficult. For instance, if you're wearing jeans when walking through foot deep snow in sub-zero temperatures, they freeze. My jeans were literally frozen solid within an hour, and didn't thaw until I got back indoors in the evening. Also, my fur-lined boots, whilst being fine for traipsing through muddy paths, have absolutely no grip on snow so cold and compacted it is more ...

... but looked real amatuers without the ski poles, hiking boots and tight shorts. Instead, we just stuck to the same trails as everyone else, but just looked a bit cheaper and less professional. Maybe if I'd pulled my socks up to just below my knees it would have been more impressive? The views were sensational, lots of trees and craggy peaks and alpine scenery that you would see in an Outdoor/ Wilderness magazine, not that I have ever seen one.

This entry is just a bunch of things that I keep forgetting to write. One thing that I've found that I love over here is chocolate chip yogurt! it's amazing - like ice cream but theoretically better for you. My flip flops (http://www.rei.com/online/store/Produc tDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=4000000 8000&productId=47864966&parent_category _rn=40003533&vcat=REI_SEARCH) are causing tons of stares, everywhere i go ...