Hotel Bankov Kosice

Tak to bol teda zjazd. Po zltej ... mne pistali gumy ako na starych ocelovych bicykloch a Valerovi smrdeli kotucove :) A prestavali brzdit :)<br><br>Odtialto pokracujeme v podstate rovinkou, Hnileckou cyklomagistralov do Nalepkova. Na telefone nam vyborne pomaha Ripo s vyhladavanim ubytovannia. Este raz, DAKUJEME!<br>

... sposobene roztrapkanym lankom. Nevadi, NASTASTIE ma nahradne. Chyba. Prvy krat zistujeme, ze lanko presmykovacky je ine, tensie, ako ostatne tri :( Posielam SMS Ripovi (neviem sa mu dovolat), nech nas necaka, ze sa musime vratit do Klatova, odkial ideme do Kosic autom, kupit nahradne (cely set). Ideme este reklamovat Valerovu novu samonafukovaciu karimatku, ktora mala poskodeny ...

... and better understand that particular culture.  Anyway, this is definitely the cheapest place we have ever visited!  We could not believe how little things cost here.  Sure it is all relative to that particular cost of living in that country, but it was remarkable considering how different it is only 20km to the south in Hungary.  A 1-litre bottle of water was about 12 cents, and more importantly a pint of beer was a whopping 50 cents.  We walked by a few restaurants and ...

... a dip! Apart from the fountain, it is a beautiful city with lots of well maintained historic buildings. We like cities with trams and the ones in Koslice are full of charagter (ie old!). Slovakia is definitely better value for money than the other countries, we've been to. You never know we may even get the budget back on track!

... is yet to come...the relatives....now how are we related to them? We're about to find out.... Well I'm just blown away. Corey and I have just spent 4 amazing days with people that have the same name as us...that bring us into their family...that feed us and take us all over to show us all they can and are so eager to connect with all their heart....the reception we get far surpasses anything I might have imagined. We have traveled to visit ...

... Na konci dediny este fotím zidovský cintorín. 13:57, 70.23km, Bodvaszilas Zastavujem si troska oddýchn&#357; a fotím miestny kostol spolu s pamiatkou na socialistickú minulos&#357;. Ne&#271;aleká partia pocítila silné nutkanie sa ...

... only paying $13 for a room, but the room is only like a 12 foot square box with a bed and a table, shower and toilet are shared between another room. It's got a wonder view of a bunch of grey, communist, craphole, soviet complexes. This city is tiny, but it has a population of like ...

Derivative, Non-PC, Shallow, Ameri-Centric Frivolous Rumination No. 2 - on Tipping in a Cheap County Should I leave 10, 15 Krone or 20 Krone on a 200 Krone check?!?! I hate to admit it, but I find my self thinking about this more than I would like. It's a difference of $0.33 on a pizza and two beers. I am embarrassed to say how often I engage in this internal debate. I hate to be ripped off as much as the next person, but I accept that it sometimes out of my control, such as ...

... yesterday we took a bus to Kosice. We had planned to go Bardejov, but the only bus from Levoca left for Bardejov at 5am, so we revised our plan and came to Kosice. This town is awesome. It is a lot bigger than Levoca, with lots to see and do. Our hostel, which is called K-2 is really cool. They have a nice beer garden, a restaurant, and a spa where you can get a twenty minute massage for $1.50. The weather is also dramatically better. We saw the musical ...

... chalets the spruce trees smother you until the sharp ascent leaves only Mountain Pine and then scrappy, grassy coverings and limestone walls. In late summer the meadows explode with Alpine Bellflowers and Edelweiss. I hiked for seven hours through easy, moderate and then difficult terrain (each section is graded so you won't find a summer stroll suddenly involving climbing chains and snow capped mountain descents, and the hiking routes are colour coded and well ...