Sunday, July 5, 2015
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These poor horses were coming home last night after pulling this carriage all day at Market Square! |
Today we are off to Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains. They are the highest mountain range in the
Carpathian Mountains and form the border between Poland and Slovakia. We’ve got salads in the cooler and water in
all our water bottles. The house is
locked up safely and we’re on our way.
We’re pretty sure we’ve got the directions down pat and are
moving along pretty well when we notice that our “interstate” now has
pedestrian crosswalks and even traffic lights!
We continue anyway and sure enough, we’re on the right road. They just define limited access differently
than we do!
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Isn't this an interesting structure!? |
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What?? |
As we get closer to Zakopane, we decide to turn on BIOB and
see if her directions agree with those from the Good-Bye Lenin Hostel. That’s a mistake – again! She takes over the river and through the
woods and pronounces that we have reached our destination when we reach some
lady’s house! Marilyn uses my phone to
call the hostel while I talk to a young lady who is crossing the tiny little
one lane dirt road. Her directions match
the ones that Marilyn gets and we are actually pretty close. (But no cigar)
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Our home away from home. |
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Close by |
The last few tenths of a mile are pretty steep and our poor
little Yaris struggles mightily to make it, and she does! We have a room with four beds all to
ourselves, and our own bathroom en suite.
Back downstairs we talk to the very young lady at the desk and get
directions to the things we think we’d like to hike to. (aww, a rhyme!) This afternoon we want to take the cable car
to the Kasprowy Wierch and walk along the ridge. She says it’s only a thirty minute walk to
the cable car.
An hour and a half later we are at the top of the
mountain. We probably won’t be counting
on her timing any more! We can see
Slovakia! And possibly the tallest
mountain in Poland, Rysy. The path is
made of large, uneven rocks and you must watch were you’re going, so the method
is to walk a few steps, stop, look around, continue walking! We see some interesting sites, the most
notable of which is the bride and groom having their portraits taken! The poor photographer must be a
contortionist!
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Almost there! |
Dinner is a buffet and Marilyn finally gets her glompki!
There is also chicken, sausage, potatoes, vegetables, pickles, red cabbage,
pierogies, and some things I can’t identify.
We are stuffed and follow the plan.
I know you're happy being in the mountains. What a cute little place to call home!
ReplyDeleteThe hostel is adorable; but the people staying there and running it and just marvelous and would make a hovel appealing!! It's surprising that the weather isn't cooler up here!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing. Your words, your pictures, your generous spirit.
ReplyDeleteAnd your loving and kind comments!
DeleteThat is just the cutest place indeed!
ReplyDeleteAnd the kids running it were adorable, too!
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