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June 14th 2007
Totally didn't plan to trek for so long and so high! haaaa.... How nice to meet people on the way..haa...coz this trekking was SO GOOD...the view was superb!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, woke up around 7 and by the time I got ready....breakfast was already out in the garden! wah....so nice=) We kinda took our time and then got to the bus station and AH! missed the bus by like 2 mins!!!!! __" So we decided to hop on the bus to Levoca and hope there were more frequent buses going to Poprad...and BINGO! haaa....one in 15 mins! sweeeeeeeeeeet! Got to Poprad and had to take this electric train to Stary Slomovec....somewhere like that. From there we started walking into the trails. The first hour wasn't that great....the trail didn't look nice coz the trees were all gone....due to..maybe ... read more
June 13th 2007
So, got to Kosice yesterday... It was 5am and we just walked around the city...very nice little old town but, The fountains were not filled with water!!! " Nothing much and our train to Spisske Pohradie was not till an hour later.. so we went to the supermarket, bought some food and had breakfast at the park..=) Took the train...but we had to change to this other commuter train to the town actually.. it was nice!! very cute..just like a bus..haaa! We arrived and the Pension guy was really nice!!! The guy I came with didn't reserve a room, so at the end, I got a double room and he got the single room. The penzion was very nice and cozy!!! just like home....actually, more comfortable than my home..haaaa! Anyways, we got settled and then ... read more
June 11th 2007
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June 10th 2007
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June 10th 2007
So, first day in Krakow, went straight to the Auschwitz Museum..That's the Nazis' biggest concentration and execution camp... It was horrific. I remember seeing the A-bomb museum in Hiroshima...and it was already very sad....this one..the stories were....OMG.....the more I learned about the WWII...the sadder it got..... I took the guided tour...it was a little rush, but the idea got through... Just difficult to explain in words....the quantity......amazing...and suprising... Now I think the Poles are very strong people and Nation...Their history is just....sad. Anyways. got out of the camp...went back to Krakow. Wanted to ask about some guided tours to other places but the cheap tour agent was CLOSED!!! ahhhh...so ended up touring around the old town in Krakow....nice ne. not too speical tho. They are celebrating this 750 yrs of establishment of the city so ... read more
June 8th 2007
Warsaw played a big part in WWII and the Hitler wanted Warsaw off the world map forever when they retreated, so, it was like..99% destroyed. They rebuilt everything afterwards, including the old town and of couorse, all the modern buildings... So, I think I went on a catholic holiday in Poland....most museums were closed...the royal road was FULL of people....there is like a church every block and they had lots of outdoor masses going on!!!!! Many police and army people were lined up..just like one of those government ceremonies.....very ying. Before I knew what was going on...I thought there would be a parade....waited a while and when the masses started....left. coz it was too damn hot.! haa Anyways, Since everything was closed and the churches were all packed...I didnt get to go inside anything. Tho, ... read more
June 6th 2007
OMG. this was in the middle of the night. This guy snuck into our dorm room, weird today. coz besides me and the 2 canadians, another women came in but her luggages were gone and she didn't sleep in the dorm. Anyways. around 4am.....I heard my glasses fell onto the ground, woke up and saw this guy by my bed pulling my backpack that was right beside my pillow!!!! OMG. I was like, WHAT? then he rushed out the door. The whole room was up. talked to the 2 canadian girls and actually, the guy went over to their bags before mine, he was looking and finding things inside their bags when one of them woke up and stared at him. He quickly ran away and coz my bed was by the door..(bulk bed, I ... read more
June 5th 2007
Those Taiwanese were very noisy early in the morning!!!! argh.. Woke up and headed off to Malbork, with the biggest red brick castle in the world... Very nice, tho no English tour....but the inside was cool and they had this weapon exhibition with weapons throughout European history! I love purssian swords!!! and saw this gun I really liked..haa...too bad I couldnt take pix inside.." The Castle...not only, but I mean all sightseeing points in Poland, are full of KIDS...OMG..its like every school has a field trip to somewhere....The whole castle was basically BLOCKED.....I followed the school tour to find my way and then these kids started making fun of me....first they say sth in English. then laugh and say sth in Polish! grrrr... wanted to kick their ass. Anyways, Malbork was that, the town was ... read more
June 4th 2007
So, Wroclaw was nice! Although my hostel was on the other side of town, it was really close to all the mornuments! I went walkig to the Cathedral district first, they h ave this really n ice big church there. WOWOW There are like churches everywhere!!!! like walk 3 steps you see one... It was a Sunday so people were all dressed up for the mass. One church had the ceremony for the kids! Cute. After that j ust kept walking to the Rynek (old town )...very nice...not that beautiful but had a nice feel to it. Went into the town hall but nothing interesting. Then headed off to the Panorama . its the most famous spot to go here. Its this 360 degree painting about this war against the Russians. Very cool indeed. They ... read more
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Published: June 2nd 2007Europe » Poland » Lower Silesian » Wroclaw
June 2nd 2007
So, this morning, packed and left the apartment in Prague! Lend my adapter to a roomate and forgot to get it back before I left, so I was in a hurry to leave and had to ring back to the apartment to get it..haaaa.... Made it to the bus station on time...aiya...this bus company isn't as nice as Eurolines or Student Agency...the bus was really basic. Anyways, travelling resume!!!=) The busline i took was from Praha - Minsk (Belarus)....so I think 90% of the bus were Belarus people. The movie and everything on the bus was in Russian as well. The ride was alright, 6.5 hrs...we had a 30 min bathroom and I think, lunch stop. Then arrived at the border to Poland. Very beautiful border!!!!!! there's this river and a nice park. Lots of people ... read more
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