Blogs from Tatranská Lomnica, High Tatras, Presov Region, Slovakia, Europe
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Tatras National Park
Published: July 2nd 2010Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaA decisão de misturar, em um mesmo post, Eslováquia e Polônia, deve-se a dois motivos. O primeiro é por pura preguiça mesmo, já que escrever e escolher fotos para dois textos toma um tempo danado. O segundo é que esses dois países realmente têm algo em comum. No caso, dividem o Tatra National Park, uma larga cadeia de montanhas que é espécie de resort de inverno/estação de esqui do pessoal daqui. Falaremos disso em alguns instantes. Bom, e o terceiro (só tinha falado dois?) é que eles foram todos comunistas e temos assunto a falar a esse respeito. Algumas burocracias atrasaram nossa saída de Budapeste e acabamos chegando a Bratislava tarde demais para aproveitar o dia. Bratislava é aquele tipo de cidade que, tivesse a Tchecoslováquia se mantido unida, não teria motivos para entrar no roteiro ... read more
Eastern Europe - Days 39 & 40 - Slovakia
Published: June 13th 2009Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaYesterday we left the wonders of Poland to cross into Slovakia again. This actually turned out to be quite a journey. Luckily (or unluckily as it turned out) we didn't have to start this journey for a little while. Chris, our tour leader, told us to meet in the hotel reception at 12:10 to go to the bus station. This meant that we had the whole morning free to explore a bit more of Krakow. My roommate Susan decided to start the morning off with a bit of a speed walk around the walls of the old city. However since my knee has been playing up quite a bit I decided that it probably wasn't the best idea for me to join her on this walk. So I decided to lollop around in bed for a ... read more
Tatra Mountains - Tatranska Lomnica
Published: July 23rd 2009Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaTatra Mountains - Tatranska Lomnica Day 14-15 (May 31-June 1) We had the morning to fill in, in Krakow and thought a visit to the local Shopping complex would be a good start. However, it turned out to be a public holiday for Pentecost, so waiting for the shops to open turned out to be fruitless. We filled in our time by catching up on our internet mail, as the weather wasn’t looking great. We then caught a bus to the border with Slovakia, where we then had a mini-bus that took us across the border to a stop where we could catch our third bus. However, the bus timetable had been changed and we would have had more than a two hour wait, so we organised for a local taxi to collect us. We arrived, ... read more
The peak is the limit above the clouds
Published: June 5th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaDobry Den everyone. We are now in Slovakia in the High Tatras. We got here last night and have been enjoying the views of the peaks above us. We have been enjoying local slovak foods including pasta with nuts, pierogis and something called the Robbers Purse. Today we took a cable car to the peak. We were up about 2634m. Beautiful views above the clouds and we even had a cup of tea at the peak. Took a ton of photos. Tomorrow we head to Bratislava and then onto Budapest. Missing you guys, wish you were here. Enjoying the cooler temperatures here in Slovakia. love Katy... read more
A mountain adventure
PUBLISHED: July 26th 2009Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaHello, Well on our way to Krakow we decided to go to Vysoke Tatry, the mountainous area in northern Slovakia. We booked a bungalow at Eurocamp, something we weren,t overly happy with, our preconceptions of Eurocamp weren,t very positive, but it was the cheapest deal in the area by a long shot. On arrival we were met with sights of men wearing the shortest shorts you can imagine playing noisy games of football and groups of screeching school kids. Hmmm, not the serene environment we had envisaged for our stay in the mountains. Proceeding to the reception area we were then told we didn,t actually have a reservation änd that everywhere was booked up due to a local festival taking place there that week. I managed to control my temper for long enough for her ... read more
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High Tatras
Published: December 14th 2005Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaHigh Tatras 22.10 - 23.10.2005 nice time look We had very nice time, warm and clear. See you guys Janoo ... read more
The Way It Used To Be - Chapter Fourteen: Tatranská Lomnica
Published: May 28th 2008Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » High Tatras » Tatranská LomnicaŠtrebské Pleso anchors the west end of the Tatras rail line while Tatranská Lomnica occupies the other. Both have cable cars take hikers to trails located at higher altitudes. While a nine hour march along a mountainside did not appeal to me, I made a half day of it and hiked about two hours. On the way, I scooped up Midori, from Niigata, Japan, and convinced her to tag along. She is a student studying Slovak. Odd, isn’t it? A Japanese girl studying Slovak? The ride from Tatranská Lomnica up to Skalnaté Pleso presents graceful views of the forested slopes below, and at times, the peaks above. It is imperative to beware of the weather, however. My time in the Tatras has taught me that on a mid July day, a nasty, pelting rainfall can develop ... read more
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