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Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » Horný Smokovec August 30th 2015

Wow, what a trip. So many pictures sum it up quite well but you can also read on :) (sorry, it is only one blog entry and therefore quite long). We went to Slovakia by car and stayed in Horny Smokovec in the High Tatra Mountains. We arrived in the evening, and it was foggy and rainy. When we passed the Polish/Slovakian border, the street was suddenly very wide and no cars around except a jeep that was behind us for quite some time. I have to admit the situation was a little bit spooky ;) The mountains were covered in clouds. On the first day the weather did not change: still a lot of clouds and some rain. So we went to Strbske Pleso to see the lake and the ski jumping hills. We climbed ... read more
The upper part of Mlynicka valley.
Jungle?
Strbske Pleso

Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » Horný Smokovec May 20th 2012

After the 1989 Velvet Revolution and subsequent 1993 partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it seems apparent that the Czech Republic took the nicer cities in Bohemia and Moravia while Slovakia got the gem of the Tatra Mountains. Hard to say who got the better deal. Spent a few days climbing in Slovakia's High Tatra Mountains National Park and checking out a castle. Today I arrived in Vienna. $1 ≈ 0.79€ Mt. Rysy I had previously contacted a guide through the Tatra Mountains Guide Service about day climbs of Rysy and Gerlachovský štít, the highest peaks in Poland and Slovakia respectively. Ervin called me at the pension after my arrival last Thursday and we established a pickup time of 7:30 am Friday morning which was nice as it allowed me to get breakfast ... read more
Lookin' Dope Early in the Hike to Rysy
Chamois
Chata Pod Rysmi




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