We're here....
The Tata Mountain range - We use a cable car to ascend to 1,987m and then walk along a couple of trails.
The Poland - Slovakia border runs along the range... Here's a shot of Poland from Slovakia as we step across the border. A foot in each country...
..and this is the touristy but rather nice Zakopane...
Zakopane from the hill above, accessed via a funicular railway. We walk back down.
On our final day here, we walk 18+ km, 50% of it uphill, to see two of Poland's glacial lakes in the Tata Mountain range. We discover that half of Poland gets the same idea.... Quite amazing that so many family groups do this walk. For the less hardy, horse drawn traps take 15 at a time most of the way to the first, and most famous, lake. The second is strictly for the fittest..
Lake Morskie
The hoardes.. It's 8km to the first lake, too
Lake Rysami, a tough walk above lake Morskie
On the way to pick up exhausted families
Somebody tell this deer it's supposed to be wild.. gave me a nasty suck on the hand.
That's about all from the Tata Mountains - a brilliant visit. It feels like a holiday!
Off to Katowice tomorrow for an overnight stop (or two). We intend to visit Czestochowa from there.. stay in touch to see why.
The Poland - Slovakia border runs along the range... Here's a shot of Poland from Slovakia as we step across the border. A foot in each country...
..and this is the touristy but rather nice Zakopane...
Zakopane from the hill above, accessed via a funicular railway. We walk back down.
On our final day here, we walk 18+ km, 50% of it uphill, to see two of Poland's glacial lakes in the Tata Mountain range. We discover that half of Poland gets the same idea.... Quite amazing that so many family groups do this walk. For the less hardy, horse drawn traps take 15 at a time most of the way to the first, and most famous, lake. The second is strictly for the fittest..
Lake Morskie
The hoardes.. It's 8km to the first lake, too
Lake Rysami, a tough walk above lake Morskie
On the way to pick up exhausted families
Somebody tell this deer it's supposed to be wild.. gave me a nasty suck on the hand.
That's about all from the Tata Mountains - a brilliant visit. It feels like a holiday!
Off to Katowice tomorrow for an overnight stop (or two). We intend to visit Czestochowa from there.. stay in touch to see why.
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