The High Tatra and the Slovak Paradise
Saturday was meant to be a rainy day, so after two days of intensive hiking, we had planned a rest day before tackling Rysy on Sunday. No rain came and so my human took the cog railway up to Strbske Pleso, one of the larger settlements along the Tatra range. The main attractions here are a pretty lake you can walk around in less than an hour, the views of the mountains and...; no, that's it. A few hotels and restaurants are scattered about and hundreds of people come here every day, winter and summer, to ski, hike, look at the view. That thing sticking out used to be a ski jump, now out of use After a mediocre lunch, she went back to the station and let the train take her along the whole length of the mountain range. The problem with being the only driver is that you can't much enjoy the view while you are on the road. Now she had the opportunity to just stare out of the window and let someone else do the driving. Gerlachovsky stit, 2.655 meters, the highest mountain of Slovaki...