Zakopane

On Monday morning, after the Encuentro, we flew to Krakow, and from there took a bus to the nearby mountain resort Zakopane. It’s part of the Carpathian mountain range, called Tatras, on the border with Slovakia. We stayed in an amazing mountain spa resort, with saunas and scrumptious breakfast, consisting of many delicious “banochki” and a choice of egg breakfast. On Tuesday, we went on a hike to the 5 lakes, but even though this hike was mislabeled as easy, it was actually quite long and strenuous, and we ended up seeing only 3 lakes, which were nevertheless gorgeous. It was very nice to get a bit of fresh mountain air, in contrast to all the intense cities we have been visiting. In the evening, we had a delicious dinner at our hotel restaurant.Read more