Zakopane, Poland

OMG totally can’t rave enough about this place! There is a reason every second Polish person was here while we were (and no it wasn’t just cos they knew we would be there lol). Very touristy but somehow not tacky. Lots of stalls etc round the place but they have locally hand made things out of wood and wool etc.

Caught the funicular up to the top of a peak next to the town and even had a gravity toboggan ride at the top (very fun!) Pic here is view from top.

Had the healthiest dinner ever of potato fried in butter and locally made smoked sheeps cheese – also fried in butter! Mmmmmmm – and can’t even blame the locals cos i cooked it!

Went up to proper Tatra Mountains next day and cheated by getting a horse and carriage ride to the top of the mountain ;) Walked around the lake at the top (Morsky Oske) which was still mostly iced over and very beautiful. Climbed up to a saddle which was the closest we were getting to a summit (and frankly was quite enough!) One of the pics here is the slope we went up – VERY steep – we mostly just climbed on all fours like a crazy mountain monkey (if there is such a thing?)