day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): the Polish side of High Tatras
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): in Lysa Polana, ready to go
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): in Polish High Tatras, a really nicely kept path to the "5 Polish Lakes"
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): 5 polskich stawov (5 polish lakes), place with beautiful views
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): the biggest of the 5 polish lakes
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): cottage at the 5 polish lakes
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): last look back on 5 polish lakes, beautiful place
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): see the "V" shape on the top of the picture? thats where we need to cross to Slovakia
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): lake of Morskie oko (Sea Eye), now more than 4 hours of continuous ascend to cross on the other side of those mountains (called Rysy)
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): 1 hour out 5 needed to cross from Morskie Oko to Slovakia over Rysy
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): the Black Lake, just above Morskie Oko is like a mirror
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): the Black Lake under Rysy
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): Black lake, one more look
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): 3 hours out of 5 needed to get over the mountain
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): 2 hours to go, I am fed up
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): literary climbing up to the peak of Rysy
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): find the "path" to Rysy
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): finally we did it, peak of Rysy, 2500 m above sea level
day 1 (Tuesday, 2nd of Sept 08): "Warning: state border!", between Poland and Slovakia
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): the "panoramatic toilet" of the cottage under Rysy - Slovak side of High Tatras
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): the small spot is the cottage of Rysy
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): the Frog Lakes under Rysy
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): ever wondered how come You can buy beer at 2500 m above sea level?
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): this is already an easy walk... see those hills in the back? thats where we have started a few hours prior to this picture
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): all High Tatra peaks, I am actually standing on the place where the picture was taken from, this morning I have started on Rysy which is the peak right above "AN" in pANorama
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): walking time... unending walk into the Lower Tatra mountains
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): a snake called "the blind", its actually not a snake but a lizard that in the process of evolution somehow abandoned feet... I am not sure if its actually blind but its 100% not poisonous
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): in village of Liptovska Teplicka, I havent seen so many of these underground storage rooms on one place, even the hill on which the cemetery is build is full of them... if You dig too dip You might find Your ancestral roots :)
day 2 (Wednesday, 3rd of Sept 08): walking towards the peaks of Lower Tatras
day 3 (Thursday, 4th of Sept 08): on Andrejcova, the highest point of my crossing of Lower Tatras
day 3 (Thursday, 4th of Sept 08): cross on Andrejcova
day 3 (Thursday, 4th of Sept 08): thanks for the direction... I was so damn tired at this time...
day 4 (Friday, 5th of Sept 08): the famous half-wild horses on Muran, beautiful creatures
day 4 (Friday, 5th of Sept 08): are You able to identify what is it? :) somebody has put some random pieces of wood in the gap between the ground and the edge of the huge rock, people liked how it looked like and added some more.. now it looks like the Whale Teeth but would have no effect if that stone decides to move
day 4 (Friday, 5th of Sept 08): see that garden on my head? it was helping me to scare the millions of flies buzzing around my head
day 4 (Friday, 5th of Sept 08): it feels so good to see such sign, it means that I have made another leg of the track
day 4 (Friday, 5th of Sept 08): my sunset view from Trnie, a hill close to the village of Tisovec
day 5 (Saturday, 6th of Sept 08): what a nice couple :)
day 5 (Saturday, 6th of Sept 08): a tree helping me with energy thanks to its delicious (eventhough full of lead due to being next to road) apples and telling me the direction to go
day 5 (Saturday, 6th of Sept 08): nice sky...
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): the plant in the picture is used to make beer :D morning of my last day, now comes more than 30 km of walking the roads in full daylight :P
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): me on the go, 15 km done
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): lots of open space here, keep on going...
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): its so hot I can write my name with a stick into the asphalt covering the road
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): FINALLY, the village of Lenartovce, these days just a lost village in the middle of nowhere but symbolizing the end of my 185 km journey, its the border with Hungary!
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): the old train station and the new station of Lenartovce... both being just monuments of the past, because of EU and Schengen the border crossing has lost any importance, they dont even sell tickets in the station any more, just one guy who checks on the train is working there
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): my good feet, You have carried me across Slovakia, You got some reasons to hurt (and they damn did!)
day 6 (Sunday, 7th of Sept 08): sunset from the train... way home