Slovakia……

Left Poland today and entered Slovakia. Beautiful ride across the Tatra mountains. Hit heavy fog for awhile but no problems what so ever other than not seeing much for about an hour. Crossing the border was no problem at all. Didn´t even have to slow down. Some pics.

A castle up on a cliff.

We stopped for an ice cream at a dam by a lake.

A slovakian goat tried to eat Tina for lunch. Or her pants at least……

Looks like flowers are another thing that goats like to eat……

Talking about food. Dinner time. See ya!!

//Jan

At a hotel in Poland I got a beer with a straw!

After mondays tour to Auschwitz/Birkenau + the Salt Mine we drove a couple of miles, it was dark already when we were done at the mine so we thought it was enough for today. We found a little hotel along the highway for 140 szloty (approx 280 SEK or 30 Euro). Nice and clean and friendly staff and as usual not very good at english. We did have internet but it didn’t work so we couldn’t update yesterday. Here just a few pics from the hotel.

Can anyone tell me why on earth women are served beer with a straw here!!!?! (at a hotel in Poland) 🙂

Our hotel last night in Krzyszkowice.

Strange way to advertise the hotel, a cloth line towards the highway. Or do they have a laundromat here?

Polish is a tricky language but at least I’ve learned that this word means “entrance”

Breakfast. I asked for ham and cheese and some butter for the bread. I got ham, I did not get cheese but I got this. Take a guess what it is!

The reception.

Auschwitz and salt mines……

Ok. Monday. We walked over from the hotel and spent time at Auschwitz and afterwards packed our stuff and drove over to Auschwitz/Birkenau II. There are actually three camps all together and the place was huge. A monument over human stupidity and pure evil. Frightening what we as humans are capable of. You know what this is all about so no more writing. Here are some pics…..:

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We drove for an hour and visited the salt mine in Wielica. Got there at 5.30 in the afternoon. Much more up lifting than Auschwitz even if many people died here too in accidents when working in the mine. This place too is on Unesco´s world heritage list and well worth a visit then in the neighborhood. I, Tina and two other people was guided around in the under ground for a couple of hours. Great guide and they´ve done a wonderful job with the exhibition. Glad we stopped for a visit. Interesting place even tho I can imagine that it must have been horrible to work there. Some pics…..:

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Amazing what people can create 150 meters below the surface…..

//Jan