Having heard about this stellar little place called The Ginger Monkey
in Zdiar, Slovakia from several people during the week, I decided
that was where I needed to head next. Catching the train at stupid
o'clock was well worth it once I arrived – sunshine! And lots of
it! I had big hopes of arriving at this place high in the Tatra
mountains and doing nothing for the afternoon except chilling out,
out of a city, writing for all you lot to read with a gorgeous
mountainous backdrop. Suffice to say, I was definitely not disappointed.
The
following day the weather was not looking good – rain! So much for
our plans of a seven hour hike across the saddle... I'd begged,
stolen and borrowed shoes, socks, pants and a jacket (as hiking in
the mountains was not on the original agenda) and because I only had
the one day here was determined to head out regardless. Brecht and I
disappointingly heeded everyone's warnings and decided against the
biggest walk, choosing a shorter one instead. Once embarked on this
however, we still had our sights set on heading up rather than around
the mountains. About two hours in and with clear skies (well, it
hadn't rained since we'd left the hostel and wasn't forecast to for
the rest of the day anyway) we gleefully discovered that we could
switch routes and continue with our initial plans for the big hike.
With our renewed mission in mind we set off towards the snow.
Unfortunately we knew that altitude rather than spectacular vista's
was going to be the only thing gained today but every now and then
the cloud cover would shift and we were rewarded with some stunning
scenery. Photo's below.
Seven hours later we arrived back to the Ginger Monkey – hungry and
thirsty we cooked up dinner and washed it down with wine, beer, and
Tatratea while wearing onesies until the wee hours of the following
morning. I had high hopes this morning of getting up stupidly early
(again) and heading to Bratislava for the day. This was quashed by
the partying the night before and also the continued lure of the
mountains for just a few more hours. I took Wally the dog for a walk
and lazed around before deciding to completely flag Bratislava and
head straight to Vienna instead.
Gorgeous day and gorgeous view
And then the cloud came...
Me with the cloud - but 1933m up.
And sometimes the cloud would shift
Onesies - they should make a come back.
Wally Dogstar
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