Monday, May 10, 2010

Train ride through nature

Day 6-9:

Our time in Zilina is over and it is now time to travel further east into the city of Poprad where we will be staying the next 3 nights at the Best Western Hotel Tulipan. We definitely love these train passes and the fact that we have our own closed off area in the train is great also. It maximizes our amount of space and gives us our own privacy to talk or rest. It’s been an hour ride so far, so there is still an hour to go as we ride deeper into the Tatra Mountains. It seems like everywhere we’ve traveled is always so full of scenery that I can’t help but snap pictures constantly of all the mountain views and the amazing greenery that surrounds us along the northern side of Slovakia, which include the Carpathian Mountains and the ever so popular Tatra Mountains. Yet another point of interest I am looking forward to during my time in Poprad is to see the captivating St Egidius Square, which is rimmed with burgher houses predominantly from the 18th and 19th centuries, along with the gothic inspired church that dominates the square. It's time for me to curl up in my train seat and watch the scenery pass me by, perhaps even eat the "Laskonky", a fluffy dough desert filled with walnuts and cream, that we picked up from a small bakery before we got onto the train.

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