The guide book says all the poles ride this cable car to the summit of one of the tatra mountains at least once in their lifetime (that includes the pope for sure..). It seems very true: at 6:45am before the ticket office is even open, there is a queue of eager tourists even with extreme fog (including myself).
Due to the lack of foreign language information, dont know the historical facts. A bit sleepy but picturesque rafting with a professional driver. He was like malon brando with some missing teeth. He must have been very funny if i understood polish. Offered all the ladies in the boat an opportunity to wear his gears for photos, while he ‘protects’ the lady in action with a rope.
Visibility was extremely poor. I suspect what i thought was fog was actually clouds. At the summit, the mountain top was clear for 5 min after i arrived and then swifted with thick grey clouds. So long koznice.
Belated story for a few days. Two days were spent in a mountain resort. The mountains over polish-slovakian territory. Weather was not very kind, and the town was extremely touristic (mostly polish tourists). Would have liked to hike in the tatra mountains if the weather permitted.
Take a picture with a (dead) polar bear or a (live) bored sheep dog- actually not so sure about the dog.. The main commercial street of zakopane was packed with street performers and stalls that you would find anywhere else. Only a hint of locality is shown in the food items sold in the street.
Selling molded cheese. I was curious all along what they were selling cuz it does not look like cheese at all.
Dressed totally like a civilian (teenager boy), a sudden surprise to all passengers. Not speaking polish, i first thought he was trying to sell something to me. Two persons got caught in the same car i was in. The next morning, there were three conspicuous looking guys checking people’s ticket on the way to train station again. Those with big backpacks should be careful with these guys- cuz an additional ticket is required for a big bag, it becomes an easy target for them.
Dined at a restaurant in nowa huta. As soon as i sat down, two (semi drunken) guys approached me and tried hard to communicate. According to their short german, nowa huta is shit and tourists should be careful at night. Also they offered a ride back to krakow city center. I could escape them after showing my travel plan printout &offering them pen & paper so that one of them leaves a phone number. Anyway, back to the lesson: never eat at unpopular restaurants unless you have a taste for the microwaved food or food cooked several times.
