First things first however: my brother dragged me out of our place this noon to engage in a trekking tour through one of the most original Slovak national parks: Slovak Paradise. I say it is most original as it is one of the most untouched places in Slovakia. (This maybe changes successively, as we discovered not only Czech or Polish citizen camping in the park but also Belgian, German and Dutch ones too.) The park's nature with it's rare beauty resembles a Central European jungle: the brooks are rocky, with moose and fallen trees. You need to climb them up holding on to the chains which guide you through this depths of the forest. (Btw, the first person on the ladder is me, the other one is my brother's girlfriend, Patricia.)
When up on the hills, it is a world of vast planes. We crossed those and headed East towards a saddle called Devil's head (with a great scenery outlook).
The good thing is, that you are also learning on the way, as you discover interesting natural phenomena: this time they were carst sinks, which are geological desolations causing sinking of the soil into ca. three to ten meters of depth.
Second thing: after the 5 hour-tour we decided to make a stop in Poprad and go for a swim in the new Aqua City wellness resort. Oh my goodness, it felt sooo good! First, I had a steam bath and later was swimming in a thermal water basin... and in the end, Richard made go and try out the water slides... they were so much fun! It was maybe also becuase there were not many people at the center due to the finale of the soccer world championship.
Third: After the swimming and bathing made us hungry enough, we stopped by at a typical Slovak restaurant in Poprad, the koliba, for dinner. I ordered Tatra raznici: in an aluminum foil baked mixture of three kinds of meat, potatoes and onions. It was just sooo yummy!!! Superb! I recommend this restaurant to everybody!
