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Day 1

Barrio, Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

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Few things I would have done differently: 1: Had a GPS – this was the biggest regret of the trip aside from the weather, which we can’t control. We lost so much time getting lost and not being sure if we were on the right road. We had printed off turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps and watched the odometer, but that still didn’t help at all in a lot of places. Completely missed going into Spis Castle because of that (as well as traffic and accidents though). 2: Made sure to have plenty of cash at all times. Many places don’t take credit card, which we knew, but we had to drive over a half hour twice to find an ATM (and got lost of course – there is nothing near Hrabusice). 3: skipped Tatranska Lomnica. 4: Went in July or August instead of September. Everything I read said September is the best month to go, less crowds, still great weather. They did say at Piec Stawow that they get snow sometimes in July and August, you never know. We just happened to be there at a terrible time – the very next weekend, it was showing almost 50 degrees and sunny in the mountains. But I would have taken a crowded Orla Perc and paid more money for the flights and hotels if that meant I would have had a better chance at attempting it. I still have a hard time accepting we didn’t even get to try.

Krakow doesn’t warrant more than a day or two at most in our opinion. Wawel Castle wasn’t too impressive, glad we didn’t pay to go in. I would highly recommend staying at Piec Stawow, amazing setting and a fantastic base for hiking in the Tatras. You can only get there by hiking, no car or public transit/cable car – and get there early in the day as it’s basically first come, first get a bed. Try emailing them and reserving a spot, but when I did 3 months in advance they said they didn’t have any private rooms available. But when we checked in, they originally gave us a dorm room and I asked if there were any private ones available, and there were. So who knows. Because of the storm that hit, there wasn’t any floor space in the entire building cause they had so many people that needed a place to stay. They won’t turn anyone away but a bed is better than the eating room floor. Would have liked to have done Wieliczka Salt Mine, as it’s an easy side-trip from Krakow. The food and beer in Poland and Slovakia is amazing and cheap, dumplings with cheese and bacon, pierogis, and cabbage everywhere.

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