Back to Slovakia

Hope you are are still awake:0)

Taking a bus from Zakopane to Poprad, thus going through the Tatras is highly recommended by me. Do it. It's 'Grand'.

Arriving in Poprad though, Dean and I saw only communist-era flats and a whole lot of nothing. Even the trees, big groups of them, were broken - apparently broken by a windy storm (yikes). We were meant to spend the night but easily agreed we should move onto Levoca, a walled town 20km away that was supposed to very pretty and a good base. It was as promised, although a bit on the very very quiet side. There was barely anyone there when we arrived. But we found a super cheap place to stay and headed for Spissky Hrad - Slovakia's largest Castle.

The castle was in ruin and was still massive. We were impressed. We made a friend on the way so it was nice to have some added company. Back in Levoca, we found the one restaurant open on a saturday night and had a yummy meal surrounded by locals. Nice little spot.

Next stop - Kosice.

More rain!!!!

Kosice has a very impressive water fountain synchronised to music, a nice church, and lovely town centre. After all this sight-seeing we were pretty hungry and both being tired of seeing cabbage, decided to hunt down a recommended mexican restaurant with 'good vegertarian fare and carnivorous meat dishes'. The menu read all-vegetarian but stated that on request of customers meat could be added - just not for Dean when he asked. So he decided to be a little game. He ordered bread stuffed with soy meat... even i won't eat soy meat, yuk. I ordered a vegie enchilada. Both plates arrived with 2 different types of cabbage on the side and beetroot. WRONG!!!!! Dean ate his strange dish, continually cursing the odour he swore was coming from the piles of cabbage and I ate my enchiladas - that looked like tacos and tasted like fajitas (yum). We both left behind the cabbage and beetroot....

Overlook the cabbage, enjoy your cheapest beer in Eastern Europe, enjoy the green hills of it's countryside, it's castles and friendly locals and you'll enjoy Slovakia like we did:)