busabout part three
So we left our borrowed hostel and headed back to our own. in the daylight, we actually found it with out too much hassle. when we walked into the reception area of the hostel our tour guide was amazed to see us. he was like "wow, did you guys only get back from the club now!?!?! you guys sure can party!!" we just laughed and explained to him what happened. After we told him he just shook his head and laughed.
We went upstairs and then had to explain to every one else what happened. upon first seeing us, all the did is give us sly looks. they all thought we went and paid for a seperate hostel just so we could get some private time...thanks guys.
that morning we went on a cycling tour of krakow which was very interesting and lots of fun. the most memorable part of it for me was the story of the local dragon that used to eat all the virgins in the area. One day, the dragon announced that he wanted to eat the daughter of the king. Do i need to say that tzhe king didnt like the sound of this? So he devised a plan: he stuffed some sheep with sulfer and made them available for the dragon to eat. After the dragon had his meal, we went to the river to wash it all down. Now guess what happenes when you mix sulfer and water? KA BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!! and with that, the kind thwarted the dragon and saved his daughter. this is probably the most scientific legend concerning dragons ive ever heard.
Also on that tour, we saw the old jewish ghetto that was used to house all the unwanted during hitlers reigeme. the jewish ghetto just ended up as a ghost town, the nazis were that hell bent on killing all their unwanteds.
our guide also explained to us the importance of football culture here. its absolutly manic, he told us that we cannot wear any football colours because of we walk into the wrong part of town with the wrong colours on, we will get bashed up. he then went on to add that several people die every year from holligan violence. that maked england look like a bunch of kittens compared to this.
after the tour we had free time to explore the city. most of us ended up in the most touristy part of the square, in the part where all the cheesy souvineers are sold. We all laughed at where we had run into each other. from there, some of us went to the local markets we had been shown on our tour in the jewish quater. when we arrived, most of the market was packing up, but that didnt stop all the girls in our group going and looking at EVERY. SINGLE. PIECE. OF. CLOTHING. sigh. it got to the point where us guys went to a local bar for some drink and wait for the girls.
With the weather not looking very good, we decided to head back to the hostel to get ready for dinner that evening. Most people went to a rather expensive restraunt. steph and i decided to gosomewhere else for diner. we ended up at a kebab shop eating stuff that wasfar too spicy for me. after dinner we walked around a bit, but headed back to the hostel early. reason being, we didnt want to get lost again nor did we want to spend the money on going out. so that night we took advatage of the fre internet and got ready for the rest of our trip.
The next day we left Krakow and went to Zakopane in poland. zakopane is a neat little skiing town in the west of poland. On he way into zakopane our tour guide carlos told mus all the things that we could do here. including skiing. at the time we didnt think things through (skiing in may?) so we decided to find out if we could go skiing for a day. it turns out theseason had just finished so it was out of the question. So, with that we decided to to some mountain biking with some other people on our trip. after much stuffing about we finally got on the road to the bike hiring shop.
When we were at the top, we found a little kiosk place (closed) and we decided to rest there for a while. when we got our energy back, we were a litle bored, so we started hanging out on the ski lift, taking lots of fotos and stuff. then we got really bored and decided to stack some of the kiosks tables ontop of each other. we managed to get the stack 3 high beore we were seen by some locals. We decided to make tracks along the ridge we were on, and where we were originally going to bike ride.
further along the track we saw houses that were half built. What surprised me was how good the houses were. When i upload foos to face book, you will see what i mean. they are built in a really solid way with local materials. pretty cool stuff.
Now our intended rout took us prettry much half way around zakoapne before we went back down to the actual town. Since we wernt on bikes, we decided to take a short cut, and this is where the adventure really begins. We could see the town down below in the valley, and we knew where we were on the map, and if we did this right, we would come out right near the hotel we were staying in. So we start tromping down the hill, not expecting much to be in the way, and for the first bit there wasnt.
we ran into a problem when there was a wall of forest in front of us, but some one had the bright idea to follow the power lines down, as they are all most allways clear underneath. This went well for a while untill we hit a wall of forest. we saw a track sort of to the side of it, so we decided to follow that. Looking back on it, i think that track was used for a young couple who wanted some time together, because it quickly ran into a clearing, then stopped. So, we just kept going on making our own track. we shortly came along side a river, so we followed that down the hill. as we continued along, the hill got steeper and our little stream merged into another one. So what we had infront of us was almost a cliff face leading into a little river...great.
What makes this is funny is that allmost all of us are in thongs and jeans, not at all equipped for this. i, on the other had, wore my cargo pants and hiking boots, and because i that, i wasnt sliding down these hills on my ass. (end of bragging session)
So at this little juncture we had to jump onto a fallen tree from the steep steep hill to cross the river. i was having a great time, but other people were at the O my gawd stage. Eventually we all got over the river and continued on a track that had popped up on the other side. We followed that along the river, in what we thought was the right direction. I wasnt sure of this so i bounded up the hill , out of the forest to find the powerlines!!! hooray. but the wind was taken out of my sails when the path took every one else out of the forest about 20 meters away.
any way, we continues down the hill, through another little bit fo forest, and popped out where we caught the bus from. hooray!!! we all then went to the local supermarket for some drinks because in the typical australian fashon we just thought, no worries mate she ll be right.
that was my day in zakopane. we shure had a story to tell at dinner time.
cheers
jash
Now our intended rout took us prettry much half way around zakoapne before we went back down to the actual town. Since we wernt on bikes, we decided to take a short cut, and this is where the adventure really begins. We could see the town down below in the valley, and we knew where we were on the map, and if we did this right, we would come out right near the hotel we were staying in. So we start tromping down the hill, not expecting much to be in the way, and for the first bit there wasnt.
we ran into a problem when there was a wall of forest in front of us, but some one had the bright idea to follow the power lines down, as they are all most allways clear underneath. This went well for a while untill we hit a wall of forest. we saw a track sort of to the side of it, so we decided to follow that. Looking back on it, i think that track was used for a young couple who wanted some time together, because it quickly ran into a clearing, then stopped. So, we just kept going on making our own track. we shortly came along side a river, so we followed that down the hill. as we continued along, the hill got steeper and our little stream merged into another one. So what we had infront of us was almost a cliff face leading into a little river...great.
What makes this is funny is that allmost all of us are in thongs and jeans, not at all equipped for this. i, on the other had, wore my cargo pants and hiking boots, and because i that, i wasnt sliding down these hills on my ass. (end of bragging session)
So at this little juncture we had to jump onto a fallen tree from the steep steep hill to cross the river. i was having a great time, but other people were at the O my gawd stage. Eventually we all got over the river and continued on a track that had popped up on the other side. We followed that along the river, in what we thought was the right direction. I wasnt sure of this so i bounded up the hill , out of the forest to find the powerlines!!! hooray. but the wind was taken out of my sails when the path took every one else out of the forest about 20 meters away.
any way, we continues down the hill, through another little bit fo forest, and popped out where we caught the bus from. hooray!!! we all then went to the local supermarket for some drinks because in the typical australian fashon we just thought, no worries mate she ll be right.
that was my day in zakopane. we shure had a story to tell at dinner time.
cheers
jash
3 Comments:
NOW THATS A TRAVEL BLOG! Keep em coming Jash! Hanging on every word. Well not every word. Words like 'a' and 'the' are boring, but you get the idea!
You make the hiking in Poland sound like Kenthurst!
Chris
Hiya Jashy
Sounds like you're having a great time - even with all the misadventures.
Don't complain about the chicks+clothes thing. What do you expect eh? Just accept and be glad they weren't shoe stores hehehe
Miss ya and luv ya
Your big sis Steph (Who is 21 very soon)
xoxoxo
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