tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34075529705759824082024-03-13T04:04:23.358+01:00through geographer's eyesLet's discover Carpathians...eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-46149063560443703382015-12-09T21:59:00.000+01:002015-12-09T22:08:43.229+01:00Mountain chalets in Slovakia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Simple
mountain chalets are popular type of accomodation in
Slovakian mountains – Low Tatras, Greater Fatra, Little Fatra,
Polana or even the Tatras.</b></span></div>
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of the shelters are newly built in order to host hikers. These are
small solid wooden buildings with well arranged interior - sleeping
place, heater and cooking stuff (pots, cups, etc.). Latrine is a real
luxury there :) However, there are also many chalets which are former
shepherds' huts modified for tourism purposes. Some were solidly
renovated, the others are in poor condition.</span></div>
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of the chalets are <b>free of charge</b>. After spending a night in such a
place we are obliged to leave it in the previous condition. What does
it mean in practice? Clean up after yourself, take your garbage, keep
the latrine clean (if one exists) or chopp the wooace for the
fireple. In fact, it is very important to comply with these rules in
every place ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Most
chalets have access to the fresh <b>water</b> but you should not expected
the tap and sink inside ;) It means that there is a spring near the
cottage. Sometimes the sign shows the way to the spring, however in
most cases we have to rely on a good map with marked waters. Some
shelters are located in a considerable distance from the water (even
several kilometers) or the closest springs are seasonal – be
prepared for that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Planning
accommodation in a particular shelter check if the place is open to
public. A part of the huts is under the supervision of some tourism
organizations which hold the keys to the buildings. You need to<b> get
the key</b> before you set off on the trail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Hiking
with an overnight in mountain huts is a <b>great adventure</b>. Sleeping in
simple conditions (sometimes being squeezed like sardines in a can),
chopping wood, drying wet clothes on the strings
stretched inside, shared cooking and finally a conversation with
casual roommates have <b>unforgetable charm</b> :)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tatra Mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low Tatras</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low Tatras</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low Tatras</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Fatra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low Tatras</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Fatra</td></tr>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-31102159414023568272015-09-25T19:07:00.000+02:002015-09-25T19:45:09.270+02:00Deer rut in Polish mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Events of the last few nights inspired me to write this article. It
turned out that not only I did not sleep at night - somebody else was
awake too. What is more – he was extremly active. Just below our
window a <b>stag</b> was walking and roaring loudly. These sounds were not
addressed to me but to the potential partner which he was looking
for. The roaring did not frightened me because I already had the
opportunity to hear similar sounds during mountain hiking – it is
called the <b>deer rut</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>The
rutting period</b> we name the <b>deers mating season</b> in which the males
(stags) are trying to entice females (hinds). The stags usually
hidden in the forest become noisy and visible. They start calling
hinds with the bass roar which can be heard from a distance of
several kilometers. The more good-looking male the greater chance of
gathering a group of admirers he has.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Often
it comes to a confrontation between two stags. Sometimes they only
compete for voices, but from time to time it happens that the males
decide to <b>fight</b> and attack themselves with <b>antlers</b>. It is a real
treat to observe the fight! Hearing a crack of clashing antlers is
also very exciting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The
mating season is very exhausting for deers. Stags behave as if the
world did not exist, having only one goal - to find a partner. They
forget about eating and lose many kilos during searches and combats.
Unfortunately, deers become easy targets for the <b>poachers</b> at that
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>When
to listen the deer rut?</b> The mating season takes place from
mid-September to mid-October. The deers are most active at night,
from dusk to dawn. Their roar can be heard also during the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Where
to observe the rut?</b> In the <b>Polish Tatras</b> stags often choose the
clearings in Kondratowa and Tomanowa valleys. Roaring deers can also
be heard in many other places. The first rut I had the opportunity to
hear was in the <b>Bieszczady Mountains </b>- I had an impression that deers
roar echoed the entire area. The deer I mentioned at the beginning
approached the window of our house in the <b>Silesian Beskid</b>. As you can
see there is no rule, deers choose wild places in the national parks
as well as those which are close to human settlements.</span></div>
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the end I will tell a story - this situation happened to our friend
from the<b> mountain rescue</b>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">[Phone
ringing at the office of mountain rescue]</span></div>
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Hello?</span></div>
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Good morning. My friend and I have a problem. We are sitting on a
tree and next to us the bear is roaring. What shall we do?</span></div>
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Are you sure that this is a bear?</span></div>
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Yes!</span></div>
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Do you see it?</span></div>
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No, we hear the roars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The
rescuer is looking for recordings of a roaring animal and releases
them to the panicked tourists.</span></div>
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Is that how it roars?</span></div>
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Yes, just like that!</span></div>
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It's not a deer but a bear. Don't worry, come down from the tree and
continue hiking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I
wish you all successful observations :)</span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-109773118661414092015-06-17T22:00:00.000+02:002015-06-17T22:03:24.596+02:00Zakopane sightseeing: Gubalowka – the best view of Tatras<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Gubalowka
- one of the most interesting <b>view points of the Tatras</b>, easily
accessible and therefore, unfortunately, often very crowded. Many
tourists ascend the peak using the funicular and go for souvenir
shopping or to find restaurant to satisfy hunger. However, I would to
write about different Gubalowka - interesting objects in the vicinity
of the summit and what you can see from the top because the panorama
is one of the best views of the Tatras.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">The
Gubalowka mountain ridge is full of housing buildings - this is the
highest </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">settlement </b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">(1122 m a. s. l.) in Poland and it belongs
administratively to </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Zakopane</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">. The largest oject visible from afar is
the </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Radio and TV Tower</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">, nowadays also providing mobile phone coverage and
satellite television. The </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">funicular</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> is the most often visited
attraction. It was built in 1938 and modernized fifteen years ago.
The summit can also be reached by numerous </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">hiking trails</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> leading to
Gubalowka from different directions.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX182KMJSGBECI-vqxX8MUZvwZAzS3N8IaDJlWDRETnU1_4cI1fs2PspaxX8Nivu_Fh6h0rOASZz5z9z3YlQLRmAC_oDYTHNbxT06zotKEt8vapKZWFyi_3dMstzWU3VdM3mXbWxoqeN0/s1600/SLIW4824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX182KMJSGBECI-vqxX8MUZvwZAzS3N8IaDJlWDRETnU1_4cI1fs2PspaxX8Nivu_Fh6h0rOASZz5z9z3YlQLRmAC_oDYTHNbxT06zotKEt8vapKZWFyi_3dMstzWU3VdM3mXbWxoqeN0/s320/SLIW4824.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">You
have to go down a few dozen meters from the upper funicular station
to see the <b>full panorama of the Tatras</b>. The view covers most of the
Tatra Mountains - from the Belianske Tatras to the distant peaks of
the Western Tatras. The most conspicuous is <b>Giewont Mountain</b> with its
silhouette of sleeping knight. You can also recognize almost every
building in Zakopane, the complex of <b>ski jumps</b> and many other
objects. Unfortunately it is impossible to see Rysy (the highest
mountain of Poland) and Gerlach (the highest peak in the Tatras) from
Gubalowka.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">One
of the worth seeing objects is the <b>monument</b> called <i>Polonia Restituta</i>
located near the upper station of the funicular. Two-meter bronze
figure shows the resurgent Poland. On the left hand of the woman
there is sitting an eagle with spread wings ready to fly. The
sculpture was made by Stanislaw Kaniak for world exhibition <i>Art
and technology in contemporary life</i> in Paris in 1937.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Another
interesting object is a <b>metal cross</b> standing near the Radio and TV
Tower. It was commissioned in 1873 by Titus Chałubiński in Kuznice
(local ironworks). The cross was founder's public confession of faith
and it also commemorates his reconciliation with the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Gubalowka
is worth visiting at </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">any time of the year</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> because of the spectacular
views. I recommend to explore the area in the </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">morning hours</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> to do it
in peace and quiet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Author: <a href="http://www.sliwinski-foto.eu/" target="_blank">Andrzej Śliwiński</a></span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-79096407835837621862015-05-30T16:21:00.000+02:002015-05-30T16:26:36.865+02:00Macrophotography: round-leaved sundew<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Photographing
the <b>round-leaved sundew</b> is not a quite easy thing. But don't be
afraid, you do not have to be a professional with years of experience
and very expensive equipment for macrophotography. The difficulties
lie in the fact the majority of people simply do not notice it ;)</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52FdVjKgAniOHozm03YVqnDejXXEM6p5b4s4xOGY7u6tHikNu7ZKNxQxkMA-cuTQg-N1tfu53tcphrUnhkJ-gcZ4sf7P_xYPKZOfLC5GPymakP4bHXo-0FRHyJgxJGGIagggesLEcNZk/s1600/SLIW3059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52FdVjKgAniOHozm03YVqnDejXXEM6p5b4s4xOGY7u6tHikNu7ZKNxQxkMA-cuTQg-N1tfu53tcphrUnhkJ-gcZ4sf7P_xYPKZOfLC5GPymakP4bHXo-0FRHyJgxJGGIagggesLEcNZk/s200/SLIW3059.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">So
firstly, you need to <b>locate the sundew</b> – its tiny leaves are almost
whole green and it is hard to spot them among the bogs. I have spent
more than an hour during a <b>photographic tour</b> on the <b>wetlands</b> before I
found the first specimen and took a photograph of it. I must add that
it wasn't my first search. </span></span>
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for the shooting</b>, should you choose the morning time when the light
is not too sharp and there are still morning <b>dew drops</b> on the hairy
leaves. Under a cloudy sky, you can make use of an artificial light
source - a flash or headlamp. A plain white sheet of paper reflecting
daylight may also be useful. Of course, interesting pictures can also
be taken in the rain - the best is drizzle with tiny water droplets
which gather on the leaves. Almost each leaf contains undigested
remains of <b>insects</b> - sundew is real <b>carnivorous plant</b>! </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You
can tak macro photos by almost any <b>type of camera</b> - from small
compact devices with often very good macro mode to SLR cameras with
special lenses for macrophotography. Most of the following images were taken
with SLR Pentax K-3 with the Soviet lens Helios 58mm type M42
attached to the camera with the appropriate adapters and rings for
macrophotography.</span></span></div>
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to find the sundew?</b> It can be </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">often
found in </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">bogs</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">marshes</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">fens.
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the peat bog near Nowy Targ (<b>Lesser Poland</b>). Sundews grow there next to the observation platform, half a meter from the railings. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If
you want to learn more about macrophotography and see those amazing
plants – you are warmly welcome to our <b><a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/carpathian-outdoor-photography-session" target="_blank">photo-tours and workshops</a>.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Author: <a href="http://www.sliwinski-foto.eu/" target="_blank">Andrzej Śliwiński</a></span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-16735406024281053192015-05-22T10:54:00.001+02:002015-05-30T16:27:33.138+02:00Nature reserve - Bór na Czerwonem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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we have been discovering the charms of <b>picturesque place</b> which is the
<i>Nature Reserve Bór na Czerwonem</i>. It is located in <b>Podhale</b>, <b>Lesser
Poland</b>. The place has the true recreational potential - Nordic
walking and cross country trails are led here, it can also be the
target of a bicycle tour or a stroll. Some come here at odd hours and
roam around <a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/carpathian-outdoor-photography-session" target="_blank"><b>with a camera</b></a> ;) However, the nature reserve is primarily
the place where extremely <b>interesting species of plants</b> are
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nature reserve in 1956. <i>Bór na Czerwonem</i> is <b>peatbog reserve</b>, in which
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typical for the <b>wetlands</b> such as <b>sphagnum moss</b>, Cranberry,
<b>cotton-grass</b>, different types of pine or fascinating <b><a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2015/05/macrophotography-round-leaved-sundew.html" target="_blank">common sundew</a></b>.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another contest is <i>skiring</i> where skiers teaming horses compete. In the second version called <i>ski-skiring</i> one person is riding a horse and a second one - the skier is only trailed. Everything is very spectacular and exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The competition is preluded by </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parada Gazdowska </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can be translated as </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Farmers Parade</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). It is also some kinde of contest but a bit more static ;) Farmers dressed in the regional costumes ride in the decorated sleigh pulled by bedecked horses. During the parade they are scored by the jury. The referees mark horses, harnesses, sleigh and the owners. It is a great chance to see the traditional highlanders outfit and hear the regional music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The competitions are held in Podhale region during the carnival. You can watch them every sunday in a different village: Kościelisko, Poronin, Biały Dunajec, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Ludźmierz and others. The best idea is to ask in the visitors centers in Podhale - they will inform you about the dates of the contests. Some information you can also find on the official website: <a href="http://www.kumoterki/"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">www.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">kumoterki</span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://.pl/">.pl</a> (only in Polish). </span></span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-33959666517675905502015-02-05T14:56:00.000+01:002015-02-05T18:55:54.952+01:00Tatry Ice Master - ice sculpturing championships<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every winter since 2013 a very interesting and spectacular competition takes place in the Tatras - the<b> ice sculpturing championships</b> called the TATRY ICE MASTER. Top artists from several countries of the world come to Slovakia to take part in the contest. During three days they have to complete the tasks - create ice sculptures in <b>3 different categories</b>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything takes place in the <b>beautiful area</b> of the <a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-hikes-in-slovak-tatra-mountains.html" target="_blank">High Tatras</a>. There are <b>splendid waterfalls</b> 20 minutes walk from Hrebienok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Directions:</u></b> Hrebienok, The High Tatras, Slovakia. Take a funicular (or go on foot :) from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok. On the way back you can enjoy 3 km long sledge track :)</span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0062 01 Vysoké Tatry-Starý Smokovec, Słowacja49.1390462 20.22038210000005249.1182692 20.180041600000052 49.159823200000005 20.260722600000051tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-79716734591275474122014-10-28T15:42:00.001+01:002015-11-07T13:12:14.399+01:00Polana Mountains - the geological curio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did you know that <b>the biggest extinct volcano</b> is located in Slovakia? For me it was a great surprise, that there is something so unusual and interesting close to my home. Nowadays the name of this volcano is Polana.</div>
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The Polana Mountains are a <b>geological curiosity</b>. They used to be over 2500 m ASL high stratovolcano which finaly exploded and destroyed thyself. Nowadays we can find there <b>interesting rocks</b> (andesite or tuff - consolidated volcanic ash) and <b>extraordinary rock formations</b>. The mountain range is protected by Polana Protected Landscape Area. </div>
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At the foothills of the Polana lies a town of <b>Detva</b> known for its <b>folklore</b>. Detva is a manufacturing center of famous Slovak music instrument <i>fujara -</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: left;"> </span>shepherd's<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: left;"> </span>overtone<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: left;"> </span>fipple flute. It has really unique shape. You can see it in Detva museum or during one of the <b>folk festivals </b>which are held here. Some of them are even the international events. </div>
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Detva is also known for its carved and painted <b>wooden crosses</b> which are the decoration of tombstones at local cemetery. They also stand as a roadside chapels. </div>
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There is (at least!) one more interesting place situated in the vincinity of the Polana. It is the <b>wooden Protestant church</b> from 1726 located in village Hronsek. Its wooden construction with severe interior can hold up 1100 worshippers. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23.5620002746582px; text-align: left;">The site was enetered onto the <b>UNESCO</b> World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.</span></div>
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I highly recommend this lovely and little known region!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplycarpathians.com/" target="_blank">Farm stay, Slovakia, The Polana Mountains</a>. </td></tr>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-9517648820513689752014-07-15T11:34:00.001+02:002014-07-15T13:29:45.421+02:00Mountain insurance in Poland and Slovakia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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rescue</b></span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.58cm;">
in Poland and Slovakia is provided by </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.58cm;"><b>the
Mountain Rescue Service</b></span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0.58cm;">
organizations:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #252525;">1.
In Poland there are </span><span style="color: #252525;"><b>the
Mountain Volunteer Search and Rescue</b></span> (<i>Górskie
Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe - GOPR</i>)
and the Tatra Mountains Volunteer Search and Rescue (<i>Tatrzańskie
Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe – TOPR</i>).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #ff3333;"><b>EMERGENCY
NUMBER: +48 601 100 300</b></span> </span></span>
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<a href="http://www.gopr.pl/">http://www.gopr.pl/</a>
<a href="http://www.topr.pl/">http://www.topr.pl/</a> </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2.
In Slovakia it is The
<b>Mountain Rescue
Service </b>(<i>Horská
záchranná služba – </i><i>HZS</i>).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #ff3333;"><b>EMERGENCY
NUMBER: 18 300</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Website:
<a href="http://www.hzs.sk/">http://www.hzs.sk/</a> </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Poland:
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don't have to buy any special insurance at the moment.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Slovakia:</b>
You are obliged to buy special mountain insurance policy. Otherwise
you will have to cover the costs of your rescue while accident. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Where
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.
<i>Alpenverein</i>,
<i>Euro26 Sport </i>are
honoured.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2.
Some commercial insurances offer the insurance. You may buy it in the
office, online or via sms.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3.
At the branches of the Mountain Rescue Service. The main office is
located in the center of Stary Smokovec (opening hours from 7 AM).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">4.
Some hotels and Tourist Information Centers provide assistance in
buying the policy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5.
At the ticket offices for example to the Slovak Paradise. It is not
included in the ticket price, you buy it additionally.</span></span></span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-92049322940552342242014-07-04T12:43:00.000+02:002015-06-08T11:17:55.166+02:00The Tatra Mountain Guide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This
time I will write something private. Probably I want to boast a bit
;) So... Finally, after an almost 3-year course, I passed exams and
became the Tatra mountain guide. I am so happy, because now I can
use all the hiking experience and geography knowledge I have, to show
others the small part of the world which are the Tatras. </span>
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<b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Who
is the Tatra mountain guide? </b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">It is a person who loves mountains,
has vast experience and knowledge about the region and is entitled to
lead private and organised tours. There are several levels of
guidance – the first one allowes to lead tours along the marked
trails, the others have permission for the climbing routes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Course.</b>
During the course we learned not only the topography of the Tatras,
but also about the nature, history and etnography of the region and
surrounding area both in Poland and Slovakia. We had lots of
lectures, coach trips, hiking tours, climbing and first aid
trainings. But it was not enough – the most important thing was our
own work. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I
am very lucky because my husband is a guide too (the Tatra mountain guide and UIMLA guide) so we could talk about the mountains for hours
;) He also comes from the highlanders family so I had a chance to
learn about the local culture and traditions from the inside. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Peolple.</b>
During the course I met wonderful people! We all are in different
age, come from different parts of Poland, have different jobs and
hobbys. But the thing that links us together is the passion for
mountains. I am really greateful for the time we spent together. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Future.</b>
Maybe we will go for a trip together? ;)</span></div>
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Don't hesitate to ask any questions about the Tatra Mountains and
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-26388051223268878172014-06-03T08:41:00.000+02:002014-06-03T09:03:27.063+02:00The Black Stork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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black stork is a real treat for the birdwatching lovers. Why? This
bird is one of the rarest representatives of the quite popular in Europe
stork family. Unlike his brother – the <a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2014/04/stork-sign-of-spring.html" target="_blank">white stork</a>, it keeps off
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name comes from the colour of plumage which is mainly </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">black
with a green and violet sheen, except for the white 'bottom'. Legs and
bill has strong red colour. </span></span></div>
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stork inhabits wetlands – it builds nests on strong and big
trees in the vicinity of lakes and swamps. The nest can weight even
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The picture above was taken in the Podhale region, next to our house;) </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Around the Tatras, on both the Polish and Slovak side you can watch these beautiful and rare birds. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-74456393207758683722014-05-08T13:47:00.002+02:002014-05-08T13:49:33.053+02:00Caves in Slovakia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is over a dozen of caves in Slovakia open to visitors. They are placed in different mountain ranges all over Slovakia. Most of them are typical <b>karst caves</b> but there are few quite unusual like <b>aragonite cave</b> or <b>ice caves</b>. We had a great chance to visit some of them. You can read about <b>our impressions </b>below. We also put general information about the cave.</div>
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It is a karst cave located north of the Janska Valley on the southern slopes of the Low Tatras, 15 km from <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">Liptovský Mikuláš</span>. What is really special about this cave is that there is no lights inside - you visit it only with headlamp (which guide gives to you at the entrance). Thanks to that you feel like a real explorer. If all visitors turn off the light for a moment you can experience the true darkness. Other attractions in the cave are tiny creatures that live in the water, small lake or dripstone (but not so spectacular like in other caves). </div>
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<b>Official website:</b> <a href="http://www.stanisovska.sk/m.php?t=1&m=3">http://www.stanisovska.sk/m.php?t=1&m=3</a></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-2003774953281611422014-04-28T11:08:00.001+02:002014-04-28T11:08:30.895+02:00Stork - the sign of spring<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Early morning (6 AM), the end of April. We were coming from sunrise photography session. Suddenly such a view apperad to us:<br />
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After a while we saw a pair:<br />
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Storks are very popular in Poland. They come here after the winter time and leave us in autumn. Sometimes you can observe them walking through fields (like we saw), flying or sitting in the nest. We even have such a belief in Poland that if the first stork you see in the spring time is flying you will be travelling much that year. When you see it in the nest you will rather stay at home. But what if the stork is walking? It foretells lots of hiking or Nordic walking? ;)</div>
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In the Tatra Mountains (next to our home) we can also meet a black stork. It is quite rare and not so social, I mean it leves in a distance from the built environment among trees and bushes. I had a great chance to see it for the first time this year. </div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-43201780702428225432014-04-09T19:51:00.000+02:002014-04-09T19:51:53.994+02:00The Choč Mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Choč Mountains</span> are a
mountain range located in north-central Slovakia, west from the Tatra
Mountains. The highest peak is Veľký Choč (1 611 metres above sea
level). Small mountains but very diversified – you will find here
forests, meadows, rocky summits, karst valleys, waterfalls and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For
those who would like to hike inside the <b>ravines</b>, climb <b>ladders</b>
or <span lang="en">walk through </span><span lang="en"><b>wooden
footbridges</b></span> we recommend <b>Prosiecka Valley</b>. It is a very
picturesque trail, not very difficult and quite popular among
tourists. The place impressed me much :)</span></div>
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way back leads through <b>Kvacanska Valley</b>. It's main attraction is an
<b>old sawmill</b> located in the bottom of the
valley. Visitors can see how the machinery works. It is
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who want to get more tired may ascend the <b>highest peak - Veľký
Choč</b>. It's rocky summit is a great view point for
surrounding mountain ranges - Tatra Mountains, Low Tatras, Fatra
Mountains and others. Another option is climbing <b>Prosečné</b> - it
is a shorter trip, almost all the time you walk in forest. </span></div>
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after a very tiring trip ;) hikers can quench their thirst drinking
healthy water from mineral springs in <b>Lúčky</b> or take a
rest in a <b>hot spring water park in Bešeňová</b>. There is
also a little lake with hot water in <b>Kalameny</b> - it is
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old sawmill in <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Kvacanska Valley</span></td></tr>
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had a great chance to visit the <i>Jozef Maximilian Petzval Museum in
Spisska Bela</i>. Andrzej is a photographer so we were laughing that
it was a <i>must-see</i> for him ;) I also enjoyed it realy much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Jozef
Petzval was a mathematician, physicist and inventor who became famous
for his work in optics. His achievements are used today in
cinematography and astronomy. Among his inventions are the portrait
lens and <span style="font-weight: normal;">wide-angle lens. He also
invented the opera glasses. You can see everything in the museum. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Museum
is located in the center of Spisska Bela in the house of Jozef
Petzval – the place where he was born and lived several years. T</span><span lang="en"><span style="font-weight: normal;">he
number of exhibits gathered there made an impression on us. You will
find there not only the memorabilia of the inventor - the exhibition
includes more than 600 exhibits documenting the history of
photographic equipment. Beside the vast range of cameras and lenses
visitors have also a chance to see how </span></span><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">camera
obscura </span></i></span><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span></span></span><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">darkroom
works or what </span></span></span><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">stereoscopy</span></i></span><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(3D imaging) is. A part of exhibition is devoted to the beginnings of
cinematography. </span></span></span></span>
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more:
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>We highly recommend!</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></b>
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30, 059 01 Spišská Belá </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Phone:
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<br />adults € 1.50 <br />discounted € 1.00 </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">making photos €
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-8454910708752582162014-03-24T10:40:00.000+01:002014-03-24T10:43:22.563+01:00Shepherding in the Tatra and other Polish mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Autumn</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">morning</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
I'm sitting </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
the kitchen and</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">coffee.</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Suddenly
I hear</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">gentle</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
sound becomes</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">clearer</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
look out the</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">window
and see</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
flock</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">of</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">sheep
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">moving
along the</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">road
towards</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
nearby meadows</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Small</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">bells</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">tinkle
hung on the neck</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">of some</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">sheeps.
Ah</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
the owner is </span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">leading
his</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">herd</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
the pasture</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
Grazing season, which traditionally runs from April 23 (St. Wojciech
day) to September 29 (St. Michael the Archangel day) is already
completed - the sheep descended from the Tatra mountain pastures.</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Now
they are driven only on the foothill meadows.</span></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></i></span></span>
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCc5S-R5OJSwXapc3EZ4wOUV06ULK1LEVY57l2dbZuJkkNxrc1FedT8I00BcR1hLW5keSKUolkPy5ciYGxnY6lheiQDnp8QV9xHe8wB1z9jIs0qE3KQToPzEBR-_7FdO5MMyELwNa45I/s1600/kkk+(1)-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCc5S-R5OJSwXapc3EZ4wOUV06ULK1LEVY57l2dbZuJkkNxrc1FedT8I00BcR1hLW5keSKUolkPy5ciYGxnY6lheiQDnp8QV9xHe8wB1z9jIs0qE3KQToPzEBR-_7FdO5MMyELwNa45I/s1600/kkk+(1)-2.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Pastoral</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">customs,
traditions</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
techniques and </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">equipment</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">came</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
Polish mountains</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">from
the south.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
They were </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">strongly</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">influenced
by</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Vlachs</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">nomadic
people</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">coming
from</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
Balkan</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">area</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">who</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in the
early</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Middle
Ages</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">began</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">centuries
long</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pilgrimage</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
to the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">north</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Nomads</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">assimilated</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">with
the inhabitants of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
Carpathian range</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">taught
them</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">new
skills.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Pastoral</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">way of
life</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">came
upon a breeding ground</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-
difficult</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">natural
conditions</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">harsh
climate </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">poor
soil</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">favoured
more </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">animal
husbandry</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">than</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">cereal
farming.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Shepherding
started to develop in the Tatra</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
other</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Polish</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">mountains</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">. </span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"> </span></span>
</div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>What
did </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>the
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>traditional</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>pastoral
season look like</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>?
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Each</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">owner
wanted to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">send</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">his
sheep</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">to the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">mountain</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pasture
for</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">summer.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">It
would entail</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">leaving
the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">household</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">for
several</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">months,
what</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">was
impossible. Therefore</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">function
of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>baca
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">(the
main shepherd)</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">was
established</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">–</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
a </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">man
to whom</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">farmers</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">entrusted</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">their
flocks</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">for</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
summer time gr</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">azing.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>Baca</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">was
choosing some</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">helpers</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
– younger </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherds</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">set
off to the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">mountain</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pastures</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">owned
by</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
village. Walking</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">to the
pastures</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">called</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>redyk</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">could</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">last
even several</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">days,
depending</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">on how
far from the mountains</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">village
was</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">located</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">On a
pasturage</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherds</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">lived</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in a
wooden</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">hut</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">called</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>b</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>acówka</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Apart
from</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">grazing
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">they
were </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">protecting
sheep from</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">predators</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">or
getting lost</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
and </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">manufacturing
products</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">from
sheep's</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">milk.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">The
best known are</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">three
types of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">cheese</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>oscypek</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>bundz</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>bryndza</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Grazing</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">was</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">terminated</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
with </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">autumn</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>redyk</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-
sheep</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">descent</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">from
the mountains.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">It was
a very</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">solemn</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">event</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">accompanied
by</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">singing</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
music.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Then
the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
main </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherd</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">settled
up with sheep owners</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">returned</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">them</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">their
flocks.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Children</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">welcoming</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>redyk</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">were</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">receiving</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">little
pieces of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">cheese</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
shapes of animals</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Many
traditions</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
and </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">superstitions</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">associated
with the pastoral season</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">come
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">from a
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">borderline
between</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">religion
and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pagan
beliefs</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">They
are</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">subject
of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">a
number</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">of
ethnographic research nowadays</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>What
about</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>shepherding</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>in
the Polish mountains today</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><b>?</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">History</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">of
individual</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pastoral</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">areas</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
its influence on</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">contemporary</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">sheep
grazing</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">caused
diversification of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherding</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in
different regions of Poland.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Idyllic
view</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">with
sheep in the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">mountain
pastures</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">is not
as</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">common</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">as it
was in the past. N</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">evertheless</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">we can
still</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">meet</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherds</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">or</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">even</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">visit
the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">ir
huts </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">while
hiking</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">on the
mountain trails</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in
Gorce</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Beskids</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">or
Pieniny</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">In
some areas</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">(eg</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in the
Bieszczady Mountains</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">)
the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">aim
is to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">renew</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
tradition of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">pastoralism</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">In
the Tatra Mountains</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
where </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherding</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">had
been</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">completely</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">liquidated</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">due to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">nature
conservation</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
in </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
70's</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">it was
decided to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">restore</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">grazing</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Decisive</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">influence
had</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">cultural
issues</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">perennial</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">relationship</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
between </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
highlanders</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
Tatras</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
richness of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">traditions
and customs as its effect.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">In
1981,</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherding</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">returned</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in a
form of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">so-called</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>Cultural</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>grazing</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>of
sheep</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>and
cattle</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>in
the Tatra Mountains</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">What</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">does
it mean?</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Under
agreements with</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
Tatra National Park</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">highlanders
can</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">graze</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">sheep</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">on
some</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
of the </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">clearings</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">They
must</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
however, </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">obey</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">several</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">rules
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">including</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">speaking
in a</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">dialect</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
wearing </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
original highlander outfit,</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">whether</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">be
assisted by</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">traditional</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">herding
dogs</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">–
the Polish</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Tatra
sheepdogs</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">The
are many more requirements,</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">but
thanks to</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">them
we can</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"> learn
more about</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">old
customs</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
try</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">products</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">prepared</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">according
to original</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">recipes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Extremely</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">interesting
event</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">is </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">the
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><b>Carpathian</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><b>
Sheep </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i><b>Transhumance</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
organized</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">for
the first time</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">in
2013</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">It is
an international</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">project
aimed at</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">meeting</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">people
involved in</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">shepherding</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">across
the whole</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Carpathian
range</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">linked
together</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">with
an exchange of</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">experiences.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">This
is the traditional</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">wander
of shepherds</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
and flocks </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">through
the mountain area</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">of the
Carpathian</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">countries</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">-</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Romania,
Ukraine</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">Poland</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">,
Slovakia </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
Czech Republic.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">The
trail</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">is</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">about
1,200</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">kilometers
long (</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">10-15
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">kilometers
a day</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">takes
place between May</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">and
September.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">The
wander is</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">accompanied
by various</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en">events.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>Dusk</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>,
the day </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>is
slowly coming to</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
the </i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>end.</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>I
hear</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>the
tinkling sound again</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>...
The</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>sheep</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>
</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>are
coming back to the pen for the night</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="en"><i>. </i></span></span></div>
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Wooden Architecture Route</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">is
a collection of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
most valuable and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
most interesting monuments</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">of
wooden architecture.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Following</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">it</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
you </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">will
see</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
picturesque Catholic and Orthodox </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">churches</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
roadside </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">chapels</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
beautiful villas and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">manor
houses</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
rural </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">cottages</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">with</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">outbuildings,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">interesting</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">open-air
museums</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">many
others.</span></span></span></div>
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Wooden Architecture Route</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">is
a</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">project
designed to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">promote
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">and
thereby</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">save</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">from
oblivion the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">most
valuable wooden objects</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">in
southern Poland. It was</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
i</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">nitially</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
project of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">three
voivodships</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
- </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Silesian</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Subcarpathian
and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Lesser
Poland</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
After several years also Swietokrzyskie Voivodship have joined the
Route.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">There
are</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">several
hundred</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">objects
on the Route that are</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
memorial</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">of
architecture</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
culture and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">art
of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
ancient countryside</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">They
are also valuable because of their small number.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">The
most precious</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">monuments</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">have
been</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">inscribed
on the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">UNESCO
World</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Heritage
List.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">These
include</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">churches</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">in
the villages</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Binarowa</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Debno</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Podhalanskie</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Lipnica</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Murowana</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Sekowa</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Blizne</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Haczow</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Here
are some</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">of
many</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">interesting
sights</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">located
on</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
Wooden Architecture Route</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">:</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-first-panorama-of-tatras-wooden.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>St.Elizabeth’s Church in Trybsz</b></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">
(Lesser Poland) - </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Wooden
church dating back to the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">sixteenth
century</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">built
with</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">log
construction use</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">covered
with shingles</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">The</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">walls
and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">ceiling</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
in the inside </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">of
the church</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">are
decorated with</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">beautiful</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">polychromy</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">from
the seventeenth century</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">depicting</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">biblical
and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Marian
scenes</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
Some scenes are painted against the backdrop of the panoramas of the
Pieniny and the Tatras </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">(probably
the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">first
known representation of those mountains in Poland</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">).</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtXkxfdXBRTXKAckg6KBl4OanHsl-kLaUYFLkZEW893Q5qCMwr5mEUdLUANOgc_0qSO8QXZgYO5lU6JpT9ZfmVPgIaKGq-w3xho6QKoqVj2055pckuJECaa2ldC6W_ynfX7nLbPqE198/s1600/IMG_9339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtXkxfdXBRTXKAckg6KBl4OanHsl-kLaUYFLkZEW893Q5qCMwr5mEUdLUANOgc_0qSO8QXZgYO5lU6JpT9ZfmVPgIaKGq-w3xho6QKoqVj2055pckuJECaa2ldC6W_ynfX7nLbPqE198/s1600/IMG_9339.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>The
Rural Architecture Museum</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>in
Sanok</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">(</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Subcarpathian
Voivodship) </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">It
is the largest</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">,
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">picturesquely
situated</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">ethnographic
museum</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">in
Poland.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Area
of its interest</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">concerns
south-</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">eastern
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Poland</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Historic</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">buildings</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">have
been</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">divided</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">into
several sectors</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">devoted
to</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">distinct</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">cultures</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2013/04/painted-village.html" target="_blank"><span lang="en-US"><b>Zalipie village</b></span></a><span lang="en-US"> (Lesser Poland) - Known
as the Painted Village thanks to floral ornaments decorating walls of
numerous buildings (houses and farm buildings). In Zalipie you may
also visit a museum – The Homestead of Felicja Curyłowa, the most
famous painter from Zalipie.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>Czernikiewicz
family</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>farmstead
in</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>Bodzentyn</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">(</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Swietokrzyskie
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Voivodship)
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">-</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Farmstead</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">is
an excellent</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">example
of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">the
nineteenth-</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">century
architecture</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">of
small</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">agricultural</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">towns</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">It
consists of</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">residential</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">buildings</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">farm
buildings</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">Inside
you can</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">see
the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">traditional</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">items
of everyday use</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>F</b></span><span lang="en-US"><b>olk
art exhibitions at the Regional Chambers in Koniakow</b></span><span lang="en-US">
(Silesia) - Koniakow has a reputation for the production of beautiful
lace ornaments. Lace, paintings and sculpture exhibitions can be seen
in local museums and regional chambers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">The
Wooden Architecture Route</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">is
a</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">road
tourist trail</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">which
means that</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
it </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">links</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
together </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">objects</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">located</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
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a greater distance</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">
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particular voivodships</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">:</span></span></span></div>
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Poland - <a href="http://www.drewniana.malopolska.pl/">http://www.drewniana.malopolska.pl/</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Swietokrzyskie
Voivoiship -
<a href="http://www.drewniane.swietokrzyskie.travel/index.php?action=zabytki">http://www.drewniane.swietokrzyskie.travel/index.php?action=zabytki</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Silesia
- <a href="http://www.slaskie.pl/sad/">http://www.slaskie.pl/sad/</a>
(only in Polish).</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">We can also help you in <a href="http://www.simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/" target="_blank">organizing a trip</a> along the trail. </span></span></span></div>
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eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921529779000043001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407552970575982408.post-80632966286417918562014-03-14T09:52:00.000+01:002014-03-20T22:13:02.749+01:00Day hikes in the Slovak Tatra Mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJl_JCGScViW8N0iX3A7JcCguzD4a_1ocOeCDHdm0ZTBvge8hB7jEUZaYH9jrZhu-iMTIyaaSeLc_NP8jqacEjH8VlPPgHIdVWV-F3PCjMrNYufoyETn48JTH37z94b1WdyuC-cOgt_0/s1600/IMG_9287-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJl_JCGScViW8N0iX3A7JcCguzD4a_1ocOeCDHdm0ZTBvge8hB7jEUZaYH9jrZhu-iMTIyaaSeLc_NP8jqacEjH8VlPPgHIdVWV-F3PCjMrNYufoyETn48JTH37z94b1WdyuC-cOgt_0/s1600/IMG_9287-3.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from <span class="st"> Ľadový štít (available only with a mountain guide)</span></td></tr>
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There
are many options for one-day hiking trips in the Slovak Tatras.
Generally you will not find so difficult trails accessible without a
mountain guide as there are in Poland. But on the other hand some of
the summits are higher than Polish ones. And what is the most
significant – the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia are less
crowded than in Poland.</div>
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<b>Western
Tatras</b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg384ikjEIAhn31VVosft2RHAXfp-BMJn4Mvwsfh58OmSDnBVXabHlWtQ5IHv_EVdK0RlmJiGmFI01yHqU4BoYBJWAKTy9Agdyfj-RkkLVyHQRsXdYDh0mwZ5L8xUk8_vez8Ca-1b8N04w/s1600/IMG_8585-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg384ikjEIAhn31VVosft2RHAXfp-BMJn4Mvwsfh58OmSDnBVXabHlWtQ5IHv_EVdK0RlmJiGmFI01yHqU4BoYBJWAKTy9Agdyfj-RkkLVyHQRsXdYDh0mwZ5L8xUk8_vez8Ca-1b8N04w/s1600/IMG_8585-3.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical valley of the Western Tatra Mountains</td></tr>
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Valleys
in the Slovak Western Tatra Mountains are quite long and not very
steep. They are suitable for people who seek <b>easy trails</b> with
beautiful views. Žiarska dolina, Studená dolina, Bobrovecká dolina
and Tichá dolina have even asphaltic floor what makes them really
easy to reach but on the other hand more tiring for people returning
from longer trips.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-6KAzJfk1yP8vRleHFD59Mnbdc_V0FS2kIXXhhoprVs3d3BMn7hE2ePc3vCS0UnUU8IrDUq2HhgZC0Q3PI6ILO6CO-JBsKz43jtm58FpMRrrEsC28GOWfDunYeyNTcMUYHE5b0rzeUw/s1600/Stitched_001-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-6KAzJfk1yP8vRleHFD59Mnbdc_V0FS2kIXXhhoprVs3d3BMn7hE2ePc3vCS0UnUU8IrDUq2HhgZC0Q3PI6ILO6CO-JBsKz43jtm58FpMRrrEsC28GOWfDunYeyNTcMUYHE5b0rzeUw/s1600/Stitched_001-3.jpg" height="174" width="320" /></a></div>
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Most
of the summits in the Western Tatras which are accessible by the
marked trails are easy to reach. They only <span lang="en-US">require
</span><span lang="en-US"><b>good physical condition</b></span>
because the hikes are quite long. Some <span lang="en"><b>technical
difficulties</b></span> you will find at the main ridge between
<span style="text-decoration: none;">Roháče and Salatín. </span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;">There
are shelters in some valleys – good place to rest and have a meal.
You can also spend there night or two but it is not necessary to
sleep there, even if you want to do hikes in the higher parts of the
mountains. Good starting points for a day hikes are Oravice, Pribilina, Jalovec, Zar and Podbanske. Zuberec is a bit to far from the beginnings of trails - you can sleep there, but than it is better to drive into the valley to start a trip.</span></div>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">High
Tatras</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The High Tatras</td></tr>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hiking
trails in Slovak High Tatras mostly lead through </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>valleys
and passes</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
– some of them are really spectacular like Sedielko, Prielom,
Závory or Poľský hrebeň. There are also few high summits you can
ascend on your own (</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rysy,
Východná Vysoká, Kôprovský štít, Jahňací štít, Slavkovský
štít and Kriváň). All of them are suitable for one-day trips but
require good physical condition. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rest
of the summits is accesible only with a <a href="http://www.simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/one-day-hiking-trips" target="_blank">licensed mountain guide</a> –
the highest Tatra peak Gerlach too. The second highest peak Lomnický
štít is available also with a </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>cable
car</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="result_box"></a><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Shelters
are located in most of the valleys</span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
</span></span></span><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They
are good starting point for day trips.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Belianske
Tatras</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Belianske
Tatras are very beautiful but generally inaccessible. Very fiew
trails lead there and there is only one shelter called Plesnivec.
</span></span></span><span lang="en"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
great attraction is</span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Belianska
Cave</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
- the largest and the only one open to the public cave in the Slovak
Tatras.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Transport</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You
can of course drive between entrances of the valleys by car and leave
it on the parking spots. In the Western Tatras it is the best idea.
But in the High Tatras there is better way – a train which connects
all the beginings of trails. It is cheaper and very convenient.
Remember to buy ticket on the train station. If you sleep in shelters
you can also drive into some valleys by car. </span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Check also:</span></span></b><a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2013/05/one-day-trips-in-polish-tatras.html"><b> </b>One-day hiking trips in the Polish Tatras </a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs1WQ3ZNSp4bODWr_s2URpxnF-ClYwZ3iYtm6HkWLQWbOGx-vW2WakDBRqxjK_WkMpOoaiKT_WTWnPbVqXRbIQbp_jCyroMtovwp-jmphpet_ARr7jM_01uT0HAfOFeE9MZRNqDvdUZU/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs1WQ3ZNSp4bODWr_s2URpxnF-ClYwZ3iYtm6HkWLQWbOGx-vW2WakDBRqxjK_WkMpOoaiKT_WTWnPbVqXRbIQbp_jCyroMtovwp-jmphpet_ARr7jM_01uT0HAfOFeE9MZRNqDvdUZU/s1600/1.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a>I would like to share with you my way of discovering new places. It
matches exploration with a healthy lifestyle and gives lot's of
satisfaction. It is Nordic walking.<br />
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<b>After work...</b><br />
...I just take my walking poles, do a quick warm up and go exploring
fields and forests in the neighbouring area. Podhale (the Tatra
Mountains foothills) is a beautiful region - there are many <a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/vacation-with-nordic-walking" target="_blank">options for a walk</a>, most of them with a beautiful view of the Tatras. Sometimes my
husband takes me for a walk and shows me new trails, then I take there
other people. An hour every day - it is enough to keep fit.<br />
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<b> Few hours - enough to explore the unknown</b></div>
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But there are also many intersting spots to see a bit further - distant
parts of the Podhale region, Orava and Spis. All of them no more than
half an hour by car from Zakopane. I look at the map, think up a
destination, look for some fellows and go. We use field roads, hiking or
cycling trails.</div>
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<b>Mountain tours</b><br />
Finally it is our way of visiting mountain ranges for the first time.
Very often those are not very high mountains in Poland and Slovakia. Why
not traditional hiking? Nordic walking is a kind of variety and
facility. It brings also more benefits for health.<br />
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We take Nordic walking poles whenever we visit another part of the
Carpathians. Nordic walking poles and proper technique - those are the
only things you have to take with you. That is why it is so convinient
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Some people use <a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/vacation-with-nordic-walking" target="_blank">Nordic walking for sightseeing</a>. For example it is a good way of visiting Zakopane.<br />
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Think about it :) You can start Nordic walking in any time of the year, at any part of your life.</div>
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<span class="HOEnZb"></span>Monika</div>
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Nordic Walking Instructor </div>
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<![endif]--><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Sometimes it</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">comes</span> <span class="hps">the
need to</span> <span class="hps">hike in the mountains</span> <span class="hps">we
do not know, to visit a place</span> <span class="hps">largely untravelled... and
then</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">be able</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">to</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">boast about our</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">new
discovery</span>.</span> <span class="hps">That is why</span> <span class="hps">we</span>
<span class="hps">came</span> <span class="hps">up with the idea</span> <span class="hps">to visit</span> the <span class="hps">Orava Magura</span>. <span class="hps">Actually</span> <span class="hps">it was</span> <span class="hps">the
second attempt to</span> <span class="hps">visit these</span> <span class="hps">mountains</span>
<span class="hps">- this time</span> <span class="hps">completely</span> <span class="hps">successful</span> <span class="hps">:)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Orava Magura is a mountain range in northern
central Slovakia in the Orava region. It is a part of the Western Beskids – a
group of mountain ranges in Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The ridges</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">are</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">mild and</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">forested</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">. From time to time
hiking trails cross some clearings. The range is not popular among tourists
mainly because there are not many marked trails and there is only one shelter. But
those who seek for tranquillity will find it exactly here. The Orava Magura is
good for day-trips or hiking with a tent.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsFzJsJaCRukmKDs80xQbzqqMe5YgkWR8KrvDdEBvvDMAh6vYpPw86z_nNax6BKXPavZY8vKx4MzQRyokEXamilUEUtSbMm22CH_t8TbmECXc_J1nh2tnw3dzQWdXr3DMC_WQKOAiR5Y/s1600/IMG_2870-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsFzJsJaCRukmKDs80xQbzqqMe5YgkWR8KrvDdEBvvDMAh6vYpPw86z_nNax6BKXPavZY8vKx4MzQRyokEXamilUEUtSbMm22CH_t8TbmECXc_J1nh2tnw3dzQWdXr3DMC_WQKOAiR5Y/s1600/IMG_2870-3.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The highest peak is Minčol (1394 meters) –
together with Kubínska hoľa (1346 meters) are a central part of the Orava
Magura. On the slopes of Kubínska hoľa you will find the only shelter in the
mountains called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chata Kubínska hoľa</i>.
You can reach Minčol from Dolny Kubin, Zazriva or Oravský Podzámok. The
southern slopes of Minčol and Kubínska hoľa are a ski resort (</span><a href="http://www.kubinska.sk/en"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://www.kubinska.sk/en</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The eastern part of the mountains with Magurka
peak (1107 meters) is quite often visited because of the neighbourhood of the
Orava Reservoir (popular tourist attraction). You can reach Magurka from
Namestovo, Slanicka Osada (Orava Reservoir) and Trstena. From Slanicka Osada
leads </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">a
narrow</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">asphalt</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span>road
- perfect for cycling trips (good fitness required). </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The least popular part of the Magura Orava is
of the northern one with the highest peak - Paráč (1325 meters). It is totally
forested – trees are so precious that on the highest part of the mountain a
natural reserve was created. Starting point for the trips to Paráč is Zazriva.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tourist map - <a href="http://mapy.hiking.sk/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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vrchy, the Choč Mountains, Malá Fatra (Little Fatra.</span></div>
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<![endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hm… I made up a title and right after that
noticed that it is almost impossible to write about all traditional dishes even
only from southern Poland. To face this problem I decided to divide
Polish Carpathians into smaller regions and write about several dishes from each
region. I had a chance to taste all of them :)</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PODHALE, ORAWA,
SPISZ – AROUND THE TATRAS</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Moskol</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is a potato pancake made on a griddle. It is
around 1 cm thick, made of mashed potatoes, flower and water. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Moskols</i> are served warm and with butter
(even garlick butter!), sometimes also with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bryndza</i>
and bacon. It used to be a very popular dish in Podhale region thanks to its
simplicity and </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">availability of cheap ingredients from</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">which it is made of. Nowadays it is not so
popular because in many houses are modern kitchens without the traditional
griddle. But you can taste it in Zakopane and around in some guesthouses or
restaurants e.g. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kraczma Sabala</i> in
Zakopane. </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Oscypek </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Oscypek</span></i></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> is a</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">sheep's milk</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> yellow </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">cheese made</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">in Podhale</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">. It is firm, smoked
and salty. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oscypek</i> is also known as a
shepherds cheese. You can buy it in many places in Zakopane and surroundings,
in shops, on stands along the road. It is so popular that you will also find it
in shops all over the country but the best is from its land of origin. Hiking
in the Tatra, Pieniny and other Carpathian mountains in Poland you have a
chance to visit traditional shepherds huts where the cheese is produced. I like to eat it warmed up (grilled) and with cranberry jam.
Maybe it is not traditional way of eating but tasty ;)</span></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Ice cream from Nowy Targ</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Mhhmm…jummy. This is ice cream for patient
people – sometimes the queue in front of the ice cream parlor is so long… but
it is worth waiting. The ice cream has homemade taste and shape and is being
sold by weight. You can buy it on a market square in Nowy Targ or on Krupowki
street in Zakopane. The name of the shop is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Zarneccy</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Bryndza</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It is the traditional white cheese made
from mainly sheep’s but also cow’s milk. It is made in Podhale region and
Beskid Mountains. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bryndza</i> has </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">salty</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, slightly </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">sour</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">and</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">spicy</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">taste. It is perfect
together with bread or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">moskols</i> but
often it is used as an ingredient for preparing other dishes. In order to
produce</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bryndza</i></span> you <span class="hps">need to pass through</span> <span class="hps">10</span> <span class="hps">stages of production.</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Bread backed on cabbage leaf</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Delicious! Especially when it is fresh, eaten with
butter ;) It is springy, with crispy crust and it has gentle</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">flavor of</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">cabbage. It is an
traditional dish from Orava (close to Babia Gora mountain). </span></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">WESTERN BESKIDY </span></u></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Sliwowica Lacka</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It is the traditional drink from Lacko
with alcohol content more than 70%. “Sliwowica” means that it is made of plums.
Lacko is famous for arboriculture. </span></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Kolocz from Cieszyn area</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Delicious cake – I use to buy it whenever
I am visiting the Silesian Beskids. </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Bottom</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">and top</span> of <span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kołocz</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><span class="hps">is</span> a <span class="hps">baked</span> <span class="hps">yeast dough.</span> <span class="hps">Inside
there is a</span> <span class="hps">poppy seed</span>, <span class="hps">cheese or
apple</span> <span class="hps">filling</span>. <span class="hps">Top of</span> <span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kołocz</i></span> is <span class="hps">adorned with</span> <span class="hps">crumble</span> <span class="hps">sometimes</span>
<span class="hps">sprinkled with</span> <span class="hps">powdered sugar.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps"> </span> </span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">BIESZCZADY and BESKID NISKI</span></u></b></span></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Proziaki</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">These are</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">pancakes</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">made on a griddle.</span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">They consist of</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">wheat flour</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">wheat-</span>rye flour, eggs, <span class="hps">sour cream,</span> <span class="hps">water, salt, sugar</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">1</span> <span class="hps">teaspoon of</span>
<span class="hps">baking soda.</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Proziaki</i>
are very typical for Subcarpathian region (south-eastern Poland). They taste</span>
<span class="hps">delicious</span> <span class="hps">with fresh</span> <span class="hps">butter,</span> <span class="hps">cool</span> <span class="hps">milk or</span>
<span class="hps">sweet cream</span>. </div>
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<span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">TO BE CONTINUED…</span></b></span><span class="shorttext"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the
villages around the Tatra Mountains, mainly in the Orava region, we can meet
narrow wooden towers – those are the bell towers protecting from the
thunderstorms. </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It was believed</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">that when the</span> <span class="hps">storm</span> <span class="hps">was
approaching the village</span> <span class="hps">someone</span> <span class="hps">had
to</span> <span class="hps">run up</span> <span class="hps">to the bell tower</span>
<span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">ring</span> <span class="hps">the bell</span>.
<span class="hps">The sound</span> <span class="hps">of the bell</span> <span class="hps">had the power to</span> <span class="hps">scare away</span> <span class="hps">the demons</span> <span class="hps">of the storm. </span></span></div>
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Singing Christmas carols is a very popular tradition in Poland. There are many countrywide known carols that probably everyone can sing. But each region is also rich in its own songs. </div>
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During <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">'Carols</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">Pastorales</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Christmas Songs Festival' (</span></span><span class="yt-ui-ellipsis-wrapper" data-original-html="29.12.2012r., w Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Fatimskiej w Zakopanem, w ramach „IV Festiwalu Kolęd, Pastorałek i Pieśni Bożonarodzeniowych" odbył się wyjątkowy koncert kolędowy Hanki Rybki z Zespołem. ...
">PL: 'Festiwal Kolęd, Pastorałek i Pieśni Bożonarodzeniowych') wich takes place each year in Zakopane we can hear carols performed by local artists. This is a great chance to listen to traditional carols from different regions. The Festival starts in Christmas and lasts till February.</span></div>
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Concerts list for season 2013/2014 you will find <a href="http://www.zakopane.eu/index.php?option=18&action=articles_show&art_id=2504" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span class="yt-ui-ellipsis-wrapper" data-original-html="29.12.2012r., w Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Fatimskiej w Zakopanem, w ramach „IV Festiwalu Kolęd, Pastorałek i Pieśni Bożonarodzeniowych" odbył się wyjątkowy koncert kolędowy Hanki Rybki z Zespołem. ...
">I went to the concert of Hanka Rybka (</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">vocalist</span> <span class="hps">coming from the</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">the Podhale region</span></span><span class="yt-ui-ellipsis-wrapper" data-original-html="29.12.2012r., w Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Fatimskiej w Zakopanem, w ramach „IV Festiwalu Kolęd, Pastorałek i Pieśni Bożonarodzeniowych" odbył się wyjątkowy koncert kolędowy Hanki Rybki z Zespołem. ...
"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">, graduated from the Academy</span> <span class="hps">of Music in Katowice, performing folk music in modern jazz arrangement) and her music band. They played local highlanders traditional carols and pastorales and popular Polish carols (some were in their own arrangements). In the second part of the concert the vocalist invited group of children - her pupils. This little choir performed few carols - some children had really beautiful voices!</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="yt-ui-ellipsis-wrapper" data-original-html="29.12.2012r., w Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Fatimskiej w Zakopanem, w ramach „IV Festiwalu Kolęd, Pastorałek i Pieśni Bożonarodzeniowych" odbył się wyjątkowy koncert kolędowy Hanki Rybki z Zespołem. ...
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2S-ruAEtg" target="_blank"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - Gwiozdkowo Opowiostka - Dziecina mała">Hanka Rybka - Gwiozdkowo Opowiostka - Dziecina mała </span></a></div>
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<span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - Gwiozdkowo Opowiostka - Zyń łowiycki, zyń"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkpDrV9ZfmE" target="_blank">Hanka Rybka - Gwiozdkowo Opowiostka - Zyń łowiycki, zyń</a></span></div>
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<span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - kolęda Skocwa do Betlejem"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk57cSFHI3I" target="_blank">Hanka Rybka - kolęda Skocwa do Betlejem</a> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2XqIHhG5pQ" target="_blank"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - Mizerna Cicha - Archikatedra w Katowicach - 21.01.2012r.">Hanka Rybka - Mizerna Cicha</span></a></div>
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<span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - Mizerna Cicha - Archikatedra w Katowicach - 21.01.2012r.">Other songs by Hanka Rybka:</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJWBnBRZEY" target="_blank"><span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Hanka Rybka - Oj lulaj, lulaj...">Hanka Rybka - Oj lulaj, lulaj... </span></a></div>
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<span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="The Bennie Maupin Quartet and Hanka Rybka"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf9jzHG87ko" target="_blank">The Bennie Maupin Quartet and Hanka Rybka</a> </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDS_RgB7qsVtsgU37yKcBhDr-wgIdQy8yB7bmPvgi_TFWdKTvD1w9QL3QE8Zcw8B2mDvvgf0CbS1Dmh4hJe_bV9zr_g772clgTWX2K8vUGwaPT5-6oURTkyGlpuGfzrMOgz46zDlHSBc/s1600/IMG_1017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDS_RgB7qsVtsgU37yKcBhDr-wgIdQy8yB7bmPvgi_TFWdKTvD1w9QL3QE8Zcw8B2mDvvgf0CbS1Dmh4hJe_bV9zr_g772clgTWX2K8vUGwaPT5-6oURTkyGlpuGfzrMOgz46zDlHSBc/s640/IMG_1017.jpg" height="425" width="640" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span>Bieszczady is a mountain range in the Polish-Slovak-Ukrainian borderland. The most
characteristic element of the region’s landscape are mountain pastures – vast
grassy areas above the upper tree line which change their colour depending on
the season: from white in winter to green in spring and summer and to red and
orange in autumn. The pace of life in the villages in Bieszczady is different –
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several</span></span><span class="hps"> <span class="hps">years of absence,</span> we <span class="hps">were going to</span> <span class="hps">the Bieszczady Mountains</span> <span class="hps">being</span> <span class="hps">slightly</span> <span class="hps">skeptical. </span>D<span class="hps">uring</span>
<span class="hps">previous visits</span> <span class="hps">we saw how</span> <span class="hps">mountains</span> <span class="hps">formerly</span> <span class="hps">considered</span>
<span class="hps">to be one</span> <span class="hps">of the wildest</span> <span class="hps">in Poland</span>, <span class="hps">became a</span> <span class="hps">popular
tourist destination</span>. <span class="hps">But it turned out</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">we had to</span> <span class="hps">explore</span>
<span class="hps">the Bieszczady Mountains</span> <span class="hps">again and</span>
<span class="hps">they</span> <span class="hps">surprised us</span>;) <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Coming</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">from Cracow</span> <span class="hps">we slowed down entering</span> <span class="hps">the snow-covered</span> <span class="hps">road in the first village in Bieszczady.</span> <span class="hps">White</span>
<span class="hps">road</span> <span class="hps">accompanied us</span> <span class="hps">for the rest of</span> <span class="hps">our trip.</span> <span class="hps">The traffic</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">small</span>
<span class="hps">here and we felt</span> <span class="hps">as though we</span> <span class="hps">were in</span> <span class="hps">another world.</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Eastern
part of the</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">Polish</span> <span class="hps">Bieszczady Mountains</span> (<span class="hps">with the</span> <span class="hps">Bieszczady National Park)</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">the most visited part</span>. <span class="hps">I remember pictures</span> <span class="hps">my grandmother</span> <span class="hps">showed</span> <span class="hps">me</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">tourists</span> <span class="hps">with a huge</span> <span class="hps">backpack</span>
<span class="hps">during</span> <span class="hps">multi-day</span> <span class="hps">hikes
wandering</span> <span class="hps">across mountain meadows</span>. N<span class="hps">owadays, you can meet</span> lots of <span class="hps">day-trips enthusiasts
on</span> <span class="hps">the trail</span>. <span class="hps">Most</span> <span class="hps">often they ascend Tarnica</span> <span class="hps">(the highest peak</span>
<span class="hps">of Bieszczady</span>), <span class="hps">Mala Rawka</span> <span class="hps">and Wielka</span> <span class="hps">Rawka</span> <span class="hps">or</span>
<span class="hps">Połonina</span> <span class="hps">Caryńska</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Wetlińska</span>. <span class="hps">Popularity</span>
<span class="hps">of the region</span> <span class="hps">has grown</span> thanks to<span class="hps"> the increase of</span> <span class="hps">its accessibility</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">improvement</span> <span class="hps">and</span>
<span class="hps">construction</span> <span class="hps">of new roads</span> <span class="hps">and the development of</span> <span class="hps">public transport.</span>
<span class="hps">Nevertheless</span> <span class="hps">being</span> <span class="hps">in the Bieszczady Mountains</span>, you can still <span class="hps">find
yourself</span> <span class="hps">"at the end</span> <span class="hps">of the
world"</span> <span class="hps">...</span> <span class="hps">simply choose</span>
<span class="hps">the appropriate</span> <span class="hps">time and place</span>.</span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">After
the summer season</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">Bieszczady</span> <span class="hps">become empty</span> <span class="hps">and life</span> <span class="hps">comes back</span> <span class="hps">to</span>
<span class="hps">its normal</span> <span class="hps">slow</span> <span class="hps">rhythm.</span>
<span class="hps">Hiking trails</span> <span class="hps">are</span> <span class="hps">traversed</span> <span class="hps">only</span> <span class="hps">by
tranquility</span> <span class="hps">lovers who come here to</span> <span class="hps">contemplate nature… and life too</span>. <span class="hps">Shelters</span>
<span class="hps">become</span> <span class="hps">a meeting place</span> <span class="hps">of people</span> <span class="hps">who share a</span> <span class="hps">true
love</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">the mountains.</span> <span class="hps">But the one who is</span> <span class="hps">looking also for a</span> <span class="hps">peaceful</span> <span class="hps">summer</span> in Bieszczady <span class="hps">shall visit</span> <span class="hps">the western part of</span> <span class="hps">the mountains</span>. S<span class="hps">lightly lower</span> but e<span class="hps">qually</span> <span class="hps">beautiful mountains</span> <span class="hps">do not attract</span> <span class="hps">so many</span> <span class="hps">tourists.</span>
<span class="hps">One</span> <span class="hps">can safely say</span> <span class="hps">that still this is</span> <span class="hps">wild land. </span></span></div>
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is also a way of life. Many people found here a place where their dreams come
truth – they run atmospheric <a href="http://geographers-eye.blogspot.com/2013/09/farm-stay-in-poland.html" target="_blank">farm stays</a> and restaurants, art studios, workshop
houses, mountain shelters, horse farms, natural food farms and stores. In these
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places we found by chance. After a few words of welcome we were invited into
the house and treated with herbal tea and delicious sloe liqueur. Our hosts are
experts in herbal medicine and natural products. They also run various types of
workshops to pass on their knowledge and skills to the others. Adults will
learn here the ins and outs of baking leavened (sourdough) bread or making liqueurs.
Children can try to bake bread rolls or make fancy bracelets. Everything is
accompanied by the atmosphere of hospitality and family warmth.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/in-the-rhythm-of-nature" target="_blank">Traditional Lemko wooden cottage</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Visiting
the Bieszczady you can stay in the mountain refuge – it is a great option for socializing
people, who want to make new acquaintances. Second option is <a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/in-the-rhythm-of-nature" target="_blank">accomodation in an antique cottage</a>. Wooden cottages have been restored and furnished anew by
the owners, who gave them a unique atmosphere. This atmosphere is also created
by the people themselves with their activities, passions, stories ... Interesting
may also be stay in a horse farm or night in the barn. During your stay you can
also sleep in regular guest rooms, cabins or guest houses. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was hard to leave the Bieszczady Mountains - say goodbye to interesting people we met, leave the place where time slowed down. For sure we will visit Bieszczady again soon :)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Useful tips:</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- trails are easy and medium-hard<br />- mountains are generally available during whole year (in winter in some places the avalanche risk may be a problem)<br />-
you shouldn't make light of the weather conditions - snow, strong wind,
freezing cold, rain, storms may surprise you even in those not very high
mountains<br />- you can buy maps in local shops, tourist information points, shelters
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simplycarpathians.com/index.php/en/in-the-rhythm-of-nature" target="_blank">Wooden Boyko cottage</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tarditional wood coal 'factory'</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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