Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Zakopane


Zakopane, is one of my top 3 destinations in the world... I am sure that some of my friends living in Poland will say that it is too touristy... but those tourists are all Polish so for an Aussie pole the place seems genuine...
... Zakopane has that perfect mix of outdoor and indoor culture... Hiking in the Tatras is the most spectacular experience, the tracks can be very challenging but they are also very well maintained, the views are unparalleled and, save Morksie Oko, there is not that many people on the tracks... and get this, it is socially acceptable to be sipping your beer as you hike...
As for the indoor culture, where else in the world will you find a restaurant where the staff:
will force feed you beer (and by that i mean literally holding the pint for you),
they will shout at you if you order coffee as "it is not a coffee shop so your options are beer or tea(with Spirytus 90% alcohol)"
if they see your underwear they will cut it off and hang it off the ceiling
...
and at the end of the night refuse to take money from men...because as they say "baby placa" (sheilas pay)
Now how can you not love this place
:)

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