The High Tatras are a small mountain range by comparison, so crossing them in their entirety from North to South or vice versa is, logistically and in terms of personal endurance, really straightforward.
As the mountain range (Polish: Tatry Wysokie, Slovak: Vysoké Tatry) separates Poland and Slovakia, you’ll also enter the frontier area between these countries at one of the mountain saddles such as Poľský hrebeň, or on peaks such … read more
1. Introduction
2. Cities and places
2.1. Kraków (Krakau)
2.2.Warszawa (Warschau)
2.3.Poznań (Posen)
3. Genealogy
4. Epilogue
My mother’s parents are from small towns near Wrocław, a city in Lower Silesia that belongs to Poland since 1945.
My grandparents met in the mid-1930s as my grandfather was working as a butcher in and around Breslau (what was the German name of Wrocław, German … read more
Hiking and climbing tour from Kuźnice (1011 meters) to Kościelec (Slovak: Koščielec, 2155 meters) via Schronisko Murowaniec (1500 meters).
Kościelec, sometimes referred to as the “Polish Matterhorn”, is a conspiciuous peak in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range.
Note: every height stated is AMSL, i.e. Above Mean Sea Level.
