Author: awaywiththebirds
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Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 16: Crossing the border to Slovakia In response to your questions, we are walking between 7-10 kms per day…it doesn’t sound far but it’s mountain climbing, so many ups and downs, and not many flat sections! So this was today’s walk..”Ahoy” is hello in Slovak…. We drove to Szczawnica ( a completely unpronounceable name),and…
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Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 15: Tatra National Park The walk is incredibly well organised. Each morning we get a brief about the walk, the short and long options, and we can collect our lunch, water, trail mix, lollies, cakes and fruit…so we are not starving! and we have an app on our phones with all the trails marked…
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Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 14: the walk starts We are somewhere in the south of Poland and today we did the Shepherds walk up a very steep climb, across the grasses through villages. Got our first peek at the Tatras mountains. tell you more tomorrow!
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Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 13: Krakow Started the day with a walk to the Vistula River. It’s the longest river in Poland and runs right through the city, passing landmarks like Wawel Castle and the historic Old Town area. Then it was time for our usual coffee…Deena did a search for the best coffee shops in Krakow, while…
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Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 12: Toulouse to Krakow The balloons were up and around to farewell us. We left Castelnaud La Chapelle at 7.30 am to drive to Toulouse Airport for our trip to Krakow. It’s a 2 hr 15 minute drive which gave us plenty of time….however, we didn’t account for road blockages – BARREE. Yicks! Somehow…
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Comment allez-vous ? and Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 11: Domme We walked down the hill to the village for our usual coffee and brioche. Along the way we found the walnut museum. The big boulders on the road are meant to represent walnuts and I’m standing in front of the museum’s walnut grove.. Ok… now tell me what is the fatal flaw…
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Comment allez-vous ? and Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 10: Lascaux Caves Took an early morning walk to the castle, which is right at the top of the hill. The walk from our house landed me at the base of the castle, so didn’t have too many steep bits to do. Someone (not a human) was very pleased to see me. The view…
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Comment allez-vous ? and Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 9: Around Castelnaud La Chapelle Today we ventured to Cénac‑et‑Saint‑Julien which is described as a rural commune with dispersed housing, meaning it has a relaxed, village feel rather than a dense town centre. It has a population of around 1200 and comprises a main village street with small shops, bakery, pharmacy and cafés.It’s not a…
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Comment allez-vous ? and Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 8: Still around Castelnaud La Chapelle After last night’s huge and rich dinner, we decided a walk to the village and back (with the compulsory cup of coffee in between) was a necessary excursion. You can see our house sitting on the top of the ridge. Then we drove to Les Eyzies which claims…
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Comment allez-vous ? and Jak się masz dzisiaj?
June 7, 2026: Around Castelnaud La Chappelle Today is Izzy’s 30th birthday so we started the day with a trip to the patisserie to pick up her special cake. That required us to have a coffee with the castle behind us high up on the hill. interestingly there was a vending machine where you could…