The Tatra
                  Mountain Range forms a border between Slovakia and Poland  | 
          
          
            This was the view from our
            hotel room in Poprad  | 
            Beginning the day deep underground in a cave
                -Vazecka Jaskyna  | 
          
          
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            Vazec cave is the most visited
                natural landmark of the region. Best known for discoveries of
                bones of a cave bear. 
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            From Deep Underground 
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            Up to the High Tatras 
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            I had never been on a ski
                lift before but it was the fastest way to get to the top               
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                When we got to to the top, they had to stop the lift briefly since 
              I              jumped off on the wrong side, oops 
              Then we walked a ways to the viewing tower
              
                
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            We
                    took the hiking path back down the mountain 
                 
It was only a few kilometers  
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            Back at our hotel a Roma dance
                troupe provided lively evening entertainment 
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