During my visit to Krakow in Poland at the beginning of April, I had a day trip tour to the town of Zakopane. Zakopane is an entrance to the Tatra national park and landscape, known for its mountains and outdoor activities, such as skiing and snowboarding. I was lucky to have seen the snow on the mountain and in the town during my visit as it had snowed after a spell of nice weather in the weeks before. The town is a tourist destination with thermal spas nearby, a shopping street with wooden buildings (and a large tourist area) and a funicular railway to the top of the mountain for views and more shops.
I started by first getting the cable car to the top of the mountain.
There are bars and restaurants here as well as little shops / kiosks behind. It was very busy at the top. The views over the mountains were lovely.
I had a mulled wine.
The spiral potatoes (tornado potatoes) were also for sale up here, and I tried one. You can get different seasoning on them, and they were good and tasted like crisps/potato chips. They are deep fried.
The cable cars were packed.
Afterwards, I spent some time in the bottom of the town of Zakopane (at the bottom of the hill). As it was the Saturday before Easter, the churches were busy with people doing their traditional customs of having their food blessed.
The town itself is an attractive one, although it is extremely touristy. There is a little river or stream that runs through it with bridges and shops up to the sides.
There are a lot of horse carriages as well, offering rides to tourists.
There are all sorts of items for sale, and the prices were reasonable. Below, the fried cheese was for sale as well as sausage.
The snow was only at this area in Poland, so there wasn't any on the way back to Krakow.
I enjoyed the town but wish that I had had more time at Zakopane.
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