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Caption: Tatra National Park Zakopane, Poland
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Caption: We woke up early. The mountains were calling.
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Caption: To get to our trail we walked past dozens of traditional, beautiful, rustic góralskie homes.
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Caption: We decided to climb up Giewont - the iconic peak that casts its shadow over Zakopane. Legend has it that the mountain is a sleeping knight that will arise when Poland is in dire need (can you see his profile?). The tallest peak is 1895 meters.
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Caption: This is when we thought we were nearly there. We were very, very wrong...
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Caption: Many hardships still awaited us.
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Caption: Our goal was to reach the steel cross at the mountain's summit. The cross was erected in 1900 and is the sight of many pilgrimages - and lightning strikes!
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Caption: The views were well worth the painful three hour hike. A must see during visits to Poland!
