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Penzion Timea: Our roasted pig
matcrazy1 Says: We ate breakfasts, lunches and diners in our pension - Penzion Timea. Food was served in a dining room which could room half of us at once. Although local, home-made dishes were cheap and simple no-one complained as they were very good. Additionaly we bought beer in a local...
Penzion Timea: Zlaty Bazant beer was the best!
matcrazy1 Says: They didn't serve us beer in Penzion Timea. We bought a lot of beer (for 40 guys :-) ourselves in advance. The following beer ("pivo" in Slovak) brands were available:- Zlaty Bazant (9 or harder 12) - the best Slovak beer in my opinion,- Urpin - a little worse and... more...
matcrazy1 Says: Zuberec is located close to Poland and 13 km east of international highway E-77 = local highway 59 (Krakow, Poland - Banska Bystrica, Slovakia - Budapest, Hungary). I got to Zuberec with my friends by a car. We crossed Polish-Slovak border in Korbielow - Oravska Polhora and...
matcrazy1 Says: We bought some food and beer in small grocery on our itinerary to Zuberec. We were afraid not to find any opened grocery later in Zuberec. And we were right! Notice that they close stores in countryside earlier than in Poland so often it's difficult to find opened grocery...
matcrazy1 Says: I noticed a lot of cut wood stored around local houses in Zuberec. Usually locals buy (or bring from forest) larger wooden logs and cut it in smaller pieces by themselves with an axe and hand saw or more and more often with electric/diesel saw. They used wood for fire on a...
matcrazy1 Says: I didn't notice any natives in local, folklore costumes. Instead, I noticed this guy in local (?) hat over his head. Notice small shells put on the hat. It's typical hat for Polish region of Podhale located across the border, north of the Tatra Mountains.And I noticed some...
matcrazy1 Says: There were quite a lot she-goats bred by locals for milk and then home-made cheese in Zuberec. The goat cheese, I tasted was a little sour - not my favourite. But sheep, home-made, smoked cheese called "syrove korbaciki" was delicious.And we met he-goat (on my picture) who...
matcrazy1 Says: The owner of our Timea Penzion - Tomas - was very, very sympathetic guy, always ready to help. He didn't know English but a little Polish which is similar to Slovak. Additionaly we met some natives in local pub (only one opened in the evening on Saturday) and after maybe 20...
matcrazy1 Says: Slovak beer was delicious and addictive, believe me. Additionaly it was inexpensive, over 30% cheaper than in Poland in 2000. So we started with Zlaty Bazant 12 (Golden Pheasant) we bought in a grocery before. After 5 beers (2.5 l) I had to take longer break. I was lucky to...
matcrazy1 Says: This small pig on my picture tasted delicious. But it gave too little food for forty hungry guys. Notice that when you drink beer you want to eat (the same effect I noticed after... olives). So, we should order at least 2 such small pigs. By the way, you can order small lamb...
matcrazy1 Says: Comfortable walking shoes preferrably water-resistant: like good trainers or better special walking shoes (Danish Ecco are very comfortable and... expensive but worth the cost). Sun-glasses esp. in winter and summer and always a rain coat. Read info on climate in...
matcrazy1 Says: The village of Zuberec is small (pop. approx. 1,700) although more and more touristy as my friends, who were there a few times, noticed. But Zuberec was not crowded, rather empty when I was there. I think that the high season is in winter there when people go there for...
matcrazy1 Says: Zuberec is located 760 m (2493 ft) above sea level in a valley between mountain ranges of:- Skorusinske Vrhy to the west (summit Skorusina 1314 m = 4311 ft) - western part of Tatra mountains - the highest mountains both in Slovakia and in Poland - to the east (summit Salatin...
matcrazy1 Says: We met this goat walking around Zuberec after drinking a few beers. The goat seemed to be very interested about us and satisfied about our visit, more: he even liked fragrance of Zlaty Bazant beer, I suppose. Hmm... one of us wanted... to milk a goat. Luckily he didn't try...
matcrazy1 Says: Walking around Zuberec I found thick cement wall with this - made of ceramic tiles - monumental mosaic which dipicted a woman in folklore costume. I am sure, it was made before 1990 that is before communism collapse, in Soviet communist Czechoslovakia. Such monumental...
matcrazy1 Says: I especially liked amazing roofs of local wooden houses. Look at wooden shingles - thin and flat tiles fixed in rows to make the roof covering. I noticed that their design is different in various areas of Slovakia. Most of houses both old and new ones had pitched or more...
matcrazy1 Says: I noticed that many houses in Zuberec and generally in Slovakia countryside are fenced by wooden, unpainted or painted in dark colors, fences, at least in front. A lot of the fences look very old or maybe are a little neglected. Additionally they usually don't cut grass in...
matcrazy1 Says: Most of wooden houses were destroyed by fire or nature (winds, snow) in Zubercec in the past. Wooden construction materials are more and more expensive nowadays, so most of the houses are built of brick or brick-like materials nowaydays. Hmm... their designs are far from...
matcrazy1 Says: I noticed quite a lot of locals riding a bicycle and not exclusively for recreation. There were not special, designated for bicycles trails but 2 of my friends rode by bicycle up to hot thermal springs in Oravica.Zuberec is good destination for skiing and snowboarding lovers...
matcrazy1 Says: Official page of Zuberec (in English, German, Polish and Slovak): Welcome in ZuberecUnofficial webpage (in Slovak and Polish):Western Tatra mountains Tourist Information Office (TIK = Turisticka Informacna Kancelaria) Zuberec - follow the direction sign as on my picture or...
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This small pig on my picture tasted delicious. But it gave too little food for forty hungry guys. Notice that when you drink beer you want to eat (the same...
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I was in small village of Zuberec not as a tourist but I - together with other 40 males (women, fiences, wives were banned :-) - was invited to celebrate 40th birthday of my friend. Party was great......
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