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Poland 2006: The Snow of the East

GIgianni ·24 photographs ·28 Dec 2005 – 3 Jan 2006 ·7 days

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Where

Zakopane

When

28 Dec 2005 – 3 Jan 2006
7 days · trip of 2005

Who

Gianni Govoni · @gianni · Vallecrosia (IM)

How

Travel diary

The story

Discovering the Tatra mountains.

The journey's photographs

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Towards the off-piste adventure on a horse-drawn sled.

The landscape of the Tatra mountains.

Landscape of the Tatra mountains.

Zakopane district.

The adventure begins.

Rest for the horses.

The excursion continues.

...continues further.

Our driver: he's in the Guinness World Records for endurance.

One of the many tracks.

The snow is not lacking...

Anna Karenina - Russian champagne: who knows what Tolstoy would think of it???...

Around Zakopane: the rock salt mine at Wieliczka, near Krakow

The centre of Krakow under the snow.

Krakow again.

The cathedral: entrance only for those who pray.

Preparations for the concert in the square on New Year's Eve.

Local folklore.

The constant presence of wood.

Necessity, imagination and art in the wood culture.

The everyday market.

Sale of shepherd dog puppies.

Food suited to the climate.

It's not that cold at minus 15...

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