Tuesday 30th May. 68 miles
Raining today and cold, probably a good thing because it was 7 miles up to the Slovakian border. The route says it is not suitable for lorries, excellent quiet,beautiful,misty and atmospheric, also very steep. Lots of bird sound, cocks crowing cookoos hooting. Then after the top it was a long gentle downhill through different kinds of forest.
This part of Slovakia looks a bit poorer than Chezia. The towns have little old shops selling all sorts. Still found a trendy cafe in Trencin the waitress was wearing very very tight trousers! I have found the old Eastern European megaphone land. Cycling through a very small rural village suddenly music sounded and then a voice started talking and on she went. Later in another village they were playing Eurovision style music.
So I am now following the Vah river south, through the large valley floor supports the river, a motorway the old road I am following and a local railway . So what with the rain, a Tesco distribution center and castles built into the rock face, I have not seen much of the river.
Have reached Piestany a spa resort . The valley is noted for its thermal springs. A bit of a culture shock reaching the town, loads of hotels, a bit like Staphpeffer on a grand scale.
Tonight as I was soaked was the night for a hotel, so have found an old fashioned one for 29 euros. I could have stayed in the grand thermal hotel for £245. My hotel offered a 3 course meal of the day for 8 euros only trouble was I arrived at 07.03 and they stopped serving at 7.00.
Chicken and chips in the slav restaurant taurant next door.
This part of Slovakia looks a bit poorer than Chezia. The towns have little old shops selling all sorts. Still found a trendy cafe in Trencin the waitress was wearing very very tight trousers! I have found the old Eastern European megaphone land. Cycling through a very small rural village suddenly music sounded and then a voice started talking and on she went. Later in another village they were playing Eurovision style music.
So I am now following the Vah river south, through the large valley floor supports the river, a motorway the old road I am following and a local railway . So what with the rain, a Tesco distribution center and castles built into the rock face, I have not seen much of the river.
Have reached Piestany a spa resort . The valley is noted for its thermal springs. A bit of a culture shock reaching the town, loads of hotels, a bit like Staphpeffer on a grand scale.
Tonight as I was soaked was the night for a hotel, so have found an old fashioned one for 29 euros. I could have stayed in the grand thermal hotel for £245. My hotel offered a 3 course meal of the day for 8 euros only trouble was I arrived at 07.03 and they stopped serving at 7.00.
Chicken and chips in the slav restaurant taurant next door.
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