First Days in Slovakia

At Central Perk for some nice hot tea with Saška after our arrival at the train station on Wednesday

Visiting the Ski Service shop at Jasna with Táňa Thursday

Jano and Quido in Zavażna Poruba

With the Kozák family in Zavażna Poruba

A walk up the Žiarska Dolina on Friday

With Marian on a snowy day

A beautiful winter walk on Friday

With Susan and Marian, ready to walk up to the ice sculpture festival at Hrebienok on Saturday

Another walk in a winter wonderland!

It looked like we dropped into Narnia! 

The snow and frost was so lovely!

We found a bear!  ;-)

The ice cathedral  

 The sculptures were displayed inside a bubble dome.

Ice cathedral display

There were big crowds of people braving the cold, and these giant fire cauldrons helped warm us up.

We met with Marian's parents and relatives at Hrebienok.

The views on the walk down were gorgeous too!

The winter hikers

Frost-covered bushes and trees

It was a magical day!

Back down to Starý Smokovec, in front of the Grand Hotel

We enjoyed Sunday lunch at Susan and Marian's new house with both sets of their parents - this is Susan's father, Mirko playing the accordion after we ate. 

Susan's parents

Marian and his parents

After-lunch dancing as the accordion played

With our Slovak little sister, Zuzana Marie, in front of the Lutheran church

In front of the Catholic Church with Timo and Zuzka