Beneath the Mountains

[Warning: There are very few pictures to accompany this post. That is because Lisa was off teaching in a town called Snina and is the keeper of the camera—seeing as it is her camera. I apologize in advance.]

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Aerial view of Spišská Belá next to the Tatras.

We left Levoča and I made my way to a place called Spišská Belá for a week of solo teaching. Spišská Belá is a cute town that is situated along a main road that leads into the High Tatras mountains. Consequently, from the town, one can catch a breathtaking view of the mountains on a clear day. Fortunately for me, Spring decided that this was the week that it would awaken—ending this year’s brutally long Winter for good—and I was able to see the mountains most days during my stay. The walk to school was about 10 minutes long every morning, but it was one of my favorite parts of the day; once I got past the gas station, the landscape opened up invitingly and the mountains became available to any desiring onlookers.

Quite stunning.

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