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| Market at Štrbské Pleso |
Štrbské Pleso lies on the southern shore of Lake Štrbské, at an altitude of 1,346m. At Easter time, this resort was packed with families, mostly in their ski wear. At the small market just below the ski slopes, merchants were selling soft toys, slippers and other tourist tack made from sheep skin. Disappointingly, mostly all the stalls obtained their goods from the same warehouse. At the medovina stall, there was no marked price, suggesting that the prices may fluctuate to suit the audience. These kind of tourist stalls seem such a distraction from the true pleasures of a mountain resort.
From the veranda of our first room, we could see the beautiful glacial Lake Pleso. Later, we were moved to a quieter part of the hotel complex, and from the turret, reached by a spiral staircase from the main bedroom, we had a pleasant view of the High Tatras and the hotel.
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| View of the frozen Štrbské Pleso, from the veranda of our first room |
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| The Grand Hotel Kempinski, seen from the turret of our second room |
