Retired in Rome Journal: Road to Slovakia lined with new West, old East and a skyline of majestic mountains
I wanted to trek in Slovakia for a few reasons. No. 1, I love the outdoors and my love for Rome hasn’t limited my love to just outdoor statues and piazzas. Two, I have a huge wall in my bedroom that desperately screams for art. I want the best picture I can take of the High Tatras and have my local camera guy blow it up 5 x 7 feet, dwarfing the size of my Caravaggio print and matching of what everyone will assume is the size of my ego. Three, I wanted to get away from Rome’s August heat.
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