Holy Cross or Holy Cross, and will not be a note about how will the crosses on the popular T-shirt, but with a small expedition to one of Europe's hot najstarzych ie the Holy Cross Mountains.
They are not popular because the highest peak is only 612 m and is a Łysica, the second of the Holy Cross is just 595m. As its name suggests, in a monastery on top of mountains there are relics of the Holy Cross. It is also one of the few most 'energetic' places on Earth. Personally, I treat it with tongue in cheek, but it is a special place for me. Once in a while, and especially in the important moments of my life I like to go there.
Hike begins in New Słupia, where stands the statue of Emeric. The legend says a knight who abandoned soldier's craft, came to New Slup. Here, boasted of his great devotion and pilgrimage. His last pilgrimage was to be a monastery, where will want to get to the knees. When he was at the edge of a forest monastery bells rang out. Pilgrim said, the bells began to bic same on his part, and this time turned into stone. In this way punished for his pride has penance to this day. What year is moving in the direction of the monastery on a tiny grain of sand, and when it reaches the top, all sins will be forgiven him, and the world would end.
jacket - Cropp / blouse, pants, bags - H & M / McArthur's shoes
Gołoborze the rubble rock nieporośnięte forest, usually built of hard rocks. Świętokrzyskie gołoborza resulted from weathering during the Quaternary. The main factor in their formation processes were ice, or freezing and thawing of the ground, freezing water in the crevices. (Wikipedia). Legend says that
Bald The mountain was once a place covens of witches. Since the monastery with relics of the Holy Cross Wood was for them not very nice neighborhood, have asked a number of devils that you destroyed the monastic buildings. Devils, as the devils, not przykładały to work: once in the Tatras have chosen to bring a huge rock and throwing it into a monastery, to destroy it. The rock was too large and therefore bore it slowly, he suddenly saw a great brightness and they heard the bells of the churches on earth. It was a shepherdess, and the devils have thought that this day, that day can not fly, scared upuściły rock. A giant boulder fell on Mount Klonówce and from then on Klonówce rocks are called the Devil Stone. With regret, mourning announced in hell, and Satan's tears falling to the ground hardened and turned into boulders. And so the devil was gołoborze tears.
weather unfortunately was not good. Clouds spoiled the view.
At the top there is a Broadcasting - Television Broadcasting Centre Holy Cross at the level of 157 m.
And at the end of the bonus in the form of photos from August 2008. The weather was much better. Well, I'm the dark haired.
