If we go back a couple posts, you will remember me mentioning Slovakia's geography. The country is around 75% mountainous. This is a much higher percentage compared to the United States, which is only 25% mountainous (Connecticut is 0%). Mountains greatly impact the Slovak population's way of life: their traditions, outfits and even the food they eat.
Though lots of countries are mountainous, few are quite as mountainous as Slovakia. Neighboring countries, like Hungary and the Czech Republic are much flatter. If you remember, we talked about the cool caves resulting from the mountainous terrain last week. Slovakia also has lots of hot springs, over 1,700 in total. It gets dark very early in the winter, around 4:00pm, so spas around the country are popular destinations for locals to gather. Around 25 Slovak cities are dedicated "spa towns," special resort villages focused on tourism from the local hot spring. I am going to visit my first hot spring with my friends this weekend!
