Zakopane Easter Madness

If you happen to be in Zakopane on the 28th March, don't miss out on the Easter Monday madness at the Kalatówki  mountain hotel. It is quite a spectacle.
Locals dress up in old fashioned garb, don antiquated ski gear and hurtle down the ski slope fuelled by vodka. Singing, hilarity and craziness guaranteed.

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