Thank you both! I'm getting increasingly excited about the adventure the more I research. I'm thinking of rerouting a bit to make the trip more of a straight line: Kraków-Barejov-Spišský hrad-Levoča-Štrbské Pleso-Vlkolínec-Banská Štiavnica-Trenčín-Zelená Hora-Prague 6. I hate to cut off Košice (or anything), but I have to be disciplined given the limited time--and I suspect I'll face dramatic tantrums if I try to leave AquaCity before closing time!