Orava 2
22. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Oravský Podzámok
22. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The Orava castle was never conquered and was one of the few that never fell into disuse or disrepair. Interestingly, in the 17th century, the only male heir died at the age of 23, and the willLæs mere
Bojnice 3
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Bojnice 2
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Bojnice
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Lietava Castle
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Strecno 4
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Strecno 3
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Strecno 2
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Strecno Castle
21. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
First Castle today is Strecno
Oravsky podzamok
20. maj 2018, Slovakiet ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
For the next couple of nights our base is here. Tomorrow will be the castle loop!
Salt mine 2
20. maj 2018, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Salt mine
20. maj 2018, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We went to the Wieliczka salt mine, home to the world's largest underground cathedral. Salt miners carve amazing statues and reliefs from solid salt. Apparently this salt mine is so immense that itLæs mere
Krakow airport
20. maj 2018, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
From the train in Budapest, I flew to Krakow, Poland. My friend Jones came down from Sweden to travel with me for a few days before I head to class.
Braşov to Budapest 3
20. maj 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Last group of pics :)
Braşov to Budapest 2
20. maj 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
More pics
Braşov to Budapest
20. maj 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Pictures from the train ride
Budapest
20. maj 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
My train came in at 4:50am on a Sunday morning when the city was virtually silent. The metro was impressively clean, and then to the bus to the airport. Europe is a lot stricter about bag check times,Læs mere
Marathon
19. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Apparently, today was a marathon on Braşov. And yesterday we saw that a 100k was being run around Bran.
Black cathedral
19. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
I stopped by the black cathedral in Braşov before heading to the train station. It is estimated that a church was on the site as early as the1320's. Again, no pictures were allowed inside so I'llLæs mere
Braşov train station
19. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
I'm at the station way too early, waiting for my 4:35 pm train. I normally don't get here so early as there is not a lot to do, but I had time to kill and had all my bags, so I ended up here.
So,Læs mere
Rasnov
18. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Bran 3
18. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Bran 2
18. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Bran Castle
18. maj 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is the castle associated with Dracula. In reality, it's connection with Vlad the impaler was tenuous at best.