Bojnice Castle and Cicmany, Slovakia That was a hairy ride! Her Ladyship was having kittens as we drove, caravan in tow, up an extremely steep hill with numerous hair pin bends. ‘There’s no way there can be a campsite site up here!’ she yelped, her knuckles as white as my feathers as she clung on to the dashboard for dear life. His Lordship was right, however. There was a campsite on the top of the hill. But the last laugh…
Slovak Paradise National Park Hikes, Spis Castle It’s a miracle! The Oldies are walking on water. They finally bit the bullet and joined the hardy hikers on a couple of gorge walks in the Slovak Paradise National Park. Their first was the Zejmarska roklina gorge near Dedinky. I bet they chose this one because they had been told it was the shortest of the gorge walks. What they only realised afterwards was that ‘shortest’ certainly didn’t mean either easiest or…
Topolcany, Trnava and Nitra, Western Slovakia I’ve hardly slept a wink since that blood-curdling visit to Cachtice castle. You’d think the Oldies would have had their fill of castles by now. But what do you think is next on the agenda? Need I ask? But although Topolcany Castle is yet another spooky-looking ruin like Cachtice, I have to admit I quite liked it. For a start, we had the place to ourselves. It obviously doesn’t have as gory a…
Trencin Castle, Beckov Castle, Čachtice Castle The good thing about Piestany is that there are so many great places to visit within easy reach. I think we’ll be here for a while. Lovely! Trencin, for example, is only 45 km away. There is no mistaking the dominating feature of this city. Dating from the 11th century, Trencin Castle, the third largest castle in Slovakia, looms high above the old town centre and can be seen from all angles. Even my…