There were tiny plots of different crops only about 30-50 metres across with no fences between , tiny villages of red roofed houses (mostly two storey with very sloped roofs) , forests of pine and other trees with shooting towers on a lot of the forest corners.
I was pleased to see the shooting towers as I look at the international orienteering symbol for one often , but rarely see the actual thing. They are very obvious and would be great on a beginners course.
Eventually we got off of the bus and walked the last 5 minutes or so of the way to our hotel.
We have a quirky room with some funny floor angles in particular, but a lot more space than our last tiny room. It remains very hot so we continue to have the question to ask ourselves each night - do we open the window and get some cool air or keep some quiet in the room?
The town itself dates form the 1200s and has been undamaged by fire, war or other natural disasters, so the buildings are unusually well preserved. You can walk on the cobblestone steps around the centre of town, which is nestled in the bends of a river. A huge tower built into the stone cliffs looks down over the beautiful little houses and the rafters on the river.
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| The town is spread between the two bends of the river. The castle is on the more right hand side but only about 5 minutes walk away. . |
In the afternoon we went with a local guide on a walking tour, before climbing the castle tower, walking in the castle gardens and getting back just in time for tea.
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| looking down from the tower |
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| The castle and tower.. |
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| Where does the rock finish and hewed stone start?? |
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| walking back to our hotel via the back roads |
Tea was the speciality of the area - a Pork Knuckle - 1kg of knuckle shared between us and very difficult to finish. A lot of pork with not much to go with it. Delicious, but not something I would like to do too often.
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