After leaving Bratislava with our latest rental car, we arrive in Senec, Slovakia. However, we didn't really plan to come to Senec, and it was simply a mis-entry into the GPS navigator.
Onto Bojnice Castle, but we see this nice one along the way...
...and sloping agriculture fields.
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Bojnice Castle is a 12th century medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia and one of the most visited castles in Slovakia, receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors every year and also being a popular filming stage for fantasy and fairy-tale movies. It was owned by Hungarian kings and nobleman from the 12th century until the territory became part of Czechoslovakia after the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 and was acquired by a Czech entrepreneur in 1939.
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A very ornate ceiling - look we're seen in the mirror!
And yet there's another ornate ceiling.
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In the crypt room, and then we descend even further into a cavern under the castle.
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Funeral carriage:
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The Lord of the Manor's bed.
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Čičmany contains many preserved timbered houses with ridge roofs, galleries and pointed or linear wall decorations. Of particular interest are the very specific white patterns which are painted on the exterior walls of the houses to decorate them. The local folk music, special folk costumes and folk dances of the village have been preserved as well.
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Moving onto Žilina...
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a kraj (Žilina Region) and of an okres (Žilina District).
This is the designated parking spot for our AirBnB.
This is the designated parking spot for our AirBnB.
Checking out the main square at sunset.
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