Gravity works!

I hate long bus rides and that is what today consisted of. First we visited Bojnice castle, which  is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century. Bojnice Castle is one of the most visited castles in Slovakia. Fun fact- it is also a popular filming stage for fantasy and fairy-tale movies. One of my favorite parts of the 700 year old tree that is outside the front of the castle named after the King Matthias Linden, it is the oldest documented trees in Slovakia.

The second of stop off of the day was Cicmany. Lets just say I think all of us were excited to get off the bus because the crazy country roads were making everyone feel sick, at some points everyone was nervous that we were going to just roll back down the hill the bus had just climbed. Anyway, Cicmany is a small town that shows how people in rural Slovakia lived 100 years ago. The houses around this town were the first preserved  from 1272 which dates back to the start of the town. After a great fire in 1921, the village was restored to its original appearance with generous contributions by the state. Until the mid-20th century, the village was a center of sheep raising.