Day Four - Lakes, Castles, Cars and finally Bardjov!!
Apologies for not posting yesterday....we arrived in Bardejov late and did not get the Wi-Fi password until this morning.
Yesterday was a rest day and we slept in, ate a lovely breakfast at the Hotel Patria and some of us took a walk around the lake.
After we checked out of the hotel, we headed for our cars for the drive to Bardejov with a stop along the way at Spis Castle. It is the largest castle in the world and the place where the film Braveheart was made.
They had a cute restaurant where everyone tried Vyprazany Syr (fried cheese), another Slovak specialty.
It was just an hour away from Bardejov where we pulled in around 5:00 pm and were greeted by Vlado and Dorothy, our hosts at the pension. We then drove to Stebnik to meet with Slavo Mlynar, our translator, at his karcma (bar). He took care of our thirst and provided us with some small snacks.
As we were hungry we then headed to the Centrum (town square) for pizza, a nice respite from our Eastern European cuisine that we had been eating since we arrived. Of course, the restaurant was no longer serving (posted hours mean nothing here). So we headed for another restaurant only to be told they were not serving either. So we settled for a drink and then retreated to the kitchen in the pension and shared all the snacks we came with.
Everyone was excited for Wednesday as it would be our first daytime view of the villages and visits with families.
Yesterday was a rest day and we slept in, ate a lovely breakfast at the Hotel Patria and some of us took a walk around the lake.
After we checked out of the hotel, we headed for our cars for the drive to Bardejov with a stop along the way at Spis Castle. It is the largest castle in the world and the place where the film Braveheart was made.
They had a cute restaurant where everyone tried Vyprazany Syr (fried cheese), another Slovak specialty.
It was just an hour away from Bardejov where we pulled in around 5:00 pm and were greeted by Vlado and Dorothy, our hosts at the pension. We then drove to Stebnik to meet with Slavo Mlynar, our translator, at his karcma (bar). He took care of our thirst and provided us with some small snacks.
As we were hungry we then headed to the Centrum (town square) for pizza, a nice respite from our Eastern European cuisine that we had been eating since we arrived. Of course, the restaurant was no longer serving (posted hours mean nothing here). So we headed for another restaurant only to be told they were not serving either. So we settled for a drink and then retreated to the kitchen in the pension and shared all the snacks we came with.
Everyone was excited for Wednesday as it would be our first daytime view of the villages and visits with families.
Funny about the restaurants not serving! Was it late?
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