Two castles in one day

I'm still in my planning the trip mode. Searching for as much information as I can and trying to choose the places we want to visit. We seem to have agreed on the general plan. So now I can start looking for more detailes. Yes, I'm a planner. I like knowing ahead. I like being prepared. So I'm spending most of my free time reading about Thailand. I hope I'm almost done, though ;) Cause there is such a thing as "too much information" ;) Our trip starts in a little less than a month! Can't wait!

And in the meantime, I still want to share with you some pictures and memories from our last holidays in Polish mountains. Enjoy!

Our first full day in Czorsztyn was... awful. It was raining all day long. It was quite warm, but not the kind of weather you expect when you're on holidays. Or not the kind of weather I expect when I'm on holidays.

What can you do in the mountaind when it's raining? It surely depends on the kind of mountains and the attractions around. We didn't feel like staying home doing nothing. In Cinque Terre we decided to hike anyway, but spent most of the time seeing the villages. In Czorsztyn we decided to see the castles.

First, we went to Czorsztyn Castle. Or, rather, what's left of it. Then we took a ferry through the lake to get to Niedzica Castle. Yes, the one with the Incan legend. You haven't heard of it yet? Read my previous post here, where you'll find all the information on the castles and the legend itself.

Czorsztyn Castle was empty. There were just four or five people there with us. So it was really great. All alone, with the history lurking at us from these old walls.

Niedzica Castle is much more crowded. Tens of people everywhere you go, long queues to get into some rooms. Much less comfortable. Much more commercialised. That is why I have so many more pictures from Czorsztyn than from Niedzica. 

I was hoping to face my fears again. That shaky bridge on the water. When I think of it, a shiver goes down my spine. But it wasn't there anymore. The owner took it down and there's a new path along the lake. Bummer.

Oh, and one thing I didn't know before. You can spend the night in Niedzica Castle. We could see that some of the rooms were for tourists.

Niedzica Castle as seen from Czorsztyn Castle

On the ferry. Planning our next trip in the area.

Czorsztyn Castle as seen from the ferry

Niedzica Castle

The two castles in one picture

What is your favourite castle that you've visited? Or maybe one that you wish to visit?