One of the places I’ve been dying to go since I got to Bratislava is Devin Castle.
It looks like it’s going to rain a bit today.
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It doesn’t seem like it should be that way, but we just had a huge big clap of thunder here.
And it’s such a beautiful day.
To get to Devin Castle from the old city is pretty easy.
Actually you just need to take bus number 29.
And it is under the bridge that has the UFO on it.
So you get there, get under the bridge, there’s a bus stop there, you take 29 bus.
And if you have the Bratislava card, that transportation is free.
So get on the bus, go out to Devin.
It looks like it’s going to be a really nice afternoon, crossing our fingers that
we will have a nice day at Devin castle.
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So, as it turns out, it’s not a 25 minute bus ride at all.
It’s only a 21 minute bus ride.
And then you have about a 1 km walk to the castle, which is what I’m doing right now.
The houses up here are really, really lovely.
I can see why people would want to live outside the city.
It’s a little busy in the city, but out here is really nice, and you’re only a 20
minute bus ride.
Hopefully the rain holds off.
It looks really nice now, the clouds are starting to back away.
And we have a really blue sky with nice, white, fluffy clouds.
Right behind me is Devin Castle.
It’s a place where a lot of families go to spend their afternoons - probably even
today, even though it was supposed to rain.
But it looks really nice.
So we’re going to go up here.
But first I’m going to get the drone up in the air to see if I can get a few decent shots!
Before it starts raining, which is a possibility.
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That was the easy part.
The drone footage.
And now I’ve got to walk all the way from down here, to way up there.
I think it’s 212 meters.
And it’s hot out.
So it’s going to be, it’s going to be quite a hike.
But it needs to be done.
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This is where the Danube River behind me meets the Morava River.
And that’s why it’s a good place, apparently, to have a castle.
So that’s why they built it here.
It’s a really good place, I am assuming both were routes where people could ship things.
And it was very convenient place to have a castle or a fortress of some sort.
All right, we’re on our way up.
So if I’m reading this correctly, this is where the Iron Curtain stood.
Or at least the metaphorical iron curtain. And this is where about 400 people lost their
lives by trying to escape from Czechoslovakia when it was under the occupation of the Soviets.
I'm not sure if these bullet holes were there originally or if they were put there as part
of the monument.
Walking up this trail on a hot day like today can really wear you out.
And we’re not even halfway there yet.
But it’s a beautiful day.
I can hear a bit of thunder in the background.
Well it looks like I made it.
Sort of.
I think I still have a few steps to go yet, but this is Devin castle.
And so far, it is beautiful.
If you look out over the mountain top, you can see this beautiful Slovakian village.
So we’re going to stay here for a little while and see what we can learn about this place.
And I forgot water, so I am hoping they have water up here.
But if not, I’ll be OK.
Also, I can smell manure, which I am hoping means there are cute little animals up here.
We’ll see.
Well, it looks like I lucked out.
They have water.
Which is a really good thing, because it’s really hot up here.
So we’re going to fill up.
Definitely do not come up here in the summer without water.
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I made it to the top.
And, fortunately for me, there is a little museum here that’s modestly air-conditioned.
So I can at least cool down.
It’s a long walk up here, especially in the heat.
But totally worth it.
I’ll show you the view in just a second.
But I’m going to check out the museum first.
You have to be a little bit careful when you’re exiting here.
There’s not much space between your head and the ceiling.
And, having an expensive pair of sunglasses might not be the best idea if you’re going
to wear them on your head.
This is a nice spot.
It’s really, really cool in here.
I would say probably 20°C or less.
So really really nice - just below room temperature.
Outside, it’s up in the 30s for sure, so this is just a really nice place to be.
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I think what I’ve learned here is that it actually was really like Game of Thrones.
Right down to all of the hooks, and canonballs, and the implements of torture.
It’s pretty cool place.
All right, let’s go back outside and show you the view.
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I’m not really sure where I am looking.
Probably off in the distance you can see the rain clouds coming in.
Looks like it might be pretty bad over Bratislava. But the good news is that it looks like they are
a little ways away yet and probably won’t be here before I leave.
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Some people having a good time cruising down the Morava River.
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That was really, really cool.
Actually it was kind of hot but cool all the same.
So as you can tell from the video, there were no small animals.
On the way up, I smelled manure, on the way down I smell the manure, no small animals.
It’s like going to IKEA and smelling the cinnamon buns, and when you get inside, there
are no cinnamon buns.
That’s what it’s like.
False advertising.
We have a donkey.
I can’t believe that’s what’s making the entire place smell though.
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If you want to go to Devin Castle, then I would suggest taking the bus.
It is actually pretty easy.
There’s the tram going by there.
It’s actually pretty easy all you...
Maybe a two minute walk outside the city towards the Danu River .... Danu....
Danu....
My goodness I can’t even speak today.
It’s towards the Danube River.
“Horny Hrad” a that sounds like a good nickname for somebody.