The Best Defense
I wanted to wrap up with one more post about the places we went while my parents were visiting. Looking back now, there were actually quite a few – no wonder we were all tired!
We heard about a castle about 40 minutes from where we live called Hochosterwitz. I wasn’t really sure how good it would be, but it turned out to be pretty impressive. It sits on top of a hill like many others, but what makes this one unique is that there are 14 gates along the switchback path that you need to go through to reach the top. Each one is different and some have pretty interesting traps and defenses.
It’s a long walk to the top, but the gates provide good distractions on the way. We’ve been focused on sightseeing in other places in Europe, but this was a nice find in our own backyard.
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