castle city

This past weekend me and all the other teachers made a trek across the country by train to a small town called Kamianets-Podilskyi. It was a 7 hour train ride over night. Sadly because it was only 7 hours we didn’t get a sleeper car. So for 7 hours I slept off and on in an uncomfortable chair against Camden the whole night. It was surely an adventure but it was totally worth it because the town that we got to was amazing.

Since I never remember what the town is actually called I just call it castle city because it had two castles within about 15 miles of each other. The town it’s self was built around 13^th century. It was absolutely beautiful and full of history with its intercut building designs and its weathered roads. The two castles themselves are not in working order and because of that we had free range to go and explore where ever we wanted in the castles. Of course there were some places blocked off in both of these places (more in the second one then the first one) but we walked all over the place in both of the castles.  

I loved the first on the best because it felt like no one had ever seen this castle before and it had been lost for years and we were the first people to find it again. No one was there beside us. I think mainly because it was still really cold outside but I loved it, I loved being on of the only people there. It’s walls were crumbling and there were remnants of other structures that must have attached to the castle at some point but now they did not. but all of this was so beautiful. We exploded the grounds and walked around the deserted hallways of the castle itself. I personally could have spent all day here walking around and enjoying the scenery.

The second one was cool as well, but in its own way. This had more visitors but it still wasn’t may people there because it’s still kind of in winter. This one had more hall ways and passages but it had barely any grounds at all. It also over looked the town and gave amazing views of it.

us standing on some old remnants from the first castle we saw

Camden and I at the first castle. this was my favorite and you can see why! the grounds where enormous!

inside the second castle!

the view of the second castle from the city it was connected too

the city was full of these kind of buildings!

 

 

Over all the weather was great, 45F and sunny the whole day! I couldn’t believe it. It was so nice to get into the country again and feel the clean and clear air hit your face as you walked down a cobblestone road. it was something like a fairy tale.