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wiseheart ([personal profile] wiseheart) wrote2008-05-11 12:11 pm

More picspam: Predjama Castle

I've decided to split the pic material from the first day, or else the entry would have been too long. So, Predjama Castle (which is some 9 kilometres from the Caves) behind the tag.


The steward of the castle (most likely):



Women doing their daily work:







A guard, sleeping on the job (donated by a colleague as I missed the figure):



The spit in the kitchen:



Nice window seats:





The Great Hall and its occupants:







Window seat of the Great Hall:



The ladies of the castle (i.e. Mum & me):



The wine cellar:



The wine press:



The entrance (with Mum):



Outside view:





The catapult:



More outside view:

[identity profile] jen-rock.livejournal.com 2008-05-11 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Those figures are somewhat creepy. I love the outside shots. It amazes me how they built it into the mountain.

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2008-05-12 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, the greater part of the fortress is under the earth: miles upon miles of narrow tunnels and corridors, through which the inhabitants of the castle could walk through the entire mountain, and, in case of a siege, get in food and whatever they needed from the villages on the other side.

[identity profile] rcfinch.livejournal.com 2008-05-12 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
This castle was one of the things I missed during my trip back in the days of the cavemen. Obviously I've missed a great deal. So this is the entrance to Moria, in a way. It's beautiful, and your pics are lovely!

[identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com 2008-05-12 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, some of them are a little blurry, but I wanted to post my own as far as possible, even though those made by the others were better and sharper. I might add some of those later, though.