Hollókő

Trip Start Aug 28, 2011
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Trip End Sep 19, 2011


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Bruxi's Home

Flag of Hungary  , Nógrád,
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Bruxi, his son Lacika and I drove to Hollókő today, another popular tourist destination for both Hungarian and foreign tourists and a World Heritage Site.  The name translates as "Raven Rock" and the town was originally built by the Palóc minority group.  Though few still live there, the current residents have kept up the original Palóc look.

It's such a popular tourist destination that they have a large parking area suitable for large tourist buses just outside town.  We parked and walked into town and found we were following a woman in traditional Palóc dress.  She didn't appear to be trying to be part of the tourist attraction because she was just coming back from the store carrying a plastic bag of purchases.  I took a picture of her from the back to show the back of her dress and Bruxi asked her if we could take her picture from the front.  She was totally obliging, putting her plastic bag off to one side and standing still so we could take her picture.  Each Palóc village had it's own style of dress.  I don't know if this was necessarily Hollókő's style but it was certainly interesting.and unique.

We wandered through town taking pictures of the narrow cobblestone streets and architecture then climbed the hill to what's left of the castle that guards the town.  The view of the surrounding area from the castle is outstanding.
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Chris Nordell on

What a wonderful village. There are so many quaint features that make it so charming. Like the cobblestone roads. I laughed at your accent and also chuckled at the absolutely perfect composition of each photo you took of the charming houses. Your log is a delight

Eric on

Hi Stevie,

Thanks for your artist's view.

Inspiring as always!

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