Excursions in and around Zvolen, Slovakia June, 2003
Excursion to Banska Stiavnica, a historical gold and silver mining town.
The tower of the old castle, with old and new technologies
(a clock at the top and a sun dial half way up).
The Municipal Library in Banska Stiavnica
The Banska Stiavnica Plague Monument
The Banska Stiavnica new castle
My hosts Alena and Alexander having a pizza lunch in Banska Stiavnica
The Castle in Zvolen
The view from the top of the Castle in Zvolen with the old town wall in foreground, the
Slovak 1944 uprising train in the middle ground, and the Technical University in the background.
The Ceiling of the music room in the castle with all the Holy Roman Emperors portraits.
Shown here are Wenseslaus and Carolus IV. Concerts are held in this room in the Castle
On the way to the Castle tower for a view, Terry encounters a Castle Witch
Zvolen is a railway center, as this view from the to of the Castle shows.
Below the castle is part of the train built in 1944 as part of the Slovak revolt against the Nazis
Terry inspects one of the armored cars
The monument in Zvolen Town Center to the 1944 uprising
A Church in Zvolen on a sunny Sunday morning
A Zvolen side Street
A renovated building in Zvolen
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