Tag: Castle Travel Journal

A person’s home is their castle.

Yes, yes. I know. The expression is “A man’s home is his castle.” But, come on. It’s 2023 as I write this. Women can have homes that are castles too now. As can gender-fluid people. Get with the times, I say.

And, also, yes, yes. I know. The grammar sticklers will tell me it should be “his or her” castle, not “their” castle because it’s singular. I used to agree, but I gave up that fight recently. I got tired of people telling me that I am old-fashioned or a stickler or not sufficiently inclusive. So, “their” it is.

Wait. Where was I? Oh, yeah. Castles. I’ve visited a few in my travels and when I did I tagged the associated journal entry with “Castle.” So, here you are.

Generally, the castles I visit aren’t currently inhabited as such. They serve as tourist attractions now. I don’t travel in the sort of circles that result in me being invited into inhabited castles. I also don’t travel in those sorts of squares, triangles, or any other types of polygons, for that matter.

Szigliget Castle

This morning saw me take a short trip from Keszthely, Hungary, to nearby Szigliget, specifically to Szigliget Castle. I hate it when day parts spy...

New (for me) Nagoya

I moved on from Hiroshima this morning. I’m now in Nagoya, Japan. This is the last city of this trip before I head back to...

Himeji Castle

The one sight that all of my guidebooks mention, and all in glowing terms, is Himeji Castle. That’s where I was this morning....

Oh, Osaka

Osaka is close to Kyoto, which I left this morning. The express train took less than 30 minutes to travel to Osaka’s central station, even...

Monday in Malmo

It’s Monday. I’m in Malmö, Sweden. I arrived here after a four-hour bus trip from Gothenburg. Today being a Monday is not pertinent in the...

Over to Örebro

Örebro. Another city. Another Umlaut. And another wonderful city in Sweden. The train from Gävle to Örebro took about three and a half hours. On...