Lviv High Castle

We walked from our apartment to Lviv's High Castle yesterday, about 45 minutes or so through relatively warm temperatures. We were bitter over having brought our coats by the time we got to the bottom of 'Curved Nose' street, just the other side of down town. While I was sure that Amy knew, I did bring up that the castle is now what most of us would call a piece of wall. Best to set expectations before you get too far along.


I couldn't imagine at first why there were so many Volvos and Audis speeding past us up and then back down the hill. Turns out the stair up the last stretch of hill starts more or less at the parking lot of Lviv's television station. In addition to Europe's largest free-standing lattice work antennae, the television station is notable for a statue of a saint that's just opposite an onsite café.


The castle wall is impressive, but I don't think Amy even hesitated as we walked past. In fact she asked Axel who would win the race to the top, her carrying him or me stopping to take photos.


The destination was mostly about the view though. We could see all the way back to our apartment. This is the second time we've done this. Using cathedrals as reference points, it's pretty easy to make out St. Yura's and then the nearby Dnister Hotel with the dark patch of Ivan Franko Park in front of it. The clouds massing should have been some kind of sign, by the time we got back down to town it had cooled considerably and the wind had picked up. It's been snowing ever since.