Welcome to the Slovakian countryside. This is an area less than 2 hours north of Bratislava. The nearest large town is called Piestany (Pee-esh-tanee). This past Saturday three friends and I decided to take a road trip and enjoy a day of hiking. Often times when you go hiking in Slovakia there is a good chance you will see something quite old and historic. Usually that means castle ruins. There are upwards of 100 or more castle ruins spread out around Slovakia. Today was no exception as we would experience the ruins known as the castle Tematin. These are my SK friends (from the left) Stefan, Martin and Mateo. We packed up food, water and other supplies and headed for the hills. The weather was ideal, mostly sunny, mid 50’s and a mild wind. The conversation was great and the sites even better.