Lublin; Saturday, 28 July, 2018

I had a late breakfast before heading off into town and over to the castle. It meant that by the time I’d got to the ticket booth at the castle most of the slots to visit the Holy Trinity Chapel had been booked out so I had to plump for a 5pm tour, which was several hours away, but in the interim I had a long look round the museum that is housed in the castle – made up of an exhibition on the archaeology and history of the area as well as the city’s art gallery.

After I’d looked round the museum I headed into the courtyard and climbed the Donjon tower to take in the views of the city from the top of that. From the castle it’s a lot easier to see how the old town is built up on top of a small ridge with the towers of the various gates and churches filling the skyline.

Back down at ground level I left the castle and headed into the old town and over to the Rynek to pick up a late lunch. After lunch I continued on walking and had a look round the very impressive Krakow Gate before heading back down the main street to Lithuania park and stopping there for a little while, before it was time to head back to the castle to go on the tour of the Holy Trinity Chapel.

After the tour of the chapel I headed back to the hotel to freshen up and relax for a little while before heading out for a later dinner, which I was glad I did as the Rynek was heaving with people, but after a quick lap of the square it was clear that a lot of diners had been there for a while and were in the process of leaving, so I didn’t have to wait long to get a table.

After dinner I wandered back through the old town to the bus stop near the castle and caught the bus back to the hotel to start packing.