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The Siklós Castle-the motorcycle parts

I visited the area around Siklós Castle with my husband while purchasing old motorcycle parts in November 2005.

The Weather

As always, I enjoy discovering local attractions. However, the weather was not favorable for this. It was rainy and foggy, as it was November.

On the road from Siklós A foggy, rainy road. Forest on the edge
Siklós-On the road

The photos  were also gloomy and were usually taken on the go. As a result, many of them are blurry. However, I don’t want to throw them away because they provide irreplaceable experiences.

The Location

We were lucky and had to go to a row of houses right next to Siklós Castle.

Siklós-At the Castle Photographed from the courtyard next to the castle, one of the castle's old towers can be seen, with the main building visible in the distance.
Siklós At the Castle

That’s where we got a surprise. Do people live here? Because storing motorcycle parts is just about acceptable here. But there were clothes drying in the yard!

Siklós – the place of purchase At the foot of Siklós Castle, a very long, ramshackle building with a corrugated roof. In front of it, a small military-green truck. Clothes spread out in the yard.
Siklós-our truck at the place of purchase

So, people live here, not just motorcycle parts. At least that was the case at the time.

The Siklós Castle

I tried to take photos the Siklós Castle from here and there.

Photographed from the neighboring courtyard, Siklós Castle from a different angle.
Siklós- Castle again
Siklós Castle from a distance The main building of the castle can be seen in the distance, in its entirety. Red roof, yellowish-brown walls, lots of windows. In front of it are the old castle walls. In the foreground is a new type of street lamp.
Siklós Castle from a distance
We are directly below Siklós Castle in autumn. Photographed from a car, beside a road, on top of a hill, heavily obscured by tree branches. The outline of the castle is difficult to make out.
Below Siklós Castle in autumn –
from the car

Well… I’m not satisfied with the shots, but they’re mine. You won’t find a view like this anywhere else!

The motorcycle parts

My husband completely filled the bed of the pickup truck. There was a motorcycle frame, an exhaust pipe, some fuel tanks.

A small truckload of motorcycle parts in Siklós.
Siklós- motorcycle parts on the small truck

And who knows what else?

The promenade

We stopped for a moment under the huge plane trees on the promenade. I looked this way and that. I could hardly see the end or the top.

Siklós promenade this way Autumn promenade with huge trees in one direction.
Siklós promenade this way
Siklós promenade in the other direction View of the promenade in the other direction. The end is barely visible, as are the tops of the trees.
Siklós promenade in the other direction

On the way home

On the way home, I clicked away with my camera. I took pictures of the road and the plateau to make sure we didn’t miss anything.

On the way home from Siklós – the truck bed is visible. Photographed from the truck looking backward, motorcycle parts loaded onto the truck bed are visible.
On the way home from Siklós – the truck bed

Then I took pictures of everything we passed. Often, I couldn’t get the shot I wanted because we were moving so fast.

Photo taken while driving, with motion blur. Green sawmill by the road. Buildings in the distance.
Photo taken while driving

near Siklós
Siklós Road – Somewhere Else A photo of a building taken while traveling home from Siklós
Siklós Road –

Somewhere Else

Unfortunately, I don’t know the names of the places we visited.

I’m really sorry, especially about the location of one wooden church that resembled the Székely churches.

On the way home from Siklós - Wooden church Somewhere on the way home from Siklós, a wooden church with three narrow towers photographed.
On the way home from Siklós –

Wooden church
On the way home from Siklós Wooden church bell towers Somewhere on the road home from Siklós, wooden church bell towers photographed. Four long, parallel support beams are visible.
On the way home from Siklós

Wooden church bell towers

I couldn’t find it on the internet either, despite searching for it.

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