Inner Walls of Malbork Castle
It was unfortunate that Malbork castle was closed on the day of my visit, I would have wanted to know more about the castle than just merely reading about it. It seems that there is a lot of history to this castle which may also explain its size. The castle isn’t that tall but it is spread over a large area. Apparently, Malbork has three separate castles – high, middle and lower but I don’t know which is which since there weren’t a lot of signs here. I think I will only be here to take photos and just enjoy the castle for what it is. I passed the first set of walls of the castle and I was finally in the castle grounds.
Castle in the Malbork Castle
I was surprised to see that there was another set of walls which protect the actual castle building itself. I guess, this is typical of castles to be built this way since they would have a lot of enemies back in the day. Similar to the previous walls, the moat beyond the walls here is also dry. There was no indication as to whether it actually had water or not. I guess if there really was water, the local authorities would have made sure to keep it filled up most of the time. This time, the most is all covered in grass. Fortunately for them, there are no more invaders.
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