Clock Tower Sighisoara

... idiotic American deeds. We wandered around and climb up narrow, creaky staircases.  I think 2.5 lei was definitely worth visiting the clock tower just for the view at the top!  I could see the beautiful layout of the city.  A little sign ...

... spinning while the bells are ringing. At this moment I remembered just how unique this journey has been. I've never even been in a clock tower before, let alone seen the gears turning as it strikes twelve. Wait a minute, twelve o'clock! I didn't eat ...

... churches (yawn) and the fact we had a yummy quiche and green salad for lunch, the day was a winner from early on. The clock tower we have a shot of was built in the 1500's and is now a half decent history museum and astoundingly the clock still ...

... is nestled in a valley and is undeniably beautiful. The buildings have that "medeival German village" look to them, there's a clock tower and a spooky old Gothic cathedral in the central square ("The Black Church"), there are plenty of trails leading ...

... typical of this area, and they are all painted bright, beautiful colors. We climbed the steps to the top of the clock tower which offered beautiful panoramic views of the village below. We climbed the 172 steps up the covered stairway which leads to the ...

... of the legendary Vlad Tepes or 'The Impaler'. Inside the walls lays a beautifuly preserved town of cobblestone streets and pastel coloured crumbling buildings. One of the towers housed the massive clock tower still housing the original 1648 clock. ...

... itself though, with photo-op old town perched on a hill, reached through the arch of the revolving figures and bell chiming clock tower. There is also a reserve of ancient oak trees, hidden on a hillside and accessed via an unsigned steep slippery ...

... the hill are largely intact, save for some sections that were destroyed by fire in the 1600s and rebuilt. There are a very impressive clock tower, plenty of old houses and a couple of nice Gothic churches to see -- in the Lutheran Church, the Christ up ...

... . It is one of the few medieval citadels left in the world where people are actually living and working inside. There is a functioning clock tower with figures that move as the bell tolls and as the weeks pass. There are beautiful views over the walls to ...

... Teps AKA 'Dracula' was meant to have been born. His house is now a restaurant, which we didn't bother with. A church a clock tower and some lovely old buildings were the only things of interest, and wandering away from the main tourist path showed an ...