Aro Palace Hotel Brasov
Eroilor Blvd Nr. 27 Brasov, Transylvania, 500030, Romania
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Dracula's Castle
... with 2 other guys from the train we decided to go grab some dinner. The place we found was hosting a wedding and it looked like it was closed due to this private function. As we started to turn away we were told that a couple of tables were open to the general public. The wedding reception was in full swing and the DJ was thumping out Romanian circle dancing music. The guest were dancing up a storm and the place was alive! ...
Finally a Sunny Day!!!
When I woke up on the Tuesday morning, it was to discover that the sun was shining brightly outside. I was so excited, as it had been over a week since I had seen the sunshine. Bogdan's car was being repaired, so I had a free day to explore. I decided that the first thing I would do was retake all my Brasov town square photos...
I set off for the town square and started clicking my camera as fast as I could. I didn't want to waste a minute ...
Bran castle... Disappointing
This morning we ventured out to Rasnov, just 12km west of Brasov, to check out the ruined fort.
An Italian acquired the fort in 2000 and started renovating it. From reading the displays in the archaeological museum, it sounds like he trashed the place digging up everything and offending all the Romanians, before then passing what was left, onto his daughter.
In 2010 the Romanians ...
In Search of Dracula!
... But here, there’s a dangerous combination of aggressiveness, a culture of drunk driving and poorly maintained vehicles and roads. They think nothing of passing a truck on an uphill, blind corner on a pot-holed road! By the time we reached the halfway point, Craig was pretty much expecting to find a car headed towards us, in our lane, as we drove around every corner. We were both thankful when we made it to Brasov.
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Vampires and Ghosts in Transylvania!
... day of the year. In any case, I was going a little bit batty being surrounded by so many people, and made my way through the castle quickly. Once we were all through, we bought some really awesome chimney cakes in town and then climbed a hill on the other side of the castle to enjoy the view from there. When we’d all had our fill, we hopped on a bus to Rasnov, where there is a fortress atop a big hill. We explored inside for a few hours, took some photos, and I even flew ...



