Castel Dracula Bistrita
4 Piatra Fantanele Bistrita, Romania
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Bram Stoker's Big Adventure
Today we have been afforded the chance to quietly divulge our fears regarding the driving capabilities of our new bus driver; today is the day we must trust this stranger (who looks like he may just kill us and eat us) to get us through difficult terrain and questionable road conditions as we make our way to Dracula's castle in the Borgo Pass.
An Encounter with the Count
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 An Encounter with the Count Midnight Dracula Time Dear Readers: For the first time during this tour we get moving at 9:00am instead of later, beginning our day with a brisk hike up the stairs of the clock tower in the citadel of Sighisoara. It is now a museum displaying interesting artifacts, such as pottery and the old …
The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina Midnight Roman (a village in Romania) Time Dear Readers: Having survived (just barely) a night at Dracula's Hotel, we continue our journey through the Tihuta mountain pass at 9:00am, stopping occasionally for photos of the stunning landscape. Descending on the other side we enter as …
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A place where the time stopped
... of the women in Maramures - particularly their work and raising children. We could observe the whole process of creating fabrics from plants grown in the garden. What is less important is the fact, that the lady spoke Romanian only... although our knowledge of this language is... non existent, we managed to understand some bits thanks to combining our knowledge of French, German, Italian and English. Just before leaving the village we witnessed a ...
Bucovina delights
... it and creating desired shapes.
100km later, in Sucevita we again found ourselves gazing at the beautiful painted structure. Sadly not photos were allowed inside and what's most important - it was strictly forbidden to make photos of... nuns - with a self-explanatory sign that you can see posted here. Moldovita on the other hand was a completely different story. The place was special for its paintings indeed. It struck us ...



