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... closed but I find the art museum open. Some of the paintings make me feel as though I am in Transylvania with portraits of people with white faces, coming right out of horror movies. <br><br>I spend the afternoon with the locals at a café, working on photos. Nightlife looks really good but I have to get some sleep for my early train.

... order of 5 times the cost of the entry. This would appear to be a way of getting additional $ from tourist. <br><br>As we are leaving, a festival is just starting up. I overheard something about bringing sheep to market as the impetus. There are lots of booths selling cheese, meats and grilled items, and of course lots of beer and local alcohol. I view this as a great way to try some homemade stuff. I buy a smoky cheese that reminds me of Guda, another sharp cheese that might relate to ...

... and since in Romania are half of the bears in Europe and clouds started to gather we decided it will be best to camp near the las village, close to civilisation. <br><br>I think this place really worths your visit if you come across Romania - is a 2000 years old unchanged site and undiscovered by tourists. is quite unique<br><br>If you're planning your trip to Romania, leave me a message and I'll help you with all the information you need

... to the Danube Gorges or we go back and visit what was the main objective of the trip... the answer was quite obvious...<br><br>However, since we were in the area, we chose to make a quich detour and visit the one of the oldest churches in Romania - Densus - 11-12th century<br> <br> FINAL NOTE: The Sarmizegetusa shown on the travelpod map is ULPIA TRAIANA, not REGIA as mentioned

... all exterior architectural details were preserved as well as the defensive system. Unfortunately, no tour guide could be found inside, except us [so we had a little chat with the other tourist] and all the castle is being now restored... so there were more restaurators than tourists...<br><br>we spend some more hours walking around the city - they also have an impressive Catholic church dated back in the 14th century and then we left for Sarmisegetuza Regia.

... natural surroundings. The same could be said for Sighisoara. Getting off the train, Jon and I encountered Peter, who ran a hostel with his wife, Cristina. He promised us a private room and a ride to the Old Town for about fifteen dollars a piece. Anxious to get sightseeing, we agreed. The decision was a good one. Our hostel is situated in the heart of the old citadel, about one block from Dracula's house. The old cobblestone streets ...

From the Hungarian Plain, we continued east towards Romania to the mountains. The Carpatians. The highest peak is 2548m or so and it's called Moloveanu in romanian. We were first at a mellower part of the Carpatian mountains. Stayed in guest houses which were growing like mushrooms after rain. It is good in a way for competition but I just hope it will not be too many buildings where it should be forest...

I was personally very much looking forward to visiting Sighisoara, the birth place of Vlad (lets not forget why we're here....), take a closer look at his house. But!! Things didn't quite turn out to be like that. Sighisoara is a run down place, forgotten by most, not from the gypsies unfortunately. The famous Vlad Tepes house is now...a Bar and Restaurant for crying out loud and the entire fortress that Sighisoara is, can be checked out up to boring stages within an hour! I guess ...

... steps up the covered stairway which leads to the old medieval school, quite impressive considering they were constructed in 1642. We ate dinner at the childhood home of Vlad Tepes (the man whom the story of Dracula is based on). Trish had the brilliant idea that we should all try brain, and being a person who will try anything once, I was game! Two breaded pig brains arrived on a plate and we all looked at them with a bit of unease. We divided them up into pieces ...