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Getting settled in
After arriving in Bucharest, we were shipped off to Poiana Brasov with the coach-load of other arrivals. The journey was tiring, to say the least. After check in, we went down to the resturant for our first experience of this all inclusive holiday. The food was ok, nothing special but what do you expect for £420 :-) The best part of the deal was …
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Dracula's Castle
... known as the Bran Castle. Bram Stoker is really the reason why this castle is famous and (Dracula) or Vlad the Impaler may have never lived there. Nevertheless, it is a huge tourist attraction bases solely on the book and movie so I simply had to check it out!
The castle itself is somewhat interesting but the history of Vlad the Impaler was what really interested me. I'm not going to bore ya with the all ...
Finally a Sunny Day!!!
... damage to the national economy and abuse of power to execute military actions against the Romanian people" (Wikopedia). They were found guilty of all charges and immediately executed on December 25, 1989.
The gravestones belonged to the Brasov men who died in that Revolution. I stood in awe at such a simple graveyard that people walked by all the time. I remember watching the rioting on television in 1989. It was such an amazing thing, ...
Bran castle... Disappointing
... the time of Queen Marie of Romania's reign as it was her summer residence.
In my view the castle doesn't look anything like a vampire had lived here. With its White washed Walls and quaint turrets, it's not the black menacing building with towers that you picture when thinking if Dracula. In fact, it us widely known that the castle has limited connections with Vlad the Impaler and ...
In Search of Dracula!
... hulk of some communist-era manufacturing plant. We realized that in North America and Western Europe we do a lot better at hiding these sorts of nasty, ugly industries. But it makes sense that in former communist countries these types of facilities were a show-case of advancement (at least in the 50’s and 60’s).
Brasov was a lovely surprise. This city has so much history that it could be overwhelming. Just some ...


