Hotel Kolping Brasov
Str Alexandru Petofi Nr 27 Brasov, Transylvania, 500107, Romania
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Another Mountain to Climb...
... my heart...
I walked slowly back to the Pensiune, deep in thought. Romania had made me into an independent woman. It had forced me so far out of my comfort zone, that I was now able to walk confidently across a room, a street, in high heeled boots no less. I was holding my head up high and my shoulders were back. I noticed that people were starting to look at me, and I realized that it was because I was "shining"...until then I hadn't really understood what that ...
The home of Dracula
... them on several metre high pillars as a reminder to other opponents, taking up to 48 hours to die.
Liam and I wandered the city the next morning, watch towers, churches, the BRASOV sign (ripped off Hollywood) and the smallest street in Europe at 1.32m wide!! A central spot for many snow bound tourists, it was quiet and easy going when we went through. Accomodation remained cheap at around 9-10 euro a night, something we were certainly not comlaining ...
Brasov, Romania
... to go with the usual kebab suspects. Also, the pita bread was homemade which made them even better.
Alcohol has become slightly more regular. Tonight we went to a traditional old pub, or inn, and had a couple of beers. Belinda tried to order Baileys and wine but they didn’t have any, so she ordered what the waitress told her was beer that tasted like wine. It didn’t. It tasted more like a strong Mountain Goat beer from home so I had ...
Bram's Castle
... the UNESCO-protected Fortified Saxon Church, located in Prejmer. Like Bran Castle, the Prejmer compound was constructed in the 13th century by Teutonic knights and with stood invasions from multiple invading armies, including those of the Ottomans, the Mongols, the Cossacks, the Hungarians, and so on. The church here had some interesting choice of artwork, including a pillar-type-thing with the name of G-d inscribed on it in Hebrew. My Hebrew is ...
Brasov: Transylvania not spooky...nice but! =P
... was quite cruel (but nothing out of the ordinary for rulers at that time) and was called the impaler cos of the tradition of impaling as a death sentence, he WAS called Dracula but that was because his father was part of the order of the Dragon and was called Dracul (meaning: Dragon, but also Devil)...hence Dracula (son of the devil). He did NOT suck blood nor did people say he was a vampire, that was inspired by Eastern European folklore ...


