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24, Carol I Blvd. Sinaia, Romania
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Poenari Fortress - 1480 Stairs - Oct. 20 Part 1
... and had to roll the window down as I was feeling extremely carsick. However, I was determined that on this beautiful sunny day, I was not going to allow anything to get me down. So I just gulped some air, and listened to Bogdan tell me the history of Vlad the Impaler.
When we arrived at the bottom of the mountain, I could see the Fortress perched on the top. It was spectacular, but I also was aware that my heart was sinking. I had ...
Peles Castle - Oct. 16 Part One
I woke up early on Sunday morning. I was being picked up at 9:00 am by my guide to go looking at several castles and fortresses. I was ready in plenty of time, because I was so excited. I am so glad in hindsight that I hired a guide, because if I had attempted to do this on my own, I would not have been able to see half of what I did.
My guide, Bogdan, met me at the door. He was close to my age and so I found our conversations ...
Of Kings and Queens... and tour guides
... a new tactic: closing the door of the room we're in, so they can't proceed. But they've seen us go in, so naturally they open the door and follow her in. She's now so annoyed that her practiced "I'm-a-great-tour-guide-and-have-seen-i t-all-so-you-can't-phase-me" smile is plastered on her face in more of a grimace, and she can't take her eyes off of them. This goes on for several rooms until she has clearly reached her breaking point. In what must have taken a huge force ...
Vlad Tepes himself would have chosen this location
... ready to accommodate fancy families and... groups!!!
And I'm not talking about the retired folks coming from all over the Northern part of Europe, but local companies hauling their employees here.
A little bungee jumping, a little cottage cheese and there you have it! Your very own, tailor-made, life-in-the-country-side, rural, traditional experience.
Now besides this description you hopefully read until here, Bran has a lot more to offer ...
Mountain Resort
... Carol's former fairy tale mountain residence, the air is clear and cool. The place is a skiing and summer resort where you can take the cable car up to peaks of more than 2500 meters and gaze over the rounded Karpatian mountains, gracefully descending towards the fertile Danube plains around Bucharest on one side and the Transsylvanian highlands on the other. It is really nice up ...



