International Sinaia
Str. Avram Iancu nr. 1 Sinaia, 106100, Romania
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Poenari Itself or "Dracula's Place"-Oct.20 Part 2
... able to eat about half of the salad and half of the meal, but for me the leftovers were wonderful as it saved me trying to find something to eat the next day.
The restaurant was filled with school children. They were debating whether they were going to climb the mountain or not to the Fortress. Personally I would never take a group of school children up there as there were very few railings, and lots of areas for a child to get into ...
The tip is not included in the price :)
... special, if you knew you could climb those walls and reach many of the cells from within, while some had exhibitions inside. Brilliant idea, felt like Indiana Jones of sorts. We have spent almost an hour wandering around this place, the walls and the Saxon church.
The day ended yet again in Brasov, though we knew it was our last night over there. We decided to spend it in a special way and chose the best restaurant in the city for this occasion. The ...
Of Kings and Queens... and tour guides
... gorgeous mountain setting. The interior doesn’t disappoint either. The king wanted the castle to be as modern as possible: it was the first castle in Europe to have central heating, and it has on each floor a kind of sucking outlet that the staff would hook up tubes to… for vacuuming!! (Don't get me wrong, I am *not* a domestic goddess, far from it in fact... but I find this very, very cool. Don’t know why…)
There is a small cinema ...
Bran + Rasnov -> Brasov ≠ Hollywood
... train to Bucharest. It wasn't a long trip and there was a train in the station as we were buying our tickets, so everything worked perfectly. Except for Ben's lunch. I'd had breakfast just before we left but he'd refused the 'birdseed' muesli, planning to get something on the train. It was a sit-down dining cart, with the menu in Romanian and nobody there spoke English. He had a bag of paprika chips with a side of grumpy.
Peace, love and pansy Dracula,
Amanda and Ben
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Perfect Castle
... Only after you have paid and entered do they tell you that you cannot take photos unless you pay $10 more, $17 with flash. I pay the price.
We also visit Sinaia Monastery which has a terrific, very ornate church. We could hear chanting as we walked around the grounds.
Trains only leave every few hours to Brasov, apparently an off season change. We have 30 minutes for a late lunch ...



