Pensiunea Pel Flora Bran
4 Predelut Street Bran, Transylvania, Romania
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Poenari Fortress - 1480 Stairs - Oct. 20 Part 1
... feel like. I had never experienced that.
All of these thoughts ran through my head in a matter of moments. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and crossed over that bridge in seconds. I climbed up the little hill to the look-out where Bogdan was waiting and promptly burst into tears. I sobbed as though my heart was breaking. He was trying to take my picture and I kept wiping my eyes saying "just a second, just a second. I have to stop ...
Disney proudly presents
... Bran itself is building on the Dracula fame, with dozens of stands and shops, selling the same Chinese stuff, obviously claiming they were authentic and handcrafted. Hide, hide, hide... we turned around and drove towards Rasnov fortress.
Ever seen that Hollywood sign above Los Angeles? They must have learned that from the Romanians, because Rasnov has one of its own, no joke. Rasnov is also old, even older as it is said to be built ...
Count Dracula's Imposter Castle in Bran
My final day in Bloodsucking Transylvania - sniff! After finishing my journal entry, I had breakfast which was the same old, same old, and then went for a two-hour hike. Basically I walked the final hour of the hike I'd skipped the day before but in reverse, walking as far as the skiing resort car park and the national park reserve. I encountered a group of three gypsies there in the forest searching for wild mushrooms. Wishing to ...
Hanging with my Brazilian Bro at the Fort
... but it certainly does stand out and the fort is highly visible from miles away. I paid 10 lei to get in which is the adult ticket price and we had a wander around surrounded by Romanian tourists for the most part. It is a nice medieval fort, built in the 13th century by Teutonic knights as protection against Tartar attacks. One interesting standout is the 146m deep well on the premises which was built by Turkish prisoners of war who were ...
Another Day Lost in Paradise
... just DISAPPEARED leaving me absolutely lost on the hillside. Oh and did I mention that the clouds were rolling in and I had begun to hear the sound of distant thunder approaching? Yep!! Ominous tidings indeed.
I could see a village some ways below and, frantically hoping that I was above the village of my destination, Simon, I decided to find a way downwards and quickly due to the coming storm! Unfortunately, there was NO path around so ...


