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Zarnesti Gorges
On the second day and the last day we went for a trip to Zarnesti Gorges, near Bran and not far from Brasov.
I've been there some 12-15 years ago when I was a kid and they looked amazing back then. Don't get me wrong, they do look amazing now too, but kind of small, since I have doubled my height :))))
The town of Zarnesti is changed dramatically since my last visit, from a poor very small town ...
Bran ou le château de Dracula
... es telles que la Queen Mary les avait agencées et décorées. On y trouve un grand nombre de poêles en faïence, de belles terrasses en bois, de nombreux escaliers (dont certains étaient « secrets »), les appartements de la reine, ceux du rois ainsi que de certains de leurs six enfants.
Après la visite, nous décidons de nous diriger vers le village de Viscri, bien moins touristique que Bran mais classé au patrimoine mondial de ...
Rasnov, Transylvanie
... en forme de tête de mort, des déguisements d’Halloween et même un château hanté !
Nous sommes fin octobre, mais les touristes sont encore nombreux, pour le plus grand bonheur des vendeurs !
Nous n’achèterons pas de dents de vampires fluorescentes ni de chapeau de sorcière mais nous nous laisserons attirer par des odeurs de friture.
Dans la région, on peut trouver ...
Brasov, Transylvania - where did Dracula go?
... as tourist information isn't Romania's strong point), however we were up for another adventure. Our adventure also had an additional rather nerve-wracking element we had to contend with... big wild animals...
Apparently Romania was jam packed with huge scary animals such as Brown Bears, wolves, lynxs, not to mention huge sheep dogs that had a habit of rounding up passing hikers as if they were sheep. We were feeling a little insecure in our lack of bear knowledge, ...
Peles, Brasov, Bran and Rasno - all great
... to the hotel, while Murray did the two hard climbs to the Black Tower and the White Tower, getting excellent views over the city from them, then walked all the way down to the watercourse with buildings bridging it along the west side of town ,to the main road and major park with large official buildings. On the hill at the far side of the park there are major residential buildings, and a run-down looking fort on top. Meanwhile Dianne saw much of the same territory, ...