Bran, Romania

... visited or to 'tick' off the list but if you're considering doing it yourself, only do it if you're really really interested in the legend of Dracula. Otherwise I feel you'll be very disapointed. Next pod, Sighisoara - Romania. Love, Nath and Kat.

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We ventured out with our group, including the Canadians, and took a public bus to Bran, the home of Draculas castle! In truth, its not really Draculas castle as Vlad Tepes didnt build the place and only MIGHT have stayed here once while in hiding from the ...

... and things got a little calmer. By the time we had arrived in Bran the sky was blue and it was hot and muggy again. Bran is home to Dracula's castle, though it is very unlikely that he was ever here. Either way it is very gothic looking and scary on ...

... peasants to sell by the side of the road. Now the dogs. It would appear that when things got so bad in Romania under Ceausescu, everyone turned their dogs loose. This created a giant population of stray dogs of all shapes and sizes running the country ...