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At the Bran Castle


by szbogi  

(about Bran, Romania, last edited on Aug 01, 2007)



The plan for that day was: Bran Castle, Peles Castle and Brasov. So our first stop at about 11 o'clock was at Bran village.

After entering the village we were very happy because we glimpsed the castle from far so we drove that way. But to make our way hard the villagers hadn't put a sign where the entrance is... So we were at the and of the village whene we realised that something is wrong :) We turned back and parked somewhere to ask where can we go in the castle... We were lucky, the place we stopped was pretty close to the entrance.

This castle is also called Dracula's Castle so we expected to see frightening things within. But the only thing which was a little bit like in a horror film was the music played in the men's toilet :P 

The castle was very big from outside but you don't feel it when you're inside of it. I don't know how tall were the people when it was built but sometimes even I felt like I was in a cage. But it was interesting. We could even go through a secret path... it was a bit scary because the path was narrow and quite dark, but it was very fascinating, too.

After walking some minutes in the castle's park and making some photos at the little lake which was in the park too, we went back to the car to continue our way to Sinaia to visit the Peles Castle.

Start from beginning | 1 - 15           Journal overview
1. Jul 15, 2007 At home, before the departure (Oradea)
2. Jul 15, 2007 At the famous castle of Deva (Deva) ( 6)
3. Jul 15, 2007 The Castle of Hunedoara (Hunedoara (Vajdahunyad)) ( 11)
4. Jul 15, 2007 Sibiu (Szeben) - European Capital of Culture (Sibiu) ( 7)
5. Jul 16, 2007 In the Fagaras Mountains (Transfagarasan) ( 33)
6. Jul 16, 2007 On our way home: At the Vidraru Lake (Vidraru Lake) ( 14)
7. Jul 17, 2007 At the Bran Castle (Bran) ( 21)
8. Jul 17, 2007 Visiting the Peles Castle (Sinaia) ( 11)
9. Jul 17, 2007 Brasov (Brasso) (Brasov (Brasso)) ( 11)
10. Jul 18, 2007 Tusnad and the St. Anna Lake (Saint Anna Lake) ( 3)
11. Jul 19, 2007 The Bicaz barrage (Bicaz) ( 5)
12. Jul 19, 2007 At the Bicaz Canyon (Cheile Bicazului) (Cheile Bicazului) ( 8)
13. Jul 19, 2007 At the Red Lake (Lacul Rosu) (Lacul Rosu) ( 7)
14. Jul 19, 2007 At the Salt Mine in Praid (Praid (Parajd)) ( 12)
15. Jul 20, 2007 Our last stop: Sovata and the Bear Lake (Sovata) ( 4)

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