We travelled by train from Budapest to Brasov.
They promised us a 12 hours train trip - and it became a nightmare. A Balkan nightmare - 14 hours with really sharp looking border controllers constantly asking for "PRESENTS? GIFTS? PASSPORT? DESTINATION? FROM? TO? MAGYAR?" and so on.. (magyar = hungarian)
We left... Read More
BRAN CASTLE, Situated at 30 Km from Brasov, between the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is an important national monument and landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape but also to the legend of Count Dracula.
The first documentary... Read More
Most authorities believe the character of Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel was based upon the historical figure Vlad Tepes (pronounced tse-pesh), who intermittently ruled an area of the Balkans called Wallachia in the mid 15th century. He was also called by the names Vlad III, Vlad Dracula and Vlad the... Read More
This is the place where we stayed in Romenia, Transylvania (Erdély) - Bran (Törcsvár).
The prices were moderate - 5 euros for a night, and the breakfast (grab as many as you wish) was great - 2 euros per person. The place was just beautiful, breathtaking scenes, nice people and funny... Read More
