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Sapanta, near Sighet | Bran Castle, DRACULA!! | Peles, King Carol's Palace in Sinaia | Jud Neamt, Romania | Going to Voronets Monastery | Romania, Travelling North of Brasov | North Country Romania | Wooden Churches | Rasnov | Portraits in Rural Romania | Portraits II in Rural Romania | Portraits III in Rural Romania | We met an Orthodox priest | Paintings of Sucevita Monastery | A night in Brasov

Bran Castle, DRACULA!!

This is NOT Dracula's castle, but it is Marie's summer castle ...She was Queen Victoria's [of England] daughter and also Queen of Romania...The castle is situated on top of a promontory and was a medieval fortress. That is one reason why the Dracula [movie] people decided it was suitable to be Dracula's castle. Dracula was a real person who defended Romania from the Turks who were invading...but his castle sadly is in ruins in Transylvania (same region as Bran Castle).
Pretty Steep
Pretty Steep		 Going up the stairs
Going up the stairs		 Knock and enter
Knock and enter		 Arched Doorway
Arched Doorway
Heating oven
Heating oven		 Carved Wooden
Carved Wooden		 Sitting area
Sitting area		 Icon
Icon
Roof tiles
Roof tiles		 Alcovebed
Alcovebed		 From the Courtyard
From the Courtyard		 Roof
Roof
The courtyard
The courtyard		 Inner Courtyard
Inner Courtyard		 Chance meeting
Chance meeting		 Alina and Cousins
Alina and Cousins
Turret
Turret		 Embroidery stall
Embroidery stall		 Farm house with satellite dish
Farm house with satellite dish

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