During my August 2013 trip I went to the one place that should have been my first stop when I actually lived in Romania...Bran castle, the inspiration behind Dracula.
Here's the castle itself
Hanging out outside the base
The courtyard inside the castle
The roof
Vlad Tepes (the guy who inspired Dracula) and his family tree.
Iconography
Me with a soba!!!
Another soba, which is a room heater that uses firewood.
The Romanian crest
The Iron Maiden!! They actually had a torture instrument exhibit, but I was unable to convince any of my friends to go with me :(
Never want to sit in that chair, ever
Me with my friend's cousin
These are actually the scales like the ones they used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail to see if the woman weighed as much as a duck to prove that she was a witch. I'm yelling "But I'm not a witch!" in this pic ;)
Romulus and Remus and the Romanian flag :)
Hollywood sign...you have met your Romanian match
Beautiful sky
Such adorable streets in Brasov...which is in Transylvania
The patios are so much fun to have lunch at
Me in the middle of the town center
The black church (I had actually been here and to Brasov before, but they're right next to Bran castle so I we had to stop by here)
A memorial for the Romanian Revolution
The architecture in Transylvania is gorgeous
Peacock flower arrangement
Gorgeous statue
And of course, on the way home, we had to stop to pick up my favorite sweet, Kurtos Kallacs!!!
I don't know how to describe it, kind of like a huge rotisserie cooked pretzel that's sweet.
My friend's bag is AWESOME!
Sooo delish!
And then at home (Târgu Ocna) I had my other fav sweet waiting for me
Alba ca zapada (snow white) it's delish, white chocolate cream filled pastry with chocolate and white chocolate drizzle.
Then in September 2014 I was able to visit Ceahlau (pronounced "chea-lau"). It's one of the most sacred mountains in Romania. It's where the Dacians would climb up to perform rituals. Here are pics from the road trip with my friends.
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