Visiting the Dracula Castle in Transylvania, Romania
A tour of Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania, associated with the story about Count Dracula.
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Visiting the Dracula Castle in Transylvania, Romania
Visiting Dracula's Castle (Bran Castle) in Transylvania, Romania
With howling winds we ascended the many steps leading up to the infamous Bran Castle. The castle associated with Bram Stoker's Dracula Castle is a national landmark and monument in Transylvania, Romania (Romanian: Castelul Bran; Hungarian: Törcsvár; German: Törzburg). We found the experience fascinating as most areas of the castle were open for tourists to explore including some dimly lit staircases. After checking out the castle we headed back down to briefly check out a market selling all kinds of trinkets and restaurant featuring hearty Romanian cuisine. Overall, if you're based in Brasov this makes for a fantastic 'spooky' day trip ;)
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Visiting Dracula's Castle (Bran Castle) in Transylvania, Romania Travel Video Transcript:
So at last the destination we've been waiting for. We have arrived in Bran to visit Bran Castle which may or may not be associated with the Dracula. Hahaha. Let's go!
Oh ho ho, it's going to blow me over.
This is officially one of the windiest places I have ever experienced. The castle sits on a really rocky cliff so you get wind coming in every direction possible. And it is pretty crazy. We're just hiding out in this little nook for now.
Bran Castle sits on the border between Wallachia and Transylvania and it is the setting of Bram Stoker's horror novel Dracula. That being said, there are other castles in Romania linked to the legend of Dracula.
We're now entering the secret staircase.
Now we're checking out the torture chamber rooms and it is pretty gruesome the methods that were used back in the day. It makes feel quite lucky to be alive this present moment.
Overall impressions of Bran Castle? It was phenomenal. What really surprised me is that from a distance it doesn't look that big but when you get inside there is a lot to explore. Like we probably spent well over an hour just checking all of the different rooms, climbing up and down the stairs and just getting an overall impression of the caste.
Alright, so now that we have visited the castle it is time to go for lunch and I am hungry.
So it is very cold day here in Bran and it is also lunchtime so we've popped into a little restaurant and we're trying to warm up with the hottest, heartiest foods we can find. I'm having some soup with some polenta and a cup of tea. Sam's gone with a salad and the beef. Meh, a little healthy a little bland but here we are enjoying our Romanian lunch.
So the food I'm most excited about trying is something called Romanian Mici and if you look down here it's kind of like a pork sausage or a pork roll. And, oh wow, check this out. Oh, that looks good. It almost looks like a spicy sausage.
Mmmmm. That is an amazing sausage. So juicy, so tasty, so flavorful. I love it. Oh, now I'm going to try some next.
So the polenta with cheese has arrived and it looks a little bit different from what I had yesterday. Yesterday my polenta came with cottage cheese and sour cream but this one appears to have cheese melted on top so I think maybe they put it in the oven. It looks like it was kind of baked. Yeah, baked polenta. Look at the gooey cheese. Oh la la. Wow. That's going to be hot. Mmmm.
I think it actually has goat cheese in the middle. Like a salty goat cheese and then mozzarella on top. Pretty good.
After lunch, we did a little wandering around the town and we found that it reminded us of Halloween with all its spooky trinkets and souvenirs.
There is a cool little market nearby the Bran Castle selling all kinds of trinkets including warm hats, Halloween costumes and other kinds of souvenirs.
Hello, pup. Hello. Meet Dracula's dog. Or are you a wolf? You're a wild wolf. Yes, you are. Yes, you are.
It's biting my ass now. It's not a game anymore puppy. No, hey. Hahahahaha.
This is part of our Travel in Romania series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Romanian culture, Romanian arts, Romanian foods, Romanian religion, Romanian cuisine and Romanian people.
All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
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EXPLORING EVIA, Day 1 (MUST SEE!!!) - Chiliadou beach - Steni - Chalkida how it looks by night
Craving for a getway. We up early, packed our gear and drove away without really having decided where we 'll head to. Following the highway north, we came up with an idea to head to Chalkida City, capital of Evia Island, not more than 80 kms away from Athens. We booked our hotel room online to stay overnight, while driving there. Reaching Chalkida rather early, we had pleanty of time to explore the Nothern part of Evia, the side facing the Aegean archipelago, following the route crossing Evia from south to north and passing through the high mountain Dirfis, with its Alpic landscapes, the picturesque village of Steni and end up to Chiliadou beach. After sunset on our way back to Chalikida we stopped at Steni village to a fabulous tavern for dinner. By reaching Chalkida we reorganised ourselves and went out to stroll, enjoy the city by night and watch the opening of the older bridge which is an attraction to visitors. Unfortunatelly we had a dissapointing surprise...
Watch some rear aerial shots of the the Euripus Bridge or Chalcis Bridge, a 694.5 meters total length and a deck thickness of 45 cm, the thinner the world, cable-stayed suspension bridge opened in 1993 which joins Chalkida to the mainland.
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Bucharest - Visiting Romania For The First Time
It’s our first trip to Bucharest, Romania and we ask should you take a city break in the Romanian capital.
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We take a Bucharest city tour and try some of the local food, #experiencebucharest
As well as touring the city and visiting Nicolae Ceausescu’s Palace, old town Bucharest and Bucharest’s very own Arcul de Triumf we visit the infamous neighbourhood of Pantelimon. With its rows and rows of 1970’s communist housing block, it did have a very poor reputation and was the home to Romanian rap band B.U.G. Mafia. Things have changed in recent years and the parks and public area have been cleaned up.
Romanians love garlic and we try a traditional lunch with garlic as we are told bloodthirsty stories of Vlad the Impaler, the original Dracula.
As well as the palace there is no escaping the influence of Nicolae Ceausescu on Bucharest and Romania. He ordered destruction of many of the old buildings in order to build a Romanian communist utopia.
Finally in 1989 there was a revolution and unlike the rest of Europe this was not a peaceful one.
Things have changed since 1989, Romania joined the EU in 2007 and in 2019 Romania will be the president of the EU council, so all eyes will be on Romania and Bucharest.
So, we ask should you make Bucharest the destination for your next city break in Europe and the answer is definitely, yes. #Bucharest #Romania
‘Bucharest - Visiting Romania For The First Time’ - Filmed November 2018
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Another location in Romania I visited this year was Sinaia. This was a really relaxing location with an amazing view.
O alta localitate din Romania, pe care am vizitat-o anul acesta, a fost Sinaia. A fost un loc placut, relaxant, cu o priveliste minunata.
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Romania/Bucharest (Int. Folklore Festival) Part 14
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Cismigiu Park in Bucharest will host a new edition of Music and Traditions in Cismigiu International Folklore Festival this weekend. Over 2,000 artists, orchestras, brass bands, folk groups, and craftsmen will gather downtown Bucharest between June 24 and June 25 for Romania’s largest folklore festival.
The event kicks off on Friday, June 24, with a parade of Romanian and international folk costumes which will follow the route Romanian Athenaeum – Calea Victoriei – Cercul Militar National – Regina Elisabeta blvd. – Cismigiu Park.
The Bucharest Mayor’s Office, via CreArT – the Bucharest City Hall’s Centre for Creation, Art and Tradition organizes, between June 24 and 26, the fifth edition of the “Music and Traditions in Cismigiu” International Folklore Festival. The event will kick off in Friday, June 24, with a Romanian and international folk costumes’ parade, along the route: Romanian Athenaeum (George Enescu Square) – Calea Victoriei – Military Circle – Regina Elisabeta Boulevard – Cismigiu Park (the State Archive entrance).
The festival includes three great sections: folk shows, artisans’ fairs (40 huts where Romanian traditional products and artefacts will be on offer) and a traditional cuisine area. “By this edition of the International Folklore Festival, we wish to bring, once again, before the public in Bucharest traditions from all regions of Romania and from elsewhere. Our aim is not only to recapture the identity of the village in the urban space, but also to integrate genuine tradition in the wide European cultural circuit,” Claudia Popa, director of the festival, stated, quoted by Mediafax. The programme is a varied one: Romanian and international folk ensembles, ensembles representing ethnic minorities and national communities, reputed artists, brass bands and children’s bands. The cultural project also includes creative workshops for children, an ethno-cinématheque, as well as carriage and pony rides in specially-set up areas. The manifestations will take part throughout the festival, between 10am and 10pm, and the public’s entrance is free. The “Music and Traditions in Cismigiu” International Folklore Festival is the only event of its kind in Southern Romania, bringing before the public over 1,000 artists, in a national and international celebration of true value.
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Πεζοπορία στο Σαρακήνικο, Άι Βασίλη, Σταυρό.
Το οδοιπορικό στον κόλπο του αγίου Βασιλείου και στο σαρακινικο ξεκινάει από τα βράχια (σημείο 1). Ακολουθούμε το μονοπάτι που μας οδηγεί πίσω από τον μικρο λόφο (γραμμή 1) και φτάνουμε στο σαρακινικο (σημείο 2). Εδώ μπορούμε να κάνουμε μια στάση για ξεκούραση ή και για μπάνιο. Στη συνεχεία ακολουθούμε τον χωματόδρομο (γραμμή 2) μέχρι το τέλος του (καταπληκτικό σημείο για αναμνηστικές φωτογραφίες). Κάπου αριστερά υπάρχει ένα μικρο και απότομο μονοπάτι (γραμμή 3) όπου το κατεβαίνουνε με προσοχή και πλέον έχουμε φτάσει στον πανέμορφο και μοναδικό κόλπο του άγιου Βασιλείου και στο εκκλησάκι του άγιου Παντελεήμων και εδώ μπορούμε να βγάλουμε αναμνηστικές φωτογραφίες άλλα και να απολαύσουμε το μπάνιο μας (σημείο 3-4). Οι ποιο τολμηροί μπορούν να συνεχίσουν μέσα από δύσβατο έως ανύπαρκτο δρόμο με πυκνή βλάστηση και απότομα βράχια (γραμμή 4) και να φτάσουν έως την άκρη και το τέλος της διαδρομής (σημείο 5) κάνοντας μια στάση (κόκκινο σημείο) οπού θα δείτε τα ερείπια.
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