Halloween in Transylvania - Tour single
Leads the largest group of vampires in the land of vacation time forgot. Romania is not a tourist destination, but was pleasantly surprised to discover the unique culture and natural wonders not yet discovered in this part of Europe.
We seek to follow in the footsteps of Bram Stokers Gothic novel "Dracula. Our itinerary was a mixture of history and education spooky fun to celebrate Halloween no longer be forgotten.
It is ironic that Romania did not celebrate this festival in the land, so rich in folklore and legends. For us Americans, it was like our group to 67 contempt of 140 single bag in tow. We had two coaches and two good drivers and Hunor named Radu, who were with us 24 / 7 anywhere.
Upon arrival in Bucharest, will go to the
Count Dracula Club welcome dinner. This is a unique medieval theme restaurant with rooms and a visit by census itself.
The menu presented Van Helsing flat different meats and cheeses with blood wine. "Entered the chicken fried in a rat with a remarkable anatomical designed eyes, ears and tail.
Day 1 - We visited the capital, which are changed since my last visit there as they seek to combine the old and new.
Under the yoke of communism for 46 years, she was broken city, but now restore itself with new cafes, shops, hotels and casinos. Some refer to it as "Little Paris of the Balkans".
After visiting the open-air museum village. We watched the Parliament, which is the second tallest building in the world and took 20,000 men to build it. He was appointed by paranoia and almost crazy dictator Nicolae Ceausescu for his megalomania ideals.
He shaved all districts and historic neighborhoods to make room for this monstrosity which is now empty. It is a thorn in the side of Bucharest, 3 million people.
Most meals are included in this trip. Tonight there will be many festive dinners Pescarus restaurant. In typical menu includes stuffed cabbage, polenta, meat and desert to die with 2 giant called pappanash izpecheni donuts smothered with fresh cream and jam.
Our meal was served under the band and folk dancers in costumes. Entertainment was brilliant.
Day 2 - We headed through the valley of the Olt of Transylvania. Cozia we visited the monastery, it is beautiful frescoes and the tomb of Vlad grandfather.
The determination was best postcard land of lakes, orchards of plums and a burning sensation that now hills draped with an explosion of golden colors of autumn. We travel in the Carpathian brown bears in 6000, where they reside.
We visited in the city of Sibiu, founded in 1192 by German settlers. Inside the fortifications have been cobbled streets and gabled houses that resembled an old Nuremberg.
It is amazing how he withstood all the ravages of time. Walk up the Old Bridge and liars, we learned the history of the Saxon and Hungarian influence here.
At night, to visit a small village Sibiel pastor, a tour icon museum glass and took a cemetery walk under the stars.
There is a cemetery here, where a gravestone carvers are free to write what they choose without protest. For example, some epitaphs read: "This man is a beggar and a thief" or "This man died in consumption too."
Our special dinner was held for the owner of the house where the family cook for two days in their small kitchen for all of us. It was delicious snack house and organic pork, apples, eggplant, beans, sweet wines and many local plum.
Transylvania is at the heart of Romania between the mountains, with a population of 5 million people and has a rich heritage.
We learned about Gypsies who migrated here in northern India before 1000 years. There is a great mystique of these nomadic Bohemian because they have no written historical documents.
They call themselves the meaning of the Romani people and prevent them legal citizens across the land. They have a unique tribal customs. Most were craftsmen, using only primitive hand tools and are recognized as musicians, but they do not read music.
May we know their reputation in the event of theft, but it appears that the property of the Gypsy community. Whatever opinions are correct, all agree that they are masters of survival.
The way we have also learned about Prince Vlad Tepes III, a Dracula. Born in 1431, he later excluded from the region of Wallachia here. It was impressive.
Because of the way he punished their enemies, he received the nickname of Dracul as meaning the devil "and" Tepes. He had to protect land from Turkey enter and Tartans.
When the Turks have refused to remove their turbans, he just nailed in their head. Cruelty was common in the Middle Ages, but Vlad roads have been completed. People decapitate the head and along roads such as sign posts and boil people alive.
His sentence was preferred Impala. Here, it will add a wooden game in the rectum to shoulder to prevent any major organs. Slowly, these poor people buckle a little pain of death 48 hours later.
Hundreds have been impaled and published in a forest looking for on a stick. It was physiological war my best form since fear in the hearts of all his enemies.
Saving the Earth's invasion, he became a hero to Romanians. Unlike the novel, it is bloody, but not a vampire. Spread rumors that he drank human blood and izyadohte authorities.
This has led to the
idea of vampire. Vlad has died aged 40. Nobody knows how and where his headless body was buried. Maybe he is not dead?
Day 4 - Like a safari, we change hotels every night. The rooms are spartan but clean. It is a great shock to my first time abroad.
As we journey deep into the southern Carpathians will be the city prison Gerla, factories Albania Lullier salt mines Turda eye of the Third World.
I'll stay in Cluj Napoca and after the trip we explored the university town. It is not so impressive, but much of the city with many nightclubs to explore.
Day 5 - We headed over the Borgo Pass on the border with Moldova Bystrica and ultimately, a market town located in the heart-land of Dracula. Witch trials are great here.
Walking Tour after 13 years of history, we board our coaches to climb the mountains.
The villages appear here as they are in another era. This is a serious campaign to distance, where cars are replaced by wooden horses and carriages. In some parts of the road turns into mud.
The architecture is neon orange with matches burning of houses, churches turquoise and hot pink attic. The sun is out and lit the pumpkin patch and plum orchards. This is the most beautiful part of Eastern Europe tourists rarely see.
We went up hair PIN curves and get the Count Dracula Castle Hotel located on the top of the mountain in the middle of nowhere.
Meeting of 1116 meters, was a superb view of the countryside below. It is Gothic towers, windows, patio and has no elevators.
As something of cinema. Five young girls small bags towed to our countless stairs.
Our dinner prepared by peasant kitchen is warm, made up of slabs of lard, pickles and mystery meat in gelatin. It was so funny, we photographed our fabric that looks like "Fear Factor" food. Later, we were led on a "hysterical tour" hidden in the basement.
We have come a corridor dark and entered the dungeon of Dracula. Here are paintings depicting the life of the legendary dark. One coffin has been in the middle of the room. Suddenly, he opened his hand and Vlad reached us before locking way.
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