Peleș Castle - Transylvania, Romania
Too beautiful to resist a second post!
Showing posts with label Transylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transylvania. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Peleș Castle...what a palace should look like!
Peleș Castle - Transylvania, Romania
The castle was inaugurated in 1883
and built for King Carol I of Romania (1839 - 1914)
the Saxon influence is strong and leaves a breathtaking impression,
particularly in the palace's courtyard
Some more information Peleș Castle
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Count Dracula, I am glad we did not meet
Bran Castle - Transylvania, Romania; Forever associated with the Dracula legend
(Because one post just wasn't enough)
the entrance to the castle
outside the highest room
out into the courtyard
the well in the courtyard
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, the main character observes Count Dracula scaling down the side of his castle
My bets is this would be the creepiest one to have seen him crawling down
The Dracula Legend and is he really the nasty Vlad Tepes?
Friday, May 20, 2011
Entering the Land of Dracula: Bran Castle
Bran Castle of the Dracula legend-- Romania
the courtyard at Bran Castle
the castle
Transylvania, Romania
the fort
the castle
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Brasov: Entering Transylvania
The Black Church - Brasov, Romania
the church got its name from a 1689 fire that raged killing 3,000
Brasov in glorious Transylvania
City Center - Brasov
The Rasnov, Romania, citadel -- built around 1215 by the Teutonic Knights.
It was only conquered once in 1600
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