The land of Dracula

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November 22nd 2006

Published: December 29th 2006

I had an empty train carriage all the way from Belgrade to Bucharest except at one small moment in the night when I woke up to find 2 Roma men on the bench in front of mine, looking at me sleeping. I try not to believe those stories about gypies but they're a bit too common for me not to belive entirely in them and I know for sure that there are other empty carriages so I know that these men are n... Read Full Entry

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VictorT

Follow my adventures as I travel through Asia, the sub-continent, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe for a year or so. I'll be travelling solo, independantly and on a tight budget so it should be interesting. There's been a little change in my itinerary. I cannot get a Iran visa as a Canadian so I opted to fly to Athens from Mumbai. From there I'll go through the Balkans in about a month before heading south toward Cairo overland. I welcome any comments or constructive criticism.... full info

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Transylvanian mountains

Skeleton

In the citadel's wall. It's been there for a few hundred years

Synagogue

In Brashov

Brashov main square

Cool church

In Shigishoara

Shigishoara's clock tower

Now a museum

Dracula's birthplace

That's where Vlad Tepes, the character used as an inspiration for Dracula was born and where he probably drank his first pint of blood.

Shigishoara

Shigishoara 2

Freaky puppet

I was walking on top of clock tower and I saw those when I turned a corner. For some reason they freaked me out.

Romania countryside

From the train

3rd January 2007

Kim Vandystadt
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Wild Swans
Salut Victor! Je ne peux m'empêcher de faire un commentaire sur Wild Swans. Je l'ai lu moi aussi il y a quelques mois et je dois dire que c'est le meilleur livre que j'ai jamais lu. C'est incroyable les émotions qu'il fait ressentir. Bon bien sur ce, bon voyage et j'ai bien hâte que tu sois rendu en Égypte...j'ai vraiment hâte de voir tes photos et tes impressions de là-bas! Prends soin de toi! Kim :)

21st January 2007

Iulia
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Romania!
Hey Vic! I'm happy to hear that you liked Romania, too bad we didn't synchronize our trips so I could show you some other nice places in Romania..and make you tast REAL 'mamaliga" cuz the one you tasted, definitely wasn't the good one! Sending you kisses ;)

29th November 2007

iulia
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Hi Victor! I'm a Romanian, someone send me to this page and I was very excited to read your trip journal. I'm glad you had a good time here, it's a shame you couldn't visit the monasteries in Moldavia. They're exceptional, especially the Vornonet one (the one with that unique blue colour). And also Sibiu, it's a city in Transylvania and this year it was elected as the capital of Europe. Don't know what happened with the sarmalute with mamaliga you tasted, because they're supposed to be delicious! And with cream on top! Yumm! :p The Bran Castle belonged to Vlad Tepes (also called Vlad Dracul, meaning Vlad the devil, from who the whole Dracula story began). During his reign (around 1450) he imposed those cruel punishments, that's how he got the name. But he was a prince with a deep sense of justice. ;) And he is so needed these days because of the problems we have with the gypsies. :p Not all people here want to leave for the US. It's true that many think of that, but also many young people want to stay here and make a difference. Including me! :D There are still many things to be done for this country. Hope your article will make many people plan a trip to Romania! You won't be sorry! ;) All the best to you all! iulia

18th June 2008

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Those pictures of the Bran castle bring back memories. I was in it in July 1989. The interior is looking a lot more comfortable then when I was there. I spent my night in Brasov sleeping in my tent around 200 M from the castle with wolves howling around me all night. :D Mel

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