Road to Bran

The Countdown

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June 21st 2007
Bucharest - Bran - Sighisoara - Bucharest Wednesday and Thursday, 6/20 and 6/21/07 Wednesday morning Doug took us to Bran, Romania, home of Bran Castle and the city setting of Bram Stokers “Dracula.” The small city is beautiful and the castle is amazing, in the Transylvania area of Romania. Interesting read: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle/" targ ... read more

Europe » Romania

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more