We finally got our trip to two of Romania's famous castles. Bram Castle belonged to the legendary Count Dracula of Transylvania. It was built right out of the rock base. The town of Bram was in the valley. At the base of this castle, shops and restaurants have sprung up to take advantage of the constant stream of visitors that come all year.
It was very plain construction with secret staircases and low ceilings and doors. I was told that Dracula was a short man. He was very cruel, as most rulers in those days were. But was not a vampire. He was called Vlad the Impailer. There were no lavish furnishings, only the bare necessities. It was totally different from the king's castle in Sinaia. I will report on it next blog.
In these shops, Tal found the hat like Ben's that he had looked for all over Braila. It looks a bit Russian I think. We bought other things to bring home as well. From here we continued our road trip that took us closer to our departure on Tuesday. But first, I must show you the King's castle in Sinaia. We acturally saw it first after registering in a cute Bed and Breakfast. We spent two nights there.
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