Day 33 Dracula's Village Sighisoara
Door: JJ
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Rudy
08 Augustus 2007 | Roemenië, Boekarest
Wednesday 8 August (Day 33) Hotel Casa Wagner, Sighisoara, Romania, 374 /10563km
We are now in Sighisoara, the birthplace of Count Dracula (Vlad Tepes). We arrived at the town around 6pm and after driving around the town centre three times looking for available hotel rooms, we were finally directed by a friendly hotel receptionist to this hidden enclave, up on a hill inside the old city wall. This part of town is incredible. No new buildings here. Medieval town with cobbled street lined with 16th century burger houses and surrounded by 11 towers. (The only problems they have at the moment are with the roads. They are modernizing the sewage system, thus making driving on these narrow streets very difficult.) After a quick wandered around the town, we had dinner at the terrace of the famous Vlad Dracula’s house.
On leaving Bucharest this morning, we drove first to Bran (on the road towards Brasov) to visit Bran Castle, a 53 room fairytale castle. Though they promote this castle as Count Dracula’s castle but according to legend this is not true. There is no record indicating that he stayed here. Just outside this castle there is a museum showing a collection of Transylvanian farm buildings. Meanwhile the weather has been kind to us today. It was dry when we left this morning and stayed dry when we visited Bran castle with around 17 deg temperature. But on the way here we had very heavy rain. Fortunately it stopped just before we arrived and been dry since then. Hopefully it stays that way for the rest of the holiday.
P/S: the landscape along the road today is beautiful. Green fields of grass and maize. Fruit (prunes, apples, pears) trees plantation. Beautiful country houses. Old fashioned haystacks. Horse-drawn wagons.
We are now in Sighisoara, the birthplace of Count Dracula (Vlad Tepes). We arrived at the town around 6pm and after driving around the town centre three times looking for available hotel rooms, we were finally directed by a friendly hotel receptionist to this hidden enclave, up on a hill inside the old city wall. This part of town is incredible. No new buildings here. Medieval town with cobbled street lined with 16th century burger houses and surrounded by 11 towers. (The only problems they have at the moment are with the roads. They are modernizing the sewage system, thus making driving on these narrow streets very difficult.) After a quick wandered around the town, we had dinner at the terrace of the famous Vlad Dracula’s house.
On leaving Bucharest this morning, we drove first to Bran (on the road towards Brasov) to visit Bran Castle, a 53 room fairytale castle. Though they promote this castle as Count Dracula’s castle but according to legend this is not true. There is no record indicating that he stayed here. Just outside this castle there is a museum showing a collection of Transylvanian farm buildings. Meanwhile the weather has been kind to us today. It was dry when we left this morning and stayed dry when we visited Bran castle with around 17 deg temperature. But on the way here we had very heavy rain. Fortunately it stopped just before we arrived and been dry since then. Hopefully it stays that way for the rest of the holiday.
P/S: the landscape along the road today is beautiful. Green fields of grass and maize. Fruit (prunes, apples, pears) trees plantation. Beautiful country houses. Old fashioned haystacks. Horse-drawn wagons.
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08 Augustus 2007 - 21:07
Karin Brakel:
Mooi stukje van de reis dat wij dus nog eens moeten overdoen? Prachtig al die oude huizen, straatjes en kastelen. Volgende week maken wij de reis in omgekeerde richting naar Igoumenitsa (met auto) en na een week zeilen in Griekenland reizen we terug via Yoegoslavie (Servie etc.)Als jullie in Nederland zijn wisselen we graag verhalen en ervaringen uit! Goede reis verder en groeten ook aan de jongens. -
09 Augustus 2007 - 15:34
Sandra Kapoh:
Hoi wereldreizigers!
Leuke verhalen allemaal hoor! Een hele goede afsluiting van een expatleven (he Rudi?)
Met Kiki gaat het ondertussen prima. Zij vermaakt zich opperbest met Lina.
Veel lieve groetjes van ons allemaal. -
09 Augustus 2007 - 18:28
Oddy:
Hi family,
Hoop dat jullie alvast kunnen wennen aan het natte weer en de wind, want daar heb je geen gebrek aan hier in Nederland. Hoe gaat t met je nieuwe auto? Gaatie de reis overleven en is ie nog heel?
Veel plezier onderweg en geluk hier in Nederland en in Assen. Pim Braun zegt dat ie bij de NAM alvast een plaatsje voor mij reserveert...
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