Bran Castle and Brasov

We left a previous century in Viscri to join a traffic jam going to Bran Castle. Vlad the Impaler may or may not have stopped here once, but it’s known as Dracula’s castle. It’s very popular, with tours for Halloween and princes from the Middle East renting it for parties. It was hard to move inside the castle for all the tourists, and even in the many shops outside.

We got through the traffic to the nearby town of Brasov. It has a beautiful town square where our hotel is located.

There is a funicular up the hill to the Hollywood style town sign, and the area where Vlad impaled 40 noblemen in the 15th century.

We toured around on foot to see the castle and old walls, then had the evening free to check out the upscale shopping and dining, and have a drink outside the hotel with a heater and blanket.