Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Zuiderdam MegaVoyage 2018-2019, Transylvania, Romania

Another grand day in Romania!!!!  Our tour guide Michael picked us up at the hotel and we started our trek to Transylvania. Two hours later we were in resort town of Sinaia at the base of the Bucegi range of the Carpathian Mountains to visit Peles Palace summer home of the King Carol I. This beautiful Romantic Age, Germanic influenced medieval palace was built in the 1880’s... the castle is filled with intricate wooden carvings, Carrera marble and all the modern conveniences. Crossing into Transylvania we went to Bran Castle, a good example of an authentic medieval fortress dating from the 13th century. The Royal family converted Bran into a rustic country resort.... the tie to fantasy author Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Vlad the Impaler Romanian Prince of the South is a mere marketing ploy but the castle was worth the visit. Following the Carpathian foothills, we passed the mountaintop Rasnov Castle overlooking the town of Rasnov. Our next stop was Brasau, a city with a Saxon medieval history...we made a stop at the White Tower fortification overlooking the town of Brasau and then we did a quick walking tour of the beautiful town square and the Black Church. Leaving Brasau we crossed the mountain pass for our 3 hours return to Bucharest. Just another great day in Romania. We loved our 3 days in Romania and would like to remain longer but we must move on to Bulgaria tomorrow.  Loving every day!!!!

















































































2 comments:

  1. Wow to think I will be here in July for five days on the river cruise. I may just steal your pictures and just enjoy looking and walking. Did you just use a visa or did you have some of there money or Euro, Tell the gals hi

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