Bran Castle

Bran is a short bus ride away from Brasov. It is famous for the Bran Castle also known as Dracula’s castle. We decided to visit the castle on Saturday and it just so happened to rain the previous night and that morning, but we decided to brave the cold and go anyway.

The castle is nestled on a hill surrounded by trees…pretty spooky!! : P The bit about the vampire biting, sucking blood etc is a myth, but there is a pretty gruesome story that is supposed to be true. It turns out this Vlad guy aka Dracula was an Emperor of sorts of the region. To punish thieves and criminals he would tie their hands and legs down {stop reading if you are squeamish} and take a log and drive it right through their bodies. Ugh!!

The castle looks big from the outside but the rooms inside are small and you often have to watch out for the low ceiling. Outside the castle you will find plenty of souvenir shops selling T-Shirts, magnets, paintings, mugs, key chains etc and you cannot come away without buying something. You also cannot come to Romania and not visit Dracula’s castle!