Bran

Yes, that is a castle.

On Wednesday we went with a big group of travellers from the hostel and took a bus to Bran to see the castle there. Aaron and I sat in the back of the bus and talked with the two dudes from England about the difference between American and British slang and insults. It was really fun. The British have some sweet insults. Anyway, it was a short 45 minute trip to Bran. Bran is a really small town that really only gets by on the insane amount of tourism they get from the Castle. They pitch the castle as "Dracula's Castle" for the tourism, but in reality Dracula (Vlad Tepes) probably never stepped foot in there. Outside of the castle is a small tourist trap area with a lot of vampire t-shirts and general tourist junk. I bought a sweet postcard for sarah carman, but I lost it in the hostel. Inside the gate there is a preserved farming community thing from the 1400s. Some log houses and stuff.

So, It is a 15th Century Castle, and we spent a long time walking around inside. I'm bored with this post so i'm going to just stop there. if you are curious about more, just email me or wait until I get back so i can show you some sweet pictures.

I'm leaving for Sofia, Bulgaria tonight. be back sometime next week. peace.