DSC05702.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes
DSC05793.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Display rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05542.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border where we crossed near Malko Tarnovo
Basilica02.jpg=Sighişoara, Romania - The hill top church, or Evangelical Church
DSC05999.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Covered stairway to the hill top
DSC05728.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle costume display
DSCN4038.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC05755.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05598.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Headstones
DSCN4046.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC06007.JPG=Romania - Cipau church at our stopover
DSC05716.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. House in the Bran castle/museum grounds.
Bran06.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle with ceramic tiled heaters (panorama)
DSC05925.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSCN3994.JPG=Romania. The Carpathian mountains approaching Transylvania
DSC05721.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle entry
DSC05701.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views from our stopover in Bran, Transylvania.
DSC05980.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Traditional costumes on display outside the antique shop in the old town square
DSCN4012.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC05989.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - The Clock Tower
RS12.JPG=Romanian Orthodox Church (Sighişoara, Romania) - panorama
DSC05749.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle "secret staircase" exits through the book shelves on the third floor.
DSC05595.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus, near Razgrad and close to the Romanian border
DSC06025.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSCN4061.JPG=Romania. Arriving in Bran, Transylvania.
Bran04.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Village view from Bran castle (panorama)
DSC06008.JPG=Romania - Cipau church at our stopover
DSC05668.JPG=Romania. Our approach to Transylvania
DSC05963.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - The Tailor's Tower
DSC06031.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSC05561.JPG=Bulgarian countryside and the ubiquitous horse and cart
DSC05797.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. This was an unusual thing in Bran castle; to close off the lookouts a simple hinged piece of heavy timber.
DSC05799.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Ancient door lock in Bran castle.
Towers.jpg=Sighişoara, Romania - The Ropemakers Tower and the Clock Tower
DSC05713.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes with some fine looking houses.
Panorama 1.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle with ceramic tiled heaters (panorama)
DSC05719.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle
DSC05987.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - The Clock Tower
DSC05679.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
DSC05655.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05564.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes
DSC05756.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05717.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Moss covered house in the Bran castle/museum grounds.
DSC05923.JPG=Just another castle ruins between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSC05583.JPG=Bulgarian countryside is lovely
Rom03.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania (panorama)
DSC05524.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria.
DSC05810.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05877.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle barbican
DSC05685.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
DSC05942.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSC05649.JPG=Romania. Housing development on the Bucharest outskirts
Bran14.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Some of the Bran castle "owners" (panorama)
DSC05667.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
DSC05858.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran village scenes where some of the winter wood piles are almost as big as the home.
Furniture.jpg=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Some of the lovely furniture in Bran castle
DSCN4052.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania. A farm house with their hay stack
DSCN4000.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05804.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum. The buildings were moved to the museum site around 1960
DSC05975.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Unusual art work in the old town square
DSC05513.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria. The traffic jam was caused simply by an intersection with no lights/control and it might be like this every day
DSC05967.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania Roman Catholic church
DSC05650.JPG=Romania. Between Brasov and Bucharest
DSC05631.JPG=Romania and again those horse/cart transports
DSC05584.JPG=Bulgarian countryside and the ubiquitous horse and cart
DSC05822.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05997.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Clock Tower and village viewed from the hill top church
DSC05534.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria.
Bran10.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum (panorama)
DSC05549.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. This small village had a lot of occupied but quite run down facilities.
DSC05903.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Views in the village.
DSC05842.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania street scenes.
DSC06016.JPG=Romania - Decorated entry to the Cipau church at our stopover.
DSC05837.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Vampire taxi
Bran08.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum (panorama)
DSC05965.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania streets
DSC06004.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania
DSC05988.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Street scenes
DSC05683.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
DSC05696.JPG=Romania. The Carpathian mountains approaching Transylvania
Bran05.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle renovated rooms (panorama)
DSC05651.JPG=Romania. The horse/cart even in the Bucharest outskirts.
DSC05990.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Unashamably commercialising the "Dracula" theme in the old town square.
DSC05973.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - the entry to the old town square
DSC05985.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Unashamably commercialising the "Dracula" theme in the old town square.
DSC05974.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Unusual art work in the old town square and the Clock Tower
DSC05676.JPG=Romania. The Carpathian mountains on our approach to Transylvania
RS06.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the forest from Rasnov castle (panorama)
DSC05612.JPG=Romania, approaching Bucharest. Looked like a 1950's van
DSC05939.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSC06010.JPG=Romania - Decorated entry to the Cipau church at our stopover - Saint Peter.
DSC05809.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05820.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05735.JPG=\
Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle furniture.
DSC05706.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes.
DSC05747.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle with a bear skin rug
DSC05548.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. This small village had a lot of occupied but quite run down facilities.
DSC05511.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria we got caught in a horrid traffic jam for about one and half hours travelling just a couple of k's.
DSCN4002.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05829.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05509.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria
DSC05902.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Views in the village.
DSC05553.JPG=Bulgaria, near Burgas. We only had a short glimpse of the Black Sea coastline before moving on.
DSC05628.JPG=Romania, approaching Bucharest at the Ruse border crossing the Danube via the Friendship bridge built during the Communist regime between 1952-54 with Soviet assistance
DSC05893.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle
Rom02.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania (panorama)
Bran02.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle entry (panorama)
DSC05904.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Views in the village.
DSC05876.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle
DSC06011.JPG=Romania - Decorated entry to the Cipau church at our stopover - Saint Paul.
DSC05712.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Unfortunately this building presently abandonded but with some TLC, it would be stunning
RS02.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the village from Rasnov castle (panorama)
DSCN4014.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC05834.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. The saw mill building in the Romanian peasant museum
RS11.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - the entry gate to the old town.
DSC05761.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle. This room had all black furniture.
DSCN4006.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05634.JPG=Romania where we had planned to drive further, but a sudden and violent wind and dust storm forced us to stop in a restaurant (where we had dinner) car park for the night.
DSC05596.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. A family headstone
DSC05700.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views from our stopover in Bran, Transylvania.
DSC05640.JPG=Romania. The dust storm front came across very quickly.
DSC05956.JPG=Romanian Orthodox Church (Sighişoara, Romania)
DSC05604.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Limestone sarcophagus
DSC06049.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSC05656.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05839.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes with some fine looking houses.
DSCN4050.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania. One of the many drink vendors in a short distance and all selling a similar range of drinks
RS09.JPG=Romania - Cipau church at our stopover (panorama)
DSC05529.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria.
DSC05739.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. A beautifully inlaid bureau in Bran castle.
DSCN4049.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania. Loading feed on to the ute near one of the many drink vendors
DSC05519.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria. Old road bridge
DSC06070.JPG=Romania -  Oradea toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSC05545.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. Not a lot of money to spend on home maintenance.
DSCN4019.JPG=Romania. Transylvania
RomaniaSlide.jpg=Next is Romania
DSC05737.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. A beautifully inlaid bureau in Bran castle.
RS04.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the village from Rasnov castle (panorama)
RS07.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - the old town square (panorama)
DSC05981.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - We had to explore the underground antique shop in the old town square
DSC05870.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle
DSC05630.JPG=Romania and again those horse/cart transports
DSC05523.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria.
DSC05845.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Our stopover at "Vampire Camping"
DSC05569.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes. This is where we experienced our worst road conditions so far in our European drive. We'll probably need new shock absorbers soon
DSC05672.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
DSC05734.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle furniture.
DSC05547.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. Not a lot of money to spend on maintenance.
Bul02.JPG=But the Bulgarian countryside is lovely (panorama)
DSC06009.JPG=Romania - Decorated entry to the Cipau church at our stopover
DSC05767.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Some of the lovely furniture in Bran castle.
DSC05864.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Leaving our pleasant stopover at "Vampire Camping"
DSCN4023.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania. We see some strange sights in our travel. This one is rock carvings just in a clear area on a winding mountain road.
DSC05806.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Large wooden jugs in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05959.JPG=Romanian Othodox Church (Sighişoara, Romania)
DSC06021.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSC05830.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05688.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
Bran03.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle courtyard (panorama)
DSC05704.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes with some fine looking houses.
DSC05624.JPG=Romania, approaching Bucharest at the border crossing we get a glimpse of the Danube
RS10.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - Hill top (panorama)
DSC05711.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Blatant vampire commercialism, but you can't blame them. The town's lifeblood (ha ha) is Bram Stoker and Vlad Tepe
DSC05871.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the village from Rasnov castle
DSC05886.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the village from Rasnov castle
DSCN4041.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania. A tiny farm house with their hay stacks
Bran11.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania street scenes. (panorama)
SecretStairs.jpg=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle "secret staircase" between the first and third floors
DSC06040.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DSC05661.JPG=Romania. A roadside place of worship approaching Transylvania
DSC05611.JPG=Romania, approaching Bucharest, large farm machines on the roads regularly.
DSC06054.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
DoorsGlass.jpg=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Some fancy doors in Bran castle.
DSC05787.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle defense corridor
DSCN4030.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC05686.JPG=Romania. Unique house style approaching Transylvania
Bran13.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran village church cemetary and Carpathian mountains (panorama)
DSC05669.JPG=Romania. Our approach to Transylvania
Rom01.JPG=Romania. The Carpathian mountains approaching Transylvania (panorama)
DSCN4042.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania
DSC05777.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle with ceramic tiled heaters
DSC05816.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05807.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum where the houses are typical of those in mountain agricultural villages.
DSC05911.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSCN3996.JPG=Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05821.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05795.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Display rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05853.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran village scenes.
Portcullis.jpg=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle portcullis
DSC05608.JPG=Bulgaria. Artifacts in the museum of Roman ruins at Abritus.
DSC05763.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Passageway in Bran castle.
DSC05560.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes.
DSC05961.JPG=Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania advertising Transilvaniei beer
DSC05710.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes with some fine looking houses.
DSC05986.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - The birthplace of Vlad Dracul (aka Vlad Tepes) in the old town square.
DSC05917.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
DSC05798.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. This was an unusual thing in Bran castle; to close off the lookouts a simple hinged piece of heavy timber.
DSC05581.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes.
DSC05953.JPG=Romanian Orthodox Church (Sighişoara, Romania)
DSC05703.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Streets scenes
DSC05948.JPG=Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania advertising
DSC05639.JPG=Romania where we had planned to drive further, but a sudden and violent wind and dust storm forced us to stop in a restaurant (where we had dinner) car park for the night.
DSC05689.JPG=\
Romania. Approaching Transylvania
DSC05510.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria
DSC05606.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Ruins of the fortified city walls that had 35 towers (29 recovered) and 4 gates (3 recovered).
DSC05541.JPG=Bulgaria, but first we drive our M/H through a disinfecting bath 3 Euros
DSC05607.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Ruins of the fortified city walls.
DSC05811.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
Bran01.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle entry (panorama)
DSC05865.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Another large wood pile
DSC05550.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. This small village had a lot of occupied but quite run down facilities.
RS05.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle (panorama)
DSC05708.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran Castle
DSC05772.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle with ceramic tiled heaters
DSC06029.JPG=Romania - Toward the Hungarian border crossing at Bors
RS03.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the mountains from Rasnov castle (panorama)
DSC05722.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle entry
DSC05609.JPG=Bulgaria. Artifacts in the museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Clay Dolia - A Dolium is a very large jug or container made of fired clay, used for storing food or liquids.
RS01.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Rasnov castle (panorama)
DSCN3992.JPG=Romania. The Carpathian mountains approaching Transylvania
DSC05600.JPG=Bulgaria. Museum of Roman ruins at Abritus. Some headstones had a Turkish look
DSC05850.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran village church
DSC05968.JPG=Sighişoara, Romania - the entry road to the old town square
DSCN4056.JPG=Romania. Carpathian mountain views in Transylvania.
Bran07.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Bran castle court yard (panorama)
DSC05905.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. Biserica Evanghelica in the village.
DSC05838.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Vampire taxi
DSC05889.JPG=Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania. View of the village from Rasnov castle
DSC05544.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border where we crossed near Malko Tarnovo
DSC05836.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Buildings in the Romanian peasant museum
DSC05546.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. Not a lot of money to spend on home maintenance.
DSC05551.JPG=Bulgarian street scenes just inside the border. This small village had a lot of occupied but quite run down facilities.
DSC05841.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania street scenes.
DSC05530.JPG=Leaving Istanbul and Turkey on our way to Bulgaria. A small development seemingly miles from anything
BulgariaSlide.jpg=Next is Bulgaria.
DSC05757.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05573.JPG=But the Bulgarian countryside is lovely
DSC05644.JPG=Romania. Visibility and the strong wind made driving too dangerous for us.
DSC05740.JPG=Bran, Transylvania, Romania. Restored rooms in Bran castle.
DSC05932.JPG=Between Rasnov, Transylvania, Romania and Sighisoara
