I owe thanks to Andrei Nicolau from Tours of Romania for the custom private tour they made for me. It was a good overview of Romania between Bucharest where I landed, and Cluj where I left back from.
Day #0: Bucharest
After landing in Bucharest, I started by visiting Bucharest for a half day before the tour started the next morning:
I finished the day with a nice dinner
Day #1: Bran Castle, Brasov
George, my knowledgeable driver/guide met me the next morning and we set off: Bran Castle is known as Dracula's castle, because Vlad the impaler (Dacrul), used to reside there:
long line for the castle, but thankfully George knew people and got us in quickly
Dracula is really a bunch of marketing around a story that took off
Day #2: Sinaia and Peles Castle, Saxon Trail and Villages, Sighisoara
We went to Peles Castle first thing in the morning, beautiful decors: Next, we continued our trip through Saxon Trail and Villages and onto Sighisoara:
this was an actor that came out to scare you ;)
Day #3: Gypsy Village - Biertan Fortified Church - Sibiu Tou
We started the day with visiting a Gypsy Village and an artist known for making complex single piece metal sculptures: Next was Biertan Fortified Church and Sibiu:
back in the days, it used to be held by the germans
George and I had time for a good lunch
Day #4: Corvin's Castle - Deva Fortress - Turda Salt Mines
For the last day, we went to check out Corvin's Castle, which was massive and pretty: A quick look at the remmants found in the ground: Next was Deva Fortress, which is half ruins at this point, but a fun ride up and unusual ride:
I climbed to the top, which was not super safe as it was in disrepair
Day #5-8: Cluj Napoca
- Once in Cluj for Untold, in the few hours in the mid afternoon, I took some electric scooters to go around: A couple of museums:
orthodox church museum was really good