Athiel / Kit Foster-Friend

I really wanted to love Stone Henge, but there’s just too many people and car there… It’ll be great once Englih Heritage rebuild it all in a few years… the plans look great.

The widely acknowledged “Dracula’s Castle” is Bran Castle near Brasov in Transylvania – NOT the one shown in the photo on this site, which shows the clock tower in Sighisoara, where Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula) was born. Bran Castle’s worth a visit to say you’ve been, but it’s not very atmopheric and certainly nothing creepy or horror-movie-esque about it. Much better for this is Rasnov castle down the road, or the palace in Sinia, which is between Brasov and Budapest….

Went through the region on my backpacking trip last summer, absolutely stunning landscape, gorgeous people and genuine hospitality. Also managed to get some naked mountaineering done – what else could you ask for?

Also ate dinner in the house where Count Dracula (Vlad Tepes) was born….