tom29bean

Not exactly about Dracula’s castle, but was told to use, in the shadows of…
My dad and I were going through eastern Europe, the summer after The WALL fell (‘90)- obviously, went to Dracula’s castle. We had lunch at a “restaurant” in the town below the castle…Now, I don’t know how it is today, but back then, every restaurant in eastern Europe seemed to have a printed menu with many items, but really, they only had 1-3 things that were actually advertised…This was true at this particular eatery, and we laughed about it with a couple German tourists…they told us a story about being in another restaurant in Romania (I think)-They asked for milk, and the server said “yes, but you have to wait for the cows to come in” Sure enough, a little while latter, they could hear the cows coming in, and soon after…Milk.

Was when I came home from the hospital!!!
Can you tell that one of my “places” is not like the others…I wonder why??

Hiking, camping, scenic drives-Yes
Skiing and snowboarding-NO
Awesome views, climb 14,000 ft. peeks…
and the locals have been “crusing” the main drag since the 40’s(i’m not a local, but have friends and family that are)- the more things change the more they stay the same…
September is probably the best-less crowds, great weather, elks bugeling…Stephen King wrote “the shining” at the Stanley, and the TV movie version was filmed there(not the one with Nicholson)...

I was 5 years old, and moved there for 2 years, moved back for another two years in Middle school…(french schools all 4 years.)
Unbelievable amount of things to do…
If you know A LITTLE French, and try to assimilate, you’ll (usually) be LOVED…if you are the stereotype of “American Tourist” you may feel shunned and loathed at times…Whenever people would find out I was American, after talking with me in French, etc…they would be SO HAPPY that I was speaking their language, etc…I definitly had to help American Tourists who didn’t speak French, and were treated quite rudely….
My Favorite City…It truly is “a moveable feast”