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Train to Sinaia Commuters
Gypsy Wagons
Train from Bucharest to Sinaia
Commuters
Gypsy Wagons
Sheep and Goats
Romanian Walmart
Hotel New Montana
Herding sheep and goats in fields along the tracks
Romanian Wal-Mart
Hotel New Montana in Sinaia
Welcome Drink
Sinaia
Sinaia town hall
A welcome drink of plum brandy
View of Sinaia from our hotel room. Sinaia is called the "Pearl of the Carpathians". It is a resort town in the mountains at about 4000 ft.
Sinaia town hall
Old Sinaia guest house Sinai ski resort
Guest House
Old Guest House
Map of Sinaia Ski Resort
Guest House
Sinaia
Italian Restaurant
A toast before dinner
Sinaia
Italian Restaurant
A toast before dinner
Barb's Meal
Fred's Meal
On the way to Bran Castle
Barb's meal of Schnizel
Fred's meal of lasagna
Through the Carpathian Mtns on the way to Bran Castle
Countryside
Bran Castle
Entry to Castle
A modern vampire
Bran Castle - Nicknamed Dracula's Casstle because Vlad Dracula who ruled in the 15th century is said to have been exiled here.
Entrance to Castle - originally built as a fortress in 1377. In 1920, it was gifted to Queen Maria of Romania. She renovated it for use as a summer home.
A modern vampire!
Winding Staircase
Queen's Bedroom
Tiled Stove
Ceiling beam
Castle reflected in pond
Flea market outside castle
Haystack
Mountain Home
Flea market outside Bran Castle
Haystack for winter
Mountain Home
Traditional Farmhouses
Gypsy Wagon
Restaurant for Lunch
Local Handicrafts
Trying on local coat
Restaurant for Lunch
Local Handicrafts
Loren (our Program Director) with passenger modeling local winter wear.
Pele Castle
Pele Castle
Summer home of King Carl I
 
Hall of Honour
The Big Armory The Living Room
Brasov Old Town Hall Town Square
Town of Brasov - third largest city in Romania
Old Town Hall
Town Square with buildings from middle ages
Pedestrian Shopping Street
Black church
Pedestrian shopping street
Black Church - blackened during a fire in 1689. Originally built in 1477
 
Rhein Azuga Wine Cellars
Wine Barrels
Champagne
Rhein Azuga Wine Cellars
Wine Barrels
Sparkling wine is fermented in the bottle in accordance with the traditional "Champenoise" method.
Bottling equipment Dinner
Bottles are turned by hand
Bottling and corking equipment
Dinner at the winery

To learn more about our stay in Sinaia, go to the Sinaia Newsletter.

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