We ended up taking a taxi to Bran castle, which saved us about half and hour compared to the bus. Although the driving was a bit manic. The scenery between Brasov and Bran was beautiful - mountains, farms and hills. Beneath Bran castle there are loads of touristy stalls selling mainly Dracula souvenirs. We headed straight for the castle. The castle was very pretty, with all the rooms furnished in various styles. From the castle we had a walk round the 'Village Mu...

We arrived in Brasov after a very scenic and hot train journey. At the station, we were pestered by some woman offering a room, although we weren't too sure about it...so we headed for the tourist office in Sfatului Piata (the main square) to get help finding accomodation. They reccomended 'Pension Simona', which was really nice. We explored a bit in the evening and spent ages trying to find a place to eat - there was some free concert going on in the square so e...