Sinaia – Peles castle, built by King Carol the 1st

Queen ??, Peles Castle, 25th May

Peles Castle, Sinaia

Peles Castle, Sinaia

Pelisor Castle, Sinaia, built for Queen Victoria's grand-daughter (Queen Marie), and decorated in Art Nouveau style

Peles Castle

Castle at Rasnov, 26th May

Rasnov

Rasnov

The Summer Palace at Bran, given to Queen Marie by the citizens of Brasov. 27th May

Queen Marie, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh. She's the spitting image of the late Princess Margaret.

Inside Bran Castle....

It has a nice homely feel

a small folk museum at Bran

A folk festival in Bran, in the car park of a supermarket ...

...

This little gypsy girl ...

couldn't stop herself dancing

and afterwards, everyone joined in

Vampire Camping, Bran

Toni, the genial manager

Brasov - an "interesting" bus ride away

Brasov, 28th May

Brasov

Brasov

Brasov

Brasov

Brasov

Rosemary, Brasov

Brasov, graves and memorial for the victims of the Ceausescu revolution 1989

Brasov