How are you experiencing your journey so far? Is eastern Europe as intriguing as you expected it to be? I sent you this postcard to give you a heads up. I saw on your itinerary posted on your blog that you are going to Romania next week. It states that you want to travel through Romania and visit all the places that are connected to ‘Dracula’. You describe all the places you want to see, such as the 13th century Poienari Citadel, the place where the real Dracula lived. You also plan to go see the black church and end the trip by visiting his final resting place. I have some advice on that last part of your trip: don’t!
After reading your blog on Romania I got curious and surfed the web to find some background information. I found some information about the places Vlad or ‘Dracula’ is connected to. There was limited information about the 13th century citadel you are planning to visit but it is there. The other site you mention is the black church, this is a common tourist attraction and there are guides who will tell you all about this church. They even know some secret passages and are willing to show them to visitors. The guides can inform you about the legend ‘Dracula’. So, no problems there.
Now let me tell you about the last place you plan to visit, Dracula’s grave. I found an article of someone who had the exact same intentions as you have and ended up being disappointed. The first two sites were alright but he was never able to visit the grave. It turned out the map he had was incorrect and he was unable to find the island. When he had finally found the lake he was not able to acquire a boat to get to the island. When he questioned some Romanians about the island the answers differed. Some were claiming there was no island and others were saying that travelling to the island would take a lot of time. He never went to the island since its existence was obscure. That is why I want to warn you not to try and visit the grave since it is probably a myth. Save yourself the trouble of getting there and enjoy Romania for its other qualities!
Love,
Rosalie
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