Day One! :D August 3rd

     We arrived in Romania at Brasov airport ready to see the medieval castles. First we went to the castle in Brasov! This is just three hours north of Bucharest, and the Renaissance culture is abundant. Our tour guide brought us to the Black Church first, which is largest Gothic church east of Viena, thus called so by it's black interior which has survived a fire. Then we waltzed over to Prejmer which is the biggest fortified church in southeastern Europe. Our next destination is Sighisoara which gives off an eerie and dark feeling for this is where Vlad the Impaler's castle stands. There is also burgher houses and small cobbled street with narrow passageways.  Plus the Church of the  Dominican Monastery which is renowned for it's Transylvanian Renaissance altarpiece, baroque painted pulpit, and the 17th century organ. Our last location is Medias with it's narrow winding lanes and large pedestrian area adds a certain charm about the place. Here is St. Margaret Evangelical Church which is a very fortified church that has been built on the ruins of a Roman basilica. There are two rows of wall and multiple defensive towers, one of which served as a holding cell for Vlad the Impaler. Highly exhausted and tired, we found a bed and breakfast called the BinderBubi and had a late dinner at Unglerus Medieval Restaurant to taste some of the Romanian cuisine early.