Each day we boarded a bus and traveled somewhere in Transylvania to see the sights--and sites. Along the way we passed gentle mountains, farmlands, and villages like the one below. This one looked so pretty nestled in the foothills off in the distance.
Below is a church we passed along the way to Sighisoara. It had a large defensive tower right next door. I suppose both were built in dangerous times.
We came to Sighisoara because it is the town most closely associated with the Dracula story. It is a small modern city, but it has a well preserved walled Old Town dating from the 1200s that is a UNESCO World heritage Site. Below is the entry gate. You follow in the footsteps of long ago visitors when you enter here.
The clock tower dominates the view from everywhere in the old town. It is the tallest structure there, massive, and ornamental.
The house below is said to be the birthplace of Vlad Tepes, the Impaler. Since it was built a couple of hundred years after he lived in this era, probably not!
But that doesn't stop him from making an occasional appearance in the restaurant that occupies the ground floor.
It's the medieval charm of the town that I liked best.
No trumpet playing? Really???
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