The gorgeous city of Braşov where we’ve been staying for the past two nights. Brașov is a city in the Transylvania region of Romania, by the Carpathian Mountains. June 8, 2016
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The Black Church in Brasov, Romania, dates from 1477 when it replaced an older church. Originally named Saint Mary’s Church, but in 1689 a great fire destroyed the interior and blackened the walls and roof. June 8, 2016
The fresco of the Black Madonna in the Black Church in Brasov, Romania. The smoke from the great fire of 1689 caused the walls to turn black. The story of the Madonna fresco painting is that before the fire, her dress was blue, but after serving the fire, her dress turned black. The people look at it as a miracle and see the fresco as a beacon of hope. June 8, 2016
The city of Braşov in the Transylvania region of Romania. June 8, 2016
The city of Braşov in the Transylvania region of Romania. June 8, 2016
The city of Braşov in the Transylvania region of Romania. June 8, 2016
The city of Braşov in the Transylvania region of Romania. June 8, 2016
Me in the wine cellar of the restaurant where our group is having dinner at our home base in Brasov in a building that dates from the 1540s. I decided to try this outing of dinner, with a wine tasting and a folk show with music and dance. June 8, 2016
Catherine’s Gate, a city gate surviving from medieval times in Brasov, Romania. June 8, 2016
Me at the secret stairway, which is quite narrow, inside Bran Castle close to Brasov, Romania. June 9, 2016
The inner court of Bran Castle close to Braşov, Romania. June 9, 2016
The bedroom of King Ferdinand I inside the Bran Castle near Braşov, Romania. June 9, 2016
Photos of Queen Marie of Romania and King Ferdinand I in Bran Castle near Braşov, Romania. June 9, 2016
Called the Iron Maiden, this torture device is on exhibit at Bran Castle, near Braşov, Romania. June 9, 2016
Souvenirs outside of Bran Castle near Braşov, Romania. Could Bran actually be the castle referenced in Stoker’s book? Well, if souvenir sales around the castle are any indication, then it must be so. June 9, 2016