More proof that my socks control the weather.

On our recent visit to Romania, it rained... a lot. You can see just how much it rained from the state of the roads. They were like mini-rivers. There was flooding throughout the country and it was all over the news.


Which socks was I wearing? My socks with rainbows on them. You can't have rainbows without rain, can you now?

On the day of the deluge, we also visited a couple of Romanian castles.

First up was Bran Castle, sometimes known as Dracula's Castle, but without good cause. Apart from that fact that it is a castle in Transylvania, there isn't much to link it to Dracula. Vlad the Impaler, who supposedly inspired the Dracula story, didn't live in the castle. Also, there is no evidence that Bram Stoker, Dracula's author, even knew about the castle. Who knows why it is called Dracula's Castle. It may be the result of a good marketing campaign. The place was certainly packed with tourists when we visited.

Afterwards, we headed to Peleş Castle, near Sinaia. Designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, it could also be called the Disney style. The castle looks like something straight out of a fairy tale. I'm sure Cinderella would give it the nod of approval. Inside it is just as elaborate. Each room is decorated with a particular theme in mind (the Florentine Room, the Moorish Salon, the Turkish Palour).



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