Sighisoara, Romania

Here's a quick page from our trip to Romania. This is Sighisoara, a walled medieval town, listed as a UN World Heritage Site. And the birth place of Vlad Tepesh (aka Vlad Dracula). The pictures are a bit hazy, but so was the town. We stayed in the old town, and some of the pictures are taken from our hotel, like the rainy one, and the one of the kids walking up the hill. The pictures, somewhat blurry, of Yuka and I at the end are from a private garden that our conference host secreted us up to our first day.

Yuka and I were in Sighisoara from May 14-22, 2003, and I'll link up more pictures and text from the trip, and the Third World Congress on Dracula, from my main page, as soon as possible. Yuka will have Japanese language versions on her site soon as well.

Sighisoara train station. Yuka has much to say of the lavatory facilities, and is writing the mayor on the issue. Note the armed soldier under the sign.

A view of the citadel from a hill across the valley. The clock tower is the entrance to the walled city.

Another picture from the same hill showing the Church.

A view from the clock tower, pointing in the direction of the hill from which the previous two pictures were taken.

The old tower wall. Note the small garden to the left. That is the 'secret garden'.

Looking from the clock tower to the new town below.

Another view from the clock tower.

Yet another view from the clock tower.

Yet yet another view from the clock tower, showing the main access to the citadel below with a covered walkway on the right.

One of the back towers of the fortified walls.

Walking around town. There are only three streets in town. Maybe four, with lots of alleys.

This is the house in which Vlad Dracula was born. It is now a restaurant, and you can eat through out the house. And yes, they have Vampire wine, merlot, shiraz, and a cabernet.

The house next to Vlad's, notable for it's Vinetian windows.

The back tower entrace to the citadel. Note the weather vanes at the top. They'll appear in other pictures.

Rain out the hotel lobby doors.

The new town...

Walking through the new town...

And walking

school kids on the main street of the old town. The small beige house is for sale... $10k USD.

Yuka out on the city streets.

Cruising down the back alleys of town.

No, this is really a back alley.

Roof top from our hotel window.

More of the same.

The bunny-eared back entrance to the citadel.

A tower. Owned by the German church I think.

The bunny-eared back entrance to the citadel in another light.

Jason in the secret garden.

Yuka in same.

And the view from said garden.

All pictures copyright Jason Nolan, 2003. Please do not copy them without contacting me at copyright @ jasonnolan.net

Sighisoara train station. Yuka has much to say of the lavatory facilities, and is writing the mayor on the issue. Note the armed soldier under the sign.	A view of the citadel from a hill across the valley. The clock tower is the entrance to the walled city.	Another picture from the same hill showing the Church.
A view from the clock tower, pointing in the direction of the hill from which the previous two pictures were taken.	The old tower wall. Note the small garden to the left. That is the 'secret garden'.	Looking from the clock tower to the new town below.
Another view from the clock tower.	Yet another view from the clock tower.	Yet yet another view from the clock tower, showing the main access to the citadel below with a covered walkway on the right.
One of the back towers of the fortified walls.	Walking around town. There are only three streets in town. Maybe four, with lots of alleys.	This is the house in which Vlad Dracula was born. It is now a restaurant, and you can eat through out the house. And yes, they have Vampire wine, merlot, shiraz, and a cabernet.
The house next to Vlad's, notable for it's Vinetian windows.	The back tower entrace to the citadel. Note the weather vanes at the top. They'll appear in other pictures.	Rain out the hotel lobby doors.
The new town...	Walking through the new town...	And walking
school kids on the main street of the old town. The small beige house is for sale... $10k USD.	Yuka out on the city streets.	Cruising down the back alleys of town.
No, this is really a back alley.	Roof top from our hotel window.	More of the same.
The bunny-eared back entrance to the citadel.	A tower. Owned by the German church I think.	The bunny-eared back entrance to the citadel in another light.
Jason in the secret garden.	Yuka in same.	And the view from said garden.