It would be so cool to live in something like that... until the first heating bill.
The news media drives me mad. Vlad Tepes never lived in that castle; it is speculated he may have stayed there once. His last castle is in Poenari and is owned by the Romanian government. It's in shambles and one has to get a license to camp there over night. Most of Europe's wild wolves roam Romania and the castle at Poenari is famous for the black bears and wolves roaming inside which makes the castle dangerous for those reasons alone. It's also a treacherous trip to reach the castle. One of Vlad's descendents (Florescu) fell/slid down the steep hillside and died weeks later in a Romanian hospital.
Vampirism is a hobby of mine
Having met one of Florescu's relatives must have been something! Did you see the A&E special where Radu Florescu and his grandson were trying to find the grave of their relative, Ventalu (sp?), on the island of Snagov? They had some great stories to tell about their encounters, at least one that was supernatural (or at least unexplainable).
