Libearty Bear Sanctuary, Vulcan and Bran Castle

Last day of holiday in Transylvania. We visited the Libearty Bear Sanctuary and heard the sad bears' stories, then had a short walk through the countryside, pretty oak woodland with goats and goatherd, kestrels and shrike (red backed?) to the nearby village of Vulcan, before visiting Bran Castle.

Bran Castle itself is really pretty and not Dracula-y at all, because there’s no real link between the castle and the story, other than Bram Stoker saw a picture of it. There’s one room with a display board about the story, and another about Vlad the Impaler who is also often linked to the place (he marched his army past it a couple of times but never went inside) but outside is a different matter – half the village is given over to market stalls selling tat. I bought a couple of shot glasses and a mug for a grand total of £3.