Bran Castle | Birthplace of DRACULA

After our failed Transfagarsan highway adventure, we check out Bran Castle. This is the castle that inspired the myth and legend of the one and only: DRACULA! This quaint little castle is newly refinished and draws in many tourists to its adorable and spooky aesthetic. Plus, there is tons of good food to be eaten just outside its gates!
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A Texan and Marylander join forces in travel and exploration to form: PEREGRINATION TRAVEL! We are Zach and Leah, a couple most recently residing in Texas who decided to quit everything and go on an adventure around the world. Our goal is to reach all 7 continents. That's right. ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS. Join us on this crazy adventure, and hopefully, you'll be inspired to start your own unique journey! Go peregrinate!
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[@aditusoferu8171]

Queen Marie indeed...is nicknamed the soldier queen... she fought with the romanian soldiers against the germans and hungarians on ww1 easter front... she is the reason for which the Romanian gained all of the territories including Bassarabia(nowaday Rep. of Moldova) Transylvania and Bucovina... she was the romanian ambassador in Paris after the end of the war... the Romanian doubled in size thanks to her... Her funeral was impressive... she died in Sinaia and was transported to Bucharest via train... From Sinaia to Bucharest ,from her very palace to the tomb , people were on their knees... the legend sais that every single romanian was on its knees in that day Also she is considered the heart of Romania, because she gave her heart to this country... is in a silver box in the National Museum in Bucharest... The last text in her journal was : "When you will read these lines, my people, i would have crossed the threshold in the eternal silence, i became yours in joy and sorrow. I dont know who was greater, the joy or the sorrow. I believe the joy was the greater, but too long was the sorrow" ^ Literaly like this... she was of british nationality actually she was not romanian... but she was more romanian than our polititians

[@Peregrination]

She was an incredible woman, thank you so much for sharing this information about her. We were very impressed with what we learned. Thanks for watching our video!

[@3wL7]

She had British and Russian blood (her mother was the daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and sister of Alexander III). There is a museum in the US dedicated to her: www.maryhillmuseum.org/inside/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/queen-marie-of-romania Our beloved Queen... I love her so much. Thank you for your beautiful words! You are such nice, lovely persons!

[@bujdososzekely]

@aditusoferu8171 , Viktor Orban prime minister of Hungary statement about the shameful Trianon Dictate in June 4. 1920. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWLKnotjYtaGqrs

[@ovidiubudulean5800]

Thank you guys for visiting Romania! I hope you like it! ...But you visit only 20 % of Transylvania and 10% of Romania! So we we hope to see you again!🇷🇴🇺🇸🇷🇴🇺🇸🇷🇴🇺🇸

[@Peregrination]

We would love to return one day, we really enjoyed it. Thanks for having us!!

[@oanaiancu7843]

Hey, guys! Thank you so much for visiting Romania!!! I absolutely LOVED and ADORED all your posts about our country! It's so nice to rediscover Romania through your eyes.....I love your personalities, your good vibes and your positivity! I had an INCREDIBLE time watching your videos! Again, THANK YOU for all your nice comments!!! 🤗

[@Peregrination]

We are so happy to have been able to take you there! We loved Romania so much, we can't wait to go back one day! Thanks for watching our videos!

[@bogdanpa9574]

Guys Thank you for your videos! I am a Romanian expat and seeing my country through your eyes really made my day! Subscribed for traveling with you in the next episodes wherever will you go

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for subscribing and for watching our video!

[@michaelBucharest]

Thank you for visiting Romania and Transylvania. I like your clips, with so much information and beautiful places, and you are a wonderful couple. I subscribe and I expect more videos, so I feel like I'm traveling with you. it's just hard that I can't taste the food on the trips :( All the best 🤗😘 🇷🇴🇺🇸

[@Peregrination]

We really appreciate your support! And we wish so much that our viewers could sample every delicious treat, so we hope we are describing everything well enough! lol, Thanks for watching our video!

[@magiclife9267]

I did not know that Romania is so amazing.

[@dudmic]

On the Transfagarasan Highway, there is the real Dracula Castle, well more like citadel, it's called Poienari Citadel, you passed by it ... bummer, also rain :(

[@Peregrination]

We were very disappointed that the highway was closed, we had every intention of going there! Thanks for watching our video!

[@Heaven_INC]

Bram Stoker never came to Transylvania .. If I am not mistaken he read about old Romanian folk tails in books he found in the Royal Library in London .. and also what Raul said ...:)

[@stanciubogdan6432]

That is true. Secondly,his name is Vlad,not Vladimir. Trust me,I know,I'm romanian. We are romanic nation and Vladimir is a slavic name. Nice video,though..

[@Peregrination]

@Stanciu Bogdan sorry about that!! We didn't realize that at the time. Thanks for this info though!

[@andreisalagean4760]

latest Movie about Queen Mary of Romania is in theaters now ... and by the way , she was english

[@Tami-rp5me]

That cinnamon thing looked yummy!! I’m excited to see your Poland videos! My daughters & I do Snackcrate, and one of our boxes was Poland. 👍🏻👍🏻😊

[@Peregrination]

Thats so fun!! Poland is going to be so awesome, we cant wait to share the FOOD!

[@raulstefan3152]

Cool video)) . As Romanian i will tell u that Bran castle is not the real Dracula castle, the one with Bran as Dracula is fake news )) the real Dracula castle is Poenari castle how is realy the true one but Unfortunetly Poenari enter in reabilitation and it cant be visit ((. but if you want a true nice visit i suggest you to visit the Danube Delta ))or to visit Lake Balea how is at the best part of Transfagarasan)

[@bitterblue8115]

Actually no! There is no "real" castle because Dracula is a FICTIONAL character. Also, read the book before you talk nonsense... the book locates Dracula's castle in the north of Transylvania in Borgo Pass (Pasul Tihuta - jud. Bistrita).

[@raulstefan3152]

@@bitterblue8115 no ,you are wrong ! . The ficțional vampire dont exist ,but the real Dracula was Vlad the Impaler ! In his time his people didnt adress to him as Impaler or Vlad ,they call him as Dracula ! Which it means son of Dracu, after his father Vlad Dracu( the father and son were called Vlad ) . So when people said that Dracula existed is true, and he was 100 times more amazing that the fictional character. Vlad the Impaler was a romanian William Wallace and even more . He impale the enemies with that 3 metter long wood. He impale enemies ,thiefs, criminals and corrupt boyars ( this would have been great with today politicians ) Vlad is true that have drink one time a bit from a coup of blood but this more to scary some german priest ) . Vlad the Impaler, Dracula ,was more than a simple hero from an uknown land ,his legend and name havent become world famous with the real thing he done ,but such a great person fate this have make him to become world famous ,even as this Vampire ,but the real one was more interesting

[@aditusoferu8171]

@@raulstefan3152 pause at 05:13 for impale pose xd

[@bitterblue8115]

​@@raulstefan3152 This has nothing to do with what you said in your post about the "real Dracula castle"... again, read the book!!! Poenari castle has absolutely nothing to do with the book and the legend of Dracula that came from the book. It's not even in Transylvania and actually even Vlad the Impaler didn't live there or use it as a primary residence. Of course he lived in the fortress of Targoviste (Curtea domneasca) while he ruled Valahia and other than that he lived most of his live in Budapest.

[@raulstefan3152]

@@aditusoferu8171 the real stuff was not What they show in that image ,that 3 metter long stoke would have stick in the a*s and go throw the back ,not as in the image throw mouth . This stuff with impale was make not for killing right in the post ,but to make the person die after 2-3 days !!! Yes Very shocking method. This was use many times in Europe in those times ,XV century ,Vlad didnt invante it but have realy know how to use it to scary his enemies and all how didnt respect the laws . This would have been very good to be use with the politicians and with Ghe Dinca )) i think u know that i mean ))

[@thetravellerfoulston6880]

Love your videos, if you ever find yourself in Wales let me know Happy New Year to you both

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for the Love! Happy New Year!

[@majorkade]

I am getting history credits while watching your videos. omg. not really. But you have taught me more in 60 seconds than the years I studied in Alabama public schools. lol

[@Peregrination]

HAAAHA! Well thats not saying much now is it, because we definitely aren't historians!! 😭

[@_jacobtaylor]

I want cern!

[@Peregrination]

Currrrrrrn 💛

[@dand7763]

Vlad Tepes was born in Sighisoara City

[@Peregrination]

He has history all over Romania! Thanks for watching our video!

[@kynziesmedsrud1968]

Would love to hear what your favorite parts of this entire journey have been, like a ranking of sorts

[@Peregrination]

That would be very difficult. We need some time to think that one over. 🤔

[@DALE_MUFC_]

What was the name of the garlic and cheese bread please?

[@sandaecaterinaspiridon3309]

Țepeș ,,Dragule,, era un om drept dar foarte crud..era in stare sa execute pe ori cine dacă fura sau făcea ori ce nedreptate...oameni de baza ai țării cum ar fi boierii..ia ucis pe toți cei care s.au împotrivit...pe turcii si tătari nu mai vorbim îi trăgea în țeapă sau îi decapitat iar capetele erau înfipte în țărusi și țărusi înfipți în zidurile cetăți unde a.ti fost voi pt asta turcii si boierii la.au numit dracul ...in urma lui pe unde trecea și vedea nedreptăți hoție și minciună curgea sînge...povestea e foarte lungă și interesantă

[@simi1391]

👍😊

[@stanciubogdan6432]

6'38 remember Otto Warmbier ..?

[@Peregrination]

We do. Rest in Peace Otto Warmbier.

[@bradpitt6366]

I belive 1:05 is the equivalent of hill billy

[@herbertjung9230]

The real name of Vlad Tepes (the Impaler) was Vlad Dracul. This doesn´t have anything to do wirth Dracula. Dracula was a pure invention of Bram Stoker.

[@blabla-rg7ky]

here's the most accurate movie about Vlad the Impaler's life and rule. If you are truly interested in knowing the truth rather than the myths, if you have the patience to watch over 2 hours of our national history and if you can overlook the poor quality of the movie (the movie had been made in 1979 communist Romania, after all) then you will understand where the myth comes from (explained very well at 51:15 and 53:08 in the movie), but you'll have to watch the entire movie in order to understand the context properly kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKLFkpqBptmVd7M Also, since it's a movie (a Romanian one, on top of it) you might be inclined to think that it's only bias and propaganda. But this is not true. Sure, there might be a little bias here and there, but overall the movie is very accurate (like I said, it's the most accurate movie about Vlad's life and rule that I've ever watched... well, it's the only one that I know of anyway), so it's worth watching by everyone who is even remotely interested in our national hero. PS: and his name is Vlad, not Vladimir. Vladimir is a Russian name, Vlad is a Romanian one... and Romania has nothing to do with Russia.

[@toti429]

😝🥰🤪🥳🤣👏👍🌿🍀

[@Lp77777]

Just So you know the Title you put for this video is very wrong! His birthplace was not Bran Castle but Sighișoara. Please don’t mislead people who are watching your videos.

[@octavianchilcos8863]

It's not Dracula castle ..Bran ....true castle of Dracula it's castle poenari

[@MarianaIonelAlban]

Guys, Only ignorant People can say this is Dracula's castle ... Please dont fall into this stupid trap. Read a little bit about The real history of a place before

[@ThePetarbogo]

you didn visit Serbia?? mistake, big mistake...