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2013年11月26日 星期二

Balkans 23 Bran Castle 2 (巴爾幹半島23-布蘭城堡2)

After a tour of the lower part of the Bran Castle, we had to head back to our hotel but before we could do that, we had to have dinner


We went to a restaurant hidden away in the forest of Romania



At the entrance to the restaurant, we were greeted by a group of musicians


decorated with statue in rustic style

its tables are filled with artifacts


its walls with hunting wheels, dried cereal and vegetables and bear skin


heads of deer


And miscellaneous plates and maize


Maize over our heads


string bags and jugs


pheasants



its tables with flowers


The bear skin beside our table


Our table napkins


The serving table mat


Our bread


Our meat rolls


A group of folk musicians were playing


The violinist


The accordion player


The singer and dancer



Our ad lib tour jester, who can never do without a beer



The following morning we had to be on our way again



We passed through many villages large 



 or isolated


The following morning, we were on our way again. This is our rest stop


A place where all kinds of wines are for sale



We stopped by to take a few drinks and snacks


A corner of the restaurant


We soon arrived at the castle of the King of Romania, the true fortress of Bran Castle. An innovative way of getting some shelter from the sun and rain thought up by this local peasant


A plan of the palace ground 


Souvenirs for sale at the entrance to the palace grounds



One of the masks



Another mask


It was built upon a rocky precipice



Some steps to be be climbed



A trash bin



A cross at the side of the steps



the stairs


a window




Photo of Queen Marie



Another old photo of the queen



The queen is a musician and a poet



The king, the queen and the princess


A marble carving on the wall


The door



A view of the inner court


The steps to the tower


A view of the surrounding country from a window



The fireplace


an eastern style embroidery silk painting?



A bowl


a statue


A section showing the original surface


 a bust of the king as a boy


a pot



An icon



The queen



the throne



a detail of the throne




The fireplace



A close up of the fireplace


The family room


A sacred painting


The chessboard


The library


A panoramic view of the living room


Sofas on the corridor


The piano

bear skin rug


Another room


The passage to the tower
 

The working room


The study


The resting area 


The spiral staircase down
 

Another room

With the royal crown inside a case 


 The crown


The royal bedside table

The vanity table

 

The dining room


The sideboard


A grandfather clock 


Two armoured knight


Framed icons


iconic painting presumably done whilst the queen was young


another one


The royal insignia or coat of arms


The royal robe

Regal arms
 

Regal shields

Glazed glass door window

An ancient scale


A close up of the scale


The royal well in the courtyard


A window


A chair for torture

A corridor

The corridors around the courtyard


Another corridor

A view of the tower


The dinner bell


Tower and roofed exterior corridors



staircase lamp


Stepped window ledges


I love the light

A fruit bowl"

A decorative canon at the window ledge on the steps down



The palace grounds


The garden path

The steps of the garden path


 The side of  a pond


The pond


Reflections in the pond


red flowers in the royal garden
 

Purple flower in the garden

A chalet in the garden


The turfed roof of a chalet 

A bush outside the house
 

The castle from a different angle


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