ROMANIAN ROAD TRIP on the Transfagarasan Highway

My Romanian road trip continues on the Transfagarasan highway through the beautiful Carpathian mountains. The novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, published in 1897, is very loosely based on Romanian history and in particular Vlad III, also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, who lived from around 1428 to 1477. During my last visit to Romania in 2018 I visited Bran Castle, which is often referred to as the Dracula castle. But it actually has no known connection with Vlad III. There's another castle in Romania, Poenari, that does have a strong connection with Vlad III, because he restored the castle and lived in it for many years. Unfortunately the castle is currently closed, so I wasn't planning on going there. But as luck would have it I ended up coming across it quite unexpectedly. You can watch Part 2 here:    • This is Why Romania is One of My Favorite ...   Support Gabriel's videos on Patreon:   / gabrieltraveler   Planning a budget traveling trip? "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" is a guidebook that's packed with practical travel info. For more info click here: http://amzn.to/2hRlQFi Or check out "Following My Thumb", Gabriel's book of adventure travel stories: http://amzn.to/2EaWk7Q More books: https://www.amazon.com/Gabriel-Morris... Need gear for your adventures? Visit Gabriel's Amazon e-store for ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gabrieltr... Want to book a hotel? I recommend this site: https://www.booking.com/index.html?ai... Get a Gabriel Traveler t-shirt: https://www.bonfire.com/gabriel-trave... Follow on Instagram:   / gabrieltraveler   Gabriel's travel page on Facebook:   / gabrieltravelervideos   Join the "Love of Travel" Facebook group:   / 224985807515334   Essays and travel stories:   / gabrieltraveler   Follow on Twitter:   / gabrieltravel   Music during the video (in order): "A Travelers' Gloom" by Dew Of Light & "Hustle" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... & "Atmospheria" by Francis Preve Need some good music for your Youtube videos? I use and recommend Epidemic Sound. To get a free 30-day trial click here: http://share.epidemicsound.com/sSvpV Video created by Gabriel Morris, who is the owner of all video or photo content. Filmed with a DJI Osmo Action: https://amzn.to/3gSi8rA **Disclaimer: Gabriel Morris is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, Gabriel earns revenue from qualifying purchases. Gabriel is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990 when he was 18 years old. He is author of "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel", "Following My Thumb" and several other books available on Amazon.com and elsewhere. Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!