Teacher said:

Being that old it would have to be. It's been restored god knows how many times.

WillyWonka said:

I read about it. Poor Anne.....at the end of the day, it's her life. She can do whatever she wants and shouldn't feel guilty about a few.....ok. a lot of angry fans.

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Not to diss Romania, but although I've heard the countryside is beautiful, the country is not exactly teeming with tourist appeal. This seems a plum opportunity to more permanently seize this as a nationally owned historic site. They could contract out for management. Anyone know if Romania is broke? (Seems like something 9s would know.)

I'm also suprised it isn't a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Lammastide said:

Define "broke". As far as I know there are only two countries in the entire world that don't have an enormous national debt...



Agreed. I was planning a road trip to (amongst other countries) Romania for this summer and the only things I could think of that I'd wanted to see was exactly what you mentioned; the countryside and the castle. They should really try to make the most of it, without ruining it with Dracula The Thrill Ride or something.

retina said:

That would so totally happen, I bet.

retina said:

Teacher said:

are you a neighbor?

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

statuesqque said:

I started a thread about it many moons ago. It got quickly moved to P&R.

sextonseven said:

P&R!! I missed it

Imago said:

Great...now I wont be able to sleep tonight.....


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i've been there before. romania is a very interesting place. im not down with the bat situation there though. im terrified of those things, i don't care if they're fruit eaters or not

AnckSuNamun said:

Unfortunately, this is true. Humans have such low standards.

Although the country could capitalize in a halfway intelligent way: I'm thinking Bran Castle as Romania's premier World Heritage Site (with a nomination to have it formally named by UNESCO) and an adjacent world-class museum/library serving as home to the "International Society of Horror/Gothic/Dark Romance Literature" or some such crap. They could house rare, acquired manuscripts; first prints; celluloids; personal effects of authors; etc. They could serve as a sort of cultural repository of old Pan-European folklore, superstition, etc. (The infamous Scholomance was long believed to be in the region as well! ...And if they've got lots of bats, all the better!) They could host international conferences for academics and literati types. Maybe even throw the occassional gratuitous Halloween bash, etc.

They'd have to keep it from getting too dark for the local Catholic population ...and they'd have to control for the droves of wierdos and black-clad goth kids who'd steal away there, no doubt. But it'd be good for the national economy, maybe, and it might win some visibility and respect for related literary genres.

OK, let me stop.

Lammastide said:

Mach said:

I'll put in $1,000 and live there as caretaker.

Lammastide said:

Yes, and it would really bite if it did!

Lammastide said:

Very good ideas indeed. Kind of like a "genuine theme park" where all the attractions are real, and anchored in regional history. With proper presentation that makes it accessible and vivid without being speculative and commercialized, it would be great. I'd definitely go and see it.

Imago said:

I'm with u!!!!

Imago said:

I'm a vampire, so I'll make a bid when the price drops.

Anxiety said:

WillyWonka said:

can we have a :corny: emoticon for willy please?
you have really been on a roll lately

Sweeny79 said:

Mach said:

I'm in!!


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retina said:

It would be popular too. I've been to the torture museum in Rothenburg, Germany and it was one of the best museums I've ever been to and a great lesson on midieval history: http://www.kriminalmuseum...page1.html

Sort of like going to the Alcatraz Prison too. Morbid, yet fascinating!

Anxiety said:

I wish

Just somebody who's been obsessed with vampires since the age of 6 or so... did numerous papers/essays/reports on Vlad, Transylvania, Romania, the various sites connected to Vlad and his family, the family tree etc when I was in grades 5 through 9. The teachers sent me to psych eval

Teacher said:

Hahhahah!! That's awesome. I read THE EXORCIST when I was in 4th grade. I was always interested in the occult. My teachers weren't too cool about it. They didn't want me to bring the book to school.


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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Oh man, when I was a kid in school, I drew a picture of Reagan (Linda Blair) with her scarred face, disheveled hair and chapped lips - and then made photocopies at my mother's work. I can only imagine what people thought of me back then.

jtfolden said:

THAT, is just sheer genius!!! Love it.
I was so close to buying the life size doll that they were selling in the 70's. That was the creepiest of the creepy.

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