Count Dracula

I have taken a break from my usual humdrummery, to go on a bit of a trip. Scott was going to a conference in a different part of the country and asked if I would be interested in going to see a city called Sighişoara. This is a really interesting place, because it happens to lie in the county that Vlad Tepeş was the ruler of.

If you don't know who that is let me give you a little background. Vlad Tepeş (aka Vlad the Impaler) happens to be the prime material a man named Bram Stoker used to base his very famous book, "Dracula" on.

The house I am staying in, is run by two very lovely ladies (Dorthy and Roberta), who are Nazarene Missionaries. Their house is actually located in The Citadel, which is to say that it is within the walls of what used to be the stronghold of the city. It's really quite remarkable. From the window of the room I am staying in, I can see the highest point of the hill (the fortified church), along with 2 of the 16 spiers (various people had a spier i.e. the blacksmith), and a view of the city from high up. I was also, given the opportunity to meet some college students doing practicum work here in Romania (two from Mount Vernon Nazarene, yes it's a small small world). Just when I think that I'm getting used to things, I have the opportunity to experience something new, and remind me how amazing this all is.

I think Dracula is out to get me...or the mosquitos.