When German Prince Karl of Hohenzollern was chosen to be King Carol I of Romania, Peleş Castle was built at Sinaia .....
..... and now it is a beautiful museum.
Ceauşescu may be long dead but building work on his megalomaniac fantasy palace continues. It is an extraordinary legacy.
How to civilise it?
Observe the House of Vlad Dracul in olden Sighişoara. Vlad's second son, also called Vlad, was born here. He would come to be known as Vlad Ţepeş - 'The Impaler' .....
..... or Dracula - 'Son of the Dragon'.
The omnipresent Clock Tower is behind.
