A Level  1.3  Society tour

HALLOWEEN   2008   in   TRANSYLVANIA
(think twice, my friend, think twice…)

                         Now, as some of you already know,  October 31 in Transylvania is the last place on earth you should be in.  We are aware that 9 out of 10 Americans do not take Transylvania for real
(they believe it is some Disneyland,  Utopia or Shambala,  but that is not our problem)

The Count wants to attend the 2008 Halloween (the one organized by his Transylvanian Society of Dracula)  in the walled town of Sighisoara;  while the wolves will not dare sneak within the walls, the other creatures will, and they are many.

  Sighisoara, in the middle of Transylvania, Romania, lies at an intersection of
mythological, mythic and historic power-lines of dracularian roots. Sure, Sighisoara is also the
best-preserved 15 century walled town in Europe,  the birth-place of prince Vlad the Impaler
Dracula, the site of many witch-trials, of the school attended by Herman Oberth – inventor of the
first modern rockets and developer of the Apollo program, a.s.o. Please add those unfortunate
graduates of the Scholomance school who misused their powers  and turned themselves into
donkeys, rodents, dolphins or apes (the vampire-police are still looking for them).

    So, what do you think? Sighisoara is a small walled-town – therefore “first
come, first served”. And, as usual,  please dare candidate for “Miss Transylvania”  dear ladies,
knowing you’ll be crowned Countess Dracula” if you win, to be the pair of the Count for one year

   DAY 1,  OCTOBER  27:   INNOCENCE  PROTECTS

  • arrival in Bucuresti,  capital of Romania.  Fear not, your innocence is protective for a while –

even if you may know a thing or two about weird entities.

  • transfer to your hotel
  • welcoming cocktail, briefing, Q & A.
  • dinner  & accommodation in Bucuresti (no nightmares,  not tonight)

 

    DAY 2,  OCTOBER 28:  TRANSYLVANIA

  • After breakfast, brief sightseeing of Bucuresti (first mentioned in a document issued on

September 20, 1459 and signed  “Vlad Dracula”)

  • departure to Transylvania. On route,  visit the most beautiful royal palace in Europe –

Peles,  of Sinaia. This palace alone is worth your whole trip to Romania.

  • cross  the Carpathians at 1000 m., descend into Transylvania
  • overnight in the resort of Poiana Brasov  (4-star hotel)
  • dinner in Poiana Brasov  (the general survival rules of survival in Transylvania will be

shared to you that very evening, for you to remember).

   
     DAY 3,  OCTOBER 29: CASTLE  DRACULA

  • departure to the remote Castle Dracula in the Borgo Pass,  N-E Transylvania
  • (optional): lunch in Targu Mures
  • The ritual “Jonathan Harker”  meal at the “Golden Crown” in Bistrita, as in the novel,

In the company of baron Alexandru Misiuga,  of The House Dracula

  • continue to Castle Dracula;  visit the public parts of the castle
  • the ritual of the purifying fire
  • optional: reception ceremony in the Transylvanian Society of Dracula
  • more rules of survival
  • accommodation at Castle Dracula

 

       DAY 4, OCTOBER 30:  MISS TRANSYLVANIA

  • the handful of survivors run South to the walled town of Sighisoara
  • afternoon:  the “Witch-trial” show (script abiding by the documents)
  • evening (at dinner time): the Miss Transylvania pageant (contest open only to

our lady-tourists)

  • accommodation in Sighisoara, Transylvania

 

       DAY 5, OCTOBER 31:  HALLOWEEN 2008
      What happened during the witch-trial,  yesterday?  Has the witch survived? And that Miss
Transylvania, who is she?  Last year, the title was won by a U.N. police-officer in Kosovo – lady
Janet McDonald.

  • sightseeing of mediaeval Sighisoara (UNESCO’s  World Heritage)
  • free (prepare for the Halloween party)
  • this year, again, the Little Shop from Hell will  be open for a few hours (around midnight)

offering those weird  “After-life Insurances” and “Indulgences” for 5 sins each – along several
Count Dracula Treasures (the rare items will be auctioned).
             The event of the night will be the investiture of Miss Transylvania as Countess Dracula – to
be the pair of the Count for one year. The “Halloweenest” costume and mask will again be rewarded.

  • dinner, accommodation in Sighisoara

 

        DAY 6, NOVEMBER 1: optional: ORDER OF TRANSYLVANIAN  KNIGHTS
          Please call  “TSD LOST” in case you cannot find your shadow or reflection in the mirror.

  • departure to the mountain resort of Poiana Brasov,  S-E Transylvania  (1000 metres alt.)
  • visit mediaeval Brasov, the second city of Transylvania
  • free for shopping in Brasov
  • optional:  try to pass the 7 chivalry  tests and join The Order of Transylvanian Knights,  based

on merit. There is a difference between Mr. or Mrs Johnson and Sir or Lady Johnson,  wouldn’t you say?

  • dinner with floor-show (Brasov)
  • accommodation in Poiana Brasov (4-star hotel)

 

        DAY 7, NOVEMBER :  from TRANSYLVANIA  to  VALAHIA

  • visit castle Bran (1377) – of weird associations with both the historic and the supernatural Dracula
  • shopping of Dracula-related merchandize at Bran
  • cross the Carpathians from Transylvania to Valahia, to the royal resort of Sinaia (700 m. alt)
  • farewell dinner, accommodation in Sinaia (4-star hotel)

 

        DAY 8, NOVEMBER 3: 

  • departure to the airport,  or railway station
  • departure from Romania
  • the Transylvanian Society of Dracula will take good care of those who have already shape-shifted,

 because we care, we are humane.

TSD/BTT
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