Dracula's Bran Castle is up for sale

[David48]

Transylvania’s most famous fortress is for sale.

Previous occupants: one vampire, one queen and an Impaler.


Source: internet

And yes, we all know that the bloodsucking vampire Count Dracula was a purely fictional character, invented by the British writer Bram Stoker, and made famous in films starring sharp-fanged Christopher Lee.

But the fearsome real-life Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes famously operated in this area in the 15th century. Indeed, he is said to have been imprisoned in Bran Castle for a couple of months. On top of which, Transylvanian legend and folklore are full of characters called strigoi.

These ghostly beings leave their corporeal bodies when darkness falls and roam the surrounding valleys searching for sleeping villagers to terrify.

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/draculas-bran-castle-is-up-for-sale-20140512-384s5.html

[krisb]

Whats the asking price?

[Payboy]

Previous occupants: one vampire, one queen and an Impaler.

Could say the same thing about the bar I was in last night.

[Pralaad]

Whats the asking price?

Open to offers, but last offer of $80 million was turned down.

Thinking of expanding investment portfolio ?

[webfact]

moved to world news

/Admin

[user99]

Prince Charles has had an interest in the area for some time now........maybe he'll be the next owner.

...I thought Stoker was Irish......

[GuyL]

Whats the asking price?

Don't know, but it's probably bloody expensive!

[ezzra]

No thanks, I'm married to one, no need to buy her a castle too...

[rotary]

I am sure that's a Farang house in Nakorn Nowhere about 20 kms down a red dirt road.

[cabanlit]

Are you sure you can own land in Transylvania?

[RubbaJohnny]

Whats the asking price?

A Bloody Amry at lunchtime and 5 pints overnight

Apply Trance Sylvania Trance fusions

Hef needs the new blood

[krisb]

Whats the asking price?

Open to offers, but last offer of $80 million was turned down.

Thinking of expanding investment portfolio ?

Looks a little drafty to me.

Plus my wife took 1 look and says it's haunted... sure.

[krisb]

Are you sure you can own land in Transylvania?

Can.

I'm a member on Transylvania Visa Forum.

Tour of the castle....Finally found a use for this emoticon.

[GuyL]

Are you sure you can own land in Transylvania?

Can.

I'm a member on Transylvania Visa Forum.

[...]

I know this forum: it sucks!

[folium]

Are you sure you can own land in Transylvania?

Can.

I'm a member on Transylvania Visa Forum.

[...]

I know this forum: it sucks!

More likely to be just a pain in the neck.....

[cordaci]

Ha. Should quote this article when i tell thai (hookers mostly) that im from Romania and they put that blank stare lol.

Btw the castle could suit a thai owner. The rooms are designed for midgets. Such a pain to visit

[Pete Beale]

Prince Charles has had an interest in the area for some time now........maybe he'll be the next owner.

...I thought Stoker was Irish......

Anglo-Irish British citizen.

[I Like Thai]

Prince Charles has had an interest in the area for some time now........maybe he'll be the next owner.

...I thought Stoker was Irish......

Anglo-Irish British citizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.^[1] His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876), from Dublin, and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who was raised in County Sligo.^[2]Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.^[3] Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there.

[Pete Beale]

Prince Charles has had an interest in the area for some time now........maybe he'll be the next owner.

...I thought Stoker was Irish......

Anglo-Irish British citizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.^[1] His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876), from Dublin, and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who was raised in County Sligo.^[2]Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.^[3] Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Irish_people

Prominent Anglo-Irish poets, writers, and playwrights include Jonathan Swift, George Berkeley, Oliver Goldsmith, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, J. M. Synge, W. B. Yeats, Cecil Day Lewis, Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Giles Cooper, C. S. Lewis, Lord Longford and Elizabeth Bowen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Citizenship British

[folium]

Prince Charles has had an interest in the area for some time now........maybe he'll be the next owner.

...I thought Stoker was Irish......

Anglo-Irish British citizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.^[1] His parents were Abraham Stoker (17991876), from Dublin, and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (18181901), who was raised in County Sligo.^[2]Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.^[3] Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Irish_people

Prominent Anglo-Irish poets, writers, and playwrights include Jonathan Swift, George Berkeley, Oliver Goldsmith, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, J. M. Synge, W. B. Yeats, Cecil Day Lewis, Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Giles Cooper, C. S. Lewis, Lord Longford and Elizabeth Bowen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Citizenship British

The whole status of the Anglo-Irish and the amazing contributions they made to both British and global culture is still a moot point for many Irish nationalists.

A very different demographic to the Presbyterian Irish-Scots of Ulster, Anglo-Irish folk such as Stoker, GBS, Wilde etc etc have left an impact totally out of proportion to their numbers. Sadly many were burnt out of their homes during the run-up to and post 1922 as all were tarred with the same brush of settler repression. Much as the amazing Georgian era buildings were associated with the period of Anglo occupation and allowed to crumble if not actively destroyed, now as maturity sets in there is a growing recognition that at least some of the Anglo-Irish made enormous contributions.

Civil wars and insurgencies are always tragedies with colossal collateral damage in every respect.