Transylvania is a region part of Romania, located in Eastern Europe. The word Transylvania became synonymous with dark forests, werewolves and Dracula the Vampire Count. For Romanians and historians, Vlad Tepes the Impaler was a fierce fighter and ruthless ruler. Despite rumors he was a “bloody” count based on his actions, he was not known as a vampire. Vlad Tepes is told to have been in league with devil, where his nickname Dracul comes from.
Vampirism is a part of local folklore that came to world’s attention with Bram Stoker novel, Dracula. His tale is based in Transylvania and invented Count Dracula, the vampire, even though the author never visited these places.
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If you get to Venice in Italy and have one day to spare, than you should know that close by, some 25 km away, there is a small town, Abano Terme. Just as the name suggests, Abano Terme is a place full of spas with natural thermal waters. It is a great way to spend a day at the spa and enjoy the benefits nature has to give you – a naturally relaxed and same time reinforced body system.
What happens when the volcano ash cloud keeps your flight grounded, what happens when your flight lands or departs at unfriendly night hours, what happens when you need to change flights and you are stuck at the airport for longer period of times and you are really tired on top of that?
End of 2011 sees Rihanna concerting in a European tour, in top touristic locations such as Prague or Budapest. The Budapest concert takes place at Papp Laszlo Sportarena, on December 8th, starting time 20.00.
