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Chapter 187 Brasov
Romania, Brasov.

Brasov is about 166 kilometers away from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, surrounded by the Southern Carpathian Mountains, and the scenery is very beautiful.

"I never thought that cities in Eastern Europe could be so beautiful." Walking on the streets of Brasov, Chen Quan suddenly sighed.

"Why do you say that?"

Qu Yanqiu took back the camera in her hand.

The buildings in Brasov are not very tall, but with the Southern Carpathian mountains as the background, the heights are scattered, and with the red leaves in the mountains in autumn, there are good scenery everywhere.

"I have never been to Eastern Europe before, and I got my impressions of Romania and other countries through West German newspapers. When I read the news at the time, I felt that Romania was already in dire straits. But looking at it on the ground today, it is not the same thing at all.

Among other things, Brasov's urban architecture is much stronger than that of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. "Chen Quan explained.

"This kind of contest between countries is largely a comparison of confidence. When the people have no confidence in the country, everything is not pleasing to the eye, and even valuable things are worthless. For example, the beautiful scenery in front of you, In their eyes, it may be synonymous with backwardness."

Although Qu Yanqiu did not have Chen Quan's experience, in the past two days, he chatted with hotel and restaurant owners.Learn more from their mouths.In Romania, many people, especially the older generation, are starting to regret it.

With the opening of the country, Romania's own industrial system was completely overwhelmed by Western European goods, and a large number of enterprises closed down.Many thriving industrial towns fell into depression.

Many people have to go to other countries to work in order to make a living.

Young people can leave their hometowns, but middle-aged and elderly people can only stay where they are, and miss the beauty of the past.

"How did you arrange it today? Are you still walking around the town?"

Wang Qing and James caught up from behind.

Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu didn't stay in Lebanon for two days before they suddenly changed their minds and wanted to come to Eastern Europe.As a result, after arriving in Romania, instead of staying in a big city, I found a small town on the mountain side and wandered around leisurely.

This weird route made Wang Qing and the CIA a little confused.

Due to the bizarre trip to the Great Pyramid, all parties are full of expectations for the whereabouts of Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu.But the two did nothing in Lebanon. After playing with a tour group for three days, they returned without success.

"Let's change place."

Chen Quan ignored the expectant eyes of all parties. "Let's go to Fort Dracula."

Brasov has a beautiful scenery, but there are not many well-known attractions.Fort Dracula is located in the suburbs and is considered one of the two "well-known" tourist attractions in the area.

"Such a small castle."

When everyone got out of the car and came to the well-known castle, they were disappointed.Although the terrain of Fort Dracula is dangerous, the building itself is not much different from the ancient castles all over Europe.

Among other things, at least compared with the Neuschwanstein Castle that Chen Quan saw in Germany, it is not a star and a half.

"Come on, go in and have a look."

Under the leadership of Chen Quan, a group of people followed some local elementary and middle school students along the mountain road and walked into this long-known castle.

The scale of Fort Dracula is very small, even if everyone lingers in every possible room.It took only half an hour to walk around, never more than an hour.

"This is simply selling dog meat!" James from America was dissatisfied. "What do these things have to do with vampires?"

In order to attract tourists, the rooms of the castle are filled with many instruments of torture that were often used by lords of various countries in the Middle Ages.But some instruments of torture are overly exaggerated in order to show cruelty, such as the seat covered with nails.

It is because there are too many nails that everyone sees through their hands and feet.With so many nails, even if a person sits on it, it is impossible to pierce the skin.

"That's right. For such a small castle, if you want to attract people, it's understandable to make some gimmicks." Qu Yanqiu also felt the same way. "But these people are too unprofessional. At least some props related to vampires should be placed."

A group of people expressed their great disappointment.

It is the novel "Dracula the Vampire" that made Fort Dracula famous all over the world.

"Vampire Dracula" absorbed some local folklore, and then created it again. Vampires have become a common character in European ghost stories since the release of Dracula.

The protagonist of this novel, Count Dracula, is originally the owner of Fort Dracula, Grand Duke Vlad III of Wallachia, nicknamed Tepesh.

Vlad III, Grand Duke of Wallachia, made a very bloody reputation when he fought the invading Hungarians.Of course, this bloody reputation is sometimes actively promoted by Vlad III himself, with the purpose of scaring the enemy.

Novelist Dak Stoker constructed this popular book based on these folklore.

It’s funny to say that in the eyes of the Romanians, Tepes is a hero who fights against foreign invaders, but what made Tepes, Fort Dracula, and even Brasov famous is that he was indeed a vampire. villain novel.

"Let's go. Let's go to the opposite side. It looks like a tourist souvenir shop."

Chen Quan pointed to several two-story buildings across the road.

As Fort Dracula became more and more famous, some tourist facilities attached to it gradually developed around it, such as restaurants and so on.

"This is not a souvenir shop, but a private museum." When they reached the entrance of the shop, everyone could clearly see the sign next to the two-story building. "Museum of Wallachia"

"Actually, they are all the same." Wang Qing pointed to the counters at the door.There are medieval armor and imitation swords on sale, which look like plastic products.

If these plastic toys appear in the market or toy store, it is estimated that even children will not take a second look.But putting it in the so-called "museum" has another meaning and value.

"Great sales idea."

People are watching and discussing.

"I'm not mistaken." Qu Yanqiu took two steps, then backed away. "Is this also the helmet of the ancients?"

Following Qu Yanqiu's finger, there is a transparent display stand made of thick glass at a very conspicuous position above the showcase.But one of the exhibits is not a knight helmet, but a motorcycle helmet.

"Maybe it's a helmet used by the owner of the museum. There is no place to put it after use, so I just put it there."

Others guessed wildly.

Anyway, it is a private museum, and it is not marked on the map.

"Really? But it looks very old. You see, the paint on the surface has peeled off, and the off-white plastic base inside is leaking." Qu Yanqiu's eyes are good.

"Who knows? Maybe it's a family heirloom."

While talking about the unprofessionalism of the museum, everyone wandered slowly.

Although the museum has carefully collected some medieval armor, shields, etc., but for the expedition team that has been used to seeing things in Egypt for 5000 years or tens of thousands of years, these things are not enough.

"Welcome to Romania to travel and visit."

Just as everyone was about to return to the entrance, two local policemen just walked in. "I don't know if you are here, are you comfortable?"

"Good, very good. Brasov is the most cost-effective tourist attraction I have ever seen."

Chen Quan replied.

Although Brasov doesn't have any famous attractions, it is surrounded by mountains and the prices are very low. Hotel fees and restaurant prices are very affordable. "What's your name?"

"You can call me Sergeant Luca." The lead police officer with a thin face replied. "This is my companion."

During the conversation, Chen Quan and others were surprised to find that the "Museum of Wallachia" was actually the private property of Police Officer Luca's family.According to him, the Dracula castle opposite is also his family's private property, but it was confiscated by the former government.

Now that Romania has changed its government, Luca's family sees hope and wants to take the castle back through a lawsuit.

Chen Quan and the others did not see the case-handling skills of Sheriff Luka, but they did see his salesmanship skills.When everyone left, they carried more or less plastic products in their hands.

"Is this a knight's helmet?" Qu Yanqiu fiddled with a large plastic bag in disgust. "Where should I put such a big thing!"

"Haha, it's not expensive anyway." Chen Quan said haha. "I don't think that sheriff will let you go if you don't buy this helmet."

"No wonder their ancestors can be called vampires. This is not only a sheriff, but also selling souvenirs. They are not vampires. What are vampires?"

(End of this chapter)