Satisfying Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

Our first stop on our Search for Dracula" was the mid sized city of Sibiu. Actually, as far as we can tell there is no connection to Vlad III here and the local inhabitants don't seem to be too thrilled with the international ignominy their national hero has developed. The only reason we chose this as our first Romanian destination was that it was the city where the airport is and we were arriving at 1:30am.

But we were pleasantly surpirsed with Sibiu and ended up enjoying two fun days filled with a little history - in the form of a self guided walking tour - and a little exercise - in the form of a leisurely bike ride around our neighborhood.

Our AirBnB was a decently appointed apartment in a neighborhood about 7 minutes from the Old Town. There were an abundance of shops and restaurants sprinkled around our place as well as a large park and bike path that meandered by the Municipal Sports Stadium.

On day one I downloaded the Sibiu City app that had offered a self guided walking tour. It took about an hour and a half and hit the major highlights of the Old Town area. We sprinkled in a stop for some window shopping and snacks to keep the kids energized. Here is the route we took. I highly recommend it. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).