Snagov, Romania

Waking up on Mother’s Day in the mountains of Romania is a dream!  After taking in all the beauty we begin our new adventure for the day.  The destination is Snagov, Romania.  Specifically in Snagov was the Complex Astoria.  This complex is a leisure park and is said to be a favorite weekend destination.  We arrive in Snagov and find no indication there is such a thing as Complex Astoria.  After driving through random neighborhoods, back roads, and passing a mailbox with a US flag and a sign for the U.S. Air Force (I tried to get Greg to stop and ask for directions here), we finally stop at a convenience store for directions.  Turns out this place does exist and not only that, it was home to a very popular bike race that had just finished when we got there.  How all the people knew how to get to the park, I have no idea.  The main purpose of the park for us was to let the kids play and take a boat ride to the Monastery where Vlad Tepes/ Vlad the Impaler/ Dracula was buried.

The large overpriced park boat was no longer taking trips to the Monastery by the time we arrived.  Lucky for us, we were able to pay a guy with a john boat to give us a ride over. 

He told us he would come back to get us and we prayed he was telling the truth!  We roamed the grounds of the Monastery and stood at a cement box in the ground of the church where they told us Vlad/ Dracula was buried. 

Thankfully our captain came back and we were able to get the kids on the lead and tetanus infested playground. 

Waiting for the boat

Notice half the seat is missing from the swing

We made it back to the car in one piece and nobody ate the paint, I’ll call that a success!