I have been down to look at that room again in daylight

18 May.--I have been down to look at that room again in daylight, for I must know the truth. When I got to the doorway at the top of the stairs I found it closed. It had been so forcibly driven against the jamb that part of the woodwork was splintered. I could see that the bolt of the lock had not been shot, but the door is fastened from the inside. I fear it was no dream, and must act on this surmise.

Comments

[Ella]

Never really thought about this before, but it took Jonathan two days to screw up his courage to go back to that room. That kinda ups the creepy.

[Bryan Alexander]

Good point. Reading this way, through the blog's chronology, really opens up the timeline!

[Elizabeth Miller]

I was IN that room just 2 days ago!!!

Greetings from Transylvania. Eventually my friend Jason and I will put lots of stuff on a web page.

[Elizabeth Miller]

I was IN that room just 2 days ago!!!

Greetings from Transylvania. Eventually my friend Jason and I will put lots of stuff on a web page.

[Bryan Alexander]

Greetings, Elizabeth! Our envy - er, best wishes go with you.

[Elizabeth]

Sorry for the double posting last time - it's those Transylvanian computers! :)

I must clarify what I meant by saying I was in that room. High up in the Borgo Pass there's a Castle Dracula Hotel - built in 1983 for the tourist trade. We stayed there overnight on our journey from Transylvania east into Bucovina. In the cellar of the hotel is a room with a coffin and paintings of vampires. Sort of tacky, but hey - it's in a "castle" in the Borgo Pass and it's all fiction.

What I found REALLY tacky is the presence of Vlad-as-vampire souvenirs in the stalls around various historical sites.

We will be putting together a photo gallery (of hundreds of pictures). When it's ready, I'll send along the URL.