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Transylvania Study Tour

Spring Break 2006

The Honors College was pleased to announce a study tour to Transylvania over spring break 2006. Fourteen undergraduate students along with Catharine Patrone, Assistant Director, Honors College; Dr. John Kirby, Professor of Classics; and Dr. Jim Nairne, Director CLA Honors, traveled to Romania, March 10-18, 2006.

Students climing stairs at Poeinari

Students are climbing the stairs at Poienari.

Students at Poeinari

En route to Castle Poienari, the “real” Dracula castle in Romania! To reach the castle ruins, students had to climb 1460 steps!

Poeinari

Professors John Kirby and James Nairne at Poienari near Curtea de Arges, Romania. How many more steps to the top?

Casa Dracula

Vlad Tepes grew up in this house, Casa Vlad-Dracul in Sighisoara, Romania! Vlad took his first tender steps here.

Curteaveche

Students (and Catharine!) standing at the ruins of Vlad Tepes' Princely Court in Bucharest.

Stargo Viste

Transylvanian study tour group is visiting the Princely Court at Targoviste, Romania. Vlad Tepes used to walk these grounds!

Ioana, tour guide

Honors College students listen intently as Ioana, the Romanian Tour Guide, describes the Princely Court at Targoviste.