Another hour car ride away we journeyed to the town of Hunedoara. The city itself was not much to look at -- mostly old former communist factories that have been shut down. It really sounds cooler than it really was. The real gem in Hunedoara is the Corvinesti Castle. I will remember it as Hogwart's School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

This castle was built in a very strategic location over the years, with each civilization building up a more impressive fortress on the same location. Originally, the Dacians had set up shop here back in the thousands of years ago time frame. Sometime in the 1500's, this Baron started building up this castle which has been restored to its former glory. It even has a moat w/ a really cool bridge up to the front door (no drawbridge, but pretty damn close).

The inside was pretty cool, though I think its funny that the baron had a stained glass picture of himself in the castle's chapel. The dining room was straight out of the Lord of the Rings movie I swear, big wooden chair with long wood table with no side chairs.

On the outside of the castle, there were some bizarre things to see. The picture on the left shows the giant 'beast pit' where the Baron would throw down his unwelcomed guests. Supposedly he had some bloodthirsty pet animal that lived down there. And to finish off the movie themes, there was a 4-5 story well that looked like the well from the Ring. 3 Hungarian dudes were thrown down there a long time ago, and stayed alive for a long time by digging and living off of the well water. Definitely didn't look like a good way to end your days.