E, as in Evul Mediu (in Romanian, it means The Middle Ages). I present you 4 cool postal cards from ROMANIA, showing the ruins (in Argeş County) and replica (in BUCHAREST) of the historical DRACULA's real castle. The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

Since search engines cannot read images, I'll repeat the caption for their convenience.

If you read it only once, I'm happy with that. :)

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

The POENARI [variant: POIENARI] Castle ([po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania, in Argeş County (Căpăţânenii Pământeni village of the Arefu commune) on a canyon formed on the Argeş River valley, close to the Făgăraş Mountains.

I think these 4 postcards are still available for purchase from Romania, until the UN-DEAD awakens again...:)

Tell me if you want some. To buy some.

The name you see on the postal cards belongs to my dear friend Teodor Ghiatza-Melnic, whom I have honored in the above personalized stamp and maximum card. He is, perhaps, the greatest collector in the world of all things Dracula, both historical (Vlad III Dracula) and fictional (Bram Stoker's vampire).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poienari_in_Romania_castle_of_Vlad_Tepes.jpg

Description	English: Castle of Vlad Tepes Dracula in Poienari (Transylvania in Romania). Polski: Ruiny zamku Vlada Tepesa Draculi w Poienari (Transylwania, Rumunia).
Date	10-06-2008
Source	Own work
Author	Beata Jankowska
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.

Beata, dear, that's NOT in Transylvania (where Vlad Dracula was born), but in Wallacchia (where he ruled).

See a cool fictional drawing of the castle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/salgood/4260375428/in/set-72157623175854308/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poenari_Castle

Vlad III Dracula Prince of Wallachia
The most famous portrait, though posthumous, of Vlad III Dracula[1][2]
Reign	1448; 1456–1462; 1476
Born	November or December 1431[1]
Birthplace	Sighişoara, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	December 1476[1] (aged 45)
Place of death	Bucharest, Wallachia
Wives	1. unnamed noblewoman 2. Ilona Szilágyi
Offspring	1st marriage: Mihnea cel Rău 2nd marriage: Vlad Dracula IV and another son whose name remains unknown
Royal House	House of Drăculești (branch of theHouse of Basarab)
Father	Vlad II Dracul
Mother	Cneajna of Moldavia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler

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Nature's Best Photography Awards 2010 - Award Winning Photographs

Nature's Best Photography Awards 2010 - Award Winning Photographs

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BBC Nature - Secret mammals worldwide caught by camera-traps. Also, I show you a domestic mammal for which you don't need a camera-trap. Maximum card about SHOW JUMPING [no, I'm not talking about Citizen Kan(y)e West's despicable style of "ammaletchufinishbut"], with a postcard from ROMANIA and stamp plus postmark from USA

BBC Nature - Secret mammals worldwide caught by camera-traps

Also, I show you a domestic mammal for which you don't need a camera-trap: a horse.

"Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows are limited exclusively to jumpers, sometimes jumper classes are offered in conjunction with other English-style events, and sometimes show jumping is but one division of very large, all-breed competitions that include a very wide variety of disciplines. Jumping classes may be governed by various national horse show sanctioning organizations, such as the United States Equestrian Federation in the USA. International competitions are governed by the rules of the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_jumping

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