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Corvin Castle, Transylvania, Romania 🇹🇩

Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle, is one of the most spectacular medieval castles in Transylvania, Romania. It was built mainly in the 15th century by John Hunyadi, one of the most influential figures in Central European history.

The castle combines Gothic, Renaissance, and defensive architecture, featuring tall towers, drawbridges, grand halls, and a large courtyard. It served both as a military fortress and a noble residence.

A famous legend claims that Vlad the Impaler, the historical figure linked to Dracula, was once held prisoner there, although historians debate the story.

Over the centuries, Corvin Castle survived wars, fires, and periods of neglect before being restored. Today, it is one of Romania’s most visited landmarks and is often ranked among the most beautiful Gothic castles in Europe.

Sometimes, you feel like sitting by the roadside and staying there until the winds change, until the clouds cry, until the pain passes. I know that sometimes you feel like abandoning ship, shelving your projects, forgetting your dreams, because time is too difficult. Because, often, life gets in the way, gets lost in a labyrinth, weighs you down, hurts your shoulders. But I also know that, often, you need to step back to breathe, look from afar at what you can't see up close, catch your breath to walk a little further.

Time doesn't stop, but you need slow pauses to ease your soul and rest your heart.

I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

-- Nhat Hanh

“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

― Louisa May Alcott