Tourist Temptation

Romania is on “a road direct to prosperity” with a “Dracula Land” theme park to take advantage of the popularity of the infamous Transylvanian Count. Getting investors to get the project off the ground is just one problem. The next is exactly where the theme park would be located. Bran Castle, the setting for the original Dracula novel, is the leader now, even though Vlad Tepes (Dracula’s “real” name) never lived there. “The reality is sometimes not important,” castle director Raul Mihai says. (AFP) ...New proof that reality bites.