Back in '87 I spent time in Transylvania following in the footsteps of Vlad Tepes, including the a visit to Brasov. One night the group I was with
spent a few happy hours in a recreation of a Dacian village (From around the time of the Ancient Romans). The food was exqusite, the wine excellent
and the 'Pine whiskey' was strong enough to power the aircraft that brought us to Romania in the first place 
With wine flowing like water it was inevitable that Pisky would require a visit. So off I wandered in search of a toilet. As I was about to leave the
eating hall I was accosted by a swarthy Transylvanian who said in a deep 'Christopher Lee' voice 'Look out for bears'.
Of course I thought he was taking the pee, and wandered off for one of my own. Returning with an empty bladder, I re-entered the hall and stopped off
to chat with one of our guides. I mentioned to him what I had been told by our Dacian host - only to be told that yes, there were bears around
and yes, they had been known to attack people. Needless to say, the next time I needed to perform my ablutions, I made sure I looked around
very carefully on the way there and back 
[Edited on 16-10-2004 by Pisky]
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