So I arrived in Bucharest at 6am after a somewhat uncomfortable overnight train from Sofia (there weren’t any couchettes and didn’t want to pay extra for a bed, and was woken up about 4 times for passport checks) but felt ok when I arrived. I dropped my bag at the station as I was taking a 1pm train to Brasov. Bucharest isn’t as bad as what people say, but I suppose its hit and miss with everyone, but I think 7 hours is enough to see the important bits. After a quick bite at McDonalds I started walking around the city, checking out the massive Parliament building, and next to it what seemed like the biggest playground in the world (just underneath was a nuclear bunker). I then went to Revolutionary Square, where the revolution of
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