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Transylvania and Surrounds: More Sunny Than Spooky: Photos 21 to 37
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June 29th 2009 by Jub and Anna
Greetings!
From Istanbul we caught a night train north to Bulgaria. We nursed a bottle of Raki (Turkish Ouzo) with our cabin mates before nodding off, only to be woken by border guards at 3 a.m. and told we needed to walk to the far end of the station to have our passports stamped. As we exited, the conductor pulled Jub aside, stuffed 15 Euros in his pocket, and asked for three cartons of cigarettes from the duty free store. So after getting his stamp, Jub headed to the store, but realized the conductor hadn't specified a brand. No big deal; ten minutes back to the train, ten minutes back to duty free, only to find they'd just sold out of the conductor's brand. Jub then repeated the process--trying to ignore that it was now around 4 a.m. and everyone else was back in bed-- to find the store didn't even carry the conductor's back-up brand. Ugh. Back on the train, the conductor was nowhere in sight, so Jub stood waiting, but after spotting him and trying to head outside, a burly Bulgarian guard with a German Shepard shouted "Mr. Wilson . . . where do you think you're going,"
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July 1st 2009 - Kara Loffelmacher:
ahhh, this is awesome. i, too, have always wanted to hit up transy in search of bram's dracula.
July 2nd 2009 - liliram: Now I want to go back to Romania!
Good job, you two. I'd probably skip the night train ride (bad for my back), but I absolutely want to go back to Romania. Love the photos. Where were u when u took that photo of Brasov from above? Nice shot. Safe travels, you two. Been 'traveling' with you for the last so many blogs.
July 18th 2009 - Keith and Pete: where to after the Baltics?
still enjoying following ya'll on your adventure...
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3 Comments - Add Public Comment or Send Private Message
July 1st 2009 - Kara Loffelmacher:
ahhh, this is awesome. i, too, have always wanted to hit up transy in search of bram's dracula.
July 2nd 2009 - liliram: Now I want to go back to Romania!
Good job, you two. I'd probably skip the night train ride (bad for my back), but I absolutely want to go back to Romania. Love the photos. Where were u when u took that photo of Brasov from above? Nice shot. Safe travels, you two. Been 'traveling' with you for the last so many blogs.
July 18th 2009 - Keith and Pete: where to after the Baltics?
still enjoying following ya'll on your adventure...
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