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Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Viscri March 7th 2021

http://www.heygo.com 7th March - The Treasures of Transylvania: Horse drawn carriage ride through a UNESCO Saxon Village and its Fortified Church Today we are in Viscri, with it’s many traditional houses, part of the Saxon heritage of the community, Viscri is best-known for its white fortified church, first mentioned in 1400. The King of Hungary in the 12th century had a problem, his kingdom needed defending, especially in the south and east, in what is now Romania. It was the Middle Ages, and everybody was fighting over territory. So he sent ethnic Germans to settle in Transylvania, and they continued to move there until the end of the 13th century. These colonists became known as Saxons. In order to defend themselves against attack, especially from the Ottomans they built fortifications. In some cases the fortification centered ... read more

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov March 6th 2021

http://www.heygo.com 6th March - The medieval city of Brasov, the Crown of Transylvania Braşov is part of ‘Burzenland’, a historical region in Transylvania. During the Middle Ages, this area fell under the rule of the Hungarian Kingdom. In 1211 King Andrew II struck a deal with the Teutonic Knights (Germans) and gave them unrestricted access to Burzenland. The Teutons built five castles in the region and named Braşov ‘Corona’. This is one of the many historical names that would follow over the centuries. The Saxons named the city ‘Kronstadt’. Later the names Brasco, Stephanopolis, and Stalin City followed. The German-Hungarian history resulted in the fact that up until the First World War almost 70% of the local population was Hungarian or German. The two World Wars and the policies of the Soviet Union changed this balance. ... read more

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov July 20th 2020

Bonjour à tous, Dans la journée sur la route, je me disais, que lorsque j'avais préparé (sommairement) ce voyage, je devais encore avoir dans l'esprit, kilomètres et temps de route par rapport à l'Amérique du nord. Aujourd'hui pour 280km, il m'a fallu une bonne journée de volant. 50kmh, est bonne moyenne. En 2014, j'ai eu fait plus de 3 fois cette distance sans problème et sans fatigue. De Budapest à Chinisau, j'avais prévu 2 jours, je vais en mettre 4. Et je pense que pour la suite du voyage, je serais dans les mêmes écarts de temps. Pas grave personne ne m'attends à la maison. Hier au soir, j'étais content, en arrivant de bonne heure à l'hôtel, j'avais fini ma page d'écriture plus tôt que d'habitude, que le ciel paraissait se dégagé, j'en ai profité pour ... read more
château de Dracula
l'église de Sighisoara
figures locales

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Sibiu » Sibiu July 19th 2020

Bonjour à tous, Un comble, hier au soir un plein cœur de la Roumanie, j'ai mangé dans un restaurant argentin. Le restaurant est mitoyen avec l'hôtel, un gros avantage ne pas reprendre la voiture, et avec espoir mangé un bon morceau de viande, ce qui à été le cas. Il y avait longtemps que je n'avais mangé de la viande aussi bonne. Ça tombait à pic, j'avais vraiment envie d'une bonne viande. Exactement comme à Edmonton en Alberta où j'étais allé dans ce resto brésilien, et même retourné 3 ans après. Exceptionnel. La grosse différence avec ici, le prix dérisoire. Depuis que je suis en Roumanie, je remarque, un gros changement de comportement, que ce soit, restos, hôtels, les genssont froid, pas du tout sympathique, limite serviable, on à toujours l'impression de les déranger. Quelle différence ... read more
Timisoara
Sibiu l'hôtel
Deva

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara January 10th 2020

10th Jan: The train from Brasov dropped me off at Sighisoara around 11 am. The journey had been uneventful. The station was small and dead. I headed straight to the ticket office to buy my ticket for the overnight train to Vienna for the following day. I had tried to buy the ticket online, but they had to post the actual ticket to you. I don't know why they can't just use e-tickets like for the domestic trains. Thank god there was no queue as the ticket proved to be a bit of a ballache to buy. The woman couldn't find a ticket for sale on the system, but seemed to think there should be tickets available and she ended up having to phone someone, but after about 10-15 minutes it was all sorted and I ... read more
Sighisoara Citadel
Sighisoara Citadel
Turnul Cizmarilor

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov January 9th 2020

After how long it took me to get breakfast the day before, I played it safe and headed to McDonald's to get something quick and easy. It wasn't that quick though, I ended up waiting about ten minutes for my food to be ready. Hash brown, muffin, and coffee were fine, and once finished I headed round to the bus station for my trip around some of the famous sights of the region. We left around 9 am. Another score for off peak travel as there were only three of us on the trip. We drove for about an hour. It was nice to drive through the valley basin seeing all the mountains around the edges. We passed through small towns and sleepy little villages. I really like all the brightly painted houses, just makes everything ... read more
Bran Castle
Bran Castle
Bran Castle

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov January 8th 2020

The place I was staying didn't have a kitchen, which meant I needed to find somewhere to have breakfast. In a big tourist town like Brasov, I thought that would be easy. I was proven very wrong. I had found a place online that looked quite good, but I had forgotten the name by the time I got in the right vicinity of the restaurant/cafe. There were quite a few places that looked shut, another cafe that was completely dead, normally that wouldn't bother me, but for some reason it did here. So, I ended up at Starbucks on the main square. I had a coffee and some kind of cheese, pesto, and I think tomato focaccia/ciabatta thing. It was quite nice. I enjoyed relaxing in the cafe as it wasn't too busy. Now, I was ... read more
Brasov
Mount Tampa
Mount Tampa

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov January 7th 2020

When I got to the train station in Sibiu, I found out that my train was delayed by 40 minutes. Great, 40 minutes longer that I could have had in bed. The station was pretty cold, but at least there was free wifi. I love that all the train stations in Romania have free wifi. The journey to Brasov took a couple of hours. Second class was very comfortable (I had previously taken first class on my journey to Sibiu), but absolutely freezing. I don't know why the train was so cold, but everyone was bundled up, trying to nap. I really don't like that they don't announce the train stations on Romanian trains. I had to do a bit of guesswork with my arrival time because of the delay. Luckily, most people seemed to be ... read more
Piata Sfatului
Brasov
Brasov

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Sibiu » Sibiu January 5th 2020

5th Jan: The train journey to Sibiu took about about five hours. I had gone for first class since my credit card didn't seem to like it when I tried to book second class. The carriage was big and comfy, I would need to take a second class journey to see if it was worth the extra money (I did later in my trip, and second class was more than adequate). I had bought some snacks from the bakery to eat and I scoffed them pretty quite as they were delicious. The pretzel/bagel type thing, Covrigi, was particularly delicious and reminded me of those I'd had in Poland. I watched the scenery go by as the train made its way to its destination. Soon after leaving Bucharest, we entered places covered with snow. We stopped at ... read more
Small Square
Wild Boar Burger
Large Square

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Alba July 6th 2019

O noua tentativa in zona Arieseni. De data asta nu in varful muntelui la Cabana Cetatile Ponorului cum s-a intamplat cu un an precedent unde accesul se face pe creasta muntelui timp de 5km ci la o pensiune Simona cu foisor, hamac, verdeata, pisicute, un cadru specific de relaxare. camera dubla 150ron pe noapte fara mic dejun, cu mic dejun inca 20 ron. Cadru minunat pentru drumetii in zona, asta daca nu ploua prea mult. Fie trasee la groapa Ruginoasa, cascada Varciog, pestera Scarisoara sau Altarului sau trasee pe platforma Padis, lacul din Poiana Ponor. Am reusit sa facem un traseu si am surprins Cetatile Ponorului, un peisaj care te lasa fara suflare la propriu. Este o zona mlastinoasa specifica cadrului de orhidee.... read more
balcon
vedere din camera




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