Church of St. Nicholas

I love this church: it's absolutely beautiful. It's a Romanian Orthodox Church (the first to be built in Transylvania) located in Piata Unirii. I think there was a wedding going on there this day.

Escaping to the Transylvanian town of Brasov

May 19th 2012
Well after the bit of a shaky start of our Romania trip, we got on the train (1st class cabin) and arrived in Brasov. Brasov is very different from Bucharest; it felt safer, people were friendlier and less likely to take your money, and everything was green, clean and picturesque. I guess this is why every Romanian I've spoken to has said "DON'T GO TO BUCHAREST!" Brasov is located in th ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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