Blogs from Brasov, Brasov, Transilvania, Romania, Europe - page 10

Hey all, from Dracula's homeland. We are currently in Transylvania, more specifically, Brasov. Just wanted to say Happy 4th of July to the Americans!! Have great BBQs and I hope the St. Louis summer isn't too hot today. Enjoy a hamburger and a Budweiser for us! A good hamburger sounds pretty good right about now...but there is pretty good beer in Romania/Bulgaria! Love to all, Brigid and Lachlan... read more

Saavuin tanne kuuluisaan Transylvaniaan pari paivaa sitten jahtaamaan Draculan haamua. Ensimmaisena paivana taisin muistuttaa itse haamua unenpuutteen vuoksi. Budapestissa kavimme Miken (asuimme samassa hostellissa) kanssa drinksuilla siina kivassa baarissa ja tapasin samalla Miken entisen huonekaverin Yhdysvalloissa. Kun palasimme hostellille, hostellin pitaja ihmetteli ettei ollut ollenkaan huomannut meidan poistuvan hostellilta eika osannut odottaa meidan palaavan. Han sitten "komensi" meidat keittioon ja vilkaisimme kohta toisiimme ihmeissamme. Kohta isanta palasikin tonkan kanssa ja kertoi, etta koska olemme olleen tuopillisella, taytyy meidan ehdottomasti nyt maistaa paikallista-tai oikeastaan Transylvanialaista- erikoisuutta, postulaa tms. suomalaisittain siis pontikkaa! No, ei siina mitaan, maistoimme shotit tata erikoisuutta. Mausta en osaa niin sanoa mitaan, vahvaa oli ja polt... read more

In the morning went and had a look at the Black Church. There was a lot of police and military police cars outside, some VIP was getting a guided tour through the church at the time. I went in for a look and sat in a pew to soak in the atmosphere. There was some security wandering around and giving me death stares, walking past me trying to see inside my jacket. Big, mean looking buggers they were, looking like angry Mirat Safins too. When the VIP went past there was about 6 around him and they all glared their way past me. Inside the church turned out to be not that spectacular. Not decorated that much, mainly lots of tapestries which looked pretty ancient. Strange thing was the floor was wooden, first time I had ... read more

Saturday 6:30 am, Nothing can stop me, clouds, rain...distance.. I need a breath of fresh air.. I love Bucharest, the people, the streets - mix of old and new, the chaos... I cant live without his noisy personality but from time to time I have to run away as far as I can... So got my friends togheter, lots of patience, laughters and drive towards Transylvanian mountains. First stop was to Posada's cinegetic museum where i had a sweet encounter with a friendly bear (lately they are the turists atraction when they come down from woods to Brasov or Sinaia for a meal from garbage). My plan was to go to Bran, at Dracula's castle (I can't get enough of visiting it)... but the weather had other plans... so we stoped in Sinaia, visited Peles castle, ... read more

the train ride to Brasov was uneventful, though we did talk to that Austin woman for half of the time. Being from Texas, her speech was painfully slow and sometimes we just wanted to smack her and tell her to get to the point. arriving at the train station, we were approached by this woman Maria who apparently worked at Rolling Stone hostel, a place we had read bad reviews about. she kept trying to tell us our hostel was booked and to take a flyer but we just said 'bye' and kept walking. about ten minutes later while waiting for the bus to the old town plaza she came up to us once again, telling us that people had come to her from our hostel, kismet dao, and that they had a reservation but were ... read more