Blogs from Brasov, Transilvania, Romania, Europe - page 2

Dag 11 – Rondreis Roemenië – vrijdag 7 september 2018 – Busuitstap Sinaia, Brasov Daguitstap naar Sinaia, een mondain ski-oord aan de rand van de Karpaten, met bezoek aan het voormalig koninklijk zomerpaleis. Niet direct mijn ding, wel dat van honderden anderen die zoals wij moesten aanschuiven om binnen te geraken. Streng verboden binnen te fotograferen. Misschien om de decadente rijkdom van voormalige koningshuizen niet digitaal te verspreiden. Dan naar een wijnproeverij wat ik toch wat interessanter vond. Met als afsluiter een stadstoer in Brasov, niet lang geleden nog Kronstadt genoemd, nu mooie hoofdstad van deze regio.... read more

Last night's quick winter storm passed through and we awoke the next morning with everything covered in a beautiful blanket of fresh snow. Halloween in Romania! Never did I ever think I would be in Romania but here I was getting ready to celebrate Halloween at Dracula's Castle! But first, we got the chance to spend the morning exploring the city of Brasov. We arrived in Brasov around 10am and immediately headed out for a 2 hour walking tour of Brasov's Old Town. The bus let us out near the base of Mt. Tampa, a mountain overlooking Brasov's Old Town. Atop this mountain was a sign of Brasov that was similar to the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles. Had we more time, it would have been great to take one of the trails to the top ... read more

One! One castle where Vlad Tepes, who rumour has it Bram Stoker based the character Dracula, stayed! Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh! Two! Two castles where Vlad Tepes, who rumour has it Bram Stoker based the character Dracula, stayed! Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh! The next leg of our journey has us heading into the Carpathian Mountains which are north-ish from Bucharest. We rented a car for this part and are glad we did. Getting out of Bucharest was a little frustrating but not more so than any big city at rush hour. Once out, though, it was smooth sailing to Peles Castle. It’s about 1.5-2 hrs outside Bucharest in the Carpathian Mountains. It was the summer palace of Romanian King Carol and was beautiful but insanely ornate. Like someone set of a canon packed with gold leaf in every ... read more

Brasov, orasul atestat documentar in 1252 sub numele latin Corona sau denumirea germana Kronstadt, care inseamna "Orasul Coroana" sub numele latin Corona sau denumirea germana Kronstadt, care inseamna "Orasul Coroana", ambele denumiri fiind oglindite in sigla orasului. Oras fondat de catre Cavalerii Teutonici in 1211, iar urmele colonistilor germani pot fi observate in arhitectura gotica, baroca si renascentista, impreuna cu o multitudine de atractii istorice pastrate sau refacute/renovate cat sa ne atraga si pe noi sa le revizitam. Zona pietonala din centrul vechi ne-a intampinat cu o bogata varietate de terase de unde puteam urmari funicularul de pe muntele Tampa. Cazare gasita intr-un apartament stil garsoniera cu bucatarie si baie moderna inclusa, cu priveliste de vis, cu parcare gratuita, asta poate ca am ajuns in extrasezon. Strada CD Gherea nr 38-5star residence la 1,5 km de ... read more

We left Brasov early one day and set off on a mini road trip to Rasnov, Bran and Magura. First stop was 13thcentury Rasnov, a hilltop ruin built by Teutonic knights. We were using google maps and it was pretty reliable but not this time, nothing terrible, just an interesting detour. Instead of directing us to Rasnov town it took us by a gypsy settlement which was quite nice really. Everybody was out working in the fields with their horses and bales of hay, pretty clouds and mountains all around. We drove on a little further up an unpaved road into the forest. On the way we saw quite a few nice birds but nothing else except trees and suddenly google maps intoned “you have reached your destination”. So we turned around and retraced our route ... read more