Blogs from Romania, Europe - page 81

HI all...it's birthday eve...per Romanian time, I've got another hour till I'm 41 ... can you even? I'm in Brasov, and have been here since we left Cluj ... wow, not Monday (what I thought) but yesterday!? Wow, we've done so much in 2 days...I'm confused by the time!!! From Cluj we drove down and made a few stops. One was in Sighisoara...where Dracula's father used to live. Very cool place...old, cobblestone roads...most leading uphill...there was a church that took 400 years to build...started 13th century (I think?) Lotsa history here. I also found myself waiting for our group of 11...and outside a church...and heard an organ? It was weird...one of those things you wonder if you're not imagining??? Nope, I wasn't! I bailed my group, and had to go check it out! Since I wasn't ... read more

So, last night, I went drinking......-__-" This local girl brought us to this local bar....pretty good...! hey! didnt mix drinks, pretty self controlled.....but.... maybe I didnt have enough dinner, my stomache got sick in the night... didnt throw up or anything, just didn't feel good. It was all fine this morning and I headed out to the Bran, Rinsov and Sinaia tour. Went to Sinaia first.....this time got inside and WOW...its beautiful there!...learned a little more about Romanian history...They only had 4 kings! and they were all within the last 200 years!!! Then, headed off to Bran Castle..that famous Dracula one..SO DISAPPOINTING.... Small, new-looking, and boring. Nothing about dracula. Our guide told us the real story of the count.....nothing about the novel really..HAAAA....but it was interesting to know how he was worshipped within Romania coz ... read more

The night train was....HOT....with MOSQUITOs!!!!!! Did manage to get some sleep though...^^" I forgot Romania was an hour ahead!!!! so I lost an hour sleep!!! and almost didn't have enough time to get off the train!! " Got off and went straight to the hostel..and it was NOT OPENED.. sat outside for an hour or so before I manage to get in....-___-" Anyways, Bucharest.........VERY BIG BOOOOMING CITY..... There are constructions EVERYWHERE and dust flying all over the place!!!!! You can really feel the communism style here..... The city people are really....cold...the city is very...cold. Like, it feels soooooo Grey! and well, I also came on a Sunday, so many things were closed. I did manage to see people around the shopping areas and stuff.....but still...with the lively people....its still ....COLD. The HUGE parliament building was ... read more

Ok, I hope it's 2 of 2...and I can finish up the wedding details! I think I left off at the first stop...where we picked up Carmen and Simone, and of course, Mircea, the groom! Carmen is a friend of Dana's, they used to work together... and Simona is a cousin. Both speak English! Carmen spent a lot of time with us "Americans." She's not only beautiful, but also an absolute sweetheart, with a smile worth gold! She and Simona were dressed in elegant, green, summer dresses...beautiful. We met them at the first stop, along with Mircea, his dad...all his immediate/close-extended family. We went up to their apartment, which was on either the 3rd or 4th floor. There was a small "lift" (elevator), but everyone chose to march on up! Mircea wasn't even dressed when we ... read more

HELLO all - Happy Friday! :) GREETINGS FROM ROMANIA! We've arrived in Romania, and so far...it's been great (I know, big surprise - huh?) I've got apx 10-15 mins, so I'm gonna do a quickie! It was WILD to fly into Bucharest, only to find Jerry & Cynthia (J & C) outside to greet me...along with "Ovi" (Daniela's, the bride, godfather) and Andres (her cousin)! The guys are our "chauffers" to Brasov-Cluj. I told you before, Daniela wouldn't allow us to make ANY plans whatsoever, so we're at their mercy - a treat, an honor, really...I feel extremely special! My first impressions of Romania from the plane were 1) the property lots that I saw appeared long and narrow...with a home in the front (or back?) ... and plenty of property for cultivation, maybe? 2) the ... read more