Blogs from Romania, Europe - page 93

Romanian computers and internet have up to this point proven to be a bit behind the times. this is my third computer and still the programs are too old to recognize my camera...as a result i can't upload pictures which pisses me off A LOT. nonetheless, i'll continue...and pretend i'm still in cluj...even though i'm still i'm not in sighisoara... after all of that frustration in budapest with travelblog, i did, indeed, go stuff my face with cake and ice cream. we headed to gertreaud, Budapest's supposedly finest cafe, having been operating since 1858. We got their signature multi-layer chocolate tort as well as this heavenly concoction with walnut, chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon ice cream topped with whipped cream, apricot syrup, liquer-soaked biscuits...all of that came in a chocolate drizzled home-made waffle cup. delicious to say ... read more

I live in a town called Zalau (Zilah-in hungarian). Because every travel has to start from somewhere I think this is the place where mine is starting. So for those who didn't see my hometown yet I'm putting soem picture on the blog. as I said every trip has to start from somewhere. I'm starting usually from this quite small town, but to be more specifical there is not only my town but a more important thing is that here lives my big family and many of my friends (maybe some of you :) )... so I'm introducing also my family: I have my parents mom and dad, my brother, Levi 2 year younger then me and three of my sisters Ildiko(Ildi), Klara(Klari), and Aniko(Ani). maybe on my latter blogs you will see pictures of ... read more

Maybe my last entry from Europe! Took the train to Constanta, on the Black Sea. Weather is a little better here, only 91F! The train ride was OK; Romania finally modernized their rail system a bit and bought some InterCity trains with A/C. The ride was supposed to be 3 hours, but took 4. The weather was so hot that the tracks expanded, forcing the train to go slower. Friends met me and we had a few drinks and explored the city. Met a very cool couple from Luxembourg. I didn’t realize the country was so small - about the size of Akron, Ohio!! The next day was a little rainy - so we did what typical Romanians do during the day when it is 91 degrees and 100% humidity - we went to the gym! ... read more

that is...my 84 yo aunt. sweet. i came back from florence a few days ago, and rested accordingly in bucharest. translation: accordingly = 5 mini-pitchers of sangria, one beer, one glass of white wine. next day, migraine, as usual, but it was well worth it. so i departed bucharest to arrive, once again in constanza. dad picks me up, noticing a bruise on my neck. well, the bruise wasn't a bruise, it was more of a suction-bruise, that i couldn't explain, simply couldn't. not that i was embarassed to do so, after all, me and dad are like sisters :), but i could not remember what had happened the previous night. it couldn't have been the dancers i was mesmerized by at one local pub, because i never got close enough to them (damn it! :), ... read more

Day 44, 14th July. Călanu - Reghin - Brâncoveneşti The Italian guys name was Alesso, and his friend and security guard was called Tibor. We all thought Tibor was a bit thick cos of the stories Alesso told us about him and the well! Alesso made us some cappuccino for breakfast with fresh cow’s milk and we set off. Scott wasn’t feeling too well today, but Toby was better. The road continued through rurul and less hilly landscapes over a few quite hard hills. The heat was terrible from the hot road surfaces when going up them. We rested in one village at a bar with some beers while Scott slept on the grass awhile. A tree branch fell down and nearly hit us while we were drinking! Shortly, we arrived in the town of Reghin ... read more