IMG_2560

On the cheap train with Jesus, Mohammed, Krishna, and Buddha

---

June 20th 2013
The train to Sighisoara cost $18 and going back only cost $6. The expensive train was 30 minutes faster. It also had AC but the windows are all down on the cheap train and a good breeze is blowing through, so that doesn’t seem to make a difference at this time of year. But the people in the cheap train are an order of magnitude different. They are not as visually appealing and several are missi ... read more

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara

---

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