The final resting place of Queen Marie's heart. At the end of 2015 the heart was finally laid to rest after a long journey of 77 years around Romania with an extended stay in Bucharest.
10 Days in Romania -- Where is Queen Marie's Heart? and other things that have been keeping you up at night October 13th 2016 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. Ever ... read more
Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov 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
I always wanted to travel and left Australia when I was 18 to travel around Europe and Asia, working on the way in London and Amsterdam, before settling down in Tel Aviv. We didn't do much travelling for years, just short family holidays in Europe, and then in 2008 we started travelling again. This travel blog starts off with our first trip to Laos and Vietnam. After two years of covid restrictions, we were lucky enough to visit Santorini when there weren't so many tourists and later in the year we did a road trip around southern Italy. This year we celebrated a big anniversary with a short br... full info