Chimney Cakes ...

... these are sold all over the place in Romania, and this was a perfect snack after our hike. Roasted over coals, this one was coated in a sugary glaze and studded with walnuts. Delicious, especially when eaten piping hot - just be careful not to burn your tongue or the roof of your mouth!

BL #33: Hike the Bucegi Mountains

August 4th 2014
Geo: 45.4194, 25.5446As unforgettable as Peles Castle was, we actually came to Sinaia for a different reason - to do a bit of hiking in the mountains of Romania, and to briefly escape the country's stifling heat. Sinaia itself isn't that great, a very expensive tourist town, that is a bit reminiscent of Banff, in all the wrong ways. However, its cable car up to the mountains is super c ... read more

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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

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