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Reign in Blood
... Perhaps as a waitress even, as at these prices I was tipping the LEI like a madman. No, you chose a life of crime, you reap what you sow. Is that another rant. Calm down man, you've losing it (note also cease to watch Air Crash Doco's at night).
Seriously, once you become stationary here the hassling starts. Its’s just relentless, just don't get your map out if your here.
Apart from these jokers, the locals here are friendly enough and all want to know ...
Meeting new and old friends
Brasov is a really beautiful town located in the mountains and one of the towns to visit in Romania.
Genie's turn to show me her hometown. We were met by Iulia at the train station and were treated everyday to wonderful Romania cuisine at her house for lunch. We hung out and got to see the places that the city is famous for like the Black and ...
I am Dracula. Welcome to Transylvania.
... times, and though it is not the nicest vehicle, it works. He told me it was quite cheap since the communists provided low quality but still functioning cars for everyone. He also talked about how poverty was so high in Romania and compared it with the communist regime. There was no poverty then, so he said. Everyone got a home in a bloc building. Everyone. Then the government would take out a bit of the paycheck to pay for the home. He said they ...
Dracula's Domain
... monastery and, to get things kicked off, imported some monks for good measure. Sinaia gradually turned into a resort town after King Carol I set up his summer residence in the fairytale Peles Castle. Nestled in the woods above the city, this might be where Cinderella goes for weekends away. After ticking off the pair I reboarded the train and continued to Brasov.
Brasov is the major hub for the Transylvania ...
The Blacksmith - Stepping Back in Time - Part 1
... and what was wrong with a smack on the butt...I don't find Istvan chauvinistic, but I do think that it is things like this that put women on a different level than men. It feels disrespectful.
We arrived at a series of fields where sheep were being tended by shepherds. I asked if we could stop for a picture. Chiri had just finished telling me that in the winter the shepherds would gather the flocks and head across fields towards the Black Sea. ...


