Brasov, Romania Travel Blogs

Brasov train station
Aug 24, 2008

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Throwing our to-do list out the window
Aug 23, 2008 (10 photos)

Natasha and I decided to explore Sibiu, the 2007 European Capital of Culture.  There was a 9:45am train- easy enough.  We sadly said bye to GT and Romain.  I became particularly fond of Romain, so it was really too bad that he was leaving ...

Trees of Green
Jul 5, 2006 (12 photos)

... than Zagreb. Mostar puts Sarejevo to shame, although it's the latter that has been rebuilt after the war. And here in Romania, Brasov and Sinia are fantastic compared to the rather seen-one-eastern-european-city-seen-them-all Bucharest. So if you have ...

Brasov and Bran (the castle not the flakes)
Aug 18, 2006 (4 photos)

... next few weeks we decided pare down a bit of our ambition to see all there is to see in Bulgaria and Romania, and instead stay for five nights in Brasov. Being in a place long enough to become familiar with it, go back to good restaurants a few times, and ...

Transylvania: Plenty of vamps but no vampires.
Aug 15, 2006 (3 photos)

... bit so they wouldn't drag on the ground in wide cuffs, which by the way, isn't a fashion crime in NYC!! But I guess Brasov, Romania is the fashion capital of the world. I wanted to tell them that I should be the one pointing and laughing since they both ...

When in Romania
Aug 21, 2008 (16 photos)

... currencies like JPY and Swedish whatever.  Strangely none of them, not even the banks, offered exchange for the currency of Romania's two neighbors, Bulgaria and Turkey.  Granted I only have about $40 total to exchange, but I still want that ...

deep in the heartland...
Nov 13, 2007 (21 photos)

... .  No matter what the reality or the evolution of the problem, its clear that the gypsy community is a serious concern in Romania.    Right now I'm sitting in the most expensive hotel in Brasov (because it has wifi), which is perhaps the ...

Brasov
Aug 30, 2008

... its counterpart Sibiu about 150km away. Still, strolling along its pedestrian streets was a delight. Like other towns in Transylvania, Brasov used to be a German town, which shows in its current style. We got to visit a fairly interesting Reformed church ...

The Land Of No Tractors..
Jul 4, 2006 (5 photos)

... little gypsy bastards would come out of nowhere and rob us poor that's for sure. Yes we're in Transylvania, Romania and to be more specific we're in Brasov, a pretty little hill town that we were using as a base to visit a couple of towns around the ...

Brasov romania - another transylvanian town ...
Jul 4, 2002 (8 photos)

Brasov, Romania - another Transylvanian town hiddne in the hills, famed for vampires and social protest. It is claimed that in 1987 the first public oppostiion to Ceaucescu's regime occurred in Brasov. Thousands of disgruntled workers took to the ...

ONE MORE LIST FOR THE HUNGRY
May 17, 2006 (4 photos)

... , & Cabbage, Czech Republic Or 7. So sue me. I'd also like to add FUNNY PEOPLE to the list, TOP 5 BEST THINGS ABOUT ROMANIA! because I've met some very funny Romanians. Okay, I know I've made you hungry, so go grab a snack, and I'll see ...

OUT ALL NIGHT
Jun 7, 2007 (13 photos)

... a city.  Two times in one week!  Could my weary brain handle it?  This time, it was in Brasov, Romania - a colorful Transylvanian city with a big black church and caramel pedestrian streets. "I'll never go to Romania." - self-pityingly ...

A LITTLE ABOUT MY TRIP TO ROMANIA
May 12, 2006 (9 photos)

... in trouble and lost power when his cousin betrayed him, making up the story that Vlad drank blood. I'd come to Romania, to Transylvania more specifically, in search of old villages with stone central squares surrounded by buildings faced like long ...

TRAVELING LIGHT
May 14, 2006 (1 photos)

... Ukraine. The countries of the former U.S.S.R., to me, represent their own part of this world. Therefore, when I would leave Romania later that evening, I would be leaving Europe. And you can't leave a continent without a few good lists. 5 ...

$%&#*ing scary heights!
Sep 10, 2007 (13 photos)

... back and forth... Before, had a bit of a wander about town with our local guide who shared his not so positive opinion about Romania joining the EU...his grandma can't make her cheese the ways she has anymore due to new more restrictive EU rules, small ...

My First time on the Piste
May 2, 2004

In 1998 we paid £280 for a week's skiing in Poina Brasov complete with ski hire, lift pass and tuition! The transfer from the airport was long and arduous but the hotel was a pleasant surprise. Our room had MTV and some kind of animal skin blanket which ...

Dracula...bwaa--hahaha....
Mar 31, 2007 (35 photos)

... Aussies who where also just getting up - though they had been out until about 5am the night before enjoying some legendary Brasov nightlife. After exploring some of the city, we got together later along with an American from New Jersey for dinner at a ...

Brasov
Nov 26, 2000 (8 photos)

... buildings all decorated in bright colours. Here we visited the gothic Black Church, caught the Tampa cable car to the stunning lookout over Brasov. We also teamed up with a few people staying in the say apartment as as and took a day trip with a local in ...

Probably the best city in the world
Jun 17, 2009 (5 photos)

... , which really should be spread around the world.  We had some good local wine and learned a lot from them about Brasov and Romania. The next day, my roommate Sharyn and I commenced a Cafe Tour of Brasov.  We started our morning with breakfast ...

To Brasov to see dracula and climb some mountains
Jul 2, 2009

Dracia express goes from Bucharest -> Brasov -> Budapest -> Vienna (not that we'll be taking it to vienna)

Land of Dracula
Sep 16, 2008 (3 photos)

... the next morning and met another traveller from the US named Jared. He had just ended a medical mission to flood refugees in northern Romania and was now touring around. We decided to explore the town together and visited all of the main sites in one day ...

Kum-bi-ya my lord kum-bi-ya the train ...
Jul 14, 2001

... when i see beggars on the street, i know some of my cash is heading back their way. Currently in Brasov, a beautiful medi-evil city in Central Romania. Going to Bran and Rasnov Castles tommorrow before I start to tack over north-west as i make my way ...

ahhhh working again
Sep 5, 2007

... and dancing. this is really bizarre. Now that im not just looking at the ground and being miserable, ive noticed that brasov is actually a beatiful city. its very bright and has that typical old eastern european look. it has abig mountain as the ...

Transylvania... Less Spooky in Person...
Apr 5, 2008 (129 photos)

... blogs, trip reports, and the corrupt taxi drivers in Bucharest, we opted on going straight from the Bucharest Airport to Brasov, Romania, a fairly large town where most people stay to visit the local sites, including Dracula's castle. My vision of ...

Arrival in Brasov!
Jun 18, 2006 (8 photos)

... at the airport and led me to the TAPA taxi. After a near three hour drive climbing high into the Transylvanian Alps, we arrived in Brasov and I was taken to my host, Olga's apartment. After a climb of 5 flights with my massive suitcase in tow, I was ...

A medieval town we wish could have visited longer
Jul 4, 2007 (3 photos)

Brasov is a beautifully preserved walled-in German town in Transylvania.  We would have loved to been able to stay and maybe sing a concert in one of the Lutheran churches with magnificent organs.

Vampires and monks in Transylvania
Nov 13, 2006 (63 photos)

... us the street name of the place that would ship to the states - Grivitei. The post office at Grivitei only ships within Romania. What a wonderful day. We brought my stuff back to the hostel and then went in search of Carrefour for groceries. We spent too ...

Transylvania
Jun 28, 2006 (3 photos)

... a country, there can be so many different influences based on who ruled over that part of the country at any certain time. Also, Romania is cheap. Lots of food for less than two dollars. Alcohol for three dollars. Heineken bottles for 1.40 dollars. I like ...

before departure
Jul 7, 2006

my dear friends:) many of you told me recently how they missed to hear about me and my adventures:) well..indeed there were no adventures lately , just office and school as always but in my mind the thought of doing something crazy rised a few ...

Brasov, Romania
Apr 25, 2006 (10 photos)

... . We didn't go to Bucharest, heard that it was unimpressive and depressing more than anything, but stayed the entire time in Brasov (Romania's second city). At the train station we had a very odd feeling. Erin was a little freaked out. The very obvious ...