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Brasov Slideshow
Brasov
Travel Blogs from Brasov, Romania
Walking in Brasov on a rainy day
... the Dracula Castle, the Rasnov Fortress, and the Peles Castle in Sinaia.. So tomorrow night you find the rest of their trip in Romania along with comment upon the highlights of the trip.. The next day we plan a trip to Pestera Fecioarelor, a pagain ...
Hiking in the heat, Transylvania, and castles
... keep trying. From Ljubljana, we took a train to Budapest, where we switched train stations, then immediately got on another train to Brasov, Romania. In all, we were on trains for about 23 hours in a 25 hour period of time. Which would have been ...
10 euros a day
The heart of Romania was next where Dracula rules with a wooden stake and the townspeople all live in constant terror. Actually Romania could not be further from this myth. I stayed most of the time in Transylvania. A small town called Brasov which has ...
Love is in the Air
... pretty amazing considering he comes from Prince George, a small city a few hours north of Vancouver. The most interesting aspects of Brasov, besides its proximity to Bran and Rasnov (see next entry) are the women. Both Kenny and Will had success ...
Castles, but no vampires.
For the past few days I have based myself in Brasov, Transylvania. They seem very proud of Vlad Tepes (Dracula) here. Brasov itself is pleasant enough, with a typically scenic old town (i'm sensing a pattern emerging here) and a small mountain (complete ...
Scenic Mountain Drive to Brasov
... defended. Many of the rooms inside the walls are open to give an idea of their size and possible furnishings. We arrive in Brasov before 5:30pm, and agree to take some free time to wander the city before meeting again for dinner at 7:30pm. The hotel ...
Storms, floods, mozzies and a hard rural life
... - Semolina, or at least I think it is! Wells for water, horses for transport, rural life in Romania Wooden churches The only traffic Typical road Flock of stalks Sunset Porolissum - Roman remains 21 Aug, Sunday Start ...
Castles, castles, and more castles
... cool and shady. After that we stopped for lunch, somewhere up in the mountains, the cloud-topped mountains we'd seen earlier leaving Brasov. We didn't get rained on, though the sky looked ready to burst the whole time, but it was a welcome change ...
Still in the heart of Dracula Land
... And in Romania, they're not just full, they're often packed! Where are they all going? There are about 22 million people in Romania, according to Lonely Planet, and it seems to me that half of them use the train every day. Today was the first time we ...
Anyone for a Dracula T-shirt/keyring/ash tray?
Spent a few days in this small town, saw the touristy Dracula's castle (which isn't the real one apparently) and it's merchandise, lovely rolling hills, ruins of castles and some wild bears. Ate cheaply and well, caught up on some reading and sitting in ...
Short history
... of the 20th century and especially the period following the 1st world war were times when Brasov became the second strongest economical centre of Romania. However the town was partly destroyed during the bombardments of the 2nd world war. Fortunately ...
Land of Dracula
... 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 ...
I want to suck your blood....
Today was really cool. It was a short drive to Brasov, and after we checked into the campsite we went out to Bran Castle (aka Draculas castle). Dracula was actually a man named Vrad Dracul (Dracul means dragon in Romanian) who tortured lots and lots of ...
Krakow of Transylvania?
... to feel unsure about my next destination, a place seems more menacing than any other places in Romania. ------------------------------------------------------------- Brasov Website: http://www.brasov.ro/indexeng.php3 A nice film about Romania I ...
Castles, lakes and a communist concrete jungle
... the sights including the castle at night and indulged in some relaxation at the Turkish baths. Our last Eastern Europe country of Romania resulted in some mixed reactions. We ventured to the famous Bran Castle near Brasov, made famous by the story of ...
I am Dracula. Welcome to Transylvania.
... before you leave a country, and once to read every detail on your life before you enter a country. But anywhoo, onto entering Romania. My Rick Steves guide books work no longer, so I honestly had NO idea what to expect. I don’t know a ...
Back to Brasov for the final time
... chance to blog before I leave. I have a full day planned tomorrow and then we're having a dinner for my last night. I'm leaving Brasov at 3.30am so I'm planning to stay out until then. I may be writing my final entry from the US and I'll load up the rest ...
Brasov the beaten path
... earliest converts after the reformation in the mid 1500s. It is strange to see such a profound German influence in the middle of Romania. And even though the church was simple inside, it was so great to be back in a place that HAS old ...
Typical street scene
Typical Romanian street scene - there is so many of these old Commie cars about, all different colours and all falling ...
the kids
I went out to the kids home today and it was GREAT. They are really cool kids. Nowhere near like what I was expecting after everyones comments about them. Julia is coming along this week as well so we both met up with one of the coordinators who took ...
25 hours to bucharest in the last entry we ...
... stumbled onto an english speaking tout from the Elvis Villa Hostel which turned out to be a brilliant find. Elvis, runs 3 hostels in Romania which are a welcome change to this harsh city. Free laundry, clean beds, tv room, free beer, satelite TV and 2 ...
Dracula: Myth or Legend
... for the 10 hour trip. Between the rain and the fare we thought better of it and decided to see what more Brasov had to offer, apparently not that much more. Already looking back on it we really should have forked out the extra cash and ...
Brasov - the Gothic St Bartholomew Church
About 20 minutes by walking from the centre of Brasov, you can find the oldest building preseved. The church was built in 1263 and is to be visited every ...
Brasov
... so bad as I make it sound. Brasov is in a valley with the beautiful Carpathian mountains surrounding it- the best skiing in Romania, as any Brasovian will tell you- and on overcast days the pollution from the city gets caught amidst the moisture. The ...
Snow, snow, snow
... the cars... You probably guessed: I lost the argument. The glorified Canadian pedestrian is getting a serious beating in Romania. Here the pedestrians are the lowest on the food chain. The "bigger has priority" rule is very much the law ...
A small detour
... kind and helpful making our stay totally pleasant. We still found some time to have a quick walk around the center of Brasov, which is hugely enjoyable by night, because of hundreds of people and illuminations in the city center. And the main square ...
Sighisoara to Brasov (guest entry from Martin)
... feel that I just met two lovely people with whom I will have a great time. My original route planning included only northern Romania with Chisinau (Moldova) as the final destination. But after a few days I got so used Linton’s moaning and mumbling ...
Dracula's Lair
... Rumeniu endurspeglar engan veginn fegurd landsis thar sem hofudborgin er eins og eitt stort fataekrahverfi (eda svona naestum) a medan Brasov liggur undir heidgraenu storu fjalli. Reynsla okkar af Rumeniu fer reyndar half illa af stad thar sem vid ...