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- Bucharest
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- Leu (ROL)
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- 22,364,022
- Population
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Brasov Slideshow
Brasov
Travel Blogs from Brasov, Romania
Welcome to Transylvania
... the gang and a few bums(which i will tell you about later) we also got stopped 3 times for passport checks by tipsy Romania Border guards. After actually getting to this town it was quite easy to find the hostel (they had a guy waiting in the station for ...
Take your bras off... we're in Brasov!
... . It was also my grandfather's 86th birthday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Today was a short drive day as we stayed in Romania, just went to a different town (Brasov) so we had some free time in the city of Bucherest this morning. Only problem, it's a public ...
Sighisoara
... We got to the train station just in time and then settled into our seats and ate our dinner. 2.5 hours later were back in Brasov. Had a couple of nice cocktails and then headed home early so I could get up early to back for my trip to ...
Reign in Blood
... here. Apart from these jokers, the locals here are friendly enough and all want to know about kangaroos and koalas, tell you about Romania and ask if you've encountered any of their villains! Alais, I didn't bump into the great man during my travels, but ...
What to visit
... and First Romanian School in the old Romanian Plaza; also meet the priest of the church, considered the greatest historian of Romania alive The Weaver's Bastion The Rope Street - the narrowest street in south-eastern Europe The Black Church - The ...
Vlad Tepes a.k.a. Dracula
From Budapest to Brasov in Romania, it took a 12 hour train ride. Trains here are very slow. Brasov is a good place to base oneself to visit the castles and surrounding countryside in Transylvania. The Dracula castle is in Bran, the citadel is in ...
Bucharest, Brasov and Sighisoara, oh my!
... - so even though the map pin for this entry says Brasov, the entry itself covers everywhere we've been in Romania (as per the title - Bucharest, Brasov and Sighisoara). We actually spent the majority of our time in Brasov, mainly due to the fact that the ...
A big catch up - Mostar and Dubrovnik
Well, its been a while since I last updated and we've travelled through many more countries. Have just arrived in Brasov, Romania. So what have we been up to? The bus ride from Sarajevo to Mostar was only about 2 hours, and very scenic. Leaving ...
Patience is a virtue...
... travelling with a chef! He's a miracle worker...not that I've picked up any of his skills yet... Anywho, definitely Romania, the city we went to at least, completely shattered my expectations, from all the warnings and tip I'd received....maybe ...
Kum-bi-ya my lord kum-bi-ya the train ...
... 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 ...
Castillos y ruinas
Brasov tiene un gran centro historico y comodidades. Subimos al monte Tampa, donde las vistas son impresionantes, detras de las enormes letras al mas puro estilo Hollywood mostrando el nombre de la ciudad. Hicimos una excursion por nuestra cuenta a ...
Take those bloody shoes off!
... 10pm " rule was more for guests than staff who held their staff meetings outside our room at various times post-midnight. So, Brasov? Well, its a nice town surrounded by mountains and overlooked by a Hollywood-esque sign (in case you get lost on the ...
Brasov
... hiking through mountains. Nights, of course, were spent having 3-hour dinners followed by drinks and dancing. I've enjoyed the food in Romania (and Bulgaria even more), but I can tell I've put on a few L-B's. The cuisine is very meat-and-potatoes, often ...
Backwards, I don't think so
... Tuesday night and cars. What disbelief Dino is showing at such wonders of the modern world. Brasov is probably the most popular town in Romania, which actually does have Gothic buildings, cobbled pedestrianised streets, medieval walls and Churches, making ...
stupini
workin workin workin and waiting for tomorrow to go to bucharest and partyyyyyy a lottt with newwwww coooollll people.....forgeting about school and all the other ...
Brasov
... , and then headed to a nice spot in town for a snack and a pint. Walked around a bit longer getting to know Brasov and then met everyone else for dinner. We went outside of the city center to a traditional place that was famous for giant slabs ...
Brasov. Vampires. George and Gigi.
We met Jerry on the train to Romania. His wife had died a few years ago and he had been almost constantly travelling since then. Jerry had many stories of travels all over the world. About 3/4 through the train ride, an American guy came in to join ...
Transylvanian Myths and Realities
... each other. I dozed most of the way, but woke up to hear a local talking to a Mexican visitor about how dangerous Romania is. He warned her not to trust anyone; talked about the competing mafias; told her not to fall asleep or people would ...
Home of Dracula
... nbsp; We made sure all our posessions were locked up and then chained down to the train. Brasov is located in the centre of Romania in the Transylvanian region surrounded very visibly by the Southern Carpathian mountains. It ...
Brasov, Rasnov, and Bran
... day, he took us to Rasnov fortress which is a huge citadel at the top of a hill in Rasnov (about 15 km from Brasov.) The fortress gave some GREAT views of the area as well as some neat history and understanding of medieval times. Then, he took ...
Probably the best city in the world
... where we can relax at the end of an exciting day. The weather has been really warm and a bit muggy so far in Romania, and we appreciate it. We had no problem being awake early in such a magical city. We had our complimentary breakfast before crossing the ...
I vant to suck vour blood!
... the class. Anyways, I got to Bran Castle without to much of hitch. Lonely Planet told me that ANY trip to Romania should include Bran Castle, so what did I expect? I expected a jaw dropping, bone-jarring, punch in the stomach palace ...
Chasing Dracula and Paragliding!
... in search of our "treasure". A very steep climb and a bit of searching and we found our treasure. Headed back to Brasov and Julien got a call about the paragliding. I'd been sitting on pins and needles all day waiting to hear if we were going to ...
Bravo Brasov!
... can check it out here: http://www.myspace.com/leslies Brasov is really spectacular though. Between Bucharest and Brasov, I feel that this trip out to Romania has been worth it... and I'm saving what I thought would be the best for last! Tough ...
moving
i am now in brasov....just waiting to get out of here...few more days till i am off to bucharest and then to sibiu....some party going on...tonight there is a big international festival arround...and if i want i go if not...just go home and stay there...i ...
