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Brasov Slideshow
Brasov
Travel Blogs from Brasov, Romania
Brasov travel guide
I would like to share with you some interesting places to visit in Brasov, ...
Bran castle... Disappointing
... and the highlight of the trip - Bran castle. The castle now looks as it would have done during the time of Queen Marie of Romania's reign as it was her summer residence. In my view the castle doesn't look anything like a vampire had lived here. With its ...
Meeting new and old friends
... nbsp; 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 ...
A brief stop in Romania
... mögen und dass sie ihre von Lebensfreude durchdrungene, sympathische Art bewahren können. English The short journey from Bulgaria to Romania felt more like moving from one continent to another. Romania is so much more modern than Bulgaria. While much ...
Siebenburgen
... we planned to ride the Transfagarasan, we choose this form of transportation, due to the weather. So there we were in Brasov, in Romania. Or? This could have been any town in Southern Germany or Poland or Czech Republic - we were in 'Middle Europe'. ...
Romania
... packed with fanny pack wearing tourist - these was like 99% locals! so it really felt special to be there. In general I loved Romania. Saw a fair bit of poverty, but they just joined the EU, so hopefully they will begin to benefit from it soon, but ...
Romania, Romania, Romania, Romaaaaaaaaania
... on my own, my Spanish and French were not as useful as I had hoped they would be. Really want to see more of Romania, the Carpathian mountains are gorgeous, and there was a big thunderstorm and I can tell you, when there's a lightning storm over the ...
TRANSYLVESTITE
... , craggy mountain peaks framing narrow valleys cover by the omnipresent rolling dark clouds and lightning that strikes day and night. Brasov was anything but that. Instead, what I found was an attractive, Bavarian-like city with a real ...
Impromptu Operatics
... expensive than the train. The driver spoke English and we were merrily chatting away. Had some good discussions about the state of Romania and surrounding places and the way that romanians are perceived to the rest of the world. It was about 5 hours ...
Journey to Romania
... we've had a good time tonight chatting, eating, and drinking. They made a great dinner- all sourced from farms in the Brasov area. Pork steaks, from a pig slaughtered by a friend of theirs, green beans from another farm, and pickles from another friend. ...
Brasov
Brasov, Dracula Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress
Some photo to share. Please scroll down. Useful information of Dracula ...
Transylvania
At about 2am on Monday, May 30 we arrived in Bucharest, Romania. We then waited in the train station, reading and watching movies on our ipods, until 6am when we took a train to Brasov. We arrived in Brasov, Transylvania at around 9am. We booked our ...
Treasure trove of COOL STUFF in Romania & Belgrade
... . We spent a lot of time online trying to figure out our route-- I don’t think too many people travel from Bled to Brasov, Romania, so it was not very straightforward! But we finally mapped it out to where we could get a direct, overnight train from ...
Brasov
... nice. Lots of Aussies and Brits.good atmosphere in hostel, not as good as hikers hostel the year before, but still best in romania Booked self on next days tour to bran and peles castles even though just got there. tour bit expensive but v much worth it ...
A dog gets my lunch
I am writing from Brasov, Romania where we are enjoying a quiet Sunday morning under incredibly blue skies. Except for some damp, can't-see-a-thing fog at the top of the Fagaras Mountains we have had great weather since we have arrived in Romania. After ...
Brilliant Brasov
Well now I have finally discovered the real Romania! The lonely planet lists Transylvania as a must see and there not wrong! I managed to catch the 8:30 bus out of Bucharest and to be honest I was glad to see the back of it, not my favorite place. I meet ...
A History Free Day...
... Paula Seling, a Romanian singer, several months before, but wasn't able to get any of her music in Canada. Apparently, even in Romania it is difficult, because when I went in to the music store, he had only one CD and only her English music. ...
Unforgettable Braşov
... walls with large wooden gates. The enclosure shelters a small old Jewish cemetery. Brașov is the seventh largest city in Romania. Although relatively small in size, it packs with lots of history, culture, and attractions. If you like, you can join a ...
Castles and blood*
... It is barely even realted to Vald the Impaler, but still it brings in the tourists. Also there was a collection of historic Romania village buildings which was a nice touch as well. We had a bus ride home and made grilled sandwiches after ascenting to ...
Thanksgiving Missive
... thing, not relevant to some of you living in the northern climes). Today (Thanksgiving) is the third consecutive day of sun in Romania in the month since I've been here. The record before was one consecutive day. 2. White toilet paper. Most here ...
Jun 27, 2000
Ritorno a Brasov
... semplice, e piccola, ma i parcheggiatori, nessuno dei quali potrebbe concorrere per il titolo di uomo piu' bello di Romania, sono riusciti a infilarcene parecchie. La traversata e' durata 5 minuti, dopo di che mi sono immesso nell'inferno del traffico e ...
Our lovely base in the Carpathians
Brasov was all that it could've been to us. Kind and friendly, not really English speaking but the best chance to practice Romanian (good luck with that!)During our first days there, we didn't really take our time to check out the place, as other ...
