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With the obligatory Amsterdam box checked, I boarded an afternoon KLM flight bound for Bucharest, Romania. Why Romania you ask? Well, I had a whole list of countries I wanted to see in Eastern Europe, but only 1 slot open. The list was; Croatia, Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Upon further research, Romania presented itself as the best combination of value, location, activities, history and climate. As I ...

We arrange for Monica to give us a tour of the painted monasteries. She is trained as a tour guide. Public transportation to these remote sites is very limited and would take several days to see the top 4. We take a beautiful route through the hills. The monasteries are surrounded by farms. We visit Voronet, Moldovita, Suceavita, Humur. They were built around 1500 with their exterior walls decorated in extensive and ...

Before I leave the hostel, I get my laundry back. It has been 24 hours and the laundry is folded but is very wet. I am guessing that they had it had been drying outside when the rain hit last night. Yuck!<br><br>I am crossing the mountains to get to the Northeast section of Romania, apparently an uncommon path. There is only one mini-bus per day. The availability of such buses is difficult to ascertain until one is actually at the departing location. The hostel is able to ...

... chicken &#8230; I order soup (huge bowl full of meat, veggies) and cut pork loin in a sauce. Very nice. This plus a beer sets me back about $6. <br><br>The town is a few decades back in time (but well ahead of the countryside which is 100 years or more back). Horse drawn carts mingle with cars as they carry loads of produce as well as transport its owners. It is fascinating to watch young people dressed so modern walking next to their parents wearing traditional clothes.

... closed but I find the art museum open. Some of the paintings make me feel as though I am in Transylvania with portraits of people with white faces, coming right out of horror movies. <br><br>I spend the afternoon with the locals at a café, working on photos. Nightlife looks really good but I have to get some sleep for my early train.

Located out of town, but close to the economic area of the city, BLACK TULIP, a four stars hotel, represents the perfect destination for those wishing to rest. I have appreciated the room atmosphere, the quality of the services...and the high degree of refinement of the cuisine.<br>

... and Orange and Lime Green and Pink. We were to find this over and over in the mountains. It was like Bermuda. On the way to Sighisoara is Biertan, another WH site. It wasn't as inspiring as Sighisoara, and there was little information about the site. It's a fortified church with double walls. We stuck our heads though the gated door of an outbuilding to find a very small chapel with frescoes on the ...

... to work a bit, I spied a small smile coming from the lady. The man with her stayed silent and immovable. I made my way back to my original cabin and speculated whether the couple was married. My tourmate Bill quipped: "Were they talking?"...I said "No" and he said, "They're married!". Lots of relaxing this pm and tomorrow too is a free day. Get to see a UNESCO Saxon church in a Saxon village tomorrow evening...stay tuned!

... someone flips a light switch on and off in rapid succession. Dracula has been startled from his lair, and as we leave the room (after feigning surprise and terror with girlish screams) a hand gropes out at us from behind a corridor wall. We are ushered outside to where a really cheesy costumed monster in tennis shoes is pouring gasoline on a bonfire. It is really windy, so he has to practically throw an entire gallon of fuel on the fire before it finally catches. As ...