Bistrita

Piata Petru Rares nr.2 Bistrita, 420036, Romania

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A place where the time stopped

A travel blog entry by aga-and-maciek

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There is one region that held its breath a few decades ago and is still holding it. It is a place where a peasant wakes up early and drives a horse wagon to work or the market, where he can leave his animal on a horse parking... a place where he can come back to a house of wood, enjoy the silence, fresh food grown with his own hands and forget about the world changing fast all around. Maramures.


Overtaking horse wagons can be tough on narrow ...

Bucovina delights

A travel blog entry by aga-and-maciek

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If you thought the last entry was all that Bucovina has to offer, you are truly mistaken.But let's start from the beginning. I have already praised Pension Valetina, so let me do that again. We woke up early to enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful view outside our window and had a small breakfast to build up the energy before further travels. You could sit for ours on the balcony listening to the surrounding sounds. Pity we did not have that ...

Polish roots and painted beauties

A travel blog entry by aga-and-maciek

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Just as we left Iasi everything felt better. The sun shined again, scaring away to dark clouds that overshadowed the last day. We were excited before visiting Bucovina, already having chance before to see pictures of the paintings on the monasteries in the area. Before that, we drove to Cotnari - vineyards that remember 15th century and are one of the most famous in Romania. Apart from driving around the tiny village of Cotnari and seeing ...

Following Saxons' trail

A travel blog entry by aga-and-maciek

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... the fact that we hardly understood him. We followed him around the church and decided to cut it short and proceed with the trip, though it appeared to be harder than we thought. We were kindly asked to go up the tower as well, which was dirty, old and scary as hell, cause with each step you felt like the whole think might fall down. Later, we chose to take a look at the church organs. Finally came the payment time, so we have ...

Bram Stoker's Big Adventure

A travel blog entry by haskalah

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... name; it was invented by Bram Stoker as a fictional name for what is known as the Tihuţa Pass, a pass in the Carpathian Mountains that connects Bistrita with Bukovina. Dracula's castle is also a work of fiction - the only Castle Dracula is a theme hotel, built in the mid-70s to attract tourists. And it worked, because here we are. We pulled up to the structure as a storm was brewing - as I photographed the hotel against ...

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