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The Roman Ruins of Jidova -Oct. 20 Part 3
... ridge, with gorgeous snow topped mountains on both sides. I was also fascinated by the people I saw along the route. Horses and carts were commonplace here, just as they were in the north of Romania. I saw women wearing traditional dress, side by side with women in full modern attire. I was unable to get very many pictures, as it was awkward to stop in certain places. I was able to get a picture, however, of the family working outside to slaughter their pigs and hang them up to ...
The tip is not included in the price :)
... who was filming everything with her mobile phone (until the battery ran out). We were very curious to find out, who will ever be willing to watch that... Another one was a large muscular guy with a young woman, who spent most of the tour talking on the phone out loud, disturbing everyone and everywhere. Like how many phone calls you can have in each and every hall of the palace, you're supposed to be watching and admiring? About admiring then... that was a sight! ...
Of Kings and Queens... and tour guides
Wednesday is already different. We wake up to big sunshine through the windows, though it's still super cold. It was warmer yesterday but very cold overnight so the small hill between our hotel and the restaurant now seems like a mountain as we slip and slide on our way to breakfast. Indeed, our little Opel which hasn't yet let us down, cannot make it up the hill to exit the complex. But this is no problem, the woman at reception makes a phone call and in yet another display ...
Bran + Rasnov -> Brasov ≠ Hollywood
... that the website never mentioned. It was still a great room but it heated up really fast and there was no air-con or fans, so Ben got grumpy and sticky very quickly.
We couldn't actually book into the guesthouse until afternoon, so we decided to do the Dracula's castle daytrip that day. After a quick trip to the supermarket and breakfast we raced down to the bus station and made the 10am bus. Unfortunately because we only just made it we missed out on a ...
Dracula shmacula
... This gentleman’s likeness also appeared on a door at our hotel – it seems he owns half the town. It wasn’t until our final evening that we put the pieces together... the restaurants, the name of our hotel (Casa Noastra....not far off from Cosa Nostra, a.k.a. the Sicilian mafia), the man’s attire (Godfather-esque)... it would seem the Romanian mafia is alive and well, prospering in Sinaia. At least, that’s our ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Caraiman


