Economat Sinaia

... Only after you have paid and entered do they tell you that you cannot take photos unless you pay $10 more, $17 with flash. I pay the price. <br><br>We also visit Sinaia Monastery which has a terrific, very ornate church. We could hear chanting as we walked around the grounds.<br><br>Trains only leave every few hours to Brasov, apparently an off season change. We have 30 minutes for a late lunch before ...

... I was tired which I was actually and he eventually got the message and let me go to sleep, once I woke up in the morning I got straight out of their after leaving a nice thank you for hosting me note and checked into the backpackers. It was my first time doing it and I dont want to be put off from doing it as I know alot of people have great experiences but I find it hard not to be, maybe next time I need to be more picky! I also meet a Polish couple ...

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... loud! There is a great mountain to hike in Brasov and on our way up we met an American we chatted with and enjoyed a drink with following. We took a couple day trips, one to Zarnesti, to a Romanian national park. We did a bit of hiking, but it was generally a bust. The next day we went to Sigisoara, saw a cool church, clock tower, and where Dracula (Vlad) was born. After three nights in Brasov, we were off to Sibiu.

... shouldn't you be paying me to have the lion sit on my lap?" Anyways, this street vendor was making bank and looked to be quite popular with the ladies. How did he get a lion? When is the lion too old to sit on someone's lap? When he starts biting heads off? This thing would not fly in the United States. Now, onto my personal life. I had a funny dream last night and I wanted to share it with the world. I dreamt that I got three of my friends together to form the new Ninja ...

... not to smile in his presence. I asked in Broken Romanian, "Autogara deux?" and pointed down to the bus. There was an awkward two second pause, then the man's necked creaked as it slowly pivoted toward me, and I got one slight nod down (good thing I didn't blink). I hopped on the bus and waited to depart, but there was no one else on the bus. We eventually left and it was pretty creepy to be on that bus with ole' Sunshine behind the wheel ...

... I was the illegitamate lovechild of the bride. It was a really good night with alot of funny, funny memories and good food. Proabably the most fun Ive had on the trip so far. Lots of stories to tell so I wont bore you with them now. Well, maybe one... I got "kicked out" for causing a scene when I "came out" with the priest... that sort of stuff was all night, just rediculous. Anyways tomorrow we move onto Cluj...

... there, some other people from the hostel had been waiting an hour. Then one of them asked the driver when we leave and he said in an hour, so we rushed over to the ticket office and got our train tickets for Sinaia. Peles castle is amazing. I truly rate it as one of the best castles I've ever been to. For the size that it is, it definitely packs more punch than ...

From Bucharest we went to Brasov, the economic and cultural centre of Transylvania. Transylvania is uniquely beautiful with its thickly forested mountains and hills from which the clouds and fog cling. Brasov is a walled medieval town and is remaking itself into a tourist destination. Oddly, the powers that be decided to spell out the city's name in large white letters on the side of a mountain a la Hollywood. Besides this peculiar ...

Though not large, it is arguably the most stunning and remarkable palace in Europe, definitely one of my favourites....and no pictures allowed inside to show you why! The setting in the mountains is beautiful, and every bit of the interior is a demonstration of luxurious workmanship.