Hotel New Montana Sinaia

... which they are making into a sports arena. Sadly they are being faced with child protection problems and desperately need prayer to keep the home going and that they can carry on the touching work that they are doing. If anyone visits Romania I will happily take you to this place as I believe it is worth seeing what other people are doing in Romania.

... castle was the most beautiful castle I have ever
seen. It was built in the late 18th century, so the castle was
really modern with elevators and a stained-glass ceiling that opened to see the
sky. It was really nice. Each room had its own style of interior design. There
were Italian style, Venetian style, German style, and even a hookah lounge. I
want to live there.



I bought some souvenirs and one of them is a traditional
Romanian ...

... It was a great morning on a sunny Sunday so I got some real nice photos in. Anyway, It was bittersweet. I will need to go back to Brasov soon. The last part was the ride to Bucharest. Andrei is an interesting guy of about mid 20's. He speaks perfect English with slang and with a Romanian accent. he was informative and funny for the 3.5 hour drive. We ...

... share it two ways, and too soon, the feelings of warm happiness gave way to slightly upset stomachs. There was nothing for it but to feed the remainder of the pastry to a pack of puppies in a nearby park. I got them to follow me around, chasing after bits and pieces. Sort of like feeding pigeons, but puppies are so much cuter! Also at Bran was a performance by some Native Americans, singing, playing instruments, and selling CDs. Probably the last thing I ...

... Are these changes for the best? I like that Mihai's cute, chubby, glasses-wearing mom enjoys collecting flowers almost daily beneath the mountains. I also like trying her turkey-meat-and-boiled-potatoes-and-red -sauce meal, and her cabbage soup. - Modern O. Thanks to Jula; Edmund; moustachioed painter; Tez & Lubos; Andre & Eve; Kookar; Benedetto; Chaba; Polasc; Joszef; and Nelu for rides! Much thanks to Mihai, his mom, Emil, & Tamara for the place to stay!

Sanaia is a beautiful town nestled in the mountains, it has some wonderful monistaries and ...

I was sleepy and uncommunicative in the hostel kitchen at breakfast time, which is uncharacteristic of me and very poor form. It was partly because everyone else seemed to know each other and be in conversation so there was no natural opportunity to muscle in. I can't remember her words but the girl next to me opened conversation with a brittle observation of my offishness. This I took as a serious chastising and immediately pulled myself together. It quickly transpired that we had ...

... a pretty little hill town that we were using as a base to visit a couple of towns around the region. Yes it's true I love Dracula, in fact I love all things horror related. Zombies are by far my favourite but generally I just love bloodsucking freaks. For those of you in the know or those of you that have read or seen Bram Stoker's Dracula, you'll know the Dracula legend is loosely based on a 15th century Romanian ...

... rubbish. Not a medieval thing in sight. We eventually found a play going on at the very edge of the town with a few drunken spectators. There was no point trying to get into the 14th century clock tower & museums as the line was absolutely massive. So we tried to walk around the town as best we could. It was jammers!! We walked up the old covered stairway that lead to the oldest church in town. It had been lovingly restored by money donated by the Town Council of ...

It was off to Sinaia on the train this morning, no Puss in Boots in sight. Second class trains are run down, but extremely cheap. In Sinaia, the main sight is Peles Castle, built by the Romanian king in 1883. It's very magnificent, at the top of a winding road. Much of the decor is elaborate wooden carving. There was also a collection of old armor--including an executioner's sword used for over 3000 decapitions-- and a middle eastern room. But by far the strangest thing about ...