Hotel Royal Brasov

... Unfortunately their were far to few trucks for all the<br>guys in the square and when we took off at about 1:30, over half of<br>them were still waiting.<br><br>The rest of the bus ride home and the<br>journey to Bucharest wasn't anywhere as eventful. The only other<br>interesting thing that happened was walking around Bucharest looking<br>for food, we got adopted by two stray dogs who we ended up naming Rufus<br>and Jessy. Unfortunately we couldn't bring them into ...

We leave in the morning from Brasov to the Castle, situated about 25km away.. We pass the saxon village of Cristian, where a 1711 fortified church salutes us with its yellow surveillance tower in the sun... Getting to Rasnov makes us turn to left from the main road in order to visit the ...

... by King Pele, who ruled over Romania but was actually German. Took a tour of the castle but unfortunately they did not allow any pictures inside. Everything inside the castle had been imported from the Italian marble fireplaces to the German crystal chandeliers. The castle was decorated with many intricate wood carvings and massive oil paintings. There was even a secret passageway hidden behind a bookcase in the library! On the tour I met a group of other ...

... absolutely gorgeous medieval Transylvanian town about two hours by train from Brasov. I saw the home in which he was born, now a tacky tourist restaurant next to the clock tower on the highest point in town and near a beautiful square with a number of excellent little cafes. One of them, the International Café, served up one of the best grilled ham and cheese sandwiches I've had in months. You only need ...

... cool to be in the heart of transylvnania, but to check out a town called bran. bran is the home to wats been famed as draculas castle, which in truth was a fort built in the 14th century to watch for enemy troops in the valley below. the castle was great to see, and even tho the whole dracula thing is ******** it still felt pretty eerie to be wanderin around it. the dracula that is associated with the place comes from bram stokers book which is said to be based ...

... with the Romanian family, but now I have to try to communicate with a Frenchie who doesnt speak a lot of English. We share the same room, they brought in another bed for her. Last night they brought our dinner into the room and we sat down and tried to chat. It was really difficult though because she just couldnt understand much of what i was saying. She said she was very grateful that I was there though, that first day is really so hard. We had a quiz night up at the ...

... listed online, so there was at least rumor of the possibility. It turns out then that they did once exist. However, they apparently now no longer run, as she quickly found out. The only option was a through bus that stopped into town at about 3pm on its way to Sfântu Gheorghe. The only catch? It didn't stop at the bus station, but only along "the road with all several factories on it . . . somewhere in front of one of them." Without even considering the fact that that would ...

... cheap. Since both countries will join the European Union in the next few years, don't expect the low prices to last! Transport via train is quite developed, comfortable, and easy in Romania. Bus transport in Bulgaria is the way to go as the buses are often new and trains have not kept pace. Internet access is widely available and super cheap, however at times we had computers that you might find discarded on the curb in the US. But what do you expect for 40 cents an hour! If ...

... in here we decided we would try and head up to the top of the local mountain (by telecabina thank god!!) and then hike back down because "apparently" there was a safe track that was a reasonable 45 min walk back down. Yet again, I failed to recall that the Romanian idea of a "safe" track is more in tune with the idea that there is a track in existence than the Austrailian equivalent and so was all for the idea. Unfortunately this meant that although the views ...

... when we get there. Found somewhere for the same price in a private home. Walked around in brasov for a bit but had an early night in watching cheesy movies. We are sleeping on a futon in the living room and there are 3 italian boys in the bedroom. The guy that owns the house sleeps in the house but where does he sleep????