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Bd. Carol 1, No. 8 Sinaia, 106100, Romania
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The Roman Ruins of Jidova -Oct. 20 Part 3
... host at the pensiune would say a prayer just before he started to drive his car (although the way they drive in Romania, I was saying a little prayer every time I got into a car too). These little chapels were just another example of how important religion was in this country. Bogdan told me it was the first thing that the Communists tried to destroy, and the people clung to it in secret, refusing to give up this one freedom. Maybe that is why it is still so important; freedom always ...
The tip is not included in the price :)
... gonna get smart, but somehow it did not...).
By late afternoon we have reached Prejmer, with its 15th century citadel (don't believe the guides where you read those things are free - maybe they were, a few years back). The view was quite familiar, a fortified church build inside a citadel with thick walls. A school, a workshop inside and few other rooms restored for us to visit. Still, it was special with the 272 cells alongside the inner citadel wall. ...
Of Kings and Queens... and tour guides
... to think and blog about from a sociological/anthropological perspective, the tour guide is also extremely knowledgeable about her subject matter, and she does an excellent job showing us around. The castle is gorgeous inside and out, lots of windows, brick and wood. It was built between 1873 and 1914 for King Carol I, who rejected as unoriginal several designs for the castle before agreeing to this one: part classical architecture and part mountain chalet. It’s perfect ...
Bran + Rasnov -> Brasov ≠ Hollywood
... who only charged a little more than the bus. Taxis are so cheap here!
We made dinner in the main kitchen but had a quiet night after our long day. We also slept in the next morning, surfacing to hunt down lunch. We walked quite a long way but found a fantastic Romanian restaurant with a menu as long as Chinese restaurants at home, with an incredible variety of meats. There was actually a section dedicated to game meats. Ben was boring and had cordon bleu, ...
Perfect Castle
... for the regular tour for $7 or for a tour that includes the second floor for $10 more. We opt for the latter and find that we are the only one of the 15 people on it. The ground floor showed some amazing public rooms (eg, banquet halls, reception rooms) while the second floor was the living area. Well worth the added $. However, a game that many of the museums in Romania play is to charge extra for ...


