Transilvania Tirgu Mures

... hours, but it was not comfortable. Plus you will be awakened two times around 3-4am for passport control. Also, imagine the air quality when six people are sleeping in a small room without ventilation. :) At 9:15 AM on Sunday we finally reached Sighisoara. Before my trip i had read some stories on the web (i can't recall whether it was this site or not) that upon arrival you would be bombarded by gypsies and other people asking for money or trying to steal your pocket. I was ...

... but I will never stop wondering where all those bags and coolers went. Shortly after entering Romania we were joined by a very tall man with (what else) an electric bass bag. He and I hit it off talking about basses, gigs, Romania, cruise ship entertainment, America, famous bassists, Jazz, College, etc. I let him listen to some of the music I've recorded on my iPod, he let me see his bass, it was truly awesome to be so far from home and feel like I'd instantly made a friend. I ...

... although I think that has already past, meaning they are late. Weird. I can't imagine Romanian public works projects being late... I understand that potholes will get some close attention and a lot of talking about, when it is Romania's turn at capital of the world. Just kidding Romania. I love you anyway... potholes, garbage, dogs, "decommissioned" nuclear plants and all.

... located inside the main tower. It had really pretty views from the top, but otherwise was lacking in interesting exhibits. After a couple of hours I had seen enough and headed back to the hostel to pack up and figure out how to get to Brasov that afternoon. I had a bit of an adventure trying to find a bus that supposedly existed somewhere other than the main bus station and after walking around trying to find a seemingly non-existent bus stop on ...

Sighisoara es de cuento. Es una ciudad muy pequenita que ahora esta casi entera en obras, probablemente por la gran cantidad de turistas que recibe. Aqui nacio Vlad Tepes, el Empalador, que inspiro el personaje de Dracula. Es una parada obligada en Transylvania y hay algo especial en este sitio. Las casitas, la escalera cubierta que te lleva a una iglesia antiquisima con su ...

... wine and a mean drinking liquor! At one point during dinner, we ran out to take a picture of all of the animals coming in from the fields...cows, horses, etc wandering down the main stretch each going into their proper homes. We also saw cute little piggies driving their noses into the mud and shaking their curly tails...roosters, chickens, turkeys, kitties, dogs...... We drove back after dinner, the road just as rough as earlier and went to sleep back at our hostel...

... have no concrete record of my trip from basically Ljubljana through my second day in Bucharest. That's nearly a month and a half of travel experiences that's vanished into thin air. Sure, I've worked hard at updating this thing, but it's at best 60-70% of the trip written here (probably less). I even had it in mind to add a little more to these entries once the trip was over, using the journal to fill in the things I forgot. Now it looks like I'll be missing a good chunk. Very ...

... mini-bus. I chug an espresso and we hit the road into the land of fortified Saxon churches between Sibiu and Sighisoara. The drive takes us through one beautiful village after another, each clustered around an ancient fortification. We stop in the village of Biertan which has a still-functioning 15th century church. It was the location of the Lutheran bishop from 1573 to 1867, and today is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The place is a treasure-trove of local lore, but one of ...

... my first time booking accommodation before arriving in a city) had "lost" our reservations and had no room for us. We found other beds and my two travel partners decided to take them (at twice the original cost). I decided to bag it, so I returned to the train station, checked my large bag and bought a ticket to Budapest for the overnight train. The festival ...

... we went out on a hill...unexpected adventure....my hight dissiness appeared again....hmmm..still i layed on my back ....and watched the stars and the moon...my gloomy way of being TRANSFIXED THIS ATHMOSHERE INTO A WItch hunt......i was the witch ....hahaha..... the last part of the night we enjoyed another hot tea...talked ....there was no need for us to connect again to the outer world ....the full moon was about to come