Trifan Brasov

This entry begins with my train trip from Budapest, Hungary to
Bucharest, Romaina. the train ride itself was fairly uneventful, with
the exception of my meeting Derek. The couple who I was sharing a
sleeper cabin with were both tired, so instead of staying in my cabin,
I decided to bugger off and find some less boring people to entertain
myself with. These people came in the form of Paul who was from Romania
and Derek who hailed from Darwin ...

My days are becoming so blurry because we do so much. Yesterday after going out til 5 am the night before, my friend wakes me up at 10 am and says lets go. Im like **** I didnt even feel like I closed my eyes for 5 minutes before he wakes me . Im lucky just to have put my shoes on because we always are in a rush to do something ...... What?........ I never seem to know. I didnt even have time to brush my teeth.... Nasty... I know. So his friend ...

... center.I started walking from Piata Sfatului.The first stop was the golden Council House where witches were burnt and prisoners were tortured back in 15th century. I got maps from the touristic information center in the same building, and went on to the Black Church.This is supposed to be the largest gothic worship place between Vienna and Istanbul. The name comes from the fire that blackened its walls in 1689. I also paid a visit to St Nicholas` Cathedral. Romania`s ...

... The three of us were confused while GT chatted with a family of four and the father's boss with the #4 franchise business in Germany. They were so jolly and merry! Really, like the people from Beer Fest! I can't imagine what Oktoberfest must be like, with thousands of people like this, except even drunker! The son, a student at University of St. Andrews, asked us why we all decided to come to this "**** country ...

... is a fairly p**r part *f the w*rld. What we d*n't realise is what this really means. Things that we take f*r granted are gen**ally n*t readily available *v** h**e. Take the Bra f*r instance. V**y few East**n Eur*pean girls can aff*rd Bras, and thus by the age *f 25 their breasts are suff**ing quite sev**ely fr*m the *ld "Fried egg hanging *n a nail" syndr*me. An*th** thing they cann*t aff*rd is basic dentistry. Sylvia smiles and it was like l**king int* a cave *f yell*w ...

... pictures separately from text, too annoying. If you are finding it all too tiresome, I believe that you (UK residents)can now see Michael Palin visiting Eastern Europe on your TV screens. I can't imagine that he can possibly match the tales of Hostel-woe; rucksack-anger; or indeed eat as much cake as Virg, but you may find it mildly distracting and learn something about the places we have visited. Until Bulgaria, A&Vx

... other couple of guys did much the same thing. Was very funny to watch, and all very harmless. I got home around 1pm and had a great sleep. Alcohol is such a good sleeping aid. Piri brought me breakfast this morning of cornflakes which tasted like pumpking flavour. Warm milk. 2 soy sausages, mustard and stale bread. mmm tasty. i was dying for a cup of tea so i went out and asked her some. I know they only have herbal tea, but its better than nothing. im not sure what she was ...

... ago. We were sitting at a sidewalk table of a Scottish pub eating meat pies and sipping a Belgian beer, Brazilian singer Shakira was playing on the radio, and through the widows of the community center across the street we could see about a dozen Romanian couples taking swing dance lessons. It really is becoming a globalized world, isn't it! Yesterday we took a day trip to the nearby town of Bran, known for its historic castle. The place was once inhabited by none other than Vlad ...

i guess sometime you have to just get out of the city. brasov is the opposite of bucharest. its a charming city in a valley in the middle of transylvania. we planned on staying 1 night but ended up staying 4. toured the town it has some neat history, and mountain with a big sign that says brasov, hollywood style. and it's a good base to see bran and peles castles.

... fascinated by me as I was of them! My hope to have a lot of candid pictures was crushed though, since they all posed and plastered great big smiles on their faces when they saw me coming, but it was wonderful just the same! I will go again to take some digital photos which I can post. Another evening, Lianne, Heather and I went and saw a concert. It was fantastic - there were a few thousand people there, and the group, Acia, is apparently quite popular in Romania. There was ...