Tulip Inn Sunny Hill Cluj-Napoca

... closed but I find the art museum open. Some of the paintings make me feel as though I am in Transylvania with portraits of people with white faces, coming right out of horror movies. <br><br>I spend the afternoon with the locals at a café, working on photos. Nightlife looks really good but I have to get some sleep for my early train.

Located out of town, but close to the economic area of the city, BLACK TULIP, a four stars hotel, represents the perfect destination for those wishing to rest. I have appreciated the room atmosphere, the quality of the services...and the high degree of refinement of the cuisine.<br>

... is a fortified town and the citadel is on the World Heritage List. Buildings of interest included a lovely Clock Tower built in 1360, a very long, very old (1640), covered staircase and the Church on the Hill. We indulged in an ice cream and an apple strudel before heading on to Turda. We arrived in Turda and asked directions at the Information office to our hotel. It&#8217;s called the Hunter Prince ...

The train from Sighisoara to Cluj Napoca was another sauna experience. I had opened the window, but the elderly woman in our berth asked me to close it (though she herself was sweating).<br><br>The only good thing about Cluj was a brilliant candy store in which we spent a fair amount of money (for Romania).<br><br>Sighisoara to Cluj: one 2nd class ticket (3 hours) &#8211; 36.70 lei

... työmatkalla, kun lentoasemalla oli kuski vastassa. Ei tosin koppalakissa ja tummassa puvussa, mutta kulkupelinä oli sentään juuri pakasta vedetty Skoda Octavia. Reissu lähti jälleen lennokkaasti liikkeelle, sillä jäin jumiin hotellihuoneeseeni heti ensimmäisenä aamuna. Tuli siinä sitten tehtyä kaikki elokuvamanööverit, kuten ovea kohti heittäytyminen olkapää edellä. Mietin jo respaan soittamista, mutta sitten hoksasin, mik ...

... and a wood stove in lieu of heating. The people were incredibly welcoming and I'll never forget it. In addition to the small village we stayed at though we also traveled all over Transylvania, visiting the city of Cluj-Napoca and checking out other villages to meet traditional artisans and see such impressive sites as fortified Hungarian Protestant churches and traditional wooden Romanian Orthodox churches.<br><br>It was absolutely fascinating, though to be honest I ...

... knapp bei Kasse sind, so dass sich unsere Pizzaauswahl doch ziemlich einschraenkt. Dafuer sind die Pizzen aber riesig. Wir gehen mit genau NULL Lei wieder aus dem Laden :-) Danach gibts noch einige Cocktails in sehr coolen stylischen rumaenischen Szenelaeden bevor wir uns auf den Weg zurueck zum Bahnhof machen. Unser Zug kommt ...

... in a German Saxon village. There are very few Germans still residing in Transylvania as the majority of them fled after WWII. Many of their homes have now been given to Romanians and Gypsies. The next morning we toured the German Lutheran Church in the village we were staying in. Like many of the churches in Transylvania, it was a fortress church, so it had multiple walls and towers surrounding it. On Saturday we visited the birthplace of Vlad ...

... ca am scris blogul m-am mai apropiat odata de trecut. Imi pare acum atat de rau ca Italia nu am bloguit-o... La revedere, asadar, pana la turul Spaniei si Portugaliei care e urmatorul pe lista! Recesiunea permitand! Si multumesc pentru rabdare. Si-am incalecat pe o sa... Din perlele de romana ale fetei: "cand am fost pe dunarea" - adica pe Duna lui Pilat "Banuiesti cu mine?" - adica pui pariu? "Hai sa ne facem fricuroase in poza asta" - adice sa facem pe speriatele in poza

We stopped in Brasov this morning for a quick look around. The town square had some neat old architecture, but we opted to use the internet to let everyone know we were still alive. We left Brasov at 11:15 AM, then stopped in a town called Sighisoara, which was the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. You gain entrance into the old town through the clocktower. There were a couple of museums to check out. We were especially ...