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Vila Zorile Brasov

Poiana Brasov Brasov, Transylvania, Romania

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Another Mountain to Climb...

A travel blog entry by newbeginnings

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... loving every hard earned minute.

Mt. Tampa is part of the Postavarul Massif mountains, which are located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians. It is surrounded completely by Brasov and its elevation is 960 m, 400 metres above the city itself. It is made up of mostly limestone formations, which is why there were often rocks which I had to climb over.

There is archaeological evidence to show that the Dacians built altars on Mt. Tampa ...

Mamma's Got a New Pair of Boots...or Two...

A travel blog entry by newbeginnings

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... I had a wonderful meal complete with a lovely glass of wine.

After lunch, I walked over to the wall near Mt.Tampa. The building right beside the tennis courts was known as the Linen Weaver's Bastion, and was built between 1421 and 1432. The building is very well preserved, as are most of the walls stretching along the base of Mt. Tampa. I walked along the wall taking pictures. I went in to the Rope Maker's ...

Brasov, Romania

A travel blog entry by lukeandbelinda

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... give us directions to a hotel she thought we might need. That may be the prevailing feature of the Romanians, their kind and considerate nature. We suppose that it comes from the revolution and moving from an authoritarian communist society to a free democratic lifestyle. They seem to be so happy with their improved quality of life and generous to share their happiness with everyone around them. The landscape here is breathtaking, on the trains we have ...

Brasov: Transylvania not spooky...nice but! =P

A travel blog entry by chunhin

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... the hey day. Nothing showed this more than walking into the newly renovated town square where the buildings were all pretty much restored to their former glory...such a nice view! Of course, ice, slush and dog poo were everywhere too XD. Saw the outside of the Black Church (called that cos there was a fire), the supposedly narrowest street in Europe (beaten imo by the one in Gamla Stan) and the old city gates of Brasov. Kept going around ...

Owned in Rasnov

A travel blog entry by bpsilva

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... I finally saw some stairs poking out behind a row of shops, and off I went.

After I got to the top of the hill, I was greeted with the first picture attached to this entry. 'Inchis' is Romanian for 'closed'. I *knew* that I had checked the hours and they were supposed to be open. Even still, I opened up the book I had and checked again. Sure enough, they were supposed to be open. I already had all the makings for ...

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