Viron Brasov
Str. Traian Demetrescu 21 Brasov, Transylvania, Romania
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Another Mountain to Climb...
... nearly at the top, I came out to an open area where the cable car went up and down the mountain. It was a very sheer drop down, so it startled me for a moment, but the new me was able to cross over the path to the other side with very little hesitation. Watching the cable car swinging on its way up the mountain, I am still unsure whether I would in fact be able to go on that up the mountain, but decided that maybe at some future point I would try.
The view ...
Mamma's Got a New Pair of Boots...or Two...
... a sausage roll to have with fruit for dinner. The girl spoke no English...and kept saying Pig??? I have to say a Pig Roll does not sound as appetizing as Pork... The really funny thing is they used the word Porc, yet kept wanting to translate.
I got my boots home...and they were just as sexy as I remembered. I went to sleep dreaming of conquering cobblestones in my new boots to the tune of "These Boots are Made for ...
Brasov, Romania
... pastel facades and cobbled laneways. There are as many churches as there are café’s and we constantly hear 80’s pop blasting from shops and restaurants “I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you…”. Recently, we went on a walking tour of Brasov. We didn’t particularly like the guide and weren’t interested in the things he had to say so we left for a traditional Romanian dinner feast instead. We ...
Bram's Castle
... Bran Castle was used as a Saxon fortification against the invading Ottomans. Țepeș' connection is relatively insignificant - if memory serves me, he captured the castle briefly as he made his way through the area. Certainly, it was never his home, and he and his blood-sucking harem girls did not frolic there with any brain-fevered Englishmen. It was, however, home to Queen Marie (of Scottish origin, who made lots of babies by lots ...
Brasov: Transylvania not spooky...nice but! =P
... he was so happy =D. Went around...May got some awesome Timberland shoes for 99 lei ($30!) since her canvas ones were completely SOAKED from walking in the slush XD (she had to put plastic bags on her feet to stop water getting in hahaha). Then we had some awesome awesome dinner for real cheap, Eastern European prices. Massive Lamb shank with beans + salad + 7up for 25 lei...or 8 aussie! Man if only everywhere was sooo cheap! Delicious too! ...


