Romania
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Monday, 19 Oct 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 18 Oct 2015 | Views [495]
Last night, I planned on taking the van to Chisinau, Moldova. I had a full day yesterday in Iasi. I left the hostel and went to the downtown area. First I went to a market where I bought breakfast ( a giant roll and 3 hot peppers), then I ... Read more >
Saturday, 17 Oct 2015 | Views [445]
Yesterday, I took the bus to Iasi-or Yosh is it pronounced. I was not sure what was in Iasi but it was on the way to Chasineau, Moldova-where I wanted to go next. (The bus from Brasov to Iasi was about 7 hours-long enough for one ... Read more >
Tags: iasi, romania
Friday, 16 Oct 2015 | Views [399]
Yesterday I took a walking tour of Brasov. I learned a few things:
- German colonists known as Saxons we're invited to develop Brasov, and that is why the town is German in nature, complete with a huge Luthern cathedral(the religion ... Read more >
Tags: brasov, romania
Thursday, 15 Oct 2015 | Views [614] | Comments [3]
Yesterday, after I returned from the tour, I Took Zara, the big hairy mutt, for a walk. Zara is the hostel dog, and the promise is that you get a free beer if you take Zara for a walk.
So I was told that Zara and I ... Read more >
Thursday, 15 Oct 2015 | Views [390]
Yesterday I awoke to take a jog in the freezing cold weather, and took a trip from the hostel to three different places. There we're 5 of us going: Myself, a 27 year old girl from New Zealand who I have been at three different hostels with in addition ... Read more >
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015 | Views [484]
Yesterday, I got up and took advantage of the big breakfast buffet at the Hotel Hello, and went to the train station and took the 2 1/2 hour train ride from Bucharest to Brasov. Brasov is a beautiful medievil town, and the reason I am here ... Read more >
Tags: brasov, romania
Tuesday, 13 Oct 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 13 Oct 2015 | Views [610]
Yesterday was another cold wet day here in Bucharest, and the first thing I did was buy a used lens for my camera(the other lens broke), and then I left the hostel and moved to a hotel for three reasons:
(1) The blanket provided was ... Read more >
Tags: bucharest, romania
Monday, 12 Oct 2015 | Views [496]
Yesterday was a crappy day here in Bucharest. The temperature was in the 40's, I believe, and it was windy and raining. But that didn't stop me yesterday morning, although I was out the night before, I woke up around 10:00, and went to take a tour of ... Read more >
Tags: bucharest, romania
Sunday, 11 Oct 2015 | Views [432]
Yesterday I awoke about 10:00 am, which is late for me. By the time I finished on the computer it was close to 11:00 am, which meant it would be too late for breakfast at Mc Donalds (not many places to sit down and have breakfast, and there is ... Read more >
Tags: bucharest, romania
Saturday, 10 Oct 2015 | Views [418]
Yesterday I started the day with a walking tour of the city. I learned a few things:
(1) Bucharest was largely destroyed by an Earthquake in 1973, and rebuilt around the central area.
(2) The main boulevard is modeled after the Champs ... Read more >
Tags: bucharest, romania
Friday, 9 Oct 2015 | Views [784]
On the suggestion of my friend from another hostel who was staying here, I went on a pub crawl last night. (actually, my friend sent me a text later on saying the pub crawl didn't look too hot, and he decided not to go-but I found this out after I paid ... Read more >
Friday, 9 Oct 2015 | Views [499]
Yesterday I took the train from Tarnovo, Bulgaria to Bucharest, Romania.
The ride was fine. I took one train from Tarnovo for about 25 minutes, and transferred to another train to Bucharest.
The trains are very old, with graffiti ... Read more >
Tags: bucharest, romania
