A quiet day of reflection in Plovdiv After a restful night’s sleep we spent today doing as little as possible and relaxing. We intentionally kept a low profile and gave ourselves a day off as there’s a good chance we won’t be getting much sleep tonight on our […]
Giving Bucharest a second chance… As you may have deduced, Bucharest did not make a great first impression on us yesterday. We had a mornng in town today and decided to spend our last few hours in Romania looking for Bucharest’s hidden treasures with a local guide. Through […]
Bucharest: A strong contender for “Ugliest City in Europe” We left the beautiful city of Brasov behind morning and caught the train to Bucharest, Romania’s capital city. We’ve only been here half a day and already we rate this as one of the ugliest and scariest cities we […]
A visit to Bran Castle, where Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was set… We had a day trip today to see Bran Castle, the 15th century fortress used as the backdrop for Bram Stocker’s infamous 19th century work of fiction. The castle itself was nowhere near as spooky as we […]
Brașov: Romania’s medieval jewel Welcome to Brașov – one of Romania’s best preserved medieval cities and the country’s most popular tourist destination. It was with some relief that we left Viscri and rural Romania behind this morning, headed for the city of Brașov. With a population […]
Wandering Soles 