Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Brașov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. We drove into the vicinity of Bran Castle and had our lunch before we started our tour. Our guide asked if we wanted to pay extra to visit the…
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ROMANIA, RASNOV CITADEL AND BRASOV OLD TOWN
On our last day in Romania I booked a tour to visit Bran Castle. First we were taken to Peles Castle, where the guide realised that we could not tour this, as it was closed. It closes on a Monday. But we did get to see the outside. Peles Castle, erected between 1873 and 1914, has been the summer residence…
Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial centre. Bucharest was once know as the little Paris and as you walk around you can see why ! They even have their own Arc Du Trimuphe. During our visit, it was covered up, being repaired. We did another walking tour – firstly at the Union Square which was not built…
ROMANIA, BUCHAREST, GETTING LOST IN OLD TOWN
Bucharest's Old Town is defined by the area bordered by the Dambovita river to the south, Calea Victoriei to the west, Bulevardul Brătianu to the east and Regina Elisabeta to the north. The area is more or less all that’s left of pre-World War II Bucharest. What the war didn’t destroy (and it destroyed a fair bit: allied bombing was…
Mogosoaia Place and Snagov Monastery were booked for our first day in Romania. We were picked up by our guide and driver. The first stop on our tour was the Mogosoaia Palace, situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest. And what did not help that the city is currently building a metro directly from the airport to the city. So our…
Europa Royale was our hotel in Bucharest. We flew into the city on an evening flight. Europa Royale was a thirty minute taxi journey. We popped out for a bite to eat and then back to the hotel. And then promptly fell asleep. The bed was a double but they gave us two double duvet covers. Which did work out…