Day 1: BuchaREST
Up at 4:45. After sleeping for 10 hours straight, I felt like a new person! My body just needed rest! My flight was leaving Rome at 8:30 for...
Day 2: A Sorcerer’s Arm, Vlad’s Princely Court, and the Snagov Monastery
So I had a hard time getting to sleep last night. The neighborhood is quiet and dark, so that's not the problem. No, I miss my Brian!! And...
Day 3: Targoviste, Peles Castle, and Busteni
I slept a solid 8 hours! Got up and went down for my free breakfast, not expecting much. Wrong!! I was served a 2 or 3 egg omelette that was...
Day 4: Bran Castle (“Dracula’s”!), Valea Cetăţii Cave, and Rupestra Monastery
Slept great! Alexandra (the host) brought me tea at 7. I got my things together and left at 8. We communicated the best we could in French,...
Day 5: Sighișoara and Regrets
Well....in real time I'm sitting in Switzerland listening to the noon church bells ringing- about 2 weeks on the other side of this day. It's...
Day 6: Transfăgărășan Adventure!
I lazed around this morning, savoring wifi while I had it and trying to get some work to do. Tonight, no wifi for sure and most likely not...
Day 7: Sibiu, My Adopted Grandma, and French Kings in Corvin Castle!
Woke up the next morning to the 3 young English guys walking around in their black boxer/briefs. Maybe mixed hostel rooms aren’t such a bad...
Day 8: Sarmizegetusa Regina and Sebes
Up bright and early to hit Sarmizegetusa Regia (the ruins of the ancient Dacian people and another UNESCO site) when it opened at 9. The plan...
Day 9: Turda Salt Mines and Arriving in Cluj-Napoca
The last day with the car. Kinda bittersweet, I suppose. I love the freedom of it, the adventure. But as much as I love Romania, I feel my...
Day 10: The Botanical Gardens and the “Haunted” Hoia Baciu Forest
So the wifi still isn't fixed. Sigh. And I had some work that I really needed to get done this morning. Oh well, what can I do? I know! Go to...
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