Day 2
Ajuns in Romania!
May 20, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After a 4 hour drive with a couple of naps and an early flight, “Ajuns in Romania!” (We arrived in Romania!)
May 20, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After a 4 hour drive with a couple of naps and an early flight, “Ajuns in Romania!” (We arrived in Romania!)
RomaniaPrahovaPloieşti44°56’28” N 26°1’49” E
May 20, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We arrived in the “ugliest city in Romania”, according to all Romanians.
The first thing you notice is the constant strong smell of fuel in the air, thanks to the 3 refineries that surround theRead more
RomaniaPrahovaPloieşti44°56’28” N 26°1’49” E
May 20, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We obviously had other reasons than getting a contaminated shot of air for coming to Ploiesti.
Today is Paola’s birthday and we celebrated with a few local beers - Timisoreana bere, brewed in theRead more
RomaniaPrahovaPloieşti44°56’31” N 26°1’21” E
May 21, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Before continuing our trip we decided to have a look at the “ugliest city of Romania” in daylight….and we can confirm the city is very ugly 😅
Now is time to leave the smell of gasoline behindRead more
RomaniaPrahovaSinaia45°21’18” N 25°32’30” E
May 21, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We traveled to Sinaia, a beautiful little mountain town.
We obviously had to start trying the local dishes and we shared:
- Sarmale: stuffed cabbage leaves with Mamaliga (polenta)
- Tochitura: pork,Read more
RomaniaPrahovaOraş SinaiaCoada IzvoruluiPeles Castle45°21’36” N 25°32’34” E
May 21, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Peleš Castle in Sinaia is where king Carlo I lived.
Amazing new-renaissance castle in a beautiful location.
RomaniaPrahovaBuşteni45°24’50” N 25°32’34” E
May 21, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Is there anything more exciting than driving up in the mountains and finding out from a sign by the road that Nevermore Academy from Wednesday’s series is 500m away?
RomaniaJudeţul BraşovBranCastelul Bran45°30’54” N 25°22’2” E
May 22, 2023 in Romania
We visited Bran Castle, wrongly named “Dracula’s Castle”, although there is no proof that Vlad Tepes (Dracula) ever stepped foot in the castle.
Originally a medieval fortress build by theRead more
RomaniaJudeţul BraşovRâşnov45°35’26” N 25°28’10” E May 22, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We came to see an old Dacian citadel, that happened to be closed, as well as the cable car that takes you up the mountain.
We decided to climb up the forest in anyway, risking our lives to wild bears.
RomaniaJudeţul BraşovHărman45°42’56” N 25°41’7” E
May 22, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Harman has a fortified church that’s a UNESCO heritage site.
We climbed up the bell tower with a fun-panic moment of steep stairs and bells ringing.
