Let's go!
14 мая 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
I'm waiting to board my flight. A harried start, as always, but here in plenty of time as we wait for the small plane to be ready to board.
DIA layover con tacos y tequila
14 мая 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Heathrow train
15 мая 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
The flight in was one of the best I've had in a while. The basic economy had good legroom, and the two ladies in my row of 3 were wonderful! We chatted for hours, and then Annie and I had an adventureЧитать далее
Breakfast!
15 мая 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
I arrived at terminal 4 too early to check my bag. However, an airport Cafe was close at hand to provide me a delicious English breakfast!
Waiting
15 мая 2018 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Apparently, they keep you guessing about what gate you will leave from until right before the flight. Perhaps it's added security? The police dogs, spaniels (Springers) play with tennis balls in theЧитать далее
Bucharest
16 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Not unexpectedly, I got a late start this morning. It's a gorgeous day. Sunny, warm, with a light breeze. Everyone on the street appears to be in good spirits. I've come to "la mama" for my first mealЧитать далее
Old Town Bucharest
16 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Cărturești Carusel
16 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is one of the world's most beautiful bookstores.
More Bucharest
16 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
I walked for about 6 hours today exploring old Town, and walking to the palacial parliment building that is both an embarrassment and a tourist attraction, that was constructed by the narcissisticЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’ve seen that nursing wolf statue before & looked it up just now. Very interesting buildings for sure!
Heather BurkeYes, it's like the Greek Romulus and Remus one, isn't it? This one had a name (which of course didn't get captured on my pic...doh) which was something like Pompen?
Dinner time
16 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
After walking all day, I rode the Bucharest metro to the train station to buy my tickets for both the trip to Brasov tomorrow, and the night train on Saturday. It's impossible to buy these ticketsЧитать далее
Heather BurkeRight? Having to get my case up those stairs after traveling for 24 hours straight wasn't easy! I brought it down only half packed and just put everything back in at the bottom of the stairs when I left!)
Train to Braşov
17 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
As I checked out of my hostel, I discovered that they expected cash for my stay. When I book through booking.com, I've always paid that way. Luckily, I had just enough cash! From there, it was a briskЧитать далее
More train pics
17 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
The scenery to Braşov was quite beautiful. Unfortunately, the really big mountains were on the opposite side of the train, but there were still some beautiful scenery on my side!
Braşov
17 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
I've arrived in Braşov! The train ride was uneventful and fairly scenic. (See the train posts) My little apartment is right on the square with a fabulous view. Now to figure out my plan here!
Peles Castle
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today I went on a tour of 3 castles. As luck would have it, it was just me and a guy from Oz on the tour. Our first stop was Peles Castle, the relatively modern summer home finished in 1924.Читать далее
ПутешественникThe descriptors of the castle having a “first this and a first that” sounds like many business here in Durango....really old stuff!
Peles 2
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Bran Castle
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is the castle associated with Dracula. In reality, it's connection with Vlad the impaler was tenuous at best.
Bran 2
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
ПутешественникGeez...all that work that went into everything in that place, crazy .
Bran 3
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Rasnov
18 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Braşov train station
19 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
I'm at the station way too early, waiting for my 4:35 pm train. I normally don't get here so early as there is not a lot to do, but I had time to kill and had all my bags, so I ended up here.
So,Читать далее
Black cathedral
19 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
I stopped by the black cathedral in Braşov before heading to the train station. It is estimated that a church was on the site as early as the1320's. Again, no pictures were allowed inside so I'llЧитать далее
Marathon
19 мая 2018 г., Румыния ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Apparently, today was a marathon on Braşov. And yesterday we saw that a 100k was being run around Bran.
Budapest
20 мая 2018 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
My train came in at 4:50am on a Sunday morning when the city was virtually silent. The metro was impressively clean, and then to the bus to the airport. Europe is a lot stricter about bag check times,Читать далее
