Bucharest, Romania
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Bucharest is a very leafy city with lots of parks which are well-treed. The city shows signs of the Communist era, particularly in the housing. There are also many new buildings.
After a 7.9もっと詳しく
Outside Bucharest
2022年10月16日, ルーマニア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Once we leave Bucharest, we are travelling through agricultural land. The houses are bigger and most are single dwellings with well-cared for gardens.
The Plioesti area is the hub of Romania’s oilもっと詳しく
Comarnic
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We head through Comarnic which is the gateway to the Carpathian Mountains that mark the boundary of Transylvania. The river valleys are very narrow and the steep mountain sides cause flash flooding toもっと詳しく
Pele’s Castle, Sinaia
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The former summer home of King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth, the castle was built between 1873-1914. The royal family came here to the Carpathian Mountains to escape the oppressive Bucharest summerもっと詳しく
Interior - Peleş Castle
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Interiors are more pared back but still ornate. Some obviously ostentatious pieces. Woodwork is intricately carved. Stained glass windows in the music room depict Roman Fairytales. So many people hereもっと詳しく
Public Rooms - Peleş Castle
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The public reception rooms are a little larger but still not vast.
The grounds at Peleş Castle
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The grounds are beautifully maintained and offer many quiet areas to contemplate the beautiful environment surrounding the castle.
Through the Carpathian Mountains
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The Carpathian Mountains encircle Transylvania. They are the 3rd longest European mountain range. The rugged grey cliffs of the southern Carpathian’s form the backdrop for a winding mountain roadもっと詳しく
Brașov Council Square - the Old Town
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Brasov is the capital of Transylvania. Founded in 1211, Brasov was located at the intersection of the trading routes between the Ottoman Empire and Western Europe. The Black Church is the largestもっと詳しく
Rural Transylvania
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Not far out of Bucharest, we are into wide open spaces where farming is the major industry. It’s the season to harvest potatoes and cut the wheat. On many farms there is a quite primitive workもっと詳しく
Bran Castle from the outside
2022年10月17日, ルーマニア ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Bran Castle is a fortress built along a key trading route. It is commonly known as Dracula’s Castle, from the Bram Stoker novel. There is no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle.もっと詳しく
Bran Castle - the Courtyard
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Louis I of Anjou, King of Hungary, ordered the building of the fortress in the 14th Century. It was to be a customs collection point and quarantine station at a strategic transit point between theもっと詳しく
A State Museum
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The state museum that is now Bran Castle, is set up in tribute to Princess Maria, who later became the Queen of Romania.
Bran Castle - the Rooms
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Bran Castle - the Doors and Windows
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Each door has a tale to tell.
Accessing Bran Castle
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Bran Castle - up high
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Bran Castle - the Things You Find!
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Traffic in Bucharest
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With more than 3 million people, and 2 million private cars…..the parking spots in Bucharest are less than 1 million. So cars park wherever they can. Traffic is nuts and very congested at 9am. Takesもっと詳しく
Mogosoaia Palace
2022年10月18日, ルーマニア ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Mogosoaia Palace is just about 10 Kms from Bucharest. It was built between 1698-1702. The palace was built for a wealthy family but was devastated by the Ottomans 1768-1774. It was later granted toもっと詳しく
Snagov Monastery
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Snagov Monastery stands on a tiny island in a lake just outside Bucharest. Local tradition states it is the burial place of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It wasもっと詳しく
City sights in Bucharest
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9am - the traffic again. Some sights as we travel through the city.
The Village Museum
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The Village Museum is a large park where buildings from all around Romania have been gathered and reconstructed to show how people lived throughout the centuries in this country. They are working onもっと詳しく
The Village Museum 2
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The Village Museum 3
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