Another 6 hour lay-over, in Romania

After a delicious lamb dinner at the Canadian Embassy (thanks to Peter, Samuel and Tavi for sharing their home, their supper, and their perspectives on life in Jordan), we headed to the airport forRead more
After a delicious lamb dinner at the Canadian Embassy (thanks to Peter, Samuel and Tavi for sharing their home, their supper, and their perspectives on life in Jordan), we headed to the airport forRead more
Our last full day in Romania was the hottest of the whole trip, with 32 degrees forecast.
We left the hotel about 9am for a walk to the east of the city. We bought some apricots from a street sellerRead more
Well well, that looked like a great trip for you both. Thanks for sharing the posts. See you back at work:))
Another day discovering Bucharest, this time by bike. We were walking toward the Old Town and came across the outdoor office of a bike hire company and discovered that a half day bike tour had justRead more
We spent the day walking the backstreets in the south of the city, discovering more great street art, parks, palaces, churches and abandoned buildings. And finding caches of course (including a FirstRead more
Sounds a bit safer than Rome! Drivers leave it to last second before they decide to stop at lights and crossings then take off before you get to the other side of the street!
Wouldn't like to get that ivy off. Amazing... I guess it keeps ithe house cool in summer.
It's the final day of our Romania tour, so we departed Curtea de Arges at 9am in order to arrive in Bucharest around lunch and avoid the afternoon traffic.
Gabriel dropped us at our hotel in the cityRead more
Yes, spinach and fetta just looks like a green mess... tasted good but!
Bucarest est une ville relativement récente puisque la région n'aurait été habitée qu'à partir du 14eme siècle. Nous décidons de nous concentrer sur l'époque communiste de la ville etRead more
Der Verkehr ist Chaos pur, die Straßen setzen sich gleich mit dem, was man auf dem Mond erwartet. Die 15 Kilometer bis in die Altstadt sehen sehr mitgenommen aus. Im Zentrum dann, stehen prunkvolleRead more
Stimmt, da hast du Mal so eine Brunnenlamdschaft gezeigt. War auf alle Fälle eine schöne Abkühlung 😂
En 1983 débute la construction du palais du Parlement... à la mesure de la mégalomanie du couple Ceaucescu. Les chiffres donnent le tournis. Nous avons fait une visite guidée pendant laquelle on aRead more
Coucou moi aussi je suis comme les filles je préfère et de loin les jolies maisons des petits villages Laurence
We had a full day walk today, from the centre of town, north to Herastrau Park, Europe's largest city park.
The city centre was very quiet as it was in shutdown for the arrival of Pope Francis, andRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Bucharest, Bukarest, ቡካረስት, بوخارست, Bucarest, Букурещ, པུ་ཁ་རེ་སིད, Bukurešt, Bukurešť, Βουκουρέστι, Bukareŝto, بخارست, Bucarèst, Bûkarest, בוקרשט, Բուխարեստ, BUH, Búkarest, ブカレスト, ბუქარესტი, 부쿠레슈티, Bucaresta, Bukareštas, Bukareste, Букурешт, Boekarest, Bucureşti, Bukareszt, Bucareste, Bukureshti, București, Бухарест, Bükreş, بۇخارېست, בוקאַרעשט, 布加勒斯特
How long in Rome? I’ll be there the last week in May.
Romania! Otopeni. I’m very familiar with that airport. Safe travels in Italy!
Hi Martin, Just a short stay in Rome. Leaving for Croatia on the 12th.