Since the last post we have been to Budapest in Hungary, which was quite an experience!! We were given loads of instructions about personal safety, yet one of our tents was slashed whilst we were in Budapest generally having a great time! Despite the risks of being in Eastern Europe (in the cities) it has been a truly wonderful time.
From Hungary we travelled to Romania. Our first night spent in a luxurious (tongue in cheek) hotel in Cluj. From there through the rural outback of Romania spending three hours in the picturesque city of Sighisoara. A great time was had including the strange experience of ordering a pizza in a restaurant, only to see the owner get on the phone and call the local pizza delivery firm (it was fun to see). The pizza took an age to come! Vlad the Impaler lived here and there are loads of accounts about Count Dracula!!
We then moved on to Brasov where we stayed last night in another hotel. A superb city with loads of culture for such a small place. A great meal last night at a place recommended by the Lonely Planet Guide, we actually met the English guy who made the recommendation to the LPG! He was sitting at the next table with some tourists. He was also wearing a T-shirt stating "Australia is a very long way". Today we go on to Bucharest and camping.
Romania has been great though! The rural country especially. Let's hope the country will benefit from membership of the EU but not loose its rustic charm. There are still loads of old Communist Factories.
It has not been easy to find time to blog so I will do my best keep this up to date as we move along.
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3 comments:
Keep up the good work. Good to hear its all so interesting....and this is still in europe !
Bill
Hi Martin
Hope you enjoyed Ephasus as much as we did.
Love Dot and Derek
sounds like you are having a fantastic time, great to be able to keep track of your adventures please say hello to Denise Allnut we will be looking forward to your next post Tracey G
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