Romania

Visiting friends @ Buzău

On our way through Romania, we stopped at Buzău, a town which is probably not on many bucket lists, but we know a couple there, which we wanted to visit. It is always great, to visit a country with locals showing you around, so we looked forward to a day in and around this town. …

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Three remarkable churches

We had reached the Bukovina, east of the Carpathians. It was once an administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy. For us as Austrians, it is fascinating, how far the Austrian monarchy extended. Very special are the churches of this region, not only for their shape, but especially for their painted exterior. The church of Saint George at the …

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The churches of northern Romania

Finally, our trip to Georgia had started and we were travelling again. Coming from Austria and northern Hungary, we had reached Romania and the Maramureș, a geographic region in the northeastern Carpathians. It is famous for its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use. We came …

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@ Danube Delta

Visiting the Danube Delta was a must when we reached this region. We took a boat from Tulcea, the hub for Delta tours. Cruising the Danube Delta Captain in control Navigating through the small channels of the delta The grey sky and cold wind made this trip not as enjoyable as it would have been …

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On the way to the Black Sea

From Bucharest we are now on the way to the Black Sea, travelling through villages and crossing the Danube to reach the coast near Constanta. Wallachia means “The Romanian Country” and is the historical region of Romania. Today it is the southern half of the country. This region is dominated by the Danube and the …

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See Bucharest

Today we visited the capital of Romania: Bucharest, and we had something to celebrate too! NO! It’s not Paris, it’s Bucharest! Freedom Memorial 1000 freedom fighters had lost their lives City of contrasts After wandering through the city, we had a special lunch on our agenda: we celebrated Edi’s birthday today! As it was a …

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On the road to Bucharest

We were leaving Transylvania and drove over the last mountains into Wallachia, the southern region of Romania, and to the capital Bucharest. Slow traffic … Winding road again Gas was available everywhere in Romania Edi speaks perfectly Romanian with his hands 😉 Modern flat buildings at the outskirts of every town But not everybody can …

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Dracula @ Transylvania

You haven’t been to Romania if you haven’t visited the castle of Dracula – or what the legend wants us to believe was the castle of this figure, invented by Bram Stoker. Yes, we visited before midnight! Bran Castle, or Törzburg in German, is a fortress situated on the Transylvanian side of the historical border …

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