We arrived in Sighişoara, a medieval walled town, in the early afternoon. There is no parking within the walled town, so we parked down below the back gate entrance and walked up the hill to check out the town before our 2:00 check in. This city is older and smaller than Braşov. Parts of it … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Sighişoara
While on our way from Braşov to our next destination, Sighişoara, we were driving through a town when we saw what appeared to be a large walled fortress on the hill above the town. My dad thought he may have read about it while researching what to do in Romania, so we decided to check … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Rupea Fortress
We arrived in Braşov in the early evening. After checking into our hotel room and finding parking (which was a bit of a hassle), we immediately set out to explore the Braşov historic town, which was founded in 1211 by the Teutonic Knights. We were quite hungry, so first on our list was to find … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Braşov
Because we left Sinaia earlier than expected, we had some extra time to get to Braşov. We had debated whether to visit Bran Castle (known as Dracula's Castle), but with some extra time on our hands decided to stop on our way to Braşov. I'm really glad we did as we enjoyed our visit. Bran … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Bran Castle
Although my parents trip started in Moldova, I'm going to cover our Romania travels first. Our first stop in Romania was Sinaia, which is a mountain resort town. We arrived in Sinaia after driving most of the day (we had started the day in Chisinau in Moldova). We checked into our AirBnB, then set out … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Sinaia
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