Category Archives: Romania

June 14 – 15: The last new stop of the trip was this large univeristy town. All of us were pretty exahusted by this time, but still got up enough energy to explore most of the city center. We toured … Continue reading →

June 13: The next afternoon and night brought us to probably the most beautiful spot of the trip. A small mountain village and a quaint summer camp offered amazing views of the trees and mountain valley. In true monsoon fashion, … Continue reading →

June 11 – 12: After leaving the village, we traveled to a salt water lake in a small resort town. It is a super random lake, there because of something to do with glaciers a long time ago. I had … Continue reading →

June 10 – 11: As our second experience in a local village, we spent a night in an ethnically Hungarian village in Romania. Because of World War I and the Treaty of Trianon, the borders of Hungary were drastically decreased … Continue reading →

First half of June 10: All of the places we visit in Romania are in an area known as Transylvania – yes, think Dracula. Except it’s nothing like what I think of when I think Dracula. I picture dark creepy … Continue reading →

June 9: We toured Hunedora Castle, which had a cool balance of not being overly fixed up and still maintaining a more medieval castle type feel. The most interesting thing from this town was the view from the castle terrace: … Continue reading →

June 8: The next leg of the trip involves A LOT of driving – we spent time in 9 different cities in 8 days. Wow. The huge charter bus we drove around in definitely began to feel more like home … Continue reading →