Off to Transylvania

Off to TransylvaniaTravelling through Wallachia to TransylvaniaOur guide, Marius from One Excellence Tours picks us up from our hotel at 7:45am. We are the only two people on this tour which is awesome.We are on the highway quite awhile before turning off to drive through foot hills which look a lot like Ontario, except the houses are different.We start rising going up curvy roads. The road follows the Olt …

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Bucharest- Day 1

Bucharest- Day 1 Walking Tour of the Old Town The hotel has a great breakfast buffet…so let’s just say I ate a lot.The morning starts cooler (17 C) but I know the temperature will be rising to 25 C,  so I dress in layers.We go to our first walking tour called Old Town and Parliament. Although we walked around the Old Town yesterday, I still learn a lot and see a …

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Israel to Bucharest, Romania

Israel to Bucharest, RomaniaOff to the Airport If you read yesterdays blog you will know that we booked a taxi to the airport where the driver told us that “God willing” he would be outside our apartment at 5:55am for our 6:00am pick-up time.  God or the driver was a little late as he arrived at 6:05am and we quickly made it to the airport on the empty roads.We have …

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