Orhei, Moldova - A little off the beaten path, but a great start to my trip, greeted by Lenin. Oh you, crazy Moldova! |
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In August 2015 I flew to Moldova for 5 days, and Romania for 16 days... More coming soon...
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Orhei, Moldova - A little off the beaten path, but a great start to my trip, greeted by Lenin. Oh you, crazy Moldova! |
Orhei, Moldova - The stone cross above the Orheiul Vechi cave monastery (Old Orhei). |
Bender, Moldova - Tighina Military Cemetery is a memorial to those who fought in Transniester wars from the 1800s on. |
Bender, Moldova - The remains of Tighina Fortress, built in the 16th century. |
Tiraspol, Moldova (Transnistria) - The Presidential Palace. Whaaat? Another statue of Lenin? |
Tiraspol, Moldova (Transnistria) - The Tank memorial is a must see photo-op. Locals say it's good luck to have your photo taken. Job done! |
Tiraspol, Moldova (Transnistria) - Just in case you forget, a friendly reminder that you must love Tiraspol. |
Chișinău, Moldova - Known as the Gates of Chișinău, these buildings are on the main road from the airport to the capital. |
Chișinău, Moldova - Hotel Chișinău, on their website it says 'It's like visiting your granny, not modern, but clean, warm and relaxing'. That's Moldova! |
Chișinău, Moldova - The Stephen the Great Monument, he was the Prince of Moldova with ties to Romania and Vlad Dracula (yes, the same one). |
Chișinău, Moldova - Me in front of Parliament, with the flowers arranged in the name of the country (in case the Members of Parliament forget where they are). |
Chișinău, Moldova - The Triumphal arch houses a 6400 kilogram bell (14100 pounds). The Nativity Cathedral is in the background. |
Chișinău, Moldova - The Goverment House. Where things happen, or maybe don't happen. |
Chișinău, Moldova - Yes, these are phone booths. Such an oddity nowadays, I just had to take a picture. One of the reasons you go to Moldova... |
Sinaia, Romania - Castelul Peleș (Peleș Castle) was built between 1873 and 1914, and has 160 rooms. |
Brașov, Romania - The Strada Republicii is the main pedestrian shopping street, and home to some fine dining. |
Brașov, Romania - The Piața Sfatului (Council Square) has been the heart of the town since 1364. |
Bran, Romania - The town itself is very small, I guess most of the people were scared away (by hordes of tourists). |
Bran, Romania - Castelul Bran (Bran Castle) is the real castle of the imaginary Dracula. NOTE: Dracula similated for effect only. |
Râşnov, Romania - The Cetatea Râșnov (Râșnov Citadel) built around 1220, was only conquered once, in 1612. Just goes to show, who goes here on vacation? |
Rupea, Romania - Cetatea Rupea (Rupea Citadel), built in 1324. Not sure when the parking lot was built. |
Sighișoara, Romania - Incredible 13th century Transylvanian medieval town, the yellow building is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (1431). |
Târgu Mureș, Romania - The Palatul Prefecturii (Prefecture Building or City Hall) and The Kultúrpalota (Culture Palace) are just some of the buildings that are on Piata Trandafirilor (Roses Square). A main street that is also lined with cafes, restaurants, churches, and monuments. |
Vidrasău, Romania - Yes, the Transilvania Airport. The airport code is TGM, you would have thought they would have used the airport code of BAT. |
Turda, Romania - Salina Turda is a salt mine, ranked in the top 10 coolest underground places to visit by the Business Insider magazine. They know their business. |
Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Romania's second largest city, its' old town has many sites like the Statue of Matthias Corvinus in front of Biserica Sfântul Mihail (St. Michael's Church). |
Alba Iulia , Romania - The citadel has some incredible buildings, and has been built on from 1715 to 1992. |
Timișoara, Romania - Romania's third largest city. This is the Opera Națională Română (Romanian National Opera) at one end of the Piața Victoriei (Victory Square). |
Timișoara, Romania - The Catedrala Mitropolitană din Timișoara (Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral) at a height of 90.5 metres (297 ft), took 5 years to build and was completed in 1941. |
Lugoj, Romania - This building is the birthplace of Bela Lugosi (1882-1956). He changed his family name of Blaskó to honor his birthplace. |
Deva, Romania - High above the city at 184 metres (604 feet), the 13th century citadel remains can be reached by Romania's first and only funicular. |
Hunedoara, Romania - Built in the 14th century, Castelul Corvinilor (Corvin Castle) has all the castle amenities (moat, turrets, drawbridge, and ghosts). |
Sibiu, Romania - Founded in 1191, it has an amazing number of sites to see and be seen, and that's no lie. Take, for example, The Liegende Brücke (Bridge of Lies) shown here. |
Sibiu, Romania - The Piaţa Mare (Large Square) as seen from the top of the 13th century Turnul Sfatului (Tower of the Council). |
Transfăgărășan Highway, Romania - The best road in the world according to Top Gear, clearly you can see why. |
Arefu, Romania - The Cetatea Poenari (Poenari Citadel) ruins is a climb up 1,480 steps. Well worth it for yet another imaginary Dracula castle. |
Bucharest, Romania - The Palatul Regal (Royal Palace), once a symbol of monarchy, is now the National Art Museum. |
Bucharest, Romania - Despite being a large city, there are a lot of nice walking streets in the town centre. |
Bucharest, Romania - The Social Democratic Party building on Queen Elizabeth Boulevard. |
Bucharest, Romania - The Palatul Parlamentului (Palace of the Parliament) is the second largest administrative building in the world, after The Pentagon. Does this building make me look fat? |
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