I have to admit that the clock tower at night looked really good. I don’t think anyone was going up the tower at night as the only access point I was aware of was through the museum at the bottom of the tower. But the scene was definitely a photo opportunity. The clock tower controlled the main gate underneath it that lead down to the Lower Old Town. The tower was the largest of the towers in the citadel and was the major fortification of the of the south-facing half-mile-long main defensive wall of the citadel. It was also the storage point for the city’s treasures.
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Romanian Honda Motorcycle
When I first saw it I had no idea what it was. But, there was no question that it was drawing a crowd. I looked at it a little closer and I saw that it said Honda on the side. It said Honda on it in several places. I thought to myself “That’s not a Honda motorcycle.” Well, it seems that it is a Honda motorcycle, which shows you how totally out-of-touch I am. Continue reading
Rasnov Romania Fortress
I paid a visit to the Rasnov Fortress. According to popular thought, the fortress was built between 1211 and 1225. It was built to keep the invaders from the south from going through the local mountain pass which was the easiest way to the north. It was supposed to have been built by German Teutonic Knights to keep the invaders out of Continue reading
Narrowest Street Brasov Romania
This street is billed as the Narrowest Street in the World. Okay, maybe it’s only the Narrowest Street in Europe. For sure it has to be the narrowest street in Brasov, Romania where it is to be found. Was it narrow? Yes. The rule was that it was wide enough for a man carrying two buckets of water. If I’m not mistaken, the street was built as a connecting street between two other streets so that people could get water to an area if there was a fire. Streets get built for the strangest of reasons. I think they had a lot of fires in Brasov at one time, as in the whole city burned down. Anway, having the narrowest street in the world makes for good tourist material.
Council House Brasov Romania
Brasov is a tourist town. One thing that makes it so is the Council House. The Council House is located in Council Square. It’s the main square of Brasov and it seems to be a happening place. The significance of the Council House, as well as many of the other buildings in the city is the number on the front of the building. On the Council House the number is Continue reading
Brasov Romania Old Town Dining
What you see here is a section of sidewalk dining in Brasov, Romania. What you can’t see is just how much sidewalk dining there is in the city. There’s a lot. A whole lot. Personally I like sidewalk dining. I just don’t do it in Europe. The reason why is that I don’t really care for tobacco smoke with my meals or liquid refreshments and there’s no way Continue reading
Fifty Cent Generic Beer Bucharest Romania
When I saw these it stopped me in my tracks for a moment. I looked at the cans and I asked myself if that was generic beer I was looking at. I thought for a moment and I told myself that it was generic beer. For some reason I thought that was odd. I guess the reason why was that I’m not sure that I had ever seen generic beer before. Yes, I had seen Continue reading
Yummy Bakery Bucharest Romania
Let’s talk Love/Hate for a moment. That’s the way I felt about the place you see in the picture. It is a bakery. You could watch them preparing the baked goods and sliding them into the oven. It was only two short blocks from the hostel where I stayed in Bucharest. While the bakery was not 24/7 like the store down the street, they opened early enough Continue reading
Chisanau Bus from Bucharest
This is the bus from Bucharest that brought me to Chisanau. You can see it’s rather large. I was told that there was a bus that left Bucharest for Chisanau every hour or so from early in the morning until midnight. Most of them were minivans that carried 15-20 people. This one carried closer to fifty people. It was over half full. It cost me $22 and nine Continue reading
Bucharest Pictures from Ride
Pictures of another day of riding a bicycle in Bucharest, Romania. Notes follow.
