Meet Romania
- A small Balkan country home of Transylvania
- Centuries of political turmoil with constant invasions and wars, especially with those pesky Turks
- Had their revolution in 1989
Sidewalk Safety: Walking is fairly smooth but there are so many low hanging electrical-looking things to resist touching. No Gypsy run-ins.
Stray Dog Rating (out of 5): A pooch or two, but none in the capital, Bucharest
Cuisine: The only local cuisine I really had were soft pretzel-like rolls stuffed with green olives and cheese fresh out of the oven - I couldn't get enough and was so sad to find only one vendor vending them. Local beer was alright too, slightly bland.
Rambling Impressions: A first taste of the West in some time, it was kind of nice. Nice to have modern buses. Nice to have the people who deal with foreigners speak English (and be relatively helpful). Nice to have Latin letters and plenty of English translations. Bucharest was a thriving large city with a bumping Old Town night life while not far away were beautiful looming mountains and exquisite palaces.
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