in Bucharest and time for more wandering to see the sights. We went looking for a Jewish synagogue, the synagogue, in Bucharest. After some time and quite a bit of wandering, we finally found the synagogue. They had a person there whose job was to …
9-July-2017 (Sunday) Transylvania, Romania
up, breakfast and headed out by 0815. The first stop was a really unique fortress. This fortress was. 'Working' fortress in that it was a town Inside the fortress walls! A population of about 1000 with houses businesses, restaurants, etc. Granted the …
8-July-2017 (Saturday) Transylvania, Romania
we started our two day trip to Transylvania- headed out at 0800. The tour Guide was Mary and the driver was Bogdan. They were at the hotel at precisely 0800. We had checked out and ready to go. The first part of the trip was to Peles Castle in Siani. …
7- July-2017 (Friday) Bucharest, Romania
was used for exploring Bucharest. Almost the entire day was spent in the Old Bucharest town. As you look at the slides you will see several churches – all are Orthodox churches so you will see similarities with all of them but different decors. Many …
6- July-2017 (Thursday) Bucharest, Romania
is the final day of the cruise. We disembark for a bus tour of Bucharest. The bus took us through Bucharest to the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum. This is an ethnographic museum showing houses of the different times and places in Romania - …