Map of My Trip

I'm not too good with paint but here is my trip in Romania

Prices

BinderBubi hotel day one: 73$ Dinner: 53.25$
Day two hotel Ana Aslan: 79$ Dinner 63.84$ Casino money 35,000$
Day Three hotel: 75$ Dinner 54.65$
Day Four hotel:150$ Dinner free
Day Five hotel 110$ Room Service 54$
Day Six Hotel 44$ Dinner 15.50$
Day Seven Hotel Onix 95$ Dinner 65.13$
Museums were mostly free but some charged around 15$ or so.

Day 7 August 9th The Last day in Romania Phew!

      A short trip of 190 miles northeast we arrived at the city called Cluj Napoca for our last destination in this beautiful land. This city had Saint Micheal's Church which was erected between 1350 and 1487. It is considered one of the most beautiful Gothic monuments in Transylvania and has an alter that was built in 1390 and a star-shaped vault. Then we went to the most representative examples of baroque style building in Transylvania, Banffy Palace. This building was built for the current governor at the time, Banffy Gyorgy, but is now the Cluj National Art Museum. Another splendorous and beautiful church that we saw is the St. Peter and Paul Church named after those two apostles. In the main entrance is Archangel Micheal, to his left is John the Baptist and on his right is John the Evangelist. Schenbauer Antal's sculpture of Saint Mary that was moved from her former location between Kogalniceanu and Universitatii Street, we saw in the backyard of the church. The last church we went to is also the oldest and is named The Franciscan Monastery and Church and was built in the 15th century. It lies on the southern end of the monastery complex and was a gift to the  Franciscans that restored it to a baroque style in 1728. Our tummies started to grumble so we went to Camino and had our last taste of Romanian cuisine. We book a room at the Onix hotel we have one final night in a Romanian bed and try and get some rest for the trip home. We all agree that Romania is a beautiful place that offers a variety of different activities and hope to come back soon!

Day 6 August 8th

     We took a short cab ride to Timisoara to look at some more practical things. After getting out of the cab our tour guide took us first to Victory Square to gaze at the numerous baroque era buildings. At the south end of the square we found the focal point, the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral. The green and red roof tiles were for mosaic design were constructed between 1936 and 1946. There is a memorial that honors people that lost their lives in the 1989 revolution that overthrow communism. We moved onto to Union Square and directly went to the east side to see the Roman Catholic Cathedral. This building was designed by Fisher von Erlach in the years of 1736 and 1754.  Then we walked from Freedom Square to Victory Square and looked at a variety of Secessionist architecture in Piata Libertatii. Our guide told us that when the Banat region was under Turkish control Austrian-Habsburg Prince Eugene de Savoy built a seven star-shaped bastion and gate-towers. The last destination we headed to was the Memorial Museum of the 1989 Revolution. This museum exhibits different military uniforms and testimonies of witnesses and participants. After that daunting place we decided it was time to try and find a place to eat lunch and settle down in a hotel. We have some pizza at Pizza La Maria that reminded us a little of home and how our trip was about to end soon. The hotel we choose to settle down at was called Roma that was just a little two star that accommodated us well.

Day 5 August 7th

     We decided it was time to go to the capital of Romania, Bucharest. The streets were a change from the narrow cart roads of most cities in Romania and has earned the nickname of “Little Paris." The first thing we went to see is the Arc of Triumph that was initially built of wood in honor of Romanian soldier that fought in World War I. It stands about 85 feet and was designed by Petre Antonescu and was finished in 1936. The next tourist attraction we went to is the Royal Palace. This magnificant palace was erected between 1927 and 1937 with neoclassical style. At age 18 in the halls of this very palace King Mihai led a group of soldiers the pro-Nazi government and got on the Allies side. Then we went to see Albert Galleron's architecture of the Romanian Athenaeum with it's beautiful ceiling. This is the ceiling in the lobby and is decorated in gold leaf and curved balconies that cascade in a ringlet of a spiral staircase. Another day of walking in musuem and we get exhasted so we settled down at the Casa Capsa in an imperial suite and ate food service.

Day 4 August 6th

     After a while on our feet we decided to stay in the same general area. This day we went to the Danube Delta to see the beautiful wildlife. Our tour guide told us that this river flows from the Black Forest in Germany all the way down here to the Black Sea and is 1,788 miles long. We took a small boat over to Lake Fortuna to take a little fishing day. The air had scent of wild flowers native to this land and seemed like an excellant day to fish for some pike. The owner of the small boat was very kind and patience while we tried to catch.  There was no law against keeping so we put the multiple fish that we caught into our little cooler. For noon till around three in the afternoon we fished and talked and hung out. Then the dark thunderheads started to form and we reeled our lines and went back to Tulcea and settled at the Egreta Alba Pension.

Day 3: August 5th

    The wonderful relaxing time at the spa reinvigorated us to take on a new bright day in Romania. This time we moved up north to Tulcea. This day was dedicated to seeing the older museums that are in Romania. Tulcea has been an important harbor since 7th century and has seven hills like Rome. The first museum that we visited is the art museum which houses over 700 collections of glass and wooden icons. To add to this it has plenty of vanguard paintings of some of Romanian's best painter's that include Ion Jalea, Oscar Han, Victor Brauner and many more. Then we walked over to the History & Archeology Museum that presents northern Dobrogea region from medieval age all the way back to ancient times. There are around 90,000 archeological items and or documents on display that include ceramics, epigraphic pieces, jewels and paleo-Christian objects. After touring some museums we decided to go to Hotel Delta for a nice dinner and to head in for the night while we watched the sun set over the Danube.

Day 2: August 4th

   After being well rested at the wonderful bed and breakfast we got ready to take on another day in Romania. We wanted to have a relaxing walk on the beaches of the Black Sea. We arrived at Constanta at midday ready to go have a good time with our pockets full of money for the casino and bathing suits on. Our tour guide said it was the oldest city in the county and was built on and around a bluff that shields ships from storms. It has been a seaport since 6th century B.C and the foundations were built on the ruins of ancient Greek settlement called Tomis. She also told us that it has been a rumored site for the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. Together we went down to Tomis Boulevard and shopped till we literally were about to drop. Then our tour guide saved us with taking us to Eforie Nord which had an amazing spa called Ana Aslan.This was 14 km form Constanta. The last thing that we did before crawling into bed is go to the Blue Dolphin Eforie Nord Restuarant to have a lovely dinner.

Day One! :D August 3rd

     We arrived in Romania at Brasov airport ready to see the medieval castles. First we went to the castle in Brasov! This is just three hours north of Bucharest, and the Renaissance culture is abundant. Our tour guide brought us to the Black Church first, which is largest Gothic church east of Viena, thus called so by it's black interior which has survived a fire. Then we waltzed over to Prejmer which is the biggest fortified church in southeastern Europe. Our next destination is Sighisoara which gives off an eerie and dark feeling for this is where Vlad the Impaler's castle stands. There is also burgher houses and small cobbled street with narrow passageways.  Plus the Church of the  Dominican Monastery which is renowned for it's Transylvanian Renaissance altarpiece, baroque painted pulpit, and the 17th century organ. Our last location is Medias with it's narrow winding lanes and large pedestrian area adds a certain charm about the place. Here is St. Margaret Evangelical Church which is a very fortified church that has been built on the ruins of a Roman basilica. There are two rows of wall and multiple defensive towers, one of which served as a holding cell for Vlad the Impaler. Highly exhausted and tired, we found a bed and breakfast called the BinderBubi and had a late dinner at Unglerus Medieval Restaurant to taste some of the Romanian cuisine early. 

Romanian Vegetable Dish

ROMANIAN CORN SALAD

1 (17 oz.) can corn, drained 1 (6 1/8 oz.) can tuna, drained 5 tbsp. mayonnaise 4 hard-boiled eggs, diced 1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained Paprika to taste Fresh parsley to taste Salt and pepper to taste White vinegar to taste Mix mayonnaise with paprika, salt, pepper, parsley, and vinegar. Sauce should taste sharp, will mellow after chilling. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Chill 4 hours to overnight.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1728,155166-253203,00.html