Romania > Romania Experience

Advantages: Very different, low prices, many places of interest
Disadvantages: Confusing Money

The city of Bucharest maybe behind the times compared to the west but this is what makes Bucharest magical. In Romanian, the word "bucurie" means "joy" and the city has had this name since 1459 after Prince Vlad Tepes changed it from its original name Citadel of Dambovita. Bucharest was officially named the capital of Romania in 1872 gradually becoming the economic and industrial centre. Bucharest greets its visitors with many beautiful areas both ...
...to peaceful lakes surrounded by parkland. I have comprised a list of my favorite places to visit to help you plan your perfect day out in the city:- The Palace of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului) is a gigantic building in the middle of the city, probably the most famous in Romania. It was built buy the former leader Nicolae Ceausescu during the communist regime to house the institutions of the communist state. Today it plays host to the Romanian ... Read review

Advantages: great sightseeing, marvelous nightlife , low prices
Disadvantages: whatch out for your wallet ,now its here the other second .....

This review is writtiten from the view of a boy that lives in romania ( me ). Romania has many places to visit starting from the Black Sea shore to the Carpatian Mountains and the unique and beautiful Monasteries in the north of moldavia . The country has a rich history in battles and therefor has got a lot of historical sites to visit , for ex : Bran castle , Peles Castle , Traian Tropheum from Adam Clisi , Sighisoara keep , Histria Keep and many ...
...writers , like Mihai Eminescu , Ion Creanga , Nichita Stanescu ,Vasile Alecsandri , and you can visit museums dedicated to the writers , like : the memorial house of Mihai eminescu . It is alos a country with many suberb landscapes . The Danube Delta is Unique in Europe and offers a great view and an unfogetable experience .Because of the various froms of lands , Romania also has a lot of caves like : Bear Cave , Wind Cave , and maybe the most known ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, inexpensive
Disadvantages: poverty of local people

Romania is a country in transition. Evidence of its communist past abound, especially in the cities where the hideous grey blocks of flats are still in use. Once out in the countryside the poverty is still there but the true Romanian character is more visible. Areas differ depending on the background and religion of the local people. Houses are colourful, many embellished with fantastic woodwork. They make great use of their land, every home seems ...
...where people sit and chat to their neighbours. They have not caught up with their western counterparts techincally yet, much of their agricultural work is still done by hand and horse and carts are a frequent site on the roads. The castles are a huge draw for tourists. Especially Bran which is touted as Dracula's castle which it is not in fact, he had only visited Bran, his true castle lies in ruins. But Bran is interesting to see regardless, but ... Read review

Advantages: cheap ski holiday
Disadvantages: not for faint hearted

Just recently arrived in ski holiday, which in fact my very first ski holiday experience. I was a bit worried as i really dont know what would it be like wheather, i may come back with some broken bones or hated it . landed in Bucharest airport at 8pm, collecting luggage was hassle free. immediately seen our tour guide and we drove for 3 1/2 hours to the ski resort. During the journey our tour guide explained everything where to change our money, ...
...near the ski resort , very clean and good value for package holiday i must say. the following day we done as what we told to get measured for boots . then off for skiing lesson !!!! Ist day, was not a good experience at all, my foot and shin was aching and was really about to give up as i was always behind the group. 2nd day, i started to get used of wearing the whole gear, believed or not as soon as i was able to moved i started to enjoyed it. ... Read review

Advantages: Pure nature
Disadvantages: n

Suceava ? ... Intresting that I found my state on Ciao.co.uk :P ... it an great city if you are asking me, with all what should an city have ... like zone in the country it's the most beautifull zone ... in this area of the country you can find a lot of intresting mountains where you can climb ... mountains like Rarau like Giumalau like Calimani ... each one has an great story, and in top of every one you can find where to stay over night ... recently ...
...I ever had, because I lost the course of the road and I get lost with some friends ... we lost our patience and starting to panic ... but then we find out that we were at some 20 meters from our regular road :P ... the most great trip ever :D ... Read review