I'm off to Eastern Europe again; this time, visiting Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. I'm counting Slovakia as a "new country" since I've been to Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic but not to the other half. I must admit I'm somewhat apprehensive about this journey because I have a lot of train travel and trains in Eastern Europe are not like trains in Western Europe and my facility with the Romanian language is confined to one word--Mersi (as in "thanks"). I can only hope an English speaker will point me to the correct train.
After a grueling 18-19 hours, I'll finally land in Sibiu, Romania at 1:00 on June 10 where I'll stay for 6 nights. From there, I'm going to Brasov to see the castle area (maybe; currently, the bid to take me on a tour is 200 Euros). After that, I'll go to Bucharest to take a plane to Vienna to get a bus to Bratislava where I'll stay for 4 nights. Finally, I'll take a train to Budapest where I actually know how to get around and what to eat.
That's my plan. Do stay tuned to see what countries I actually end up in.
18-19 hours...IF you make all your connections.
ReplyDeleteWho in the hell told you to go to Bratislava??? Are you NUTS?
Yes, Djohnny. I wonder who made me go there. It's ok, though, since Budapest is about to be under water.
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