Travelogues Bucharest

'Check in is only after 2 pm', is how the small hostel owner, around 60 with a white beard and thinning hair, greets me gruffly, blocking the small entrance hallway of the...

Day #35 Thursday, June 4th Bucharest Country: Romania Something kept me awake at night, and I'm far from fit. But I have tasks

Romania considers itself a "Latin island" in the Slavic-influenced Eastern Europe.Briefly about the history: The rule of Rome (106 AD) under Emperor Trajan led to Romanization and...

When we boarded the night train to Bucharest, we didn't expect much except breakfast – but it was quite the opposite. The night train was surprisingly comfortable with a private...

I have already been at the T5 Social Hostel in Bucharest for a few days. There is a lot going on here. Many locals from Bucharest also meet at the hostel and participate in events...

Der letzte Zwischenstop ist Bukarest, von wo aus wir nach Hause fliegen.

Even the first impression of Bucharest matched my ideas of the country: I was looking at multi-story Eastern Bloc buildings, tightly packed together. The streets were heavily...

Dracula, Communism, and a reunion with Deutsche Bahn.

Just a few steps after crossing the border from Ukraine, we stumbled upon the first memorial site for the victims of communist dictatorship in Europe, the Memorialul Victimelor...

Already at the platform, a small crowd formed around the conductor, as some passengers, including myself, could not find their sleeping cars. He explained that the sleeping cars...

This morning, after breakfast, I got on my bike again, but only 3km to the train station in Constanza. The train that left at 9am arrived 15 minutes earlier. So I had enough...

After a very nice time in Romania, I am now sitting on the Flixbus to Sofia. I will arrive there this evening after a 7-8 hour journey and am already looking forward to Bulgaria....

After just one day in Braşov, we continue our journey to Bucharest in the evening. The distance from the train station to the hostel is quite far, so we immediately notice in...

On Sunday morning (08.10.2017) we make our way to Focșani train station. Alina has an event in Bucharest in the evening and I take the opportunity for another excursion there....

...And off we went across Romania, with our constant goal: the Black Sea. Since we were passing by Bucharest anyway, we thought we could take a look at it...