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Today we arrived again into Budapest by bus at Stop Number 11 on our Yellow Line Bus route at Margit Híd Bridge on the Buda side of the River Danube.
On our list of places to visit today was Buda Castle, Várkert Bazár and The Fisherman’s Bastion, all of which were on the western side of the Danube.
Today we were making the 2 hour trip to Bran near Braşov, in the region of Transylvania to visit Bran Castle. This medieval fortress is a popular tourist destination, as it is said to resemble the home of fictional character Count Dracula, in the novel by Bram Stoker. Continue reading Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle
Back in 2012 I had ridden my motorcycle into Romania specifically to ride the Transfăgărășan Road. The road had been featured on the BBC programme Top Gear in late 2009 and they described it as the worlds best road.
Unfortunately my visit had coincided with extreme rain and floods and I only got to ride the north side in very poor visibility.
With the weather much better in the area this time the plan was to tow the van over from Curtea De Arges to Cârțișoara.
Today we were up at, for us, sparrow fart. The intention was to beat the crowds and visit the largest and oldest of the meteora monasteries The Great Meteoron Monastery.
A chance meeting after dinner in the beachside bar at Enjoy Lichnos on Tuesday night has led to us moving today up to Meteora a UNESCO listed group of rock formations with six precipitously built monasteries perched on top.
