(I'm writing this much later, but that's the date I arrived in Romania)
Just some quick highlights, other than eating, socializing, and eating again with some very friendly Romanians...
I got to see another one of Dracula's castles, this one being a perfect outpost to guard a kingdom, overlooking the most accessible mountain pass around. It was a little over an hours drive north of Pitesti, I think. I definitely earned the picture from the top, as there were like 1,400 steps to get there!
Also, just to tick off one of the main attractions to Bucharest, I took a tour of the People's Palace, or rather the Parliament building. It was called the People's Palace because it began construction under communism. Apparently, had it not been built, the main "old town" for tourists would probably have been on the same site, but it was plowed under in the early 80's to make way for this building. It is the second largest in the world, second only to the Pentagon (in square footage I believe).
Then there was about 10 hours driving from Pitesti before reaching the Hungary border when the drive began at noon Wednesday...
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