Climb every mountain? CHECK. Next up: fording every sea

Right now we are in Sofia, Bulgaria. Didn't quite think we would ever travel to Bulgaria but here we are. The way the train system is set up, you have to pass through Sofia in order to get to Greece and we both felt it would be easier to break up the trip. 10 hours sitting on a train is much more palatable than 17 hours on a train.

We just came from Bucharest which has earned the dubious title of worst city I've ever been in. When you aren't trying to avoid roaming packs of wild dogs-- you can probably watch someone around you have a mental breakdown. Bucharest is in rich supply of crazy. Plus I got food poisoning there. Urgh.

Romania itself wasn't a total loss. The first city we stayed in was Brasov. It was to be our base in our hunt for Dracula. Before we went to Bran (which is where Bran/ Dracula's castle is) we walked around Brasov-- which is adorable.



We ate at "Casa Romanesca" which would come to be a daily haunt due to my ADDICTION to thier schnitzel. Plus the waiters would teach us Romanian words and offer me shots that tasted like poison (but apparently aid with digestion).

The HIGHLIGHT of Brasov, however, was the tiny fact that Mandy and I CLIMBED A FRIGGIN MOUNTAIN. BAM! In Brasov, they have a "Hollywood"-type sign that overlooks the city.



We took the "Serpentine Trail" and it was really nice. When we got to the top we could see all around Brasov-- which is beautiful. Romania has some beautiful countryside and plus all the leaves are changing. PLUS we can now brag that we climbed a mountain. I'm putting that on my resume.



The ONLY downside was that apparently in Romania-- the sun doesn't set so much as it just suddenly ceases to exist. Romania has the fastest sunsets ever. Neadless to say, we descended the mountain in virtual darkness. Luckily I brought a flashlight (and luckily Mandy has freakish cat eyes that can see in the dark...cos she was about 500 feet in front of me). Anyway-- did I mention we climbed a mountain?