Brasov, Romania Day 1

Brasov, Romania Day 1

The last post ended with the train ride that brought us into this day. The last train of the trip took us from Bucharest to Brasov. We said a quick goodbye to our new pal Ed from Brazil and ran to the ticket office to get tickets for the last train. This last leg would take us over the Carpathian Mountains down to the flat land of Brasov. Brasov is a medieval town situated in the foothills of the Carpathinans with a distinct architecture of gothic and communist flavor. The churches go way back to the 15 century and have been well taken care of. We can't wait for tomorrow to give this place a look.

Our train trip ended in the large train station in Brasov. We then took the city bus on line 51 (no alien joke needed) to the end of the line. Directly behind the bus stop is our hostel. We looked around and the lady that owns the place saw us through the window and let us inside. Upon entering we were instructed to take off our shoes. Wow! This was the first time ever this has happened in a hostel. I am sure that some of the people we have run into would have not taken this very well, but this is what we do at my home, so all is good. The place is immaculate! And we are instructed to remove hair and water from the shower drain when finished. It will be 4 nights here, so if we irritate the host we will be in for a difficult time. There are also little signs everywhere about keeping it all clean. Gee, it's a little different from the Mykonos camping that we had in Greece for 3 times the money and 3 times the foulness. Maybe more.

Being tired from the train, we took a nap, shower, had a little eats, then will go to sleep. Man! We need it. Tomorrow will be a hike up the mountain and a little exploration of the town.