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Photo album: Snagov, Romania, Europe, Oct 2005 (Itinerary)
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World HeritageSnagov situates near Bucharest, it takes about 1 hour to get there. There is a beautiful lake and an island within the lake. It is famous for the Church that stands on the island, and legend has it that Dracula's headless body was buried there. You can only reach the church by hiring someone to roll you there by boat. Since we went in low season time, the transportation cost from Bucharest to Snagov and also the boat ride was rather expensive and the entrance fee to the church was practically determined by the care taker who, we suspect, was overcharging people and you need to pay an equivalent of 20 Euros to take pictures...
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Photo album: Bucharest, Romania, Europe, Oct 2005 (Itinerary)
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I visited Romania 10 years ago (Dec 1995) and now seeing Romania again in 2005, there is such a sharp contrast. The Romania that I remembered from 10 years ago was very poor, it had only been 6 years after their revolution in 1989. You hardly see any shops or restaurants. As a visitor, you were struggling to find a place for a decent meal and we were so happy to see McDonald, one of the few foreign brands that we recognised. 10 years on, people's living standard has improved significantly...click to read more.
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Photo album: Transylvania, Romania, Europe, Dec 1995
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World HeritageVery cold and very interesting visit to the Dracula castle, our closest encounter to the Vampire.
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Photo album: Bucharest, Romania, Europe, Dec 1995
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My first visit to a former communist Eastern European country. The sign of the old communist regime is everywhere. The lives of people remain poor. We also visited the park that commemorates the people who died during the Dec 1989 uprising against the government. Such a big difference between this country and the western world...
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