I spent 15 days in Romania and spent an average of $24 per day, not including the money lost on my car rental fiasco. I visited six places: Timisoara, the Apuseni mountains, Deva, Sibiu and Cisnadioara, Brasov and Bucharest. Overall I was very impressed by the enormously friendly people and pleasant atmosphere in most of the places I went to, although Bucharest was not a very enjoyable city. I also loved eating papanasi!
- The beautiful, green Apuseni mountains
- The Bridge of Lies in Sibiu
- The centuries old Black Church in Brasov
- Papanasi, the “must eat” dish in Romania – a type of donut filled with sweet cheese and jam.
- Sarmal – another traditional Romanian dish. It’s minced meat and spices wrapped in cabbage leaves, served with thick bacon and polenta. Yum!
- The painted ceiling of a convent in Bucharest