Romania - Maramures
1. Many beautiful Transylvanian villages like Biertan, Prejmer, Mugeni, Rimeta
2. Everything in Sibiu
3. The central streets of Brasov
4. Drive the Transfagarasan Highway and be amazed by the
stupendous mountain scenery
5. Young people in the larger cities speak good English
6. The splendid churches of Northern Moldavia
7. Horezu Monastery with its otherworldly silence
8. The Merry Cemetery in Sapanta - though very morbid
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9. Romania is a safe country
10. People are hospitable, gladly open to communicate
with tourists
11. Cheap and fast WiFi
12. Nature is far more diverse and exciting than in Hungary or Serbia.
Romania - ugly apartment buildings - s.v. photo
1. Pickpockets can be
a concern in bigger cities
2. It takes concentration to overtake the many
horse-drawn carriages on the roads
3. Many roads in the Maramures region are in terrible
condition
4. The standard of driving is pretty poor
5. Many wild stray dogs
6. Dangerous gang-like groups of homeless street kids
7. litter-strewn beaches on the Black Sea coast
8. Rumanian food is delicious but not healthy
(predominantly pork-based)
9. Do not get sick in Romania and in particular do not
end up in a run-down public hospital
10. Some taxi drivers are eager to rip you off foreign tourists.
11. Poor public transport in smaller cities
