Went to Bucharest for the weekend... used to get confused between Bucharest and Budapest... hahahah.. but now i know at least! hee... Bucharest is the capital of Romania. Frankly speaking, to do justice to Romania, i think it is a beautiful country at its countryside... The city of Bucharest itself, seriously nothing much... Strongly encouraged anyone to visit the countryside... we didn't have the chance, but when we took a train from Bucharest to Bran, we were pretty amazed at the sights along the way.. quite nice!~
Arriving at Bucharest Airport
Quite typical of the Eastern Europe airport
The baggage area
Taking the public bus to town...
Our Novotel Hotel room in Bucharest
The old metro station in Bucharest
Waiting for the train
Underground subway - Kevin strikes his pose
Outside the train station of Bucharest... we were going to get tickets for the train to Bran... in search of Mr Dracula
My breakfast that morning, in case Mr Dracula decides to suck my blood, i am still full from brekkie
The train waiting area...
On the train.. Kevin excited by Mr Dracula!
Let me catch some sleep... so i have energy to fight the dracula!
The sights along the way to Bran...
Arriving in Bran and trying to find our way to get to the Bran Castle...
Call us cheapo, but we took the bus instead of being cheated by touts...
The public transport and streets in Bran
We had to take a bus, and then walk to a terminal to change to another mini bus to get to Bran Castle... quite troublesome... thank goodness we were not lost!
Buildings in Romania... the grey cemented communist looking buildings...
At a small oo-loo terminal waiting for the mini-bus to get to Bran Castle...
Finally.... arriving in Bran Castle
The wet and slippery walk up to the castle...
The Bran Castle...
Shanshan taking a photo for remembrance, in case the Dracula bites her!
Doom's day?
Check out the queue to the Castle!!!
Ornaments left from the past...
The room where the queen was bitten by the dracula???
The waiting room??
Calling for help by the window! Basically, there is nothing mentioned about Dracula.. this Bran castle is just where a Queen stayed in previously...
The secret passageway.. not so secret after all now...
fat me in the secret passageway... shhh... dun say i am fat...
Leads up to a nice room
Outside the room..
The castle structure
Climbing my way to insist on finding Mr Dracula! I took a 2 hours train to come here to look for him!!!
Oh well, no dracula, at least some nice misty scenery for a photo!
The bell tower strikes!
The devil comes knocking!
More historical ornaments!
Trotting away in the castle!
Kevin at the arch doorway!
The bed where Drcula slept?!
Peek a boo!
I found a husband!
Ancient chair! And that looks like a Greek Dove Cove...
Ancient poster bed...
An ancient urn...
Dining area..
Love birds at the window..
The Queen's picture
Since i can't find the Dracula, let me play one...
The castle was at least good for pictures on the outside... hahahah
Shanshan and her comfort cloth in hand...
Kevin the Dracula!
Nice traditional castle from this angle
Kevin loves that hanging lamp
Looking across from where we were...
Heading down the narrow and creeking stairs..
Chinese ornaments - i think it shows that Jiang Shi (Chinese Zombies) and Dracula were friends!
The wishing well? Or where Dracula threw his corpses of victims?
Looking above...
Shanshan at the cobbled path
Big head Kevin
The quiet window pane...
Shanshan in disbelief that she didn't catch a Dracula...
The long walk way to the castle...
Kevin in the cold... but he certainly isn't cold blooded... heehee
Bran Village signage..
At the village, we can see traditinal cottages
Nice wooden house... thank goodness the stair didn't break with Kevin on it.. hee...
Pasnov castle.. which we didn't had time to visit.. in fact, this was taken quickly while the taxi stopped for us to get a shot
Bye bye to Bran
Taking the old train back to Bucharest
Kevin at the tracks
The super narrow pathway in the train
...the scenic countryside,
The Ma-ma shop in Bucharest...
The Dracula themed restaurant!
Check out the bloody scene
The hallway giving off an eerie feel...
Mr Dracula at work
The animals Dracula ate!
A spell cast on Kevin!
The dungeon dining area...
Shanshan strangled by herself..
Kevin the warrior!
Our Dracula meal!
Kevin slurping away.. blood blood blood!
Did Dracula like cheese?
Cannibal Kevin
Shanshan's feast! Can't wait to pig in!
animal skin and head
The museum in Bucharest.. near our hotel
Our hotel for the night, Novotel
Sights in the morning
Shanshan being her favourite couch potato in the hotel lobby
Shanshan posing at the memorial structure
Structures in Bucharest
Try spotting Kevin!
Memorial structure
Kevin at the memorial
Eastern European feel
Nice garden
The cathedral
Local market
Colourful vegetables
Sausages anyone?!
Loving elderly couple in the park!
Walking towards the Parliament House
Romanian signage
The Parliament House in Bucharest - second largest building in the world
Kings of the past
The long carpetted hallway
Audience seating area
the grand ceiling
The grand stairways
Blur Shanshan thinking if she will be lost in this big building
The long hallway in red carpet
The wall lamp
The chandelier
Interior of the Parliament House
The knight at the stairway.. Kevin
Another audience room in white
The tall and grand pillars.. typical of Parliament House... like our City Hall yah?
Kevin with the backdrop of Bucharest, yet another communist scene of the typical long road
Apparently Micheal Jackson was here to meet his fans and he shouted out, "Hello Budapest!" (It should be Bucharest!)
Kevin and Shanshan
Farewell to the Parliament House
Musuem in the day
A Romanian wedding in progress
Romanian Structures
The town area of Bucharest
Kevin posing before a museum
Romanian currency.. Lei
Final glimpses of Bucharest
Before we head back to Athens
Goodbye Bucharest!
Arriving at Bucharest Airport
Quite typical of the Eastern Europe airport
The baggage area
Taking the public bus to town...
Our Novotel Hotel room in Bucharest
The old metro station in Bucharest
Waiting for the train
Underground subway - Kevin strikes his pose
Outside the train station of Bucharest... we were going to get tickets for the train to Bran... in search of Mr Dracula
My breakfast that morning, in case Mr Dracula decides to suck my blood, i am still full from brekkie
The train waiting area...
On the train.. Kevin excited by Mr Dracula!
Let me catch some sleep... so i have energy to fight the dracula!
The sights along the way to Bran...
Arriving in Bran and trying to find our way to get to the Bran Castle...
Call us cheapo, but we took the bus instead of being cheated by touts...
The public transport and streets in Bran
We had to take a bus, and then walk to a terminal to change to another mini bus to get to Bran Castle... quite troublesome... thank goodness we were not lost!
Buildings in Romania... the grey cemented communist looking buildings...
At a small oo-loo terminal waiting for the mini-bus to get to Bran Castle...
Finally.... arriving in Bran Castle
The wet and slippery walk up to the castle...
The Bran Castle...
Shanshan taking a photo for remembrance, in case the Dracula bites her!
Doom's day?
Check out the queue to the Castle!!!
Ornaments left from the past...
The room where the queen was bitten by the dracula???
The waiting room??
Calling for help by the window! Basically, there is nothing mentioned about Dracula.. this Bran castle is just where a Queen stayed in previously...
The secret passageway.. not so secret after all now...
fat me in the secret passageway... shhh... dun say i am fat...
Leads up to a nice room
Outside the room..
The castle structure
Climbing my way to insist on finding Mr Dracula! I took a 2 hours train to come here to look for him!!!
Oh well, no dracula, at least some nice misty scenery for a photo!
The bell tower strikes!
The devil comes knocking!
More historical ornaments!
Trotting away in the castle!
Kevin at the arch doorway!
The bed where Drcula slept?!
Peek a boo!
I found a husband!
Ancient chair! And that looks like a Greek Dove Cove...
Ancient poster bed...
An ancient urn...
Dining area..
Love birds at the window..
The Queen's picture
Since i can't find the Dracula, let me play one...
The castle was at least good for pictures on the outside... hahahah
Shanshan and her comfort cloth in hand...
Kevin the Dracula!
Nice traditional castle from this angle
Kevin loves that hanging lamp
Looking across from where we were...
Heading down the narrow and creeking stairs..
Chinese ornaments - i think it shows that Jiang Shi (Chinese Zombies) and Dracula were friends!
The wishing well? Or where Dracula threw his corpses of victims?
Looking above...
Shanshan at the cobbled path
Big head Kevin
The quiet window pane...
Shanshan in disbelief that she didn't catch a Dracula...
The long walk way to the castle...
Kevin in the cold... but he certainly isn't cold blooded... heehee
Bran Village signage..
At the village, we can see traditinal cottages
Nice wooden house... thank goodness the stair didn't break with Kevin on it.. hee...
Pasnov castle.. which we didn't had time to visit.. in fact, this was taken quickly while the taxi stopped for us to get a shot
Bye bye to Bran
Taking the old train back to Bucharest
Kevin at the tracks
The super narrow pathway in the train
...the scenic countryside,
The Ma-ma shop in Bucharest...
The Dracula themed restaurant!
Check out the bloody scene
The hallway giving off an eerie feel...
Mr Dracula at work
The animals Dracula ate!
A spell cast on Kevin!
The dungeon dining area...
Shanshan strangled by herself..
Kevin the warrior!
Our Dracula meal!
Kevin slurping away.. blood blood blood!
Our drinks... too bad it wasn't bloody mary...
Did Dracula like cheese?
Cannibal Kevin
Shanshan's feast! Can't wait to pig in!
animal skin and head
The museum in Bucharest.. near our hotel
Our hotel for the night, Novotel
Sights in the morning
Shanshan being her favourite couch potato in the hotel lobby
Shanshan posing at the memorial structure
Structures in Bucharest
Try spotting Kevin!
Memorial structure
Kevin at the memorial
Eastern European feel
Nice garden
The cathedral
Local market
Colourful vegetables
Sausages anyone?!
The town of Bucharest with fountains!~
Loving elderly couple in the park!
Walking towards the Parliament House
Kevin and the Parliament House
Romanian signage
The Parliament House in Bucharest - second largest building in the world
Kings of the past
The long carpetted hallway
Audience seating area
the grand ceiling
The grand stairways
Blur Shanshan thinking if she will be lost in this big building
The long hallway in red carpet
The wall lamp
The chandelier
Interior of the Parliament House
The knight at the stairway.. Kevin
Another audience room in white
The tall and grand pillars.. typical of Parliament House... like our City Hall yah?
Kevin with the backdrop of Bucharest, yet another communist scene of the typical long road
Apparently Micheal Jackson was here to meet his fans and he shouted out, "Hello Budapest!" (It should be Bucharest!)
Kevin and Shanshan
Farewell to the Parliament House
Musuem in the day
A Romanian wedding in progress
Romanian Structures
The town area of Bucharest
Kevin posing before a museum
Romanian currency.. Lei
Final glimpses of Bucharest
Before we head back to Athens
Goodbye Bucharest!
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