Today was yet another awesome day in Romania! I got up early this morning, packed up my stuff, loaded it into the car, and then caught an Uber down to the center of Brasov. I only had about an hour to see the city before I had to head out, but I wanted to see what I could. My first stop was at the Black Church (Biserica Neagra). This is a big church in the middle of the city, which…
Today was an awesome day! I got up early, packed up my stuff and got an Uber at 8:30am. We got to Payless car rental at 9:15am, and the guy that gave me the car couldn’t have been nicer. He gave me a bunch of recommendations on what to see on my way up to Brasov. I love a recommendation from a local! The weather in Bucharest was just like yesterday, really grey but not raining, but it got worse…
Despite the sky being greyer than the greyest sky I’ve seen in Edinburgh, I had an awesome first day here! Actually it started out last night, so I’ll cover that first. My Ryanair flight was delayed by about 20 minutes, and landed 10 minutes late in Bucharest. My plane landed at 9:45pm and I was in an Uber at 10:13pm. My driver was a little mental, but it was great because I got to my Airbnb apartment in 17 minutes,…
I got up this morning after a good night’s sleep, packed up my stuff and went down for breakfast. The night at the Elite Plaza Hotel included breakfast the next morning and it was excellent! It was a huge buffet with everything you could think of. I loaded up, dropped my bag off at the front desk and headed out to explore for the day. I took my drone with me thinking I would find a nice looking place to…
Accommodation: Elite Plaza Hotel Gothenburg I had a great night’s sleep after all the walking I did yesterday. I got up at 8:30am, packed my bag, and checked out at 9:15am and went to find some breakfast in the train station. I hopped on my train at 10:29am, watched a couple of episodes of Gotham while watching the Swedish scenery pass me by, and was in Gothenburg by 1:30pm. The train was a really nice experience as the seats were…
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel I had a great night’s sleep last night! The bed in the hotel was one of the firmer beds I’ve ever slept on, and after having such a sore back for the last few days (I sneezed and pulled a muscle on Tuesday, that’s how I know I’m really getting old), it felt a lot better this morning. I put on a heating pad anyway just to be safe, and then headed out for the…
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel My flight from Edinburgh to Stockholm Skavsta left on time at 2:35pm. It left from gate 12 which is in a new part of Edinburgh Airport which I’ve never seen before. It was nice to see they are still making this little airport nicer and nicer every year. There’s a new Brewdog Pub and Pret a Manger down that way, so good to know if you feel like having a drink but don’t like the…
Accommodation: Hotel Francais I had a much better sleep than on Friday night and woke up this morning a little later, at about 9am. I had breakfast at the hotel again, but was a bit more relaxed than yesterday knowing that I didn’t have to drive all over the country sightseeing today. I finished up, checked out, left my bag at the hotel and then went to explore. I got a map that showed a walking tour where you can…
Accommodation: Hotel Francais I woke up this morning after a horrendously bad night’s sleep. It was really warm in my room and there was no fan or A/C, so the stagnant heat kept me up all night. I finally got up around 8am, completely exhausted, but ready to start the day. I had breakfast at the hotel which was a standard European breakfast. Breads, meats, cheeses, fruits, yogurts, and cereals. It was nothing special, but it was fine. I hit…
Accommodation: Hotel Francais I got on my flight to Brussels Charleroi on time and it looked like everything should be running smoothly, but once we were fully boarded, they found an issue with the plane that meant we had to sit on the tarmac for an hour while all the paperwork got signed off. Once we finally took off the flight was a simple two hour flight and we got into Brussels at 6pm instead of 5pm. I went straight…