Well, if the Baltics were a surprise, Romania was quite sensational. Delivering amazing town squares, historic churches and citadels as well as a very cool street scene in old Bucharest. It is scattered with reminders of its communist past and many 'rebirths', but delivered beyond our expectations.
The highlights were definitely the 1477 Black Church in Brasov (the oldest, largest and most authentic medieval church we've seen) and the 14th century Old Clock Tower and main gate to the Citadel in Sighisoara (which by the way is like walking around in a fairytale).
The weirdest moment was an emergency alarm going off on my phone - no floods, earthquakes or weather events - just a bear roaming around Brasov (thankfully 15km away from us).
The views from some of the high points were also worth calling out and you simply cannot go past Old Habits in Bucharest, even Budget managed to fly high.
Enjoy!
