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Saturday, 18 April 2009

Why to Travel to Sinaia (Romania): Peles and Pelisor Castles



This post aims to raise one's interest in visiting the Peles and Pelisor Castles, from Sinaia (Romania). Should you like it, then search for accommodation and transportation and come visit.
(Note: post published by Liviu on Liviu's [Personal] Blog)

For more photos, one can look at my Picassa Album or my post in Romanian on Peles Castle.


Peles National Museum
Peles National Museum: Official site


Peles Castle

Wikipedia: English

Peles Castle was designed to be the summer residence of King Carol I (wikipedia: ro, en). => Therefore, it shall look grand and official. I personally like the power that it shows.

The extended tour consists of ground floor and 1st floor. Owners of student cards or Euro<26 cards pay less. Visitors are organized in small groups, with a guide speaking their mother tongue language. The extended tour is quite interesting and lasts for 1h 30'. There's a story that when the building site has been chosen, Carol I has been told that's too close to the borders (note: in ~1873, the borders with the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was a bit north from Predeal, i.e. 15-20 km north from the castle's site), and Carol I said something like: Well, now we're placed by the borders, which makes it dangerous, but sometime in the future we might be in the centre of the nation. ;) - well, that's what I call consistency and perseverance!


Pelisor Castle

Wikipedia: English

Pelisor Castle feels more intimate, nicer, more personal.

One can visit the ground floor + 1st floor + 2nd floor. Basically, the attic is the only one not open for visiting.


Height 2000m

The landascape at 2000 m is great during any season: spring, summer, autumn, winter. One can get there by cable cars.


Conclusions

It's worth visiting the Peles and Pelisor Castles, and also taking the cabine to Height 2000 m.


Some useful links:

Sinaia: Official Site

Map of Sinaia and some touristic sites worth visiting

Another map of Sinaia

Thursday, 23 October 2008

Arcul de Triumf + Ziua Armatei Române = Fun!



Hello, cititori fideli ai blogului!

Stiati ca 25 Octombrie e Ziua Armatei Romane? ... hmm, you should care!, ca in caz de razboi ei ne apara... Da, ok, si eu ma bucur ca armata nu mai e obligatorie, ca nu vroiam sa pierd timpul pe acolo (cu vechiul stagiu obligatoriu), pentru ca pot fi mai util in alte domenii de activitate, DAR ii apreciez pe cei care lucreaza acolo.

Bun, deci 25 Octombrie e Ziua Armatei Romane si asta inseamna o veste super buna: au luat decizia sa ne lase sa... sa... sa vizitam Arcul de Triumf in week-end: 25-26 Octombrie! Super fun, ultra fun, abia astept! Si e si gratuit, si mai sunt si 4 expozitii in saloanele interioare.

Vestea poate fi citita pe net: Realitatea, Ziare.com, ItsyBitsy (da, acesta e site-ul unui radio pentru copii) etc.

Sper sa ma lase sa urc pana sus pe acoperis, sa fac poze. Ok, ok, apreciez interioarele, expozitiile etc. dar vreau sus in varf, asta-i fun-ul final!


Precizare: de fiecare data cand am trecut pe langa Arcul de Triumf nu mi s-a parut a fi vizitabil (mereu am vazut inchise intrarile), dar l-au renovat in aceasta vara (a fost plin de schele, de jur-imprejur) si e posibil sa fie inclus in circuitul turistic de acum inainte. Sau, poate e o noua ocazie unica de a vizita un obiectiv care nu e accesibil publicului in mod obisnuit...

Friday, 25 July 2008

Hidrobuz pe Dambovita



Oprescu va implementa o `solutie Blaga`, infiintand linia de hidrobuz pe Dambovita: Ciurel-Grozavesti-Eroilor-Izvor-Unirii. Langa baraje se vor construi mici ecluze, ca hidrobuzul sa poata trece. Inaugurarea va fi in toamna, in jurul 1-20 Septembrie.


^ Da, ce scrie mai sus este un hoax creeat de mine. Ideea mi-a venit acum cateva zile si vroiam sa-i pacalesc pe cei care-mi vad statusul pe YM...

... dar...

Apoi m-am gandit ca e o buna ocazie sa-mi advertise-uiesc blogul. Deci ideea e cam asa:
  1. Acest post imi va fi indexat de Google
  2. Cei ce-mi vad status-ul pe YM dau search dupa informatia de acolo si ajung la mine pe blog; realizeaza ca-i hoax si ca toata miscarea a fost gandita ca sa-i atraga la mine pe blog
  3. Concluzie: castig vizitatori, admiratie (pentru super miscarea de advertising).

Ok, probabil ca ar trebui sa si dorm acum - am visat destul...