This is trip was 3 weeks ago and the post is long over due, but I wanted to get back in the flow...
I arrived late Tuesday evening via Air France. It was uneventful 2.5 hour flight from Paris. On the plane I was able to watch the movie "Social Network" with my iPad. The only negative was the hour time difference which made my late arrival seem even later.
I took this trip about 3 weeks ago, late in posting but I want to get back in the swing of it.
When I got to my room the first thing I noticed as I opened the door was the smell of stale cigarettes smoke. Yuk! I went down and asked for a non-smoking room. Unfortunately none were available, but they did offer me a complimentary beer. That was ok by me, so I had my first Romanian beer, Ursas. I struck a conversation with the bartenders. I was very impressed with the friendliness of the Romanian people. I mentioned how Dave visited Romania last year and brought home some plum brandy (which he was kind enough to share with me). The bartender was kind enough to give me a sample of his best. Not bad, but Dave's was better.
What I found fascinating about Romania was the number of stray dogs in the street. They are not little dogs either. From what I know this came with economic changes, people couldn't afford them, so they set them free. Survival of the fittest must come into play.
From Romania I went to Istanbul and Morocco. When I returned Bryan, Kyrstin and Jill were here. No time to write about it, maybe next time...
We anxiously await Bryan and Kyrstin's contribution to this blog.
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