Brasov is a charming city. I didn’t know what to expect when I decided to come here, but I can tell you it hasn’t disappointed me at all. The best way that I can explain it is that it feels medieval in the older part of the town. The town can actually be broken into thirds, the ancient or old town, the Soviet era, and the modern age. There is some mingling of the three, but I spent most of my time exploring what can be considered mostly the old town. I really got a sense that I am actually stepping into a medieval town… of course I have to pretend that I don’t see the cars, and have to squint when I look a the shops around the touristy parts, but you get the idea. The one thing that I’m really loving here is the roofs of the houses, they look ancient. I don’t think I have a roof fetish, but for some reason the roofs here are absolutely picturesque with charm.

I only spent a few hours wandering because I think I got sick from something that I ate in Budapest. I didn’t eat that much, but I think what did it was some black berries that I had from a market. I didn’t rinse them off like I usually do, and I think they are what’s giving me the distress. For the record though they were huge and tasted so good. Hopefully I’ll have the energy to head out later on today too. Tomorrow I’m planning on going to Bran, home of Dracula.