Honestly? I think I lost a few days.
Since last post:
-met some cool Germans in Sighisoara and hitchhiked with one of them to Sibiu (macho jackass driver listening to the worst music I have ever heard -
Bad Boys Blue? After reading the wikipedia entry I know why I was thinking about Milli Vanilli the whole time.), where we went to a really fun free Goran Bregovic concert and danced and danced. Also in Sibiu I smashed my toe against a doorjamb and seem to have dislocated it. Anyone have any idea of the possible ramifications of leaving this untreated? It doesn't really hurt anymore...
-then to Brasov where hung out with a cool Australian, Sara...we climbed a hill, ate a lot of food...I went to Bran Castle which is nice in itself (though really too full of tourists and tat) but has practically no relation to Dracula so if that's what you're looking for you can probably skip it. I regret the money I spent to go there if that tells you anything. The place is much more forbidding in photos and drawings.
-then Bucharest where I hostelled and CouchSurfed for a few days with a really nice couple (and their absolutely hilarious dog, an enormous [to me] St. Bernard who greets guests by flopping at their feet and rolling on her back). I have to recommend the Peasant Museum in Bucharest, it's full of beautiful things and they're presented in a really innovative way, I think. The only thing I would ask for is a little more information about various traditions, for example styles in embroidery and egg decoration, and also some English translations of the stuff on communism in the basement. This is really minor however, I spent 3 or 4 hours there as it is.
-finally a slow train/ferry combo to Sulina, on the coast in the Danube Delta, where I camped on the beach with the stray dogs, cows, and a few other campers. Nightclub or party on the beach with bad dance music for a couple of the nights, but last night for some reason it was all quiet. Gorgeous clear skies to stare at the stars and Milky Way all night. Strong hot sun to sunburn my back with all day (some very VERY unfortunate tan lines).
-now back in Tulcea, looking forward to tonight in cheap hotel with a real bed, a real toilet, and Turner Classic Movies before I get on an overnight bus to Istanbul tomorrow.
