Brasov Survival

8/9/2019 Brasov Survival

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2 Romania is the perfect land of contrasts and paradoxes the country of ConstantinBrancusi, Eugene Ionesco, Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade, and Nadia Comaneci, but alsoof Dracula and Nicolae Ceausescu. The Old World of Romania is a vast museum ofancient heritage and still alive even if only through its famous painted churchesand monasteries, its folk art, or its feudal castles in the Carpathian Mountains. TheNew World may be embodied by the Parliament Palace and the subway network inBucharest, or by the Western styles of life adopted by Romania’s townsfolk.

But Romania is much more than this: just think of the Black Sea coast, thewild and picturesque Carpathian Mountains where one goes hiking or skiing; thecultural, historical, architectural or archaeological tours of the country.Many tourists

also come to Romania for health purposes: a huge richness of mineral and thermalsprings spread across the country, associated with many other natural factors, havemade this land very famous for its spas and treatments.

There are many other tourist attractions in Romania: some are unique in theworld, as the enchanting monasteries of Bucovina with their churches entirely coveredwith 16th century frescoes on the outside walls, appearing among hills and woods


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3 Transylvania is home to some of Europe’s best-preserved medieval towns,most notably Brasov, featuring Old Saxon architecture and citadel ruins; Sibiu withits cobblestone streets and pastel colored houses, and Sighisoara, adorned with ahilltop citadel, secret passageways and a 14th century clock tower. Tiny shops offerantiques and ne hand-made products by local artisans and artists.

Visitors will also encounter stunning castles such Bran, near Brasov, - a Gothicfairy-tale structure, often associated with 15th century Walachian Prince Vlad Tepes,the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While the connection with Vlad is tenuousthe deep bond of local villagers with the legend is not.

In close proximity to Brasov and Bran are the forti ed churches at Harman,with its massive 13th Saxon towers, and Prejmer, the largest forti ed church inSoutheastern Europe. The 15th-century Corvinesti Castle, located 15 miles awayfrom Hunedoara, has a sumptuous Knights Hall – that can be used for functions orparties as well as towers and buttresses reminiscent of the medieval times.

Transylvania’s multi-ethnic heritage (including German and Hungarian ) isdelightfully apparent in the folk costumes, architecture, cuisine, music and festivals.


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Brasov

City of over 270.000 inhabitants,it is for sure the most pleasant city tolive in Romania. The center of the tour-ist city revolves around the City HallSquare (main square of the city) wherethere are many coffee houses andrestaurants. On its north-western siderises the imposing Black Church. Afterthe re of 1689, due to the colour of theblackened outer walls, it received thename of „ The Black Church” and it isknown as a symbol of the TransylvanianGothic art.

For beautiful views of the city you

have to go to up on the Tâmpa moun-tain; you can access it on foot or usingan aerial tramway.


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Brasov does not have its own airport but is located close to some cities whichhave airports.The easiest way is to land in Bucharest, the main entrance gate of Romania and thenyou could take the train/car all the way to Brasov. There are about 170km (106mi)between Bucharest and Brasov.

In Bucharest there are two airports. The rst one is Otopeni – Henri CoandaAirport, much bigger and modern. It is located 16km (10mi) north of Bucharest. The

second airport of Bucharest is Baneasa Airoprt. Sibiu is another city where you couldland if you come by air. The airport of Sibiu is located about 160km (100mi) far fromBrasov. The airport of Targu Mures, 175km (109mi) far from Brasov, could be a thirdoption when you come by air.

Most of the ights come from Europe, Paris, Munich, Frankfurt, London, Roeand few from Middle East – Tel Aviv, Jordan, Dubai, Cairo. There is no straightight between Romania and North America. Pretty much all major European ight

companies operate in Romania. Tarom is the Romanian company.Budget airline companies or smart line companies as they like to call themselvesoffer many inexpensive ights. The main budget companies operating in Bucharestand in other parts of Romania are Blue Air, WizzAir, Germanwings, EasyJet, Carpatair,FlyNiki.

The railway in Romania is quite undeveloped as the Union leaders have beenalways against major reforms of the system. The main problem lays in the fact thatthe transportation is slow.Some of the trains like IC, offer good conditions. Here you can check the timetableof the trains.

Brasov is located pretty much in the center of Romania. Therefore if you want tocome here by car you need to drive a good part of Romania which could be a little bitdif cult for some of the foreigner drivers. Romania has few highways while the mostimportant roads, although generally they are in good conditions, they could be busy.Also, the Romanian drivers are known for their aggressive driving behavior. Despite

all these, many foreigner drivers are to be seen daily driving all over Romania.Brasov is located at the crossroad of E60, E68 and E574


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Piatra Craiului Mountain wasdeclared as natural reserve in 1938 due to theunique character of the massif, landscapebeauty and rare species like Garota PietreiCraiului (Dianthus callizonus) – endemicto Piatra Craiului National Park, Edelweiss(Leontopodium) or Sangele voinicului(Nigritella nigra and Nigritella rubra).

A famous Romanian mountaineercalled Piatra Craiului a mountain for life-time with one day routes.

Tis is a special tour that leads our steps into the most wild and spectacular places of Piatra CraiuluiNtional Park, climbing rocks and trails where black goats are living and just a few people are passing. Te beauty and wilderness of these routes are unique. A passionate mountaineer could spend everyweekend in this mountain and never get bored.

Te Garoţa Pietrei Craiului (Dianthuscallizonus) is a beautiful purple ower only found inPiatra Craiului. It is protected as is the Edelweis growing onthe high slopes.


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In old Romanian language “a bucegi” means “to choose” – these are “the chosen” mountains; andsome of the events occuring in the area (see below) give a true meaning to their name.

wo major tourist attractions are located at above 2200m altitude (2216m, to be precise): the Sphinx, an old stone looking like a human face, apparently formed by wind erosion, and the closeby ” Old Women”(Romanian: Babele), a rock formation resembling human silhouettes.

Te Bucegi mountains unfold their beauty and grandness along the westbank of the river Prahova,like a defense wall for all the small cities and resorts located at the base of the mountains.


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Făgăraş Mountains, Romanian Munţii Făgăraş, mountain range, the highest section of theransylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathian Mountains), south-central Romania. Teirsteep northern facerises above 8,000 feet (2,450 m) and overlooks the Făgăraş Depression, through which ows the Olt Riverover a gentler gradient south to the Carpathian foothills.

Te mountains are heavily glaciated, with lakes, fretted peaks, and morainic deposits. Te Oltbreach denes the western end, the Bran Pass the eastern. Moldoveanu (8,346 feet [2,544 m] ) and Negoiu(8,317 feet [2,535 m]) are the highest peaks.

On the northern face many short streams fall precipitously into the Olt; on the southern face riseseveral rivers, the major one being the Argeş. Te 30-mile- (48-kilometre-) long range is relatively isolatedand inaccessible in comparison with the rest of the ransylvanian Alps.


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Brasov has a temperate-continental climate with cold and relatively wet weatherin the mountains. The summer nights in Brasov could be a little chilly. The transitionbetween summer and winter occurs gradually by the insertion of two other seasonscalled “spring” and “autumn”.

The average temperature is 7.6 degrees C and the annual average humidity inthe air is 75%. The highest temperature in summer is 35.0 degrees C and the lowestin winter is -30 degree C.

The yearly amount of rain is said to be 1300 mm/ sq. m in the mountains and600 mm/ sq. m in depressions. Usually the wind is blowing from West with 1.5 to 3.2m/s speed.


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Welcome!

Good morning!

Good afternoon!

Good evening!

Good night!

Good bye!

See you soon!

Farewell!

Have a nice trip!

My name is…

How are you?

I’m ne, thank you!

Nice meeting you!

Where is…?

Where are…?

Bine ați/ai venit!

Bună dimineața!

Bună ziua!

Bună seara!

Noapte bună!

La revedere!

Pe curând!

Rămâneți cu bine!

Drum bun!

Mă numesc…

Ce mai faceți?

Mulțumesc, bine!

Încântat de cunoștință!

Unde este…?

Unde sunt…?


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Yes

No

Sure!

Of course!

You’re welcome!

That is right!

Never!

I do not know.

Coffee

Milk

Cream

Tea

Sugar

Ham

Cheese

Butter

Bread

Da

Nu

Desigur!

Bineînțeles!

Cu plăcere!

Așa e!

Niciodată!

Nu știu!

Cafea

Lapte

Frișcă

Ceai

Zahăr

Șuncă

BrânzăUnt

Pâine


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12 We’re going to do a lot of hiking here so please remember to bring your hikinggear. You will also need enough worm clothes. You can never have enough wormclothes!

Things you really need: - good quality clothes - good quality boots - good quality backpack (light and comfortable) - sleeping bag - towels - personal hygene stuff

- worm socks - water bottle - pocket knife - rain coat - lighter

- ashlight - compas


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