Bucharest & Sighisoara
Of course, I hadn't had time to blog before I left - and as I didn't take my laptop with me, it wasn't practical to blog abroad either! Not to mention the inconvenience of having to work, now that I'm back. Hence all the delay.. Anyway, our first morning in Romania dawned bright and sunny, if cool. In fact, throughout our trip, we were to have pretty hot days, with cool mornings and evenings. I was damn glad I remembered to pack a short-sleeved top, though. I found the view from my room interesting: W e had a rather good buffet breakfast - after which I decided to head out early and try to get a decent photo of the Palace of the Parliament before we left . Now, this is a massive building.. and it took some time to trek around to where I could get a good shot of a main entrance - but I persevered. I tell you something, I was impressed with the courtesy of Romanian drivers - the pedestrian crossings at busier intersections are light-controlled, but at the others, drive...