Thank you ❤ I googling more information about each site after visiting, hoping it will be useful for others. Before going, I was like most people, knowing Romania only as the birthplace of Dracula and having many ancient sites. But after experiencing it myself, I feel that this country has so much more interested. If I had known what I know now, I would have had an even more impressive experience.
@@NuzzTheHooman You clearly did a lot of research before too as the route you took makes that very clear. I thought that maybe you have Romanian friends or something and they helped you chose what to visit. Anyway, glad you liked it and yeah there are many things to visit and to experience in Romania. Romania is cities sure but also rural as urbanization is similar to Thailand so relatively low and rural life is an important part of the country and it's more traditional, more old school, few machines or no machines and no pesticides and so on. And it's also nature, lots of mountains so it's great for people that like to hike plus there is the Danube Delta. And then ofc history, culture, traditions, legends, superstitions, food , traditional music and dances and so on. Traditional dances for example, there are a few dozens but can be grouped into just 14 categories or so. Or the painted eggs for Easter or the weird Xmas traditions and so on. Anyway, if you like history and old things there is also Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of the Dacians ( i am assuming you know about it and about the Danube Delta as it's clear that you have researched. UNESCO wold heritage sites). And ofc there are also lots of Roman ruins , like their capital Sarmizegetusa Ulpia plus many more - the Romans used to build fortifications at their border and they had over 1000 km of border on the current territory of Romania. There is also he head of the 1 km stone bridge they've built over the Danube to be able to invade Dacia and it's in a nice area with a few other thins that one can do. Also the Cucuteni culture, Cucuteni is a location in Iasi county and Iasi is also worth visiting, major city, quite nice, very important cultural center. Oh and in Constanta county there are lots of archaeological sites, there is even a Greek fortress that's some 2700 years old. In the south there is a thing called cule, small fortifications that are more common in countries south of Romania but even moth Romanians are not gonna know about those. And medieval fortresses there are lots. Also Alba Iulia is a small city but there is a large star shaped fortress plus it's where the union was signed. And Orades is super pretty and different that other cities in Romania. Cities wise, Brasov and Sighisoara are the top 2 to visit (one large, one small) but these 2 i have mentioned are totally worth seeing if possible. Actually i was thinking about the Thai vibe you mentioned in the first vid, old town in Bucharest at night has a bit of a Khaosan Road vibe and Vama Veche at the side has a bit of a Thai vibe too - Vama Veche is basically a fishing village at the seaside. Ofc different climate, different continent but somewhat similar vibe. There are also many scenic roads and you did Bicaz Gorge and I am guessing that in the next vid there is Transfagarasan? And ofc there are caves and lakes and waterfalls and thermal springs and a ridiculous amount of mineral water. There are mud volcanos and all kinds of other things.
@@realjx313 We went there on April. So we unable to pass Transfagarasan route due to it was closed. We hope to have chance to visit Romania again during summer. :)
Those dumpling in the chicken soup (so instead of noodles) are made out of semolina plus eggs plus a bit of salt So, in a way, similar ingredients to noodles but more puffy
You should have shown more footage from Bicaz Gorge as it's one of the most famous roads in Romania. So the part where there were stone walls on both sides plus a small river next to the road. Anyway, good choice to take the route.
Urbanization in Romania and Thailand are similar so in both countries rural life is still very much alive while in many countries there isn't much left. So maybe that's why it's similar and there are people selling things on the side of the road. Also, Romania still has vegetable markets where fruits, veggies, herbs, flowers are better and cheaper than in stores, food is very home made and people don't favor supermarket snacks full of chemicals much. To go up to the fortress in Rasnov, there is a cabin on rails or by food, the train seems to be for Dino Park so there must have been some kind of minor confusion. And the fortress was under renovation, that why it was closed. BTW there is a small fortress in Brasov too, on a hill in the city, Cetatuia de Straja but 95% of foreign tourists don't know about it. Also, the bakery product was with cheese, a fresh sweet cheese and maybe there was vanilla, raisins, lemon (all or some or none) - Romanians eat a lot of cheese and mostly local types. Anyway, if you visit again in the future, do try more local food. Oh and Romania has many soups and most are sour soups and sour soups usually are eaten with bread - mentioning this because all foreigners tend to not eat with bread or eat too little bread. And to find out what to eat, don't go to sites for tourists as tourists know about very few things, maybe 5% of what's out there, so just search online about Romanian food and you'll find a bit more. Sarmale are mandatory, they are for holidays, weddings and so on and it's sour cabbage with pork and rice inside plus herbs, spices and boiled in a tomatoes based sauce plus some extra bits of pork.. Mamaliga in this context is a replacement for bread (or rice in your culture) but it tends to be much better if home made or in rural, than in restaurants. Mici is both a street food and normal food and it's not a sausage as there is no casing, you eat it with mustard and bread and works well with beer but don't eat too many (4 tends to be enough for a full meal) and don't forget the bread.
