The word is a very exciting place

I hadn't planned on visiting Sibiu, but I decided to break the journey up between Timisoara and Brasov, and so found Sibiu on route. Its a charming little place, with a pretty little central square with a cathedral, and plenty of medieval buildings and walls dotted around. Yes, it was a torrential rainstorm when I took this picture while I was hiding under someone's balcony!                                                             This car was so cool! The main attraction for me was the Astra National Museum. Its another open air ethnographic living museum (Try saying that all in one breath!). I love places like this, just seeing how life was before modern life took over. It was also a day that I learned what wet paint - do not touch in Romanian was. Guess which one I leant against?               ...

Timisoara is a charming city in the west of Romania. Its a well connected transport hub with both Romania and the rest of Europe. Several people I spoke to in hostels around Romania had recommended it to me, so I figured it would be worth a visit. While there's not masses of things that I wanted to do there, it was nice just to wander the streets without rushing or hurrying about. The main thing to see is the Revolution memorial museum. Its a really interesting museum all about the fall of communism in Romania, as well as the removal of Ceausescu and his wife. It also had some interesting artwork there, and the guide that showed me around, Adena, was simply brilliant. Not only did she explain the exhibits, but she also took the time to give me a personal insight of what it was like living in Romania in the 80's. Make sure you find this painting too, it has a wonderful story behind it! And also, apologies, I cant remember where it was, but there is an alleyway coming off the mai...