My last trip abroad was to Romania (I'm excluding the trip of me coming back to Portugal or the quick 2 days work trip I was still able to do to Dublin in January of 2020). It's insane to think that. It looks like it was so long ago. Because well... it was. Romania was … Continue reading Postcards from Bucharest
Category: Romania
Easter Eggs from Romania
(today's bonus post... read about how we celebrate Easter in Portugal here!) Many countries celebrate Easter in different ways and even on different dates. In Romania, as well as other eastern European countries Easter (known as Orthodox Easter) comes after the western Easter we're celebrating at the moment here in Portugal and many other Western … Continue reading Easter Eggs from Romania
Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania
Walking in the old town of Bucharest, amongst the streets where nightlife happens, where people go to eat, drink, chat, to laugh and to dance, you'll find the unexpected. The Stavropoleos Monastery is home to a group of nuns who run it in the middle of the city. The name comes from the greek stavropolis, … Continue reading Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania
Once upon a time in Little Paris, in Bucharest Romania
Once upon a time there was a place in Europe, in a country named Romania. There was a class of wealthy inhabitants who aspired to leave, only to come back with heads full of magnificient ideas. Ideas to make that place as elegant and cosmopolitan as Paris, where they had just come from. They brought … Continue reading Once upon a time in Little Paris, in Bucharest Romania
One morning in beautiful Sinaia, Romania
Being in Sinaia is almost as being inside of a Tim Burton movie. I fell in love from the moment I stepped out of the station. A small park where I had to go through was covered it autumnal leaves. I was sad I didn't have the chance to stay in Braşov for longer, but … Continue reading One morning in beautiful Sinaia, Romania