Comments on: A journey through Romania: Europe’s forgotten corner

By: Paul bikehike

Paul bikehike — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:06:34 +0000

Hey Kathryn, great post! Love to read more such post. I really enjoyed your Romanian trip, I would love to visit Romania somewhere in future.

By: clau2002

clau2002 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:32:35 +0000

Kathryn:I am Romanian and I used to work in Italy and previously in the USA,so my opinion about any trip to Romania would be subjective .The best I could do was helping through my comments those who instead of asking for detailed information from those who know,prefer to simply presume they know better and actually end up re-enforcing the stereotype of the “ignorant and arrogant Anglo-Saxon traveler” whenever they post articles on the Internet.I would recommend you to check Sam”s blog titled I”m more Romanian than you” and his book(available on Amazon) “The complete insider”s guide to Romania” for a more accurate image of the country from the point of view of an Anglo-Saxon cultural mindset(Sam is an American expat).Best wishes!

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:40:59 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Kathryn – have corrected the typo now. Really pleased to see Romania getting some good coverage. My only experience there was back in Bucharest in 1996 and from your account it seems to have moved forward a long way since those uncertain times.

By: Kathryn Bullock

Kathryn Bullock — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:32:59 +0000

Thanks for all your great comments and our regrets about not having enough time to visit the Bucovina monasteries are covered in part 2 of my blog next week – it was such a shame we had to miss them.
@claui2002 Thanks for the typo about Curtea de Arges and will ask Andy (the editor) if he can amend. Yes good point that UK is not fully in EU either so we have a few things in common with Romania – I’m personally quite pleased the UK is not right now, given the recent issues with the euro!!

Do share, “like” and keep your comments coming as it’s great to hear them as it was my first visit so I’m keen to hear from anyone else who’s been to Romania … how was your trip? When someone says Romania, what image do you have?

By: A Lady in London

A Lady in London — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:11:02 +0000

Great post. I spent a few summers in Romania when I was growing up, and really loved it there. It’s nice to see the country getting some coverage!

By: Ciki

Ciki — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:33:46 +0000

Words like “culinary challenge” and “eating out that has not gone mainstream’s” like music to my ears. I would kill to go to Romania and immerse myself in this different food culture..! Great post Kathryn and thanks for sharing it on ur blog Andy;)

By: clau2002

clau2002 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:45:19 +0000

Not quite sure if i get your point right,but….since the UK,like Romania, is not part neither of the Schengen agreement nor of the Euro zone should I somehow consider that the UK has not…”fully entered”in the EU?…Pretty good post for what is worth considering it is the first visit.The name is “Curtea de Arges”,not “Cortea de Arges”so you might be willing to fix it.No offence intended,best of luck from Romania!

By: Nora Lynch

Nora Lynch — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:14:35 +0000

Hi, Kathryn! Thanks for your lovely photos and reminders of our trip. We were there in 2007, when Sibiu was designated the European Capital of Culture for that year (that was when the main square was renovated and painted to its current lovely state). Our visit was in the fall, and I remember most homes outside of the really urban areas had vines with grapes growing on the gates, and a monk walking through a monastery with a bucket full of grapes just picked from the monastery wall and sharing some with us. I wonder if you’ll be talking about the Painted Churches of Bucovina in your next post – they were an absolute highlight of our trip! Nora