Peles Castle, Sinaia
Take my word for it: Castles don't get any nicer than Peles Castle in Sinaia - It was to Ceausescu what for Bush is Camp David - a place to entertain politicians, the rich, the famous the world over. Having seen the magnificent outside facade, you walk in expecting a disappointing part B - but oh, no, no - it actually gets better, and, by the time you leave, you're in a state of total awe. The owner is the current King of Romania, and, if his initial words are to believed, the castle will go on the market for 35 Million Euros in 2010. A bargain if you ask me.
Lunch consists of a badly burned corn-on-the-cob, and then onwards (and upwards) to the cable car for a ride to 2400 metres, and the top of the Bucemi mountain range. The cable car is crammed with skiers - there are only a handful of snowboarders, the kings of the mountain , in Romania at least, are the skis - for how much longer I wonder. At the top, I get a 360 view and what a wonderful panorama - I snap my camera a couple of times, and tell myself I need to come back next year and try the black piste. That's until I realise there's a 2 hour queue to get back down the mountain. I'll leave it till they've worked on their infrastructure a bit...
Last day tomorrow, a short train ride down to Bucharest, a visit of the main sites (are there any?) and then off and away back home - it's been another great trip.
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