To be honest, it was much as I expected, since we’ve been to other East European countries. There was a lot of graffiti, although probably about the same as Melbourne, and a lot of abandoned buildings. The people were helpful, asking if we needed help at the train and bus stations.
The economy seems more depressed than Greece or Turkey, the infrastructure in a bit of disrepair but there were plenty of works going on so they are making an effort.
On the train trip to Brasov we saw a lot of rubbish just dumped by the side of the roads which is pretty unsightly – I suspect that either they don’t collect it outside the city or they have to pay for it so they just load up the car and have a family day out.
There isn’t much to see in Bucharest really, just the Athenaeum (which we never got to go in) and the old town which only takes about half an hour to walk around unless you stop for something to eat or drink.
I’m glad we took the trip to Brasov, it was good to see a bit more of the country and the snow covered hills.
It’s unlikely we’ll be coming back.
