From the Lost Pages (v)

Backpack super brief summary

Places visited (Rating) {Short description}

1. Vienna (5/10){ Didn't visit enough of the place to give a fair judgement, but overall, gives the sense of a very modernised city, with neon lights and such }

2. Budapest (5.5/10){ A short stint here, in a place where toilets cost a lot. Train station looks impressive though, nice architecture }

3. Timisoara (7/10) { Home of the infamous scamster we met, this place nevertheless has a quite pretty town square and city centre. Lovely , clean place }

4. Targu Jiu (7/10) { A rather peaceful and scenic place, too bad, it was raining when we got there. The train ride there was rather scenic though, overlooking river danube. The famous sculptures were not as great as I thought they would be, but overall still a nice place }

5. Curtea De ages and such (7.5/10) {Horezu monestary is a nice place, with friendly pple and such, the towns in this area are all small and peaceful.}

6. Bucharest (7/10) {Didnt visit enough of the place to give a fair statement, but palace of parliament was impressive enough to catch my eye}

7. Brasov (8/10) { Beautiful town, nice park overlooking the citadel walls. Splendid. Dracula caste nearby was not that impressive though}

8. Sinaia and surroundings (9/10) {Where we headed up to the Bucegi mountains at Busteni. Lovely environment, tranquil. Paranomic view at the top of the mountains, great place, a must-visit. Peles caste was worthy of mention also, a really grand palace}

9. Sibiu (7/10) {A peaceful town that was unfortunately disturbed by construction works}

10. Sighisoara (8/10) { Tourist packed place, but nevertheless still quite a nice place, with its fortified city centre and nice surrounding towns }

11. Cluj Napoca (6/10) { Another modernised place. Nice, but nothing spectacular }

12. Bukovina regions (8.5/10) {Splendid place, characterised by the strips of browns (wooden fences) arranged in a regular yet haphazard manner on the grassy plains. A sense of tranquility reigns over the places, including the painted monasteries, and bicaz and chealau was impressive}

13. Maramures (8.5/10) {Nice farmstay here. Quiet place, away from the city disturbances. }

14. Baia Mare (8/10) {Arguably one of the Most developed town in Romania. Yet it is clean unlike bucharest.}

15. Prague (9.5/10) {Only downside to the place is that it is tourist infested. Otherwise, Charles bridge, prague castle, old town square and such are all wonderful places with superb architecture to keep you amazed. The cathedrals and churches in the place are also grandly decorated

16. Salzburg (9/10) {Lovely mirabell gardens, lovely scenery everywhere else, perfect for relaxation from hectic singapore}

17. Salzkumergut (10/10) { Hallstatt is well-deserving of its UNESCO label. The giant ice caves, and other attractions are to be marvelled at }

More details, to be continued later.