🇷🇴 Romania

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting fabulous Romania. I was there in the summer of 2023. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Bucharest
   • The Parliament of Romania (Parlamentul României)
   • Stavropoleos Monastery (Mănăstirea Stavropoleos)
   • Bucharest Old Town (Orasul Vechi Bucuresti)
   • The CEC Palace (Palatul CEC)
2. Sinaia
   • Pelesh Castle (Castelul Peleș)
   • Pelishor Castle (Castelul Pelișor)
   • Sinaia Monastery (Mănăstirea Sinaia)
   • Sinaia Centre (Centrul Sinaia)
3. Bran
   • Bran Castle (Castelul Bran)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇷🇴 Akcent (band). Genre: eurodance
• 🇷🇴 Mario Fresh (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Morandi (duo). Genre: eurodance
• 🇺🇳 INNA (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 Edward Maya (DJ). Genre: eurodance
• 🇺🇳 Minelli (singer). Genre: pop

🎚️ Contribution to EDM:

• Romanian Popcorn. Originated: late 2000s

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Tochitura (Tochitură)
• Sarmale (Sarmale)
• Romanian Soups (Ciorba)
• Romanian Polenta (Mămăligă)

🎬 Local movies:

• The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea Domnului Lăzărescu). Year: 2005. Genre: drama / tragedy

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• The Culture of Romani (Romani / Roma)
• Romanian Hora Dance (Hora)
• Paparuda Ritual (Păpăluga)
• Authentic Garb: Caciula and Ie (Căciulă si Ie)
• Romanian Cars (Brand: “Dacia”)

🦉 Local wisdom: “The good man values goodness, as the bee values the flower” / “Omul bun preţuieşte bunătatea, aşa cum albina preţuieşte floarea” — Romanian proverb

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza"), Iași, est. 1640.