Tashkent: Monuments, Markets, Ballet, and Plov
As usual, I’m too busy doing stuff to write a lot about what I’m doing, but here’s a rundown of two days in Tashkent, the first stop in my tour of Uzbekistan.
Khujand, Tajikistan: Not much to say
I don’t have much to say about Khujand. The best part of visiting this uninteresting city was the scenic drive from Dushanbe on the M34 highway.
Tajikistan 101: Two days in Dushanbe
Sometimes it’s easy to select a representative photo of the place I’m visiting to put at the top of my blog posts. This time, not so much. Dushanbe has many fascinating things, but no one of them captures the feel … Continued
A Day trip to Szentendre
I had six days in Budapest, and I filled the first five with tours and musical events and museum visits. I purposely left the sixth day open, and I still had some things I hadn’t yet done in Budapest. But … Continued
What I learned in Budapest
Normally I write about what I’m doing in each place I visit, preferably while I’m doing it. But for a change, I’m going to skip over a daily rundown of my activities in Budapest, and instead I’m going to share … Continued
The trouble with Budapest
The trouble with Budapest is it’s too beautiful. Wherever I go, I see a building that dares me to pass it by without taking a photo. I’ve been here two days and already taken far too many photos. I’ve also had … Continued
Romania, Part Three: Sighișoara, Brașov and some castles
My visit to Romania is about over. I’m writing this in the airport in Bucharest, waiting for my flight to Budapest. (It’s 5:30 am now, and my flight departs at 7:40.) Our group stayed the three nights in Brașov before … Continued
Romania, Part Two: Sibiu
We finally got a bit of a break from the rain! In fact we even got some sunshine yesterday afternoon. Sibiu definitely looked better under clear skies. But this morning, as we get ready to leave, the sky is grey … Continued
Romania Part One: Bucharest
It’s two days since we left Bucharest, and I’m finally getting around to writing something about it. Bucharest was rainy.
Egmont Pușcașu: A story of the Romanian Revolution
Egmont Pușcașu was fifteen years old in December 1989. Yesterday we met him and he shared his story.