Our trip to Romania included a few days in Cluj in Transylvania. Several things prompted our current visit to Cluj: First, to show Mike my great grandfather's grave in a small town close to Cluj called Dej. Second, I wanted to visit several UNESCO-fortified towns in the area of Cluj.
During our week in Bucharest, we decided to carve out a day to tour the Carpathian Mountains, about 2.5 hours north of the capital. It was an interesting day, visiting Dracula's Castle and Peles Castle with a final stop at the popular enclave of Brasov.
Our Viking cruise ended with a full-day tour of Bucharest and then a night at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel. We had opted to stay another five nights in the Romanian capital to see it in more detail.
