coldposts

john salisbury

26 / Male

lancaster, lancashire, United Kingdom

About coldposts

Budding Member | Member since 24th Jan 07

Citizenship: United Kingdom
Marital Status: Single
About coldposts:

im john 23 and recently graduated from lancaster uni in politics and international relations. am planning a trip round eastern europe in summer 2007 currently by myself, anyone wishing to meet up in any city is more than welcome 2 ask!

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Latest Blog Entry

Romania

Posted by coldposts | 25th October 2007

Yes its been bloody ages since i updated this site!

I arrived in Bucharest on the train from Veliko Tarnovo and was relieved to get there as Bulgarian trains are crap! I decided first of all to spend a couple of nights in Bucharest to get the feel for the city, culture and people. Off i went then to find a hostel, and like the sheep iam i followed the recommendation in Lonely Planet. After hunting it out....in the classy location of above a strip joint i spent the first night relaxing and reading. So the first proper day in Bucharest was spent having a look around and my conclusion is.....well.....its alright but nothing special. The good points of the city are that there are loads of cool little churches hidden away behind tower blocks as it was govt policy in the 1980's to surround churches with apartment blocks and factories in order to hide them so the population couldnt visit them. Another good point is it has the second biggest building in the world (after the Pentagon) which

Continued | Trip round Europe Summer 2007