Spring in the Valley - Sighișoara and Cluj

This is a second post in a series of posts about my two months long Romania-Bulgaria trip. The previous one covered a hike in the Bucegi National park and this one covers my stay in Sigisoara and Cluj-Napoca.
Romania is incredibly convenient place to travel by a public transport in - at least that was the feeling I got from travelling there from town to town. The train network spreads over the whole country and there is a stop virtually in any place.

Sighișoara

We left Siania early in the morning and arrived to Sighișoara early enough to wander in the oak forest. It was much much warmer there than in Sinaia and we we saw a lot of animals in the woods.

Sighișoara forest

Sighișoara forest

Besides spending some time in the oak forest and enjoying a picnic on the hills near the town - you can walk in the old city and there are Vlad Tepes related buildings. It is a good place to spend a day or two enjoying Transilvanian food and a glass of wine or beer. 

Sighișoara at dusk

At night the old town becomes even more pretty - one would definitely enjoy and appreciate a walk between the buildings. 

Our next destinations was Cluj-Napoca - a second biggest city in Romania located four hours of train ride north-west to Sighișoara. I am not a fan of big cities but still, the stay in Cluj was worth the time. The city has a really pleasant atmosphere, and I really like that Bulgakov cafe place that we had a dinner in. 

Cat Behemoth in Bulgakov cafe

The city offers a great combination of older buildings with these cozy narrow streets with and newer buildings, squares and fountains. I personally liked the botanic garden and the parks, especially considering the fact that is was a spring. 

Victims of communism memorial

Spring in Cluj

Cluj's city park

After spending a day in Cluj we decided that it's time to go to the mountains again, and got us tickets for a night train to Brașov. Unfortunately there were no regular tickets so we had to buy tickets to first class wagon. The good thing was that we were able to get a better sleep so it was probably to the best. The plan was to arrive in the very early morning to Brasov, and take from there a local bus to a town Named Zarnesti, near the Piatra Craiului national park and hike there for a couple of days.