My 66th Country: Romania

Bulgaria and Romania have always been on my radar. They are the two newest states to the European Union, but have not officially joined the Schengen Agreement, which makes it a little bit more difficult for us to visit. However, we put some effort into it and finally made it a reality. Romania turned out to be more than we expected. The niceness of the people, the glory of the capital and then beauty of the castle-dotted country side was amazing. We visited Bran Castle where the Dracula myth started and visited Bucharest – one of the liveliest and friendliest Eastern European capitals we’ve been to. Truly, it is a country not to miss.