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11. Brașov, Romania

Jun 17, 2018benm1 CommentBrașov, Travel BlogBrașov, Romania

Brașov vital statistics: Population (2011): 253,200 (city proper); 369,896 (metro) Latitude & longitude: 45˚ 40′ N, 25˚ 37′ E January average temperature: High -0.3˚C (31.5˚F), low -8.3˚C (17.1˚F) July average temperature: High 24˚C (75.2˚F), low 12.3˚C (54.1˚F) Time zone: GMT+3 (7 hours ahead of U.S. EDT) Language: Romanian Currency: Romanian (new) lei Exchange rate: US$1=4.01

City Ratings: Zagreb

Jun 14, 2018benmTravel Blog, ZagrebCroatia, ratings, Zagreb

I’ve had a lot of “new favorites” on this trip, especially during the European portion of it. In part, that’s just because it’s easy for me to like everything I see when I don’t have to work, I sleep as late as I want every single day, and it’s the sunny springtime with foxy females

Zagreb, Part 2

Jun 11, 2018benmTravel Blog, ZagrebCroatia, Zagreb

My last post left off with me exploring Zagreb, Croatia’s historic upper town. Specifically, I was in what remains of Gradec, one of the two feuding towns that merged in the mid-1800s to become Zagreb. Continuing the Rick Steves Zagreb walk, I approached the Stone Gate, the only surviving gate from the old city wall.