Tag: Romania

  • Bucharest adventure

    Bucharest adventure

    Thanks to Brianna and Neicey for an awesome trip to Bucharest in Romania 🙂

    Music is Bonnie (Rhythm & Melody) by Turnover | Download video file

  • Coworking in Timisoara

    I recently went to Timisoara in Romania for coworking with some friends. Check out the video of the trip. Special thanks to Madhvi for creating awesome pancakes for breakfast every morning 🙂

  • Jelly coworking does Timisoara

    Jelly coworking does Timisoara

    I’m a member of an awesome coworking group in Berlin called the Jelly coworking group. Check out my other post for pretty photos of the trip.

    We realised that a subway ticket across town was about the same price as a ticket to Romania via my airline (Ryan Air), so we hopped on a plane to the beautiful city of Timisoara. Whilst there, we met up with the friendly folk at the Timisoara Startup Hub who kindly helped out with office space during our visit.

    I recorded our adventure with my trusty GoPro strapped to a dildo 🙂

    Starring: Cheerful team leader Craig, official translator Nadia, super pancake girl Madhvi, skippy Francisco and dildo operator Ryan.

  • Soviet era apartment block

    Soviet era apartment block

    I’ve always had a fascination with how things worked in the Soviet Union. The massive attempts of economies of scale attempted by the Soviet Union are something rarely seen in the western world. I recently had the privilege of seeing inside an old school stereotypical Soviet era apartment block in Cluj-Napoca. There wasn’t much to see beyond a drab interior stairwell and an equally uninteresting building front. It did made me feel a little like being inside the old Soviet buildings in the Pripyat sections of “Call of Duty 4” though.

    Unlike their western counterparts, the Soviets had less need to impress with their architectural skills and so this style of housing made a lot of sense. Cheap, well built accommodation which will last. Of course, the interior can be as nice as you want to make it,

    Soviet era apartment block

    Soviet era apartment stairwell

    Soviet era apartment stairwell

  • Axe throwing

    Axe throwing

    I tried my hand at axe throwing whilst at the Râșnov Citadel. Apparently I can neither aim, nor throw very well. I did manage to at least partially lodge the axe into the wood on my second attempt, but my first one hit the ground in a rather pitiful manner.

    Axe throwing at Râșnov Citadel

    Me (Ryan Hellyer) throwing an axe at Râșnov Citadel

    Axe throwing at Râșnov Citadel

    Axe throwing at Râșnov Citadel

  • Brasov walking tour

    Brasov walking tour

    If you are ever in Brasov, Transylvania, I highly recommend taking the free walking tour. Half the people on the tour were Kiwis and the other half were Australians or American.

    Stephy, a lovely American girl from the hostel I stayed at.

    The Brasov walking tour group photo

  • Area around Dracula’s castle

    Area around Dracula’s castle

    Some more photos from around Bran castle in Translyvania, Romania.

    Grave at Bran castle

    House below Bran castle

    House below Bran castle

    Well at Bran castle

  • View from Bran castle

    View from Bran castle

    There is a beautiful view from Bran castle across the Transylvanian landscape.

    View from Bran castle

    View from Bran castle

    View from Bran castle

  • Biserica Neagră

    Biserica Neagră

    During a walking tour of Brasov, Romania, we stopped at Biserica Neagră (Black Church). It is a christian church, constructed around 1400.

    Biserica Neagră

    Biserica Neagră

    Biserica Neagră

  • Inside Dracula’s castle

    Inside Dracula’s castle

    I visited the inside of Bran’s castle. It is a fairly sparse environment, nothing special and certainly not somewhere you would desperately want to live in.