You can't buy round trips in Romania but have to buy each segment separately. It didn't take much walking to see why everyone praises Sinaia. It is set in a deep valley in the Sub Carpathians.
Streams rush down steep slopes and add the lovely sound of water music to the mist-filled air.
Sinaia is above the floor of the plain here and only the tips of the tree branches that were in regular sunshine had budded. The tree trunks were all moss covered, lending a dark green color to the rich brown red of the leaf colored forest floor. It was designed to be impressive and, in a small way, it was. Above, Pelis Castle in Sinaia. Above, some of the statuary outside Pelis Castle.