In Romania, crime is close to zero. You can go anywhere, at any time, and the probability of something happening to you is close to zero. In the provinces, it is even lower.
@@zingwibrothers That's the Republic of Moldova and old believers in Romania I think, in Moldova we celebrate it both on 25th dec and 7th of jan, 25th is a newer thing, I think it's cause in the east ppl used the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian one, or maybe visa versa. I'm from Moldova but we in my family do 25th, I am not a christmas fan, more of a easter guy
@@Nickster292 There are certain parts of Romanian Moldova too where they still celebrate Christmas in January = more remote villages. I have friends in such a place.
For as long as I know , Romania celebrated Christmas on the 25th of December... Cause we are Greek Orthodox not Russian Orthodox. The ones that celebrate on the 6th of January are just because of Russian influence. The country is Greek Orthodox
Sighisoara, Sibiu, Brasov, Sinaia-Busteni, Sighisoara, Maramures and Sapinta cemetery, north of Bucovina and the monasteries, Danube Delta and if you really like hiking on long distances you can check Via Transilvanica, Transfagarasan and Transalpina roads across mountains (if opened) etc.
@@zingwibrothers Closest to Bucharest you would have Sinaia at cota 2000 ( you can search for "partii de schi" in general ), Busteni, Predeal, Azuga (perhaps these are smaller - all in Bucegi Mountains) and Poiana Brasov which is near Brasov, there are others as well less popular and further from Bucharest N-V of the country.
Hello ... Brașov,also known as Kronstadt would be the number one place in Romania,if it comes to beautiful medieval towns or for Skiing. You gonna feel like home😂 cause it was built and developed initially by Transylvanian Saxons, German migrants from the 12 century. You gonna find also the Schwartze Kirche Church
08:01 SMALL correction. CHRISTMAS. Romania 25. 12.. SERBIA is 07.01. GREATINGS from SERBIA to our THE BEST neigboroughs and brothers ROMANIANS. Also, GREATINGS to YOU GUYS. Countries celebrating Christmas 07.01.: Russia Official languages: Russian Ukraine Official languages: Ukrainian Israel Official languages: Hebrew Egypt Official languages: Arabic Bulgaria Official languages: Bulgarian Serbia Official languages: Serbian Belarus Official languages: Belarusian, Russian Montenegro Official languages: Montenegrin Kazakhstan Official languages: Kazakh, Russian Macedonia Official languages: Macedonian, Albanian Ethiopia Official languages: Amharic, Tigrigna, Somali, Oromo, Afar Eritrea Georgia Official languages: Georgian Moldova Official languages: Romanian
Romania is Balcan country but big part of the country was historicaly and cultural connected with Austria and Germany. Also, very strong influence of SSSR communism and ottoman influence in part of country eastern and southern of Bucharest. Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece are mutch more Balcan countries. Mutch stronger mediteranian and ottoman influence. In case of Serbia and Bosnia, mixed with austrian influence, but not so strong like in Hunagry and big part of Romania.
@@zingwibrothers I really do not know why. At the moment, Romania has elections, political elections. Maybe, some politicians criticising bucharest govermant because of money overspanding on christmasy atmosphere or something liek that. It can be a reason, i do not know. In Serbia. Christmas atmosphere at the streets starts ussually at the begining of November. It is not something what we can call FULL christmas market and full atmosphere. But first selling stores, first decorations ussually u can see it in late October or start of November up to the late February. In generally. Christmas in ortodox christianity countries are litlle bit different then in rest of christian countries. In western world, christmass is mutch mutch more economy and amrketing then holliday. In ortodox countries, christmas market isnt something what is part of tradition. CM is imported from western countries. In Serbia, christmass outside of city pedestrian streets looks mutch more different. Is mutch more connected with churches and religious ceremonies in the churches and homes.
@@zingwibrothers the Christmas Market already started in Craiova (a south-western town in Romania) the Cristmas Market from Craiova is the biggest Christmas Market in Romania, but honestly I think that the best Christmas Markets from Romania are in Transilvania, especially in Sibiu, a town founded by Germans at he mid late 12 century, the German name of this town is Hermannstadt. Christmas is celebrated in Romania on December 25 due to the Romanian monarchy that rulled Romania between 1881-1947, the rulling family was the family of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, they were German, they changed the Cristmas date. In 2024 on the same model Ukraine changed the date of Christmas and the Ukrainians celebrated Christmas for the first time on december 25th, in order to differentiate them from Russia on the religious plan.
@@zingwibrothers, I think all of them will be opened this week-end. The 1st of December is Romanian national day and the event kinda corresponds to the official opening of the winter season. There is one already open in Drumul Taberei Park, u can catch a metro and visit it.
If you want to see nature, you came to the right place... Romania has plenty of that... Transfagaarasan and Transalpina highways that traverse the mountains at high altitudes are a must in romania... though, sadly, between october and may those roads are closed because of havy snow blocking them... Transfagarasan road in particular is actually considered the best driving road in the world... a quote from Jeremy Clarkson himself (from Top Gear)... its also one of the best places to spot bears... you often spot several bears on the side of the road... if lucky you could spot up to a dozen bears in just 1 drive by... but when the road is open that is... and even in other areas like Prahova Valey, where bears often come into the villages there to scavange trash cans, in november its verry hard to spot them.. because almost all bears retreated to hibernation by now... but hey, there are a lot of nature to see... lots of mountain passes, valeys, we got the danube, the danube delta, the black sea... and many more... so many castles, so many churches and monestaries... and the culture is there... Romania is a hidden gem few tourists know about... I hope you enjoy your time here... you got a subscribe from me becauee your content and yourselves are awsome...
You just tried the first romanian beer, Kozel, which is actually a Czech Beer. :))) For romanian beer you should try: Ursus, Silva, Ciuc, GoldenBrau, Timisoreana, Ciucas, Suceava, Zimbru as being the most commercial ones, or you could try the craft ones: Zaganu, Azuga, Capra Noastra, Sapte Coline, Sadu (if you go around Sibiu), Nemteana, etc.
@@zingwibrothers Oh, and Nemteana actually means "The German one" :D. For some reason, traditionally, Germans are called Neamț (singular) / Nemți (plural). It doesn't mean anything bad, we even have a county named Neamț - it:s just the name we had for you and it's still widely used :)
@@cristinac196 Nemti vine de la "niemcy". Niemcy is a Polish word that refers to both Germany and the German people. It comes from the Proto-Slavic word němьcь, which means "mute" or "the silent ones". The word doesn't necessarily mean that the Slavic tribes thought Germans were mute, but rather that they thought their language was unintelligible.
I was in August in Constanta it was really nice.The locals I met were very friendly,also the communication for me as italian with little bit of spanish and english skills were very easy.Next time I will triy Bukuresti even that I am not a big fan of huge cities.
In the Netherlands we also have many Dacia cars. Affordable and good one. But about Romania, Christmas also on 25th on December, Romania in not a Balkan country. 2000 years ago was part of the Roman empire, so, the language have Latin roots, same as Italian, French, Spanish and so. As other nice people here mentioned, you should try sarmale, mici, ciorba de perișoare or rădăuțeană and the best desert, papanași, which are a sort of doughnuts with cream and confiture on top, delicious. But for an unforgettable experience, go to a more rural zone, such as Transilvania, maybe Bran, where the so called Dracula castle is, try a traditional pension and the local food. You will be amazed. Lovely video btw. Have fun guys!
Try sarmale, which are ground meat and rice wrapped in sauerkraut leaves. Also we have a wide range of sour soups (ciorba), try the meatball soup (perisoare), ciorba radauteana (with sourcream), bean and hock soup... Poftă bună!
If you want to experience a perfect random town in Romania, go to Galati, its on the Danube, and on the border with Moldova and Ukraine, only 4 hours away by train from Bucharest
@@zingwibrothers If you go to brasov, la ceaun is my favourite for traditional food and nice drinks. You must have ursus. Also check out the bear sanctuary in zarnesti.
I suggest you guys pay a visit to The most visited Train Station ,Gara de Nord which offers the Last Soviet Sleeper Train to Chisinau ,capital of Romania's forever brothers Moldova ❤
I had a friend from Scotland, she was also.my boss and she told me that what they were expencting was literally, some african country!!! When she landed în Mamaia ( Constanța) and saw the fancy cars în front of Vega hotel, she just flipped. Even to this day she says that the experience în România was the best of her life. And indeed, it was great. We worked hard and partied harder😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hi Guys! You must eat mici, pronounced meech, they are little minced pork elongated meatballs that are grilled and served with mustard and fried potatoes. Great with beer!
Definitely visit Sinaia (the most beautiful mountain resort), not just Peleș castle (a must! Especially for Germans), but walk around through the neighborhoods (especially the higher up ones) and parks, and the monastery. In Transylvania, the most beautiful drive would be from Brașov to Sighișoara with plenty of fortresses and stops on the way (including a great trout farm/restaurant), and then to Sibiu. Or drive from Brașov to Sibiu. And stop at Cârța (where the French built a monastery very different from the German ones around the area!) and the Făgăraș fortress, which is quite impressive (with a moat!). Don't skip the Alba Iulia citadel, a Habsburg town with Roman vestiges and walkable streets. Hunedoara Castle is not too far away and quite impressive. Off the beaten path you should check out the painted monasteries of Bucovina (don't miss Sucevița and Voroneț, but if in the area, I'd visit Voroneț, Humor, Moldovița, Sucevița, and Putna at the very least, some have interesting museums as well), and the region of Maramureș (with unique wooden churches). The Danube Delta mai be interesting especially in the off season - all transportation there is by water, not by land, and the lifestyle is quite unique because of the geography; the northernmost subtropical forest is also there. You can get a glimpse of high altitude roads such as Transalpina or Transfăgărășan. As Germans you would really enjoy the area around Sibiu (see the villages of Cisnădie, Cisnădioara, Săliște, Gura Râului, and the high altitude villages of Poiana Sibiului and Jina). In Bucharest don't miss the outdoor Village Museum, try to go inside the Palace of Parliament (a reservation and a passport are required), and inside the Athenaeum (the visitor entrance is sort of hidden on the right side of the building). Near Bucharest you may want to see Mogoșoaia, a royal complex with unique Romanian architecture (a local style mixing Byzantine and Ottoman motifs).
If you want to eat typical romanian,you should go in these places ; VATRA RESTAURANT, Hanul lui Manuc , Carul cu bere ... And if you go in Transylvania ,you must visit Sighisoara, Brasov, Bran Castle ...etc .... If you love mountains ,you should go in Valea Prahovei in Sinaia and you should see Peles Castle ... Romania is a beautiful and safe country!!!🎉💕🍀 Enjoy Romania 🎉✨️🥰🍀🍀💒
That Rbnb looks like one of the cheapest one u found in this city , old rundown communist flat ^^ Wonder u found that easy or it took a little digging searching ? :)) Also if u stil in Bucharest def need to Check Therme Bucharest its close to the aeroport from when u arrived or also Carturesti Bookstore. Btw if u liked Bucharest thats its not that tourist friendly , think u will love the other cities in Ro like Brasov, Timisoara , Oradea especyally , Sibiu , Cluj Iasi, Sinaia, Sighisoara , and few others .. New sub ! Cant wait to see more from Romania ^^
We always do search quite a while for our stays, since we are students we always try to get the budget friendliest option👍🏼 Thanks for the Suggestions, we are definitely looking forward to more remote places here in Romania🇷🇴
@@Ulysses88047 Caru cu Bere most certainly still exists. And Hotel Capsa - the most famous patisserie in Bucurest is still there. In fact the lads were just 30 metres from it at precisely 8.33 in the video - the dark small dome to the left of the green bicycle light.
Visit Kronstadt/ Brasov and maybe Hermannstadt. You can hear a lot of german on the streets and some shields are still in the german language. Im half german half romanian. The country share more similarities than people may think.
@@zingwibrothers, also Schassburg - Sighisoara the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) is a must see. Used to be a strong saxon community there, you will see that in the Transylvanian architecture.
I am Romanian and late in life I heard that there are places were Christmas is not celebrated on 25 of December, like we Romanians always did, since the beginning of Christmas, so I am shocked of lacking basic information about Romania!
that red sauce wanst the traditional sauce for the meatballs.. we click the bottles(cups) with alcoholic drinks and say Noroc(which means Good luck) or Sanatate(which means good health)
@@zingwibrothersdream on, VW lost its path since 15 years and we see the result now, meanwhile Dacia became the real Volkswagen, the car for people! Most and best private sold and selling cars still... Price/Offer is unbeatable! What does VW offer? Double the price for plastic and no advantage than taking ideas from Skoda and engineering quality from Porsche, and thats really a tiny amount in their old plattformed cars. Only fools nowaday buy VW, when all the other carmakers offer more Car, more good and progressive design, more than 2 years of warranty, more quality, safety and future... It is really not hard to do research and compare 😂 Oh btw, you know that Volkswagen is in big crisis after their arrogance management the past decades? Wonder why Dacia, Toyota, KIA, Hyundai, Mazda, Honda do so much better 😂
Yeah with that one your definitely right, Dacia is nowadays definitely the car brand for the people because they produce a very good product for a fair price! Vw nowadays has it’s problems and definitely lost its path of being the Peoples car! For us it’s just that we are German and that’s why we ofc support and prefer a German car, not because of the facts more like of the nostalgia and because we grew up with it! 👍🏼
Try to eat "sarmale cu mămăliga". Stuffed cabbage and polenta. I know many countries make stuffed cabbage, but Romanians take it to another level! Also the variety of "ciorba", sour soup is amazing. My favorite is "ciorba de perișoare", meatball soup. Simply delicios! Poftă bună!
For food try pastramă de oaie (mutton pastrami) with must (young wine/fermented grape juice before it becomes wine), it's seasonal. Try any mâncare cu gutui (usually poultry and quince fruit, also seasonal), ciorbă (sour soup) or borș (soup soured with fermented wheat bran, despite the misleading name it has nothing to do with Eastern European borscht). For alcoholic drinks, try vișinată or afinată (sour cherry or blueberry liqueur), there are also others made from strawberries, figs, apricots, and other local fruits - it's stronger than wine but weaker than spirits. For non alcoholic drinks, other than must (young wine), try bragă (Ottoman fermented wheat drink, it's easier to find in Constanța and on the coast), and freshly milked unpasteurized milk in the villages, just ask around. Also sample the many diverse and delicious cheeses (telemea, caș, burduf, cașcaval, and the one cured in pine bark). Don't miss mămăligă (a mashed corn dish going back to Roman times, but using corn instead of millet after the introduction of this crop from the New World). Exotic for you may be fish roe (eggs, but not like fhe caviar you are used to), breaded cow brains, breaded cașcaval cheese, and the ubiquitous street food - mici (Romania's answer to the ground meat kebab).
It doesn't feel like other Balkans countries cause is not in the Balkans. 😉 You can several flavour in the romanian things... Turkish, Russian, French, German, Hungarian, Austrian... And newer things ... american, italian, spanish... And yes , the language is a romnace language.
you re going to get massive pushed into Romanians youtube homepage so you ll get some spoilers about our country. Don t worry about criminality ... it got exported to western europe ;) if you want to see nice but expensive locations go to middle north bucharest restaurants where probably the prices are adjusted to W Europe . City centers are always OLD town souvenir typestuff so thats not the present tense image of any country. If you want nice scenery in autumn go to the mountains eventually by train so you won t get stuck in infernal traffic (if you go friday or return sunday). And about youtubers... some of them will say anything for the clicks so not a reliable source. Have fun, don t get scammed by "local girls" some of them weren t hired abroad to be displayed they stayed here as influencers ;P
@@zingwibrothers just if you go to the mountains ... if you go near the highways the car is faster. And you have to do some digging and get the expensive train tickets because the cheapest stop every 10 km; You need trains which stop only in bigger towns
Everywhere in Romania is safe and it’s always been like that! Never slums .. in every country are some bad areas. But not to compare with other coutries that I have seen .. in the US for example I’m scared to go to the city at night.. homeless people everywhere..but not in Romania
Are you Germans? 🤔 I answered the question myself, the accent gave it away. Super dass ihr auch Rumänien mal besucht habt. Ich würde sagen es ähnelt manchmal mit Osten Deutschlands. Für Essen besonders in Transilvanien man findet viele Gerichte die auch in Deutschland und Italien zu finden sind.
The construction project for this area of Bucuresti began in 1977 - in fact the architect was 28 when the project began. Her name was Anca Petrescu. The main building began a bit later (1982) and Anca Petrescu was in charge of a team of 150 architects and (wait for it) 20,,000 construction workers. After 1989 she went to work in Paris, New York, Dubai and other big cities. Unfortunately she died young in 2013 from severe injuries after a car accident.
Mkay, I'm 2 weeks late to comment here, but I'll do it anyway... what the heck kinda youtube channels have you been watching? Cause the other travel vloggers who came to Romania, actually wound up having a great impression about it. You have Minority Nomad, Jetlag Warriors, I've seen some Argentinians a while ago, some Brazilians too... they all had great stuff to say, and they didn't just experience the tourist traps, but the actual beauty of the country and my gosh, did they love the cuisine. It's not just about mici and sarmale, but also varza a la Cluj, bulz, ciorba de perisoare, ciorba de burta, ciorba de fasole, iahnie de fasole cu ciolan afumat, pomana porcului, and pretty much anything with mujdei; and don't get me started about the desserts, cause it's not just about the papanasi. But you'd have to find a neighborhood bakery ( not a franchise, cause those are expensive and in my experience, they always disappoint, but they will charge you an arm and a leg for the design), the kind that has a baker who cooks/bakes like a grandma. That's where you hit the jackpot. Cause they have the old school recipes and know-how and those, my friends, are the real deal.
by the way Romania is NOT a slavic-greek orthodox country, Christmas are as anywhere in Romania, the 25th of December ! go to the Old Town, in your video you still never been into the Old Town !
Mă trebuie să vizitați Delta Dunării Castelul Pelesi faleza din Constanța etc la mâncarea vă recomand Mici Sarmale Mămaligă la băuturi vă recomand Țuică dacă doriți să ascultați si niste muzică vă recomand Deșteaptă-te Române sper să vă placă în România
@zingwibrothers Well, I've been living here since forever, autumn is perfect here , the village Old Orhei I bet is worth and the cuisine as well, remains for u guys to decide.
Romanian language has about 20% of slavic loanwords, many turkish and hungarian ones too, but walk around and you'll see that more words overall sound latin, though for me that's the case, maybe because I'm just used to my language and how it sounds in my head and I'm biased that it's more latin but thats what you sort of get when you're at the edge with many empires influencing you.
Also just saw you guys might be Germans, in the R. of Moldova we used to have Germans living as well. Sadly they were exiled before WW2 or somewhere there.
Сјајна земља, изузетни људи, врло леп град. Румунија је бисер.
Поздрав из Србије.
Greetings to Serbia 🇷🇸
Și eu,salutari SERBIEI.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Serbia e bellissima 💖
Пуно поздрава из РО нашим српским пријатељима
In Romania, crime is close to zero. You can go anywhere, at any time, and the probability of something happening to you is close to zero.
In the provinces, it is even lower.
So far we definitely feel safe, and also didn’t notice any kind of issues with criminality👍🏼
Tbh, its the violent crime that is quite rare. Petty crime, like pickpocketing, scams/frauds and such still occur.
@@vald9698just be aware, most pickpockets are "working" abroad😮
@@mimisor66they also tend to be darker skinned
@@zingwibrothersjust don't go to ferentari
Guys, we celebrate Christmas on the 25th, like almost everybody else.
Haha oh man, we thought it’s maybe later! But good to know👍🏼
@@zingwibrothers That's the Republic of Moldova and old believers in Romania I think, in Moldova we celebrate it both on 25th dec and 7th of jan, 25th is a newer thing, I think it's cause in the east ppl used the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian one, or maybe visa versa. I'm from Moldova but we in my family do 25th, I am not a christmas fan, more of a easter guy
@@Nickster292 There are certain parts of Romanian Moldova too where they still celebrate Christmas in January = more remote villages. I have friends in such a place.
For as long as I know , Romania celebrated Christmas on the 25th of December... Cause we are Greek Orthodox not Russian Orthodox. The ones that celebrate on the 6th of January are just because of Russian influence. The country is Greek Orthodox
Sighisoara, Sibiu, Brasov, Sinaia-Busteni, Sighisoara, Maramures and Sapinta cemetery, north of Bucovina and the monasteries, Danube Delta and if you really like hiking on long distances you can check Via Transilvanica, Transfagarasan and Transalpina roads across mountains (if opened) etc.
Thanks for the Tipps! Can you also go Skiing here in Romania?
@@zingwibrothers Closest to Bucharest you would have Sinaia at cota 2000 ( you can search for "partii de schi" in general ), Busteni, Predeal, Azuga (perhaps these are smaller - all in Bucegi Mountains) and Poiana Brasov which is near Brasov, there are others as well less popular and further from Bucharest N-V of the country.
In Bucharest you can eat at Carul cu Bere, Casa Doina, City Grill, Hanu lu Manuc, Hanu Berarilor
Hello ... Brașov,also known as Kronstadt would be the number one place in Romania,if it comes to beautiful medieval towns or for Skiing.
You gonna feel like home😂 cause it was built and developed initially by Transylvanian Saxons, German migrants from the 12 century.
You gonna find also the Schwartze Kirche Church
08:01 SMALL correction. CHRISTMAS. Romania 25. 12.. SERBIA is 07.01.
GREATINGS from SERBIA to our THE BEST neigboroughs and brothers ROMANIANS.
Also, GREATINGS to YOU GUYS.
Countries celebrating Christmas 07.01.:
Russia
Official languages: Russian
Ukraine
Official languages: Ukrainian
Israel
Official languages: Hebrew
Egypt
Official languages: Arabic
Bulgaria
Official languages: Bulgarian
Serbia
Official languages: Serbian
Belarus
Official languages: Belarusian, Russian
Montenegro
Official languages: Montenegrin
Kazakhstan
Official languages: Kazakh, Russian
Macedonia
Official languages: Macedonian, Albanian
Ethiopia
Official languages: Amharic, Tigrigna, Somali, Oromo, Afar
Eritrea
Georgia
Official languages: Georgian
Moldova
Official languages: Romanian
Romania is Balcan country but big part of the country was historicaly and cultural connected with Austria and Germany.
Also, very strong influence of SSSR communism and ottoman influence in part of country eastern and southern of Bucharest.
Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece are mutch more Balcan countries.
Mutch stronger mediteranian and ottoman influence.
In case of Serbia and Bosnia, mixed with austrian influence, but not so strong like in Hunagry and big part of Romania.
Thanks for the correction!
Do you know why the Christmas Market is starting so late in Bucharest ?
@@zingwibrothers I really do not know why.
At the moment, Romania has elections, political elections.
Maybe, some politicians criticising bucharest govermant because of money overspanding on christmasy atmosphere or something liek that.
It can be a reason, i do not know.
In Serbia.
Christmas atmosphere at the streets starts ussually at the begining of November.
It is not something what we can call FULL christmas market and full atmosphere.
But first selling stores, first decorations ussually u can see it in late October or start of November up to the late February.
In generally.
Christmas in ortodox christianity countries are litlle bit different then in rest of christian countries.
In western world, christmass is mutch mutch more economy and amrketing then holliday.
In ortodox countries, christmas market isnt something what is part of tradition.
CM is imported from western countries.
In Serbia, christmass outside of city pedestrian streets looks mutch more different.
Is mutch more connected with churches and religious ceremonies in the churches and homes.
@@zingwibrothers the Christmas Market already started in Craiova (a south-western town in Romania) the Cristmas Market from Craiova is the biggest Christmas Market in Romania, but honestly I think that the best Christmas Markets from Romania are in Transilvania, especially in Sibiu, a town founded by Germans at he mid late 12 century, the German name of this town is Hermannstadt. Christmas is celebrated in Romania on December 25 due to the Romanian monarchy that rulled Romania between 1881-1947, the rulling family was the family of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, they were German, they changed the Cristmas date. In 2024 on the same model Ukraine changed the date of Christmas and the Ukrainians celebrated Christmas for the first time on december 25th, in order to differentiate them from Russia on the religious plan.
@@zingwibrothers, I think all of them will be opened this week-end. The 1st of December is Romanian national day and the event kinda corresponds to the official opening of the winter season. There is one already open in Drumul Taberei Park, u can catch a metro and visit it.
If you want to see nature, you came to the right place... Romania has plenty of that... Transfagaarasan and Transalpina highways that traverse the mountains at high altitudes are a must in romania... though, sadly, between october and may those roads are closed because of havy snow blocking them... Transfagarasan road in particular is actually considered the best driving road in the world... a quote from Jeremy Clarkson himself (from Top Gear)... its also one of the best places to spot bears... you often spot several bears on the side of the road... if lucky you could spot up to a dozen bears in just 1 drive by... but when the road is open that is... and even in other areas like Prahova Valey, where bears often come into the villages there to scavange trash cans, in november its verry hard to spot them.. because almost all bears retreated to hibernation by now... but hey, there are a lot of nature to see... lots of mountain passes, valeys, we got the danube, the danube delta, the black sea... and many more... so many castles, so many churches and monestaries... and the culture is there... Romania is a hidden gem few tourists know about... I hope you enjoy your time here... you got a subscribe from me becauee your content and yourselves are awsome...
Thank you so much for sharing! We are Looking forward to explore the nature of Romania as much as possible in Winter🇷🇴
You just tried the first romanian beer, Kozel, which is actually a Czech Beer. :)))
For romanian beer you should try: Ursus, Silva, Ciuc, GoldenBrau, Timisoreana, Ciucas, Suceava, Zimbru as being the most commercial ones,
or you could try the craft ones: Zaganu, Azuga, Capra Noastra, Sapte Coline, Sadu (if you go around Sibiu), Nemteana, etc.
Cool thanks! We gonna do that🍻
@@zingwibrothers Oh, and Nemteana actually means "The German one" :D. For some reason, traditionally, Germans are called Neamț (singular) / Nemți (plural). It doesn't mean anything bad, we even have a county named Neamț - it:s just the name we had for you and it's still widely used :)
@@cristinac196 Nemti vine de la "niemcy". Niemcy is a Polish word that refers to both Germany and the German people. It comes from the Proto-Slavic word němьcь, which means "mute" or "the silent ones". The word doesn't necessarily mean that the Slavic tribes thought Germans were mute, but rather that they thought their language was unintelligible.
Carefull with "Prost!" it litereally meands dumb in romania. The equiwalent in romanian would be "Noroc!", translates to good luck.
No Way 😆😱 thanks for sharing!!
true
Well a lot of people know that prost is the word for cheers in German. At least in Transylvania
I was in August in Constanta it was really nice.The locals I met were very friendly,also the communication for me as italian with little bit of spanish and english skills were very easy.Next time I will triy Bukuresti even that I am not a big fan of huge cities.
Very nice to hear! 👍🏼 everybody here also speaks English so it’s relatively easy to communicate
Just avoid July and August, it's too hot. And January -February, its cold and grey.
How hot does it get ?
@@zingwibrothers 40-45 Celsius.
Christmas in Romania is on December 25. It's good that there is translation and we can watch your vlogs.
Thanks for sharing! Your welcome 🙏🏼
In the Netherlands we also have many Dacia cars. Affordable and good one. But about Romania, Christmas also on 25th on December, Romania in not a Balkan country. 2000 years ago was part of the Roman empire, so, the language have Latin roots, same as Italian, French, Spanish and so. As other nice people here mentioned, you should try sarmale, mici, ciorba de perișoare or rădăuțeană and the best desert, papanași, which are a sort of doughnuts with cream and confiture on top, delicious. But for an unforgettable experience, go to a more rural zone, such as Transilvania, maybe Bran, where the so called Dracula castle is, try a traditional pension and the local food. You will be amazed. Lovely video btw. Have fun guys!
best desert savarine :D
If you guys are still around, the Christmas Fair is now open. They just announced it.
Cool thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the fantastic video will be getting my passport ready!
Your welcome 🙏🏼
Try sarmale, which are ground meat and rice wrapped in sauerkraut leaves. Also we have a wide range of sour soups (ciorba), try the meatball soup (perisoare), ciorba radauteana (with sourcream), bean and hock soup... Poftă bună!
Thanks for your recommendation! We will try that out we heard it a lot!!
If you want to experience a perfect random town in Romania, go to Galati, its on the Danube, and on the border with Moldova and Ukraine, only 4 hours away by train from Bucharest
Wow cool thanks for sharing! Do train is the way to go here ?
@@zingwibrothers Also the trains are old and shitty, so they are perfect content for YT
the most safer country in Europe the best food prices people are very kind love Roman. I’m gonna come back every year from United States.
Enjoy 👍🏼
For food in Bucharest, La Mama is traditional, Caru cu bere, Excalibur is amazing!
Thanks! We just were at nomad bar it was really good !
@@zingwibrothers If you go to brasov, la ceaun is my favourite for traditional food and nice drinks. You must have ursus. Also check out the bear sanctuary in zarnesti.
I suggest you guys pay a visit to The most visited Train Station ,Gara de Nord which offers the Last Soviet Sleeper Train to Chisinau ,capital of Romania's forever brothers Moldova ❤
What is the relationship between Romania and Moldova ?
@zingwibrothers better like never before!
Awesome to here
or he can listen Trenuletul Zdob&Zdub videoclip in YT
1,20€ for a cappuccino is affordable!! Romania looks awesome 👏🏼
5 to go is the best here 👍🏼
You may go to some traditional romanian restaurants in Bucharest - Caru cu bere, Vatra, Burebista.
Thank for recommending we check that out! 😋
I love Germany from RO ! 🇹🇩🤝🇩🇪 Good history !
Your welcome 🇩🇪🙏🏼🇷🇴
Lots of videos titled along the lines "Romania was not what i expected".I really wonder,what did people really expect??
I had a friend from Scotland, she was also.my boss and she told me that what they were expencting was literally, some african country!!! When she landed în Mamaia ( Constanța) and saw the fancy cars în front of Vega hotel, she just flipped. Even to this day she says that the experience în România was the best of her life. And indeed, it was great. We worked hard and partied harder😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Welcome to Romania! You should visit Corvins Castle, in Hunedoara County, best castle in the country, IMO
Thank you very much 👍🏼
Wtf are you talking 🤣
royal Peleș Castle takes the Crown!
Corvin is just the biggest standing at 75m heigh.
@@gobro2786 Definitely go to Sinaia on the train from Gara de Nord and see the mountains and PELES CASTLE.
You really must go to Therme Bucharest
Is it worth ?
Hi Guys! You must eat mici, pronounced meech, they are little minced pork elongated meatballs that are grilled and served with mustard and fried potatoes. Great with beer!
Sounds good! We will try that thank you! 💪🏼
Definitely visit Sinaia (the most beautiful mountain resort), not just Peleș castle (a must! Especially for Germans), but walk around through the neighborhoods (especially the higher up ones) and parks, and the monastery. In Transylvania, the most beautiful drive would be from Brașov to Sighișoara with plenty of fortresses and stops on the way (including a great trout farm/restaurant), and then to Sibiu. Or drive from Brașov to Sibiu. And stop at Cârța (where the French built a monastery very different from the German ones around the area!) and the Făgăraș fortress, which is quite impressive (with a moat!). Don't skip the Alba Iulia citadel, a Habsburg town with Roman vestiges and walkable streets. Hunedoara Castle is not too far away and quite impressive. Off the beaten path you should check out the painted monasteries of Bucovina (don't miss Sucevița and Voroneț, but if in the area, I'd visit Voroneț, Humor, Moldovița, Sucevița, and Putna at the very least, some have interesting museums as well), and the region of Maramureș (with unique wooden churches). The Danube Delta mai be interesting especially in the off season - all transportation there is by water, not by land, and the lifestyle is quite unique because of the geography; the northernmost subtropical forest is also there. You can get a glimpse of high altitude roads such as Transalpina or Transfăgărășan. As Germans you would really enjoy the area around Sibiu (see the villages of Cisnădie, Cisnădioara, Săliște, Gura Râului, and the high altitude villages of Poiana Sibiului and Jina). In Bucharest don't miss the outdoor Village Museum, try to go inside the Palace of Parliament (a reservation and a passport are required), and inside the Athenaeum (the visitor entrance is sort of hidden on the right side of the building). Near Bucharest you may want to see Mogoșoaia, a royal complex with unique Romanian architecture (a local style mixing Byzantine and Ottoman motifs).
If you want to eat typical romanian,you should go in these places ; VATRA RESTAURANT, Hanul lui Manuc , Carul cu bere ...
And if you go in Transylvania ,you must visit Sighisoara, Brasov, Bran Castle ...etc ....
If you love mountains ,you should go in Valea Prahovei in Sinaia and you should see Peles Castle ...
Romania is a beautiful and safe country!!!🎉💕🍀
Enjoy Romania 🎉✨️🥰🍀🍀💒
Awesome thanks for your recommendation!
Cheers in Romania is Noroc or just salut 🍻
Thanks for sharing!! 🇷🇴🙏🏼
Noroc - zum Wohle
Ihr müsst Sarmale probieren und Mititei und Zacusca - wünsche euch viel Spaß
Danke 😉
Wow ! Zacusca 🤩
and sarmalute cu mamaliguta....mmmmh Wonderful 😊
All the buildings look so old school 😮
Very nice old buildings!
I suggest going to Craiova's Christmas market
In Bucharest ?
@zingwibrothers Craiova is a 250km away from Bucharest. It’s 3 hour drive from Bucharest. ua-cam.com/users/shortsAgSd2w1SDLg?si=RiCMx6hPwFfxXaTh
That Rbnb looks like one of the cheapest one u found in this city , old rundown communist flat ^^
Wonder u found that easy or it took a little digging searching ? :))
Also if u stil in Bucharest def need to Check Therme Bucharest its close to the aeroport from when u arrived or also Carturesti Bookstore.
Btw if u liked Bucharest thats its not that tourist friendly , think u will love the other cities in Ro like Brasov, Timisoara , Oradea especyally , Sibiu , Cluj Iasi, Sinaia, Sighisoara , and few others ..
New sub ! Cant wait to see more from Romania ^^
We always do search quite a while for our stays, since we are students we always try to get the budget friendliest option👍🏼
Thanks for the Suggestions, we are definitely looking forward to more remote places here in Romania🇷🇴
@@zingwibrothers why don't you in the Disco and search some nice girls?so you can have a gratis sleep 😁
You need to check Transylvania: Sibiu, Brasov, Oradea. You need to eat Mici, to drink Tuica and to take part in a traditional "cutting the pig "
Good do that!
we eat those brezels with SANA which is kind of a drinkable yoghurt
Thanks for sharing! The yogurt drink would fit perfect
Our streets are very safe.
That intro is the true Romanian soul encapsulated
Romania is not a small country. Look on the map.
Is actually big ...
10:50 go to Caru Cu Bere
Thanks for sharing!
Oh does it still exist ? " Caru cu bere "....😊
What about " Capsa "....is it still there on Calea Victoriei ?
@@Ulysses88047 sure is
@@Ulysses88047 yea sure, nothing changed, it is still the most traditional restaurant in Bucharest, little bit more expensive that's all
@@Ulysses88047 Caru cu Bere most certainly still exists. And Hotel Capsa - the most famous patisserie in Bucurest is still there. In fact the lads were just 30 metres from it at precisely 8.33 in the video - the dark small dome to the left of the green bicycle light.
You definetily have to go to Danube Delta, is a UNESCO nature site
Yeah, great place to see Shahed drones up close these days.
Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
Brothers i want to see Romania village life 😁
Maybe we check that out, and some nature places 👍🏼
Amazing video😊
Visit Kronstadt/ Brasov and maybe Hermannstadt. You can hear a lot of german on the streets and some shields are still in the german language. Im half german half romanian. The country share more similarities than people may think.
Interesting! We also noticed a lot of similarities!
@@zingwibrothers, also Schassburg - Sighisoara the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) is a must see. Used to be a strong saxon community there, you will see that in the Transylvanian architecture.
I am Romanian and late in life I heard that there are places were Christmas is not celebrated on 25 of December, like we Romanians always did, since the beginning of Christmas, so I am shocked of lacking basic information about Romania!
看看欧洲那边的视频也挺好的
We hope we can give some insights on travel in Europe also👍🏼
You guys should try super mama its like a fast food turn on romnaian food like a cafetaria style but its really good
Thanks for sharing!
that red sauce wanst the traditional sauce for the meatballs.. we click the bottles(cups) with alcoholic drinks and say Noroc(which means Good luck) or Sanatate(which means good health)
Dacia vs VW ? What's better 🤔🤔🤔
I think this one has to go to VW😂🇩🇪
@@zingwibrothersDacia or VW? Which one supported the Natzi war effort?
@@zingwibrothersdream on, VW lost its path since 15 years and we see the result now, meanwhile Dacia became the real Volkswagen, the car for people!
Most and best private sold and selling cars still... Price/Offer is unbeatable!
What does VW offer? Double the price for plastic and no advantage than taking ideas from Skoda and engineering quality from Porsche, and thats really a tiny amount in their old plattformed cars.
Only fools nowaday buy VW, when all the other carmakers offer more Car, more good and progressive design, more than 2 years of warranty, more quality, safety and future...
It is really not hard to do research and compare 😂
Oh btw, you know that Volkswagen is in big crisis after their arrogance management the past decades?
Wonder why Dacia, Toyota, KIA, Hyundai, Mazda, Honda do so much better 😂
Yeah with that one your definitely right, Dacia is nowadays definitely the car brand for the people because they produce a very good product for a fair price! Vw nowadays has it’s problems and definitely lost its path of being the Peoples car! For us it’s just that we are German and that’s why we ofc support and prefer a German car, not because of the facts more like of the nostalgia and because we grew up with it! 👍🏼
@@zingwibrothers Hey man, if you go to Sibiu, also visit Astra Museum. Give it a Google search, it's not the best season but it's worth it.
u should definetly visit Brasov :) I think the christmas tree light will be "on" today :)
Cool! Brasov is on the way!
When are you guys coming back to India? Himalayas and Ladakh are waiting for you...
Kozel is Czech beer
Thanks for sharing haha, what is the best Romanian beer then?
@@zingwibrothers Ursus, Timisoreana, Ciuc, depends by the taste... Try all of them and decide by yourself!😀👍
7th January is not Christams for us. It is 25th December, always
Try to eat "sarmale cu mămăliga". Stuffed cabbage and polenta. I know many countries make stuffed cabbage, but Romanians take it to another level! Also the variety of "ciorba", sour soup is amazing. My favorite is "ciorba de perișoare", meatball soup. Simply delicios! Poftă bună!
For food try pastramă de oaie (mutton pastrami) with must (young wine/fermented grape juice before it becomes wine), it's seasonal. Try any mâncare cu gutui (usually poultry and quince fruit, also seasonal), ciorbă (sour soup) or borș (soup soured with fermented wheat bran, despite the misleading name it has nothing to do with Eastern European borscht). For alcoholic drinks, try vișinată or afinată (sour cherry or blueberry liqueur), there are also others made from strawberries, figs, apricots, and other local fruits - it's stronger than wine but weaker than spirits. For non alcoholic drinks, other than must (young wine), try bragă (Ottoman fermented wheat drink, it's easier to find in Constanța and on the coast), and freshly milked unpasteurized milk in the villages, just ask around. Also sample the many diverse and delicious cheeses (telemea, caș, burduf, cașcaval, and the one cured in pine bark). Don't miss mămăligă (a mashed corn dish going back to Roman times, but using corn instead of millet after the introduction of this crop from the New World). Exotic for you may be fish roe (eggs, but not like fhe caviar you are used to), breaded cow brains, breaded cașcaval cheese, and the ubiquitous street food - mici (Romania's answer to the ground meat kebab).
See Cluj Napoca (Klausenburg)
We go there!
You should try sarmale.
It doesn't feel like other Balkans countries cause is not in the Balkans. 😉 You can several flavour in the romanian things... Turkish, Russian, French, German, Hungarian, Austrian... And newer things ... american, italian, spanish...
And yes , the language is a romnace language.
you re going to get massive pushed into Romanians youtube homepage so you ll get some spoilers about our country. Don t worry about criminality ... it got exported to western europe ;) if you want to see nice but expensive locations go to middle north bucharest restaurants where probably the prices are adjusted to W Europe . City centers are always OLD town souvenir typestuff so thats not the present tense image of any country. If you want nice scenery in autumn go to the mountains eventually by train so you won t get stuck in infernal traffic (if you go friday or return sunday). And about youtubers... some of them will say anything for the clicks so not a reliable source. Have fun, don t get scammed by "local girls" some of them weren t hired abroad to be displayed they stayed here as influencers ;P
Thanks for the Advice!
Would you say the train is the best way to get around in Romania ?
@@zingwibrothers just if you go to the mountains ... if you go near the highways the car is faster. And you have to do some digging and get the expensive train tickets because the cheapest stop every 10 km; You need trains which stop only in bigger towns
"European touch"?? Are you somehow implying that the Balkans are not European???
Try to eat "sarmale" and also "mici" or "ciorba" wish you a great time 🤗
Thanks 💪🏼 we gonna check that out!
Everywhere in Romania is safe and it’s always been like that! Never slums .. in every country are some bad areas. But not to compare with other coutries that I have seen .. in the US for example I’m scared to go to the city at night.. homeless people everywhere..but not in Romania
The poorest after Ukraine is Moldova ,you got there the most Brutalist Buildings ever😅
You from there ?
@zingwibrothers yes
It s true..
prost= noroc
Are you Germans? 🤔 I answered the question myself, the accent gave it away. Super dass ihr auch Rumänien mal besucht habt. Ich würde sagen es ähnelt manchmal mit Osten Deutschlands. Für Essen besonders in Transilvanien man findet viele Gerichte die auch in Deutschland und Italien zu finden sind.
Wrong!!!!! Christmas cristian orthodox Is on 24 and 25 december!
Thanks for sharing!
Mein freunde the Christmas is in 25 December like another country
Is real ? The arhitect was only 25 y old ?
The construction project for this area of Bucuresti began in 1977 - in fact the architect was 28 when the project began. Her name was Anca Petrescu. The main building began a bit later (1982) and Anca Petrescu was in charge of a team of 150 architects and (wait for it) 20,,000 construction workers. After 1989 she went to work in Paris, New York, Dubai and other big cities. Unfortunately she died young in 2013 from severe injuries after a car accident.
go to Tulcea best city for visating the delta and wilde life
Mkay, I'm 2 weeks late to comment here, but I'll do it anyway... what the heck kinda youtube channels have you been watching? Cause the other travel vloggers who came to Romania, actually wound up having a great impression about it. You have Minority Nomad, Jetlag Warriors, I've seen some Argentinians a while ago, some Brazilians too... they all had great stuff to say, and they didn't just experience the tourist traps, but the actual beauty of the country and my gosh, did they love the cuisine. It's not just about mici and sarmale, but also varza a la Cluj, bulz, ciorba de perisoare, ciorba de burta, ciorba de fasole, iahnie de fasole cu ciolan afumat, pomana porcului, and pretty much anything with mujdei; and don't get me started about the desserts, cause it's not just about the papanasi. But you'd have to find a neighborhood bakery ( not a franchise, cause those are expensive and in my experience, they always disappoint, but they will charge you an arm and a leg for the design), the kind that has a baker who cooks/bakes like a grandma. That's where you hit the jackpot. Cause they have the old school recipes and know-how and those, my friends, are the real deal.
by the way Romania is NOT a slavic-greek orthodox country, Christmas are as anywhere in Romania, the 25th of December ! go to the Old Town, in your video you still never been into the Old Town !
Thanks for sharing! We enjoyed some beer in old town, it was very nice 👍🏼
Mă trebuie să vizitați Delta Dunării Castelul Pelesi faleza din Constanța etc la mâncarea vă recomand Mici Sarmale Mămaligă la băuturi vă recomand Țuică dacă doriți să ascultați si niste muzică vă recomand Deșteaptă-te Române sper să vă placă în România
Romania is a latin country.
Latin country..... is one of the most amazing countries in Europe ...
Go to carul cu bere a traditional restaurant in city center
Is there some beer for the Germans ?😋
@@zingwibrothers dont know lol
@@zingwibrothers i mean, beer is really in its name :)
In Moldova , there are the most brutalist buildings ever😅
Is Moldova worth a Visit?
@zingwibrothers Well, I've been living here since forever, autumn is perfect here , the village Old Orhei I bet is worth and the cuisine as well, remains for u guys to decide.
Yes, Romania is not what you expect, we are the aliens 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In Albania they all have a Dacia too. I think it's a Balkan thing
We also have a lot in Germany tbh
No ...dacia e origine da quale proveniamo noi moldavi e forse anche rumeni
Prost means stupid in Romanian lol. However, "Noroc" is the word tou are looking for. It means Cheers but also Good Luck
And by the way, great video!
Omg haha dangerous! 😆 thanks for sharing! From now on we use noroc! Thanks for your feedback
@zingwibrothers Fortunately, many Romanians know that Prost also mean Noroc in German so now worries lol, enjoy your trip.
@zingwibrothers Fortunately, many Romanians know that Prost also mean Noroc in German so now worries lol, enjoy your trip.
We don't celebrate Christmas in January. Only Serbians and Russians still do.
4:00 never an empire,but fought 3 empires at once for most of our history
Dacian empire: am I a joke to you?
@NoName-id4lt actually,dacia was a kingdom
Romania is not a Balkan country…
Romanian language has about 20% of slavic loanwords, many turkish and hungarian ones too, but walk around and you'll see that more words overall sound latin, though for me that's the case, maybe because I'm just used to my language and how it sounds in my head and I'm biased that it's more latin but thats what you sort of get when you're at the edge with many empires influencing you.
Also just saw you guys might be Germans, in the R. of Moldova we used to have Germans living as well. Sadly they were exiled before WW2 or somewhere there.
@@Nickster292stalin kicked them out after stealing basarabia
Stop telling it's nice on the rec. We don't want too many people around.
Prefer rominia si moldova decit voi Germania si Italia nu vad ora si ceasul sa plec din Italia
București is just city 17
People's House ... without the roof 😂
Noroc is "prost''
Thanks for sharing !
Stati in Germania daca nu va place
I think you didn’t watch the video properly 😆