Aranka

"Some things are better left forgotten."

Dear Gabriel, you're right. Easier said with amnesia on one's side, but true at all.     

"Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, “What else could this mean?” Shannon L. Alder

A little something I've stumbled over at katerinaaqu's Journal...

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Omg, that should be his easiest mission ever. Don't get me started on Twilight (<- )!

Yes, I must disappoint you - after 11 days I've found my way home, nobody kidnapped me (they would have brought me back after 5 minutes anyway! ), nothing was stolen... now you have to deal with me again!

Romania is awesome - beautiful by nature. It's hard to describe how lovely some places there really are. You see it and it makes you speechless; the only thing you can think is 'Impossible - this must be a dream!' I've seen a lot of small villages where it seems as if time has stopped some decades ago... absolutely stunning! Saw a lot of beautiful churches and the two castles I've mentioned im my last entry are - although quite different in architecture - a sight for sore eyes! I really had a great time at Bran and Peleş.

There were some disturbing things, too: I was with a group of travellers and learned to dislike a part of them quite soon. Took me only a few days and I was ready to kill someone! Tour groups are not my cup of tea, I'm no gregarious animal... means I'm much too individualistic. SherlingtonDunnen told me about it before and I'm not ashamed to admit: You were right, dear friend. Moral of the story: Next time I'll either take an independent travel or - prefered version - tour with friends.

I'm pretty tired, so I'll keep this short. I hope to find some time for a longer entry about my journey soon.

Yours ever,

Corinna

Folks, I'll do it. Hard to believe, even for me, but... from tomorrow on for the next 11 days I'll go away for the journey I've dreamt of so long: I will travel to Romania!! It's my first foreign trip without the company of family members or friends, so I'm quite nervous. Understatement of the year, I'm afraid and excited at the same time. Thrill of adventure, I guess! Its a little nerve-stretching, you know - but I love that feeling. Lets say it with emoticons, I feel like: ... and so on. Somewhat chaotic, just like me.

Packed my bags for the most part of afternoon/evening, and from time to time I thought to myself: 'Girl, what you're going to do?!' Unbelievable, I'll finally tour the country I want to see more than all others in this world - is that possible? I'll visit beautiful castles, especially Castle Bran and Peles, a.k.a. Romanias Neuschwanstein. And I'm going to some abodes of Vlad the Impaler himself! I'll see the danube delta and the Happy Cemetary - and many other interesting places...

Ok, now I'll try to sleep a bit. My alarm clock is set for 4 a.m...

'til then, dears - wish me luck!