A day in Transylvania

Walk from the hostel to collect pre-booked rental car (Ryanair car hire deal on at the time).

Small restaurant for a takeaway breakfast.
Coffee to go.
5 lei5 lei

500ml bottle of water.
1 lei1 lei

Pancake thing.
2 lei2 lei

Pick up rental car from Sixt. Booked for 24 hours as the same price as less and can return in the morning. Plus most companies give you a 1 hour grace period too.
33 lei33 lei

Decided to add full insurance cover this time. Usually don’t to save money.
48 lei48 lei

Stopped for more water from a roadside restaurant. Tourist prices? 1 litre.
3 lei3 lei

Street parking in Sinaia just outside Peleș Castle.
Free

Entry to castle grounds.
Free

Street vendors selling sweetcorn. Wanted “streetcorn” since seeing it in Croatia 23 days ago.
5 lei5 lei (bargained 2 for 9 lei9 lei with the last of our cash)

Didn’t want to pay to go inside Peleș Castle. Plus there was a line and it was a beautiful day.

Bought some fresh berries from one of the many women selling from baskets. Said we’d get some more cash out and come back. There’s an ATM by itself in the middle of the grounds.

Blackberries and raspberries.
3 lei3 lei

Latte Macchiato.
12 lei12 lei

Drove on to Bran.

Parked in Bran near Bran Castle. Negotiated paying the minimum for one hour and more if we were back later than that, which we were, but they weren’t in view so we just drove off.
2 lei2 lei

Wine good. Food average. Decor trendy.
37 lei37 lei

Ticket to go inside Bran Castle.
35 lei35 lei

Drive to Brașov for a look around and dinner.

Buy some shoes as only have jandals.
149 lei149 lei

Dinner at restaurant Nota de Plata
26 lei26 lei

Coffee from a street van for the drive home.
5 lei5 lei

Pick up hostel manager who is hitchhiking home. Confirm we can park on the street in front of the hostel gate.
Free parking.

Sleep in a deluxe 6 bed mixed dorm at Podstel Hostel.
56 lei56 lei

Fill up the tank in the morning and return the car.
52 lei52 lei

Total spent: 470 lei470 lei