The Flying Rat Tours
No, no translated act here. Just pics of the trip I took last weekend. Sinaia and Rasnov. Text copied/pasted from my MySpace blog.
Welcome to "The Flying Rat Tours"! We guarantee you getting lost and laughing about it! Want to get to altitude 1400? Well, we will help you get lost three times, but the forth time we will get you there! We can't miss the forth time since there are only four possible roads.
The first time we'll get you lost, you will end up in someone's back garden. The second time we'll get you lost, you'll get to meet Romanian workers. We will stop 4 meters away from them and ask them for directions. They will say that we need to get back to the main road, find the path with asphalt on it and just fallow that. And this is the way you learn about the good old Romanian sarcasm. The third time we will lead you in the woods, where you will be prevented from taking pictures of the gorgeous copper-yellow scenery by the signs that warn you about bears. It is here where we will stop in front of a whole in the ground filled with water and meet up with another compatriot who is more lost than us. You will be amazed to find out that he's from Bucharest just as we are. How can we find our way in the maze-city called Bucharest, but get lost in such a small town as Sinaia? We don't know… We are just as surprised as you are!
By this time, many other tour companies would have given up reaching altitude 1400, but not "The Flying Rat Tours"! We will have learned that we should go in the opposite direction of the "Ộlex Restaurant" (I have no idea how you spell Alex in Hungarian) and eventually find the right way to Altitude 1400. We will stop in front of other Romanian workers to ask for directions for one last time. The Flying Rat, who is the driver, will get out of the car and walk Gackt style to them to inquire about the right way, but they will get scared or intimidated and pick up their table and run away. 'Node of Scherzo' will be playing when we finally find the right way. We will pass by two mile stones that show the same thing two times, enter a fog so thick that you can barely see five meters in front of you and eventually reach our destination. It is here where The Flying Rat together with Kira will play a practical joke which consists in pretending to have locked the car keys in the trunk. While the other two tour guides try to find a way of entering the trunk of the car, The Flying Rat together with Kira will fight to keep their giggling to a minimal. When the jig is up, Kira gets away with it for "Hey, I'm Kira aka Mini!MYV… Practical jokes, misleading words/directions and cookie ideas are a way of living for me" while The Flying Rat shall be threatened to be impaled, get his salary cut or sleep in the rat cages or all of the above. After enjoying a cup of boiled wine with cinnamon, we will go back to town and try to find the way to Peleş Castle and get lost two times while doing so. But since the third time is the charm, you will get to enjoy the lovely Peleş and Pelişor castles!
After finding a parking space back down in the town and an empty restaurant, we will continue our tour with a trip to the Râşnov fortress (which is presumably haunted). And fear not! We have a map so this time we will get there from the first try. The winding road shall be passed in the rhythm of the songs played on the radio so if it is Pink Spider, please hold on to the treats and trinkets you bought at the Peleş and Pelişor castles and wait for Gackt's 'Fragrance' when the speed will be reduced. But before we get to the winding road, we will stop at the side of the road and allow you to enjoy a breath taking view.
Once at the foot of the fortress, we will stop five times and ask for directions just to make sure we won't get lost this time. See how much we care about your wellbeing and nerves?
When we finally reach the fortress, we will park on the sidewalk to avoid paying any parking fees and allow you to stretch your limbs with a five minute walk to the entrance of the fortress. Once inside, you will get to enjoy a panoramic view of the city below and of the mountains around the fortress. However, watch your head since the door casings are extremely low (God, the people back then sure were midgets)!
While the adventure started with a coffee and a cigarette enjoyed at a gas station (ups!), the trip will end with a long talk about movies, movie stars and the difference between them and us.
We hope that you will enjoy the tour should you chose us as your guides! Music provided by "Pink Revolution". V(^_~)V
Warning! Whistling "Crucify my love" or anything X Japan related in this period will get you tossed out of the car.
Pics
Peles
Pelisor
Rasnov
Views
(Top of Rasnov)
(Before the begging of the winding road)
Welcome to "The Flying Rat Tours"! We guarantee you getting lost and laughing about it! Want to get to altitude 1400? Well, we will help you get lost three times, but the forth time we will get you there! We can't miss the forth time since there are only four possible roads.
The first time we'll get you lost, you will end up in someone's back garden. The second time we'll get you lost, you'll get to meet Romanian workers. We will stop 4 meters away from them and ask them for directions. They will say that we need to get back to the main road, find the path with asphalt on it and just fallow that. And this is the way you learn about the good old Romanian sarcasm. The third time we will lead you in the woods, where you will be prevented from taking pictures of the gorgeous copper-yellow scenery by the signs that warn you about bears. It is here where we will stop in front of a whole in the ground filled with water and meet up with another compatriot who is more lost than us. You will be amazed to find out that he's from Bucharest just as we are. How can we find our way in the maze-city called Bucharest, but get lost in such a small town as Sinaia? We don't know… We are just as surprised as you are!
By this time, many other tour companies would have given up reaching altitude 1400, but not "The Flying Rat Tours"! We will have learned that we should go in the opposite direction of the "Ộlex Restaurant" (I have no idea how you spell Alex in Hungarian) and eventually find the right way to Altitude 1400. We will stop in front of other Romanian workers to ask for directions for one last time. The Flying Rat, who is the driver, will get out of the car and walk Gackt style to them to inquire about the right way, but they will get scared or intimidated and pick up their table and run away. 'Node of Scherzo' will be playing when we finally find the right way. We will pass by two mile stones that show the same thing two times, enter a fog so thick that you can barely see five meters in front of you and eventually reach our destination. It is here where The Flying Rat together with Kira will play a practical joke which consists in pretending to have locked the car keys in the trunk. While the other two tour guides try to find a way of entering the trunk of the car, The Flying Rat together with Kira will fight to keep their giggling to a minimal. When the jig is up, Kira gets away with it for "Hey, I'm Kira aka Mini!MYV… Practical jokes, misleading words/directions and cookie ideas are a way of living for me" while The Flying Rat shall be threatened to be impaled, get his salary cut or sleep in the rat cages or all of the above. After enjoying a cup of boiled wine with cinnamon, we will go back to town and try to find the way to Peleş Castle and get lost two times while doing so. But since the third time is the charm, you will get to enjoy the lovely Peleş and Pelişor castles!
After finding a parking space back down in the town and an empty restaurant, we will continue our tour with a trip to the Râşnov fortress (which is presumably haunted). And fear not! We have a map so this time we will get there from the first try. The winding road shall be passed in the rhythm of the songs played on the radio so if it is Pink Spider, please hold on to the treats and trinkets you bought at the Peleş and Pelişor castles and wait for Gackt's 'Fragrance' when the speed will be reduced. But before we get to the winding road, we will stop at the side of the road and allow you to enjoy a breath taking view.
Once at the foot of the fortress, we will stop five times and ask for directions just to make sure we won't get lost this time. See how much we care about your wellbeing and nerves?
When we finally reach the fortress, we will park on the sidewalk to avoid paying any parking fees and allow you to stretch your limbs with a five minute walk to the entrance of the fortress. Once inside, you will get to enjoy a panoramic view of the city below and of the mountains around the fortress. However, watch your head since the door casings are extremely low (God, the people back then sure were midgets)!
While the adventure started with a coffee and a cigarette enjoyed at a gas station (ups!), the trip will end with a long talk about movies, movie stars and the difference between them and us.
We hope that you will enjoy the tour should you chose us as your guides! Music provided by "Pink Revolution". V(^_~)V
Warning! Whistling "Crucify my love" or anything X Japan related in this period will get you tossed out of the car.
Pics
Peles
Pelisor
Rasnov
Views
(Top of Rasnov)
(Before the begging of the winding road)
