Alba Iulia ROMANIA 🇷🇴 - Don't Miss This! (Exploring Rapa Rosie, Sebes, and Transapina)
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- When visiting Romania, Alba Iulia is a must-see and one of the many hidden gems. Our time here was limited but we were able to drive part of the Transapina (the highest road in Romania), visit the Oasa Monastery, explore the Romanian countryside and visit Rapa Rosie (known as the Grand Canon of Romania), walk around the small town of Sebes and finally Explore the beautiful town Alba Iulia. The citadel of Alba Iulia, one of the last star-shaped citadels in the world, was the highlight of our 2 day's exploration. We wandered through the medieval fortress, discovering the history and charm of this unique old town. We were lucky to witness the "changing of the guard", find the Church of St. Mina and The Coronation Cathedral, and even happen upon a truck rally! Join us for our two days in Transylvania that you won't discover anywhere else.
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Our AMAZING journey throughout Romania continues! We had the best time exploring Alba lulia and the surrounding towns and countryside - hope you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for watching :)
Best wishes from Sebeș and congratulations for your journeys, work ,publicity and promotion that you do! Thank you Brian and Carrie 🤗😘👍🏻
Welcome to Romania guys!!❤️🇹🇩 p.s. (We are also Travel Vloggers from Romania😊)
You 2 are amazing, mister Brian made me laugh so much at his remarks :). Also to make it easier with the names of some locations: White (Alba) Julia (Iulia) and for Rapa Rosie = The Red Ravine
Love Romania. Have been to Alba Iulia 6 times. Have many friends there. Sarmale is my favorite Romanian dish!
Sarmale and palinca !
Born in Alba
You guys REALLY did Romania right. Our biggest regret probably of this entire year was not spending more time there. It's incredibly underrated & probably one of the last really hidden gems in Europe. Watching your vlogs on all the places we missed gives us so much motivation to see more of the country (and renting the car is a pro move for sure😂)! Keep up the good work guys!!
Also, Trey hates heights too Brian. When Carrie mentioned you were keeping a distance from the edge, Trey goes "That's a smart man right there" 🤣🤣
Hi guys!! We were genuinely amazed by Romania and plan to come back one day. We really got lucky with the car. Our host insisted that we use one of his to explore, so it wasn't a pro move at all. 😆 And yes! High places are scary!!! Love your, channel! Keep the videos coming and hope to meet up someday! Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
I am loving this series on Romania. I had no idea how beautiful the country is a hidden gem for sure. Three of my grandparents were born in Romania but they only spoke of the WW1, communism, and how poor the country was when they left for a new life in Canada. Thanks.
You guys need to visit and the east part of Romania, Suceava County, Iasi County, you will discover new churches to love :)
Romania is highly underrated!
Transalpina( Drumul Regelui - The King s road)! Drum bun!!
Multumiri! Placut surprinsa sa revad acest oras de suflet romanesc, Alba Iulia! Am privit cu drag filmarile de la Cetatea Alba Iulia! 🤗 ❤❤💕
Thank you for watching!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Wow! Fantastic video today!! I'm putting Alba Lulia on my Romania "Places to see" for next summer!
You should add Alba Iulia to your list for sure. We had a great day!! Safe travels and thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Great ♥️ for Romania!
Absolutely!!
Thank you for taking us around another great city in Romania.
Thank you for watching, CM!!
Cheers!!!🍻
You have seen more than I have seen in my own country! Beautiful vlogs.
Thank you so much!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi Carrie!
Thanks for the hospitality acknowledgment and Brian... keep them going!
Cheers 🍻!
Thank you for showing me the beauty of my home country!
Hey! Glad you enjoied Alba Iulia. Good to know! The first letter of Iulia is read as in the case of Italy or Indonesia😉
Also, good to know!!😆 Thank you for watching, Radu!
Cheers!!🍻
I wanted to congratulate you for the great job you do showing us around Europe. Each video is better than the one before. I really enjoy your content, your personalities and your humor "it's two thirsty, let's go", just an example. You are perfect for each other. Post as often as you can! Thank you very much and enjoy your travels!
Thank you so much! 😀 ♥
I'm glad you managed to rent a car end explore Transalpina, Sebeș and Alba Iulia (known as Apulum by the Romans)
It was one of the towns i recommend for a quick day , glad you made it and liked it
Our host actually insisted that we borrow one of his cars!!! We had a great day!! Thank you for the suggestion!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie ain't that typical, you found a nice host
And yes I actually forgot to mention Romania's best tourist attraction: the hospitality
Enjoy the rest of the trip and take a piece of Romania with you in your hearts
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Brian and Carrie vă mulțumim. God bless you.
Thank you!!
Absolutely beautiful, thanks guys. Loving your videos, they just keep getting better and better. 😘😘
Thank you, Louise! We are having fun and it is getting easier for us. Thank you for watching!!🙂
I don’t know how I never heard about 2:thirsty! I am going to have to use this.
Hi, Denise! You can absolutely use 2:thirsty!!🍻😆
Cheers!! 🍻
I am romanian , but is first time when i see or heard about ,, Rapa Rosie ,, Thank you !☝️👏❤️🇷🇴🙌
You speak so nice about our country. Thanks !
Thank you for watching, Adrian.
@@BrianandCarrie My pleasure!
Cool! I will be there Soon ! Lovely !!!
Beautiful place, we are planning to go next year for sure.
Hi, Elena! Did you two ever make it to Croatia?
@@BrianandCarrie, unfortunately no, Madeira was having a lovely weather, 70’s almost all the time, so we decided to stay here all summer 😄
Whoa. 😮
Alba Iulia is incredibly beautiful. You are introducing us to so many amazing places to consider visiting!
Thank you so much for sharing your journeys with us! ❤ Happy, safe travels!
Thank you, Anna!
Cheers!!!🍻
Love the video, my wife is from Alba Iulia so we're usually there every summer. You certainly got all the best bits. My son also tried his hand at making his own tour video of the city this summer. Hope you get a chance to visit again in the future.
Sunt din Sebeș și sunt plăcut surprins sa vad acest videoclip
We had such a fun weekend!! Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
O yes I been in Alba Iulia, it's really cool. BTW nice to see you went a bit into the forest, all the best 👍
We loved getting up into the woods. Reminded us of where we are from.
Beautiful city and another fun video. Happy travels!
Thank you, Glaucio!
Cheers!!!🍻
Good to see you guys again after the week off! Blue skies and safe travels! Cheers!
Thank you, Kevin!
Cheers!!!🍻
I enjoyed the video as much as you enjoyed exploring Alba Iulia and Sebes 😀 ...very beautiful historic places and colorful landscapes!
Thank you, Cristina!
Beautiful landscapes and people with strong and loving character !
you are so cute couple . and romanian îs gorgeous . and alba iulia îs absolutely amazing. thanks for this video . romanian îs amazing and People she s very friendly
Thank you so much!!
@@BrianandCarrie welcome
Glad you had fun . There is so much more to discover going off the main turist road
Definitely! We are going to have to come back someday! Thank you for watching, Maria!
Im glad you have been to alba since i live there
Send you love from România! I hope you will visit again 🥰 It' s nice to have you! Wellcome!
I missed you … I’m glad you took your time to see how full of history Romania is. You really enjoyed your visit here, that I can tell. Thank you very much. You’re such wonderful people. I just realized that Alba Iulia is one of the few places I didn’t visit … but after seeing your video, it is now on my bucket list. Have a wonderful time and say a warm hello to your friends and family when you get in touch with them. Cheers …
Thank you, Kay!! We have a few more videos coming out in Romania so stay tuned!! We will be with our families coming this November and will absolutely give them your hello!! Thank you so much for your continued support!!🍻
I'm following you from Germany as you pass by my house in Alba Iulia. How cool.....
Very cool!! We had a great day!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie ❤❤❤👍👍👍
Sebes, Lugoj, Medias are some of the most beautiful cities out there
agreed!!
Cheers!!!🍻
I'm glad You enjoy this country :)
mandru ca sunt albaiulian ❤️
Am putting Romania on my list for sure.
Thanks for all your efforts.
Leaving Thursday for our scouting trip to Valencia, Alicante and Malaga.
We will someday meet you on the road for a beer or five.
Social!!
We would love to meet up someday, Vernon! We loved Alicante! Safe travels.
Cheers!!!🍻
TransAlpina! enjoy the Craddle of Civilisation - Romania
Thank you, John!
Cheers!!!🍻
Great video. My wife's brother and his wife live in Alba Iulia. He was sent there in the 1980s when he was in the Romanian Army, and was there in December 1989 when the revolution went down. Very scary and dicey at the time--the stories are incredible but somber. He got out of the army in 2002 after a 20-year career so he saw both sides of the military, during and after the Ceausescu regime. They have lived there ever since the 1980s and love the town. We had a great time visiting as well. Enjoy your travels!
That is a great story, Daniel. Thank you for sharing. We had a great day and feel lucky to have been able to visit Romania.
Cheers!🍻
such a nice surprise to the the town where i went to highschool (Sebes) highlighted in your video. Also Alba is so close to my hometown, it feels like home. Sorry for the lack of AC.
Hi, Ema! We had such a great time in Sebes and Alba Iulia. We survived the heat so no worries about the AC! 🙂Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
I love visiting old prisons! So interesting!
TRANSALPINA... TRANS - ALPINA, means over the mountains... happy to see your posts! Thank's!
Yes, Alba-Iulia should be in the top 10 to see in Romania. Also, Iași.
Iasi has been the number one suggested place for us to visit and we just couldn't make it in that direction. We will have to return one day and explore the Moldova region. Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
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“This is my new favorite church”😂😂😂😂😂
Welcome to Romania guys!!❤️🇹🇩 p.s. (We are also Travel Vloggers from Romania😊)
Hi guys. We really enjoyed Romania, such a beautiful country! Safe travels and keep vlogging!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
“Mr Non Heights” I’m right there with ya brother😳😬😱👍🤙🙏✌️
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Thank you and i hope you enjoyed our hot summers😊
We very much enjoyed Romania and will be back soon. Thank you for watching.
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie if you want an advice..try and go deeper in the old villages when coming in Apuseni mountains..people here live almost as 2000 years ago and many are 90 years old ..around Alba and Cluj county.
Great video - as always. My husband would like to know where the beer consumption rules are written as he didn't know they existed.😄😄
HA!! The beer drinking rules are un-written rules that I adjust as needed! 😆
Cheers!!!🍻
Romania is very diverse. Different parts of it, totally different scenery. That's because of its tumultuous history and foreign influences. The landscapes are also very diverse and you'll see mountains, delta, sea, pine-tree forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, old monasteries aso. Just be careful with the bears. There are approx 5500 plus wolves and other wild animals. Bears often come out from the forest and tourists feed them. That's really dangerous.
Hello there 👋🏼
We love to watch your videos! Great content and nice to see you travelling through Romania. It is one of the more underrated countries in Europe! When had you been travelling for those videos?
Have a great time! 😊
We just left a couple weeks ago. We traveled through in July and August so we are a few weeks ahead of schedule which isn't normal for us. Thank you for watching! You have an amazing country.
Cheers!!!🍻
That's why I always take my vacations in spring and in autumn, I just hate the heat, probably more than you guys do :))
We chose to come to Romania this time of year because we didn't think going to Turkey in the summer would be a good idea! 😆
Just fell in love with your channel!
I salute you for ditching your 9- 5pm to travel. I have been thinking 🤔 of that of late and maybe I shall soon join you on this full time travelling journey. I am originally from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and now UK 🇬🇧 based and recently decided to film from the where I am (England) and film too in other countries I will be blessed and to visit! Love to you and may you have all the success that you need!
Thank you so much, Lesson! We hope that you get the opportunity to travel as we do!!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie , ohhh yes- I love travelling already and have visited a number of countries. I however started posting on CZcams this year, so my sharing journey is only starting. I am UK 🇬🇧 based so currently a bulk of my content is the UK.
The Transalpina is a little ahead of the Oasa Dam, about 45 km from the Oasa Dam. The highest point is called Pasul Urdele.
Salutări din Sebeș!
Greetings!! Thank you for watching!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Cool, you explored a lot of places. I really like you guys. Not sure if it's because you're old or because you're funny, but I like you.
Thank you, Colin!! I think it's because we're old, old people are super cool!! 😁
@@BrianandCarrie really, I watched the other night all of your vlogs from Romania and loved, both the vlogs and you. If I knew about it I would have invited you to a six beers hike, I am living in a place 35 kilometers from Alba Iulia. You are the coolest foreign vloggers in Romania that I've watched so far.
Alba Iulia with I, means White Julia. Nice places over there
Love your beer rules! (I know you don't make them up because I follow the same ones.)
You have to play by the rules!! 😆
great Video
Glad you enjoyed it
@@BrianandCarrie my wif and me loved it. you are such a nice couple. Take care and hugs from Germany
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your kindness ❤️
Jud.Alba very beautiful....city Alba 2050 years old
Biutiful
very good wine 🍷 👌 in Jidvei Alba
Great video you two! We love seeing you exploring these more off the beaten track parts of Romania. How was renting a car and the driving there? We definitely hope to do that on our next trip in Romania!
Thank you!! The car was loaned to us by our host and the driving was easy. We would highly recommend renting a car and seeing the Moldova region. Something that we will be doing next time. 🍻
@@BrianandCarrie That's so great. What an amazing host!
Glad you enjoyed Romania so far .. you should try to visit Bigar waterfall
We won't make it to Bigar Waterfall this time but will return one day!! Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!!🍻
Unfortunately Bigăr waterfall has collapsed about 2 years ago 😢
Managed to see it before that happened
Hey. That's my city 😉
Hi Guys! Thanks again for a great video. How was driving in Romania?
Driving was really easy!! So grateful he had the opportunity!
You only saw like a tiny bit of the Transalpina, well if you ever go back to Transalpina, go eat at Stana Stefanu (it's a shepherd hut)
Hi, John. We will be back someday! We love Romania!
Cheers!!!🍻
I should probably mention how awesome the video was or all the steps you took BUT...I only want to know... how many beers did you have that day? And did you follow the beer rules?
We always follow the beer rules, James. I do believe we rolled a couple over for consumption the next day. 😆
Cheers!!!🍻
before ww2, romania was called the "switzerland of the balkans/ of the east", for its scenery and good development back then (economy was neck on neck with spain)
slowly i see some switzerland vibes again 0:20
We have really enjoyed Romania, we hope that comes out in our videos. Beautiful country. Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie 🙏❤
România was never called that but only Transylvania, since the geography is very similar and also demographics too, both countries have 3 offices main languages and 3 main ethnic native population.
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Oasa is pronounced Washa. If you ever go back ask for the very friendly monk Father Sava, he is an American and has been there for over 20 years. He will give you a tour.
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Howdy!. As always great video. If you have time while staying in our beautiful country, you can visit the first city in the world (Ploiesti) that had a refinery, founded in 1857 by the brothers Teodor and Marin Mehedințeanu, Bucharest becoming the first city in the world lit entirely by distilled crude oil.
Top 10 tourist attractions in Ploiesti
1. "Casa de Targovet" Museum
2. The Museum of History and Archeology in Ploiesti
3. Palace of Culture/Hall of Columns (former Palace of Justice)
4. Clock Museum
5. The Petroleum Museum
6. I.L. Caragiale Museum in Ploiesti
7. Nichita Stănescu memorial house
8. The Royal Church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul from Ploiești
9. Central Halls
10. The Hunters' Monument
The surroundings of the city are also rich in tourist attractions, you can visit the Constantin Stere Mansion and the Bucov Zoo, the Filipești Mansion, the Nicolae Iorga Valenii de Munte Memorial House, the Zamfira Monastery, the Iulia Hașdeu Castle from Câmpina and the countless wineries in the Dealu Mare wine region, such as Budureasca Winery, Tohani Domains, Bellu Manor, Urlățeanu Manor, and Rotenberg Winery.
Thank you for adding this to the channel, love it!! We will be coming back to Romania one day to see everything that we have missed. Again, thank you so much for the detailed message!
Cheers!!!🍻
Descriere minunata salutari din MM
did you guys visited Transfagarasan in Romania?? it is a must see
We only had a car for two days so couldn't explore as much as we had planned. Romania has so many places to see!! Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
I'm English and I live in Alba Iulia ♥. Love your videos of Romania. The star shaped fortress you explored has alot to offer. You had time to see some of it, but missed the Roman museum (in front of the University) the Iconography Museum, several other museums and an entire walk between the inner and outer walls. There you would find fab bars and restaurants, one of which (the Chechz Inn) often has live music. There are lovely gardens on the walk and some roman ruins. Throughout the year there are cultural events, free concerts, and an International Film Festival, in August (I think). Really glad you came to Alba. Hope you'll come again ☺.
Thank you, Jane, for sharing this. We loved our time in Romania and plan to return someday. Not sure that we will make our way back to Alba, but we did have a great day. So glad that we had the opportunity. Thank you again!
Cheers!!🍻
I am romanian sweetie and I say death of romania forever
Hi Brian & Carrie, Wonderful video as usual. Just wondering, how is Surfshark working out for you? We are planning on a trip but currently do not have a VPN. Thank you for your beautiful videos. Also, was that car an automatic or a stick shift?😊
Thank you!! We love Surfshark and use it on our phones and computers. You can even activate the "kill switch" feature that won't allow you to connect to the internet without having Sirfshark connected first. In our opinion, it is a must. And, it is inexpensive so why not? The car was a stick shift! I hadn't driven a stick in 30 years but it all came back to me with no problem. 🙂 Thank you for watching our channel!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Once again, thanks for the info about Surfshark. We will get it. Brian, you handled so smoothly that's why I was wondering about the car being a stick or not. Guess I won't rent a car in Europe, never drove a stick. 😄
Hello once again , on your travels we See that you usually travel by train or bus , but in Romania in this video you were driving did you find it was better to get around by renting a vehicle or just in certain areas in Romania, thanks
. There is 3-6 hrs to get around to see places like Cluj and Oradea I am curious , thanks again David.
Hi, David. We had a car for just the two days that we were in Alba Iulia. Our Airbnb host let us use his car. We did trains to move about Romania. The trains are slow, but they do get you to where you need to go for an affordable price. If you have the means to rent a car it would be the way to go for sure. Thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
You didn't fimed Transalpina from top of the mountain? That should have been the main attraction of the road trip
Unfortunately, we were short on time and couldn't make it to the top. 😔
Alba Lulia is another of the Transylvanian cities founded, and cultivated by German colonial immigrants of past centuries. It German name is Karlsburg.
Pub13 was a good restaurant. The food is bad nowadays. This is my hometown by the way. Alba Iulia I mean.
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8:18 Alba iulia with " i " not "L" During the ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum. (The Roman Empire defeated Dacia Kingdom in 106 AD)
Thank you for the correction, Dan!!
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How was that situation resolved (Mercedes at 2:11)?
Ha!! He backed all the way out!! 😆
What type of VISA did you have to apply for to be able to stay for so long in Europe? Or do you come back and forth and get a new VISA each time?
Hi, Andrea. We did a video on this last month called "How to avoid the Schengen rules" basically we move in and out of the Schengen area to stay as long as we want to without a visa. Here is the link.
Cheers!!!🍻 czcams.com/video/5LkNca8Si6E/video.html
How was renting a car in Romania? Can you give some points on the process? Did you need an international license? How much was the rental? Did you have to buy insurance? If yes, what did you buy? Did you drive across any bordering countries? If yes, did it cost a fee, how much?
Hi, we were actually loaned the car and only drove nearby where we were staying. So, unfortunately, we can't share much info.
alba iulia
Hello, great video. R U still living on a base budget of $1800 a month? Or did you have to adjust it for inflation? What equipment do you use to make and edit your videos?
We are using a Canon M50 and Premier Pro for our editing software. We were using two cameras, a Sony a6400, and an M50 but using two different cameras makes color grading difficult in the editing process. We are going to do a video soon on how we do a video from start to finish in the coming months. Thank you for all the questions! Keep them coming!!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie It's my understanding that you can create great videos with a Gopro and travel light at the same time. Also I hear the that with the new macbook air you can edit videos faster and better.
The GoPro, DJI, and even cell phones are becoming better all the time. The camera industry should be interesting in the coming years. Premier Pro is still the leading software in the industry and once you learn to use it becomes very efficient. Although it may be too advanced for some it is what we started on. We may someday upgrade our laptops and change editing software but for now, our budget definitely won't allow it!😆
We wish that road to be a highway... but it is only a national road ... :-)))
Pov: You live in Alba Iulia. (you should come back at christmas)
Beautiful video.Alba Iulia is a roman city,Castrum Apulensis.Greetings from Rome
I saw you in alba iulia i wasn't sure if it's u or not
No way!! We wish a had said hi, it was a fun day. So happy we had the opportunity to explore the area. Thank you for watching.
Cheers!!!🍻
Check out anything and everything by Charlie Ottley.
please go to Timișoara
That video will be out tomorrow!!
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謝謝！
Thank you!!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Hi there, amazing video may I please ask if you can share the cost of the car rental and where did you rent it from. Thank you so much ❤
Hi, Penny. Our Airbnb host loaned us the car for the 2 days we were there, otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to afford one. Thank you for watching!!