Romanian adventures

I've now made my way north to Romania, and am currently camped out (figuratively) in a town in Transylvania called Brasov. It's a nice change from Bucharest, heat-wise, as it has dropped to at least 38 in the day, and it's actually in the 20s now at night. I can't even tell you how happy that makes me! I took a train from Veliko Tarnovo to Bucharest the other day and had no trouble finding my first hostel, despite its odd location. The 'hostel' is actually someone's apartment on the 9th floor of a communist-era building. Apparently these buildings have TERRIBLE air circulation, and I thought I was actually going to suffocate that night. Luckily I was booked into another place with air conditioning for my second night, so it was much better; however, it was not so easy to find, and I ended up wandering around the city for hours in the 40+ degree heat with my pack on. ugh. Seems to be the story of my life right now.
Saw some cool buildings in Bucharest though. That Ceauscescu guy was seriously deranged. I knew the Casa Popularii was going to be big, but really? THAT big? It's unbelievable, truly. The pictures I have really don't do it justice. Even just walking around the city is something else - the architecture is on a scale I haven't really seen before. It really seems like a cool city, but walking in 45C heat is brutal, so I walked around at night, but didn't really get as good a feel for the city as I would have liked. Think I'd like to go back at some point, just not in the middle of summer!
Brasov here seems neat. It's a smaller city with lots of tourists, of course, but there seems to be lots to do around here. I've sort of hooked up with this couple from New Zealand whose travel plans are similar to mine right now, and I think we're going to rent a car and see some of the castles and stuff around this area (Bran castle included, D, as well as Sighisoara, I think). Should be good.