Back in Bucharest

I got back into the city today and I was feeling pretty great about it.  It's not home, but it's familiar. The train was right on time...Romania time! Translation: 1 hour late.  I have to say, that although the tranportation system is terrible here (slow trains, no interstate highways, bad connections) the trains haven't been half bad.  As a matter of fact, since I left last Saturday to explore the country a bit, every train I have been on has gotten better and better...cleaner, more comfortable, more...first class..which is what I have been paying for.  When I left Bucharest, I rode in a compartment with 6 other people.  I didn't consider this to be first class, but when I saw everyone standing in the corridors, I changed my mind.  When I left Brasov to go to Sibiu, the train was up to western standards...no compartments but single seating and much more comfortable and private. The next train was actually a commutor train, which was really awesome!  This was the first train I had been on where I could see out the windows!  (All the others were streaked with dirt) It was very clean and comfortable. The train today was absolutely awesome...like riding on Amtrak, except for the speed, of course. The seats actually reclined and every one had a tray and a foot rest.  This was plush...nice! There was also a dining car, although I was not too interested in that.  I think it was because it was an IC train...I think it means inter-city.  (International) This train started in Budapest  and ended in Bucharest.
So...I'm back now, and intend to spend the next few days with friends. I am leaving here Tuesday and I find it hard to believe almost a month has passed! Next...Amsterdam!