Romania 2011 - part 1 - in the mountains
Day 1
The trailer is ready for the road, the food is packed (that's why the trailer is still connected to 230V), the crew and personal belongings. We can meet snow in the mountains and heat at the seaside.
Departure today 22.00.
There was a little change of plan, tomorrow we want to reach the first campsite in Romania without stopping in Hungary for the time being. We leave the baths at the end of the trip.
Day 2
After 2 hours of sleep in Barwinek before the Slovak border, we continued our journey. In Slovakia, we bought vignettes (7-day for a car = 7 euro, 7-day for a trailer = 7 euro, monthly for 14 euro respectively). In Slovakia (near Svidnik) we stopped at a monument called "copulating tanks".
We crossed that country quite quickly and entered the next one. Hungarian 4-day vignette = EUR 7.5 for a car + trailer set (up to 3.5 tons). Hungary also stayed behind us quite quickly, especially since the roads here are amazing. And we stood on the Romanian border. Here, like in the old days: document control, the question of whether we are transporting any people in the trailer, something about the trunk, but the nice gentleman only saw the documents and told us to go on ... Aaa ... earlier question: To Bulgaria? And we: No, to Romania ... Carpathians, your sea, Dracula. We entered Romania with a smile. At the border, the monthly vignette purchase for a car = 10 EUR, for a car with a trailer - 20 EUR. You can also buy a 7-day trial for half the price. The most expensive fuel in Hungary = about PLN 6 / diesel, in Romania = about PLN 5.30. At the first stop in some seemingly extinct village, we were attacked by a group of Gypsy children asking for chocolates, a box of chocolates etc. We were prepared for it and the children got a packet of candies. Unfortunately, they still did not allow us to drink coffee in peace, and then their mother came asking for cigarettes ...
Quick coffee and off you go. After several dozen kilometers, we already admired the panorama of the Carpathians, which, combined with the colorful fields, created a beautiful view.
About 80 km to the destination, and there is a storm ahead of us. However, I told the crew that the campsite would be nice and we would do a barbecue. The campsite in Aurel Vlaicu is large, clean, fenced, well-equipped (sanitary facilities, drainage basin, garden furniture and ... swimming pool). We stay here for 3 nights (two days). Of course, the grill was a success, the more so because we had a birthday and a birthday boy. After the party, the longed-for sleep without limits, hours of getting up. Driven 900 km. Average fuel consumption 9.2l / 100km (the box and the packed trailer do their job).
Day 3
Then we saw the church in the center and drank a good coffee for two cups in a nearby cafe (really delicious). The conversion factor is roughly 1: 1. On the way, we saw the glistening roofs of the Roma palaces in the distance. Interestingly, the Roma live either in poor houses made of "just anything" or in palaces full of kitschy splendor. Such a palace is impressive from a distance, but not close.
In Strai we stopped at a closed church ...
in front of Orastie a strange monument ...
and in the city itself there are several interesting places:
Day 4
The rain made small and larger "waterfalls" appear.
The GPS indicated a gradual climb to the top. Unfortunately, the higher we climbed, the more it rained. Suddenly, a "construction site" appeared in front of us - no asphalt, huge puddles, heaps of mud, an excavator loading a stone onto a tipper standing crosswise ...
And we are only at an altitude of about 1,100 meters above sea level. Driving first, I risked a ride and through CB I encouraged my friend to follow me. We made it through this battlefield, but we didn't enjoy the asphalt for a long time ...
Heavy rain, holes with puddles, heaps of mud made us turn back. Common sense prevailed. I would go further on the 4x4, but the Superb and the C5 ... I doubt we would have made it. It's a pity ... We turned back at an altitude of about 1600 m.
In general, the road is being renovated and where even the GPS suggested that there is no road - there was a beautiful asphalt ...
Maybe in a few years it will be possible to cross over. We went back to Sebes but nothing interesting was there. We made the decision to go back to the campsite to eat lunch and enjoy a swim in the pool.
Price for the campsite: 4 adults + car + caravan + electricity (swimming pool, hot water, wifi included)
= 23 euro per night. Departure to Carta tomorrow morning ...
Day 5
We arrived at our campsite in Cirta (Carta). The photos will reflect very nice conditions ...
After connecting the trailer and a small lunch - a trip. first we visit Certa ... The ruins of some building - this is an old Cistercian church, in the village there is an Orthodox church, and in it we are witnesses of Orthodox baptism.
Day 6
Today is Sunday, so we sleep to the stop. This time the morning greeted us with a beautiful sun. There are plans for a Transfagaras route (and so far I thought it was a Transfogarist route) - but we know what's going on anyway. Tasty light breakfast with local bread, morning coffee, packing food and off you go. A few kilometers from the campsite, turn left and we are on the DN7C road.
Return to the campsite and rest. Tomorrow we have a long stretch to reach Mamaia by the sea.
By passion ... traveler, photographer, but I am primarily interested in the automotive industry. So far, trips rather by car, accommodation or overnight in the car. A caravanner since autumn 2009. He used to travel with Adria, Knaus, BoXerk, and now HYMER B544 has appeared. What next ... time will tell. Maybe someone wants to read my reports, maybe he will follow me.