Romania 2016

Romania is never boring and there’s always so many things to see and do.

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After flying into Bucharest we slept in Pitesti. From there we drove todards River Olt Valley, through Scornicesti, Ceausescu‘s birthplace.

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We crossed the River Olt at Slatioara,

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and stopped in Tg Jiu for a night, to see Constantin Brancusi‘s Endless Column, Table of Silence and The Kissing Gate.

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Next was Tismana Monastery with its beautiful murals and flowers.

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We stopped at Orsova and Danube’s Iron Gates (Portile de Fier) where we went on a boat trip to see a bit closer the famous Decebalus sculpture and this body of water that so many crossed by swimming during communist times, to escape into neighbouring Serbia.

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From Orsova we drove through Cerna Valley to Baile Herculane, then across Transalpina

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to reach Sibiu where we spent a couple of nights. All those big eyes watching…..

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We visted Sibiel where we went to see the Museum of Icons on Glass

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before heading off to Sighisoara.

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We drove the spectacular roads of Bicaz Gorge and visited a trout farm.

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In Iasi we visited the Palace of Culture that had been recently renovated,

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ate lots of yummy sour cherries which were in season, and enjoyed the Ceramics Fair Cucuteni.

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Bye bye Iasi, see you next time!

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