Romania 2011
In this year 2011 we decide to discover a country that we do not know, we thought of Romania for several reasons.
1. Reading many stories from travelers like us, have encouraged us to discover this country before it changes radically.
2. Mountainous landscapes with the possibility of hiking.
3. The presence of the Black Sea for a little rest and relaxation.
4. Country not too frequented by tourists.
1. Reading many stories from travelers like us, have encouraged us to discover this country before it changes radically.
2. Mountainous landscapes with the possibility of hiking.
3. The presence of the Black Sea for a little rest and relaxation.
4. Country not too frequented by tourists.
Friday June 24, 2011
Departure from the Lyon region around 8:30 am, passing through Bourg-en Bresse, Besançon direction Germany, stopping around 7:30 pm on the shores of Lake Constance in Meersburg on a motorhome area (This town has several areas).
Stroll in town and by the lake as a very beautiful and touristic town.
Stroll in town and by the lake as a very beautiful and touristic town.
We have traveled 577 km
Saturday 25 June 2011
Departure from the shores of Lake Constance passing through Austria, big traffic jam for a hundred kilometers in Austria.
Purchase of the Austria 7.90 sticker for ten days.
Visit of Innsbruck then direction Salzburg overnight in Germany on an area in Reichenhall 18 km from Salzburg.
Average time a few drops between a few clearings.
Purchase of the Austria 7.90 sticker for ten days.
Visit of Innsbruck then direction Salzburg overnight in Germany on an area in Reichenhall 18 km from Salzburg.
Average time a few drops between a few clearings.
We have traveled 436 km Purchase sticker for Austria 7.9 €
Sunday June 26, 2011
Visit of Salzburg in the rain from 9:30 to 12:00, we park in a boulevard near the center because few people on Sundays.
Direction Vienna we decided to go to the Nasenweg parking lot, but it no longer exists.
We went to the one in Nasenweg about fifteen kilometers from the city center on a hill which dominates the city (A bit isolated but fortunately we were 2 motorhomes) on the other hand there is a Bus terminus but I don't think I would leave the mtorhome alone at this location.
Rainy day except arrival in Vienna under the sun.
Direction Vienna we decided to go to the Nasenweg parking lot, but it no longer exists.
We went to the one in Nasenweg about fifteen kilometers from the city center on a hill which dominates the city (A bit isolated but fortunately we were 2 motorhomes) on the other hand there is a Bus terminus but I don't think I would leave the mtorhome alone at this location.
Rainy day except arrival in Vienna under the sun.
We have traveled 347 km
Monday, June 27, 2011
Visit of Vienna parking on the Brigitte quay without any worries.
Visit the cathedral, the historic district and then the wheel which is in a large amusement park.
We had decided to visit Vienna on our way to Romania but it will take several days to properly and fully visit this beautiful capital.
Departure from Vienna around 1:30 p.m. direction Hungary stop in the village of Nyar Utca N 48 ° 15'033 "E 16 ° 30'074" Very nice place.
Visit the cathedral, the historic district and then the wheel which is in a large amusement park.
We had decided to visit Vienna on our way to Romania but it will take several days to properly and fully visit this beautiful capital.
Departure from Vienna around 1:30 p.m. direction Hungary stop in the village of Nyar Utca N 48 ° 15'033 "E 16 ° 30'074" Very nice place.
We have traveled 758 km
Purchase sticker for Hungary 8 €
Tuesday June 28, 2011
Very fast crossing of the Romanian border around 1:00 p.m, purchase of the sticker. Stop around 6.30 p.m. at the Sapanta campsite.
First contact with the villages and Romanian life, total change of scenery guaranteed especially in the countryside like here in Sapanta.
The traditions are still very present, people are satisfied with little and the children play with not much (see photo) they do not all have game consoles.
In the evening we will have our first Romanian meal for around 15 € for two, which will begin with a soup like all the meals that will be taken thereafter.
First contact with the villages and Romanian life, total change of scenery guaranteed especially in the countryside like here in Sapanta.
The traditions are still very present, people are satisfied with little and the children play with not much (see photo) they do not all have game consoles.
In the evening we will have our first Romanian meal for around 15 € for two, which will begin with a soup like all the meals that will be taken thereafter.
We have traveled 304 km, Purchase sticker for Romania 7 €
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
It rained all night, we get up early to take the train.
The train leaves at 9:00 am return to the CC at 2:30 pm, nice walk despite wet weather is a very low sky it feels like November because in addition the temperature is not very high.
Passage to the Pasul pass bad road in addition to the downpours that will fall all afternoon. We will spend the night in the parking lot of the Sucevita Monastery. We will pay 10 Lei or 2.35 € to park overnight in this car park.
The train leaves at 9:00 am return to the CC at 2:30 pm, nice walk despite wet weather is a very low sky it feels like November because in addition the temperature is not very high.
Passage to the Pasul pass bad road in addition to the downpours that will fall all afternoon. We will spend the night in the parking lot of the Sucevita Monastery. We will pay 10 Lei or 2.35 € to park overnight in this car park.
We have traveled 124 km
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
Thursday June 30, 2011
Visit of the Sapanta cemetery. The cemetery of Sapanta Also baptized "the joyful cemetery" term which was given to it by a French during a visit, it is the work of Ioan Stan Patras born in 1909. And who from 1934 to his death in 1977 sculpted and painted the crosses blue as a symbol of hope and freedom. He decorated them with a scene from the life of the dead (person playing the violin, another weaving, or even milking a cow) followed by an often humorous and witty epitaph. Pop Dumitru continues to perpetuate this work.
Continuation of the day with a visit to the Sighetu Marmatei market.
We wanted to take the steam train ride but we lack information to find the departure we go to Bagdan Voda but it was in Viseu. Stop for the night in the train parking lot, balance sheet of the day a lot of driving time for little progress you have to study the route to optimize travel times. Dull day rain all night.
Continuation of the day with a visit to the Sighetu Marmatei market.
We wanted to take the steam train ride but we lack information to find the departure we go to Bagdan Voda but it was in Viseu. Stop for the night in the train parking lot, balance sheet of the day a lot of driving time for little progress you have to study the route to optimize travel times. Dull day rain all night.
We traveled 176 km, the train ride cost us around 20 € for two.
Friday July 1, 2011
Visit of the monastery with its admirable painted walls and the presence of the nuns who live and maintain this monastery, there are many other painted monasteries in the region but we will not visit any other.Radauti market and fair then direction Danube delta passage through Roman, Bacau, stop in Marasasti on parking lot of a restaurant. Good weather.
We traveled 314 km, the evening meal cost us 15 € for two (With the usual soup present at all meals).
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July 2011
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
Saturday departure Marastati crossed the Danube by a ferry to reach Tulcéa and the campsite in Murighiol, family campsite with a very friendly owner who also speaks perfect French.
Sunday rest day at the campsite, unfortunately it rained most of the day, except at the end of the day when we were able to walk.
Sunday rest day at the campsite, unfortunately it rained most of the day, except at the end of the day when we were able to walk.
Monday July 4, 2011
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
Excursion in the Danube delta with the owner of the campsite, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. good weather and really beautiful walk, discovery of many species of birds and especially pelicans. We got great feedback from our guide and he took us to some great places. (We strongly recommend this excursion but you have to be early in the morning which is not always easy during the holidays).
We will continue to the Bulgarian border, we will spend the night in Vama Veche border town where wild camping is very present on the seaside, this seaside resort does not meet our standards, just look at the photos to see that it rest of the work to improve the seaside and avoid puddles.
In the evening, meal at the restaurant with "sarmalé" stuffed vine leaves. Once again, packs of stray dogs roam the city as in most places in Romania which sometimes worried us a little.
We will continue to the Bulgarian border, we will spend the night in Vama Veche border town where wild camping is very present on the seaside, this seaside resort does not meet our standards, just look at the photos to see that it rest of the work to improve the seaside and avoid puddles.
In the evening, meal at the restaurant with "sarmalé" stuffed vine leaves. Once again, packs of stray dogs roam the city as in most places in Romania which sometimes worried us a little.
We traveled 212 km, the evening meal cost us 12 € for two, the excursion in the Danube Delta 100 € for two
Tuesday July 5 to Thursday July 7, 2011
Ascent along the Black Sea we will cross the seaside resorts which all have the names of planets (Saturn, Venus, Jupiter etc ...) these resorts are the work of the Communists under the Ceausecu area, but these resorts are getting closer quickly meet our standards.
We decide to spend a few days at the "Palace Camping" in the Venus resort, this campsite is close to the resort center and the seaside.
The first beach day and for the second again rain so at noon we decide to go to the restaurant and then walk in the resort, fortunately the good weather will be back the next day which will have the effect of having crowded beaches of world.
We decide to spend a few days at the "Palace Camping" in the Venus resort, this campsite is close to the resort center and the seaside.
The first beach day and for the second again rain so at noon we decide to go to the restaurant and then walk in the resort, fortunately the good weather will be back the next day which will have the effect of having crowded beaches of world.
We traveled 34 km, the night of camping cost us 11 €
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 2011
Friday in the middle of the afternoon we leave the seaside direction the capital Bucharest, we wanted to spend the night on a motorway rest area but nothing terrible, we try to find a place in the vicinity of the capital but no place does not inspire us especially that the towns and villages are often long without place or parking to be able to land for the night.
We decide to spend the night at the expensive Bucharest campsite and not terrible but very shaded.
We will discuss with our neighbor motorhome operator who was registered in CANADA who will tell us about his many journeys in Europe and America.
Finally a beautiful sunny and scorching summer day.
Saturday we visit Bucharest whose palace of the former dictator is huge and the most important building after the Pentagon, otherwise the visit is of little interest.
We continue to visit the capital but Bucharest is a city with little or no attraction, to date it is the only capital where we have not made any discovery as much cultural as gastronomic.
We decide to spend the night at the expensive Bucharest campsite and not terrible but very shaded.
We will discuss with our neighbor motorhome operator who was registered in CANADA who will tell us about his many journeys in Europe and America.
Finally a beautiful sunny and scorching summer day.
Saturday we visit Bucharest whose palace of the former dictator is huge and the most important building after the Pentagon, otherwise the visit is of little interest.
We continue to visit the capital but Bucharest is a city with little or no attraction, to date it is the only capital where we have not made any discovery as much cultural as gastronomic.
We traveled 329 km, the night of camping cost us 20 € for a campsite and a place that was not worth it, but we were safe
Sunday July 10, 2011
We visit Bran Castle, unjustly associated with Dracula's story. Bram Stocker, was inspired by the castle and its owner Vlad III Tepes to create his fiction.
In the afternoon we visit Brasov, a very modern city, which has managed to combine modernism while preserving its traditional architecture, on this Sunday many families are on the terrace for lunch or a drink or stroll around eating huge ice creams.
In the evening we join Soars a village where the traditional descent of animals remains, we park in the village and we will not be disappointed with the spectacle.
The sun has just set when we hear the first animals, wild horses, cows, goats appear at the top of the village, a few minutes After the animals surround the camper.
The herd keeper accompanied by his 2 daughters comes to greet us and asks us to take a picture of them.
In the afternoon we visit Brasov, a very modern city, which has managed to combine modernism while preserving its traditional architecture, on this Sunday many families are on the terrace for lunch or a drink or stroll around eating huge ice creams.
In the evening we join Soars a village where the traditional descent of animals remains, we park in the village and we will not be disappointed with the spectacle.
The sun has just set when we hear the first animals, wild horses, cows, goats appear at the top of the village, a few minutes After the animals surround the camper.
The herd keeper accompanied by his 2 daughters comes to greet us and asks us to take a picture of them.
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
We have traveled 297 km, and discovered an authentic Romania that will not stay that way for long.
Monday July 11, 2011
6:00 am I hear the animal bells, I get up quickly to witness this spectacle from another time, the sunrise in a diffused fog makes this spectacle even more sublime.
We visit Sighisoara, then Sibiu, we will spend the night towards Voineasa N45 ° 22.468 E24 ° 01.150 a few kilometers from Petrosani at the edge of a torrent with the presence of a few camperss.
We have traveled 246 km.
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
Tuesday July 12 to Friday July 15, 2011
Get up early shopping at the store to finish spending the remaining LEIs.
Direction Belgrade in Serbia, ate in a road restaurant for 6 € to 2. Stop at a motorway rest area in Croatia about 200 km from Zagreb.
Arrival 11:15 am at the campsite in Senj, located by the sea. Swimming and well-deserved rest.
Direction Belgrade in Serbia, ate in a road restaurant for 6 € to 2. Stop at a motorway rest area in Croatia about 200 km from Zagreb.
Arrival 11:15 am at the campsite in Senj, located by the sea. Swimming and well-deserved rest.
Click on the photo for the coordinates of this parking lot
We are happy to find the sun which we missed a lot
Saturday and Sunday July 17, 2011
Departure in the morning towards Italy, in the evening we will have dinner in a pizzeria around Ferrara.
Saturday evening we will spend the night on a motorway rest area.
Sunday we will pass by Montgenévre where a pouring rain will accompany us all day.
Return home around 4:00 p.m.
Saturday evening we will spend the night on a motorway rest area.
Sunday we will pass by Montgenévre where a pouring rain will accompany us all day.
Return home around 4:00 p.m.
We had a 23 night stay, we spent 22 nights in Romania 11 in camping and 11 in wild bivouac.
Romania is a country to see so as not to stay on ideas received.
We probably came across a rainy year that did not allow us to enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Bucovina and others.
A country where tourists are still few, with a very low impact on life.
We have traveled 6,995 km.
Romania is a country to see so as not to stay on ideas received.
We probably came across a rainy year that did not allow us to enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Bucovina and others.
A country where tourists are still few, with a very low impact on life.
We have traveled 6,995 km.