Not Really a Bulgaria Trip Report, but Maybe

[Cossie]

TransFagarasan Scenic Drive in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania

Transfagarasan Romania Scenic Drive in the Carpathian Mountains - Romania, visitor information.

www.romaniatourism.com

Again, I can’t edit above, so might be some repeats.

 

[RooFlyer]

I wanted to drive the TransFagarasan road last year,

How much of a driving enthusiast am I not? A few years ago I drove all around that area, completely unaware of the TransFăgărășan road (and its bears). I guess the bears were along the northern flank?

 

[NSun]

Interesting report in an interesting part of the world. I'm of Slavic descent and want to go there next year, but never thought about a 'driving holiday' there.

 

[Cossie]

How much of a driving enthusiast am I not? A few years ago I drove all around that area, completely unaware of the TransFăgărășan road (and its bears). I guess the bears were along the northern flank?

No, it was the southern side, although apparently they are active along the whole road where there is forest.

 

[Cossie]

A quick overnight stop in Râmnicu Vâlcea, then the TransAlpina.

Transalpina (DN67C) - Wikipedia

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It was good, better than yesterday, fewer cars. The top was treeless, lots of sheep and shepherds, no idea where they sleep.

 

[Cessna 180]

This is such a good report Cossie. I went through some of these places last year. I just loved Romania, Sibiu in particular. Also The Danube around Ruse.
Great to read yours and remember my own trip.

Need to get on to reading yours from this year too RooFlyer,

 

[Cossie]

By chance we found ourselves in Alba Iluia, a great hotel just across the road from the Citadel.

Aura Unirii, new, and again, it was a very good choice.

Alba Iulia Fortress - Wikipedia

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From being oppressively hot, the weather changed, very gusty wind and and light rain, but not before we had a look around and of course a beer.

 

[Cossie]

We were very surprised to find this, I hadn’t done a great deal of research on Romania, as originally we intended to go to Kosovo, Albania etc.
However, no complaints!

 

[VPS]

Great statues

 

[Cossie]

Some of these internet connections are causing issues, my photos from previous posts are not showing. Maybe they are too big, dunno.

So after the citadel we trundled off towards Deva. Nearby in Hunedoara is Corvins castle.

Corvin Castle - Wikipedia

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It was bucketing down at this stage, a few photos.

 

[Cossie]

Timisoara, rain had stopped, but it had dropped a lot in temperature. A quick wander, dinner at an old pub.
We could have spent longer here, but, as usual we were trying to do too much.
Timisoara is where the uprising against the Ceaușescu family, leading to the dismantling of communism in Romania is meant to have started.

Timișoara - Wikipedia

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Curtea Berarilor Timisoreana - La Han, Timisoara

O Bere, două, trei... și câte vrei! - A fost odata ca niciodata, nici prea demult, nici prea curand, prin timpul lui 2007, un loc anume creat pentru a deveni insemnat. La timpul acela, voia buna umbla nestingherita prin oras si nu-si gasea locul potrivit. Pana cand, intr-o zi cu soare, dintr-o...

curteaberarilortimisoreanalahan.metro.rest

 

[Cossie]

Onwards up to Oradea, well known for its buildings, a lot that had been refreshed recently.
Highly recommended.

Oradea - Wikipedia

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[Cossie]

Everywhere I looked there were buildings begging to be photographed.


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[OZDUCK]

There were certainly some interesting buildings in your photos! The term "Secessionist Style" was new to me especially as the building looked very Art Nouveau/Jugendstil to me. And looking up the term it is a style originating in Vienna that is extremely closely related to the
Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. Thanks for the photos and introducing me to a new term.

 

[Cossie]

Oradea also had some fairly brutalist buildings. On the way to Debrecen, Romania the memorial is for nearly 1000 people that died here when the Danube flooded in the early seventies.
Plus a wooden church, typical of the area. Romanian Orthodox.


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A few storks, saw many this trip, plus a few goats, although they were in Romania, not Hungary.

 

[Cossie]

Debrecen, certainly some work going on in the centre of this city. It was very clean, the locals seem to have a bit of pride in this place.

Beer at the Black Sheep, then breakfast there the next morning. The girls knew I was taking their photo. Also instead of an ebook, the real thing available from a vending machine.

Sorry if I'm being boring, I live in Canberra which really has very little in the way of historic buildings, in fact places erected in the fifties have been torn down and redeveloped, so I really enjoy seeing places where it seems some interest is shown in keeping old things...

 

[Cossie]

Debrecen has a series of stalls that were used on the Saturday morning to sell things, again, just nice to be there.

 

[Cossie]

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Debrecen – visitdebrecen

visitdebrecen.com

Last few. Whilst certainly not a city on a list of places not to missed, it does have it's own charm, obviously an overnight stay means you are never going to see everything, but it was nice just to stroll around.

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Debrecen, certainly some work going on in the centre of this city. It was very clean, the locals seem to have a bit of pride in this place.

Beer at the Black Sheep, then breakfast there the next morning. The girls knew I was taking their photo. Also instead of an ebook, the real thing available from a vending machine.

Sorry if I'm being boring, I live in Canberra which really has very little in the way of historic buildings, in fact places erected in the fifties have been torn down and redeveloped, so I really enjoy seeing places where it seems some interest is shown in keeping old things...

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What is that brand of 'Monarchist' beer? Looks fun

 

[Cossie]

What is that brand of 'Monarchist' beer? Looks fun

Wow, you have good taste!

First Hungarian Lager beer to win prize at Czech World Beer Idol contest | Szent András Sörfőzde

Szent András Brewery was the only one from Hungary to win prizes at one of Europe's most prestigious professional beer contest, the annual World Beer Idol held in the Czech Republic. The three bronze medal went to the brewery's Imperial Pilsner 'Monarchista', the real fruit beer 'Raspberry...

szentandrassorfozde.hu

Unfortunately the label is in Hungarian, quite possibly the strangest language in existence, it's meant to be related to Finish, another weird one.
7%, didn't expect that!

Hungarian language - Wikipedia

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