Good morning and a beautiful day to you. Today we are going to start exploring Romania.
So, first pack all the bags
all packed ready to go.
Second walk about half an hour to the car hire depot and pick up our car, with our
bags. That's gonna be a tough journey, especially as it is raining a little bit,
anyway, then we are going to head north into Romania, so let's go and explore
this amazing country.
Despite the weather.
Hope we get some improvements in our
weather as we go along
currently it's stopped raining but is
still looking a bit grey.
Not to worry, we'll have some fun
Let's go.
Well, done my walk, avoided the rain
found the place which was in this really
lovely hotel.
Hopefully these gentlemen here will give me my car
and paperwork
insurance sorted and collecting the car.
Well, got the car. It's an automatic which takes a bit of getting used to but I'm
used to a gear car.
Only went up one one-way street finding my way out the city
and now I'm stuck in traffic
now we're going so I better focus a little bit.
It's a grey
rainy day
which is okay for travelling roads a bit slippy but first I got my
way out of the city. I think I've been 40 minutes just
edging my way out of the city centre and I'm still doing that so I can't wait to
break free of the city get to see some of this Romanian countryside free of
cars, well not totally free of cars
I'm gonna keep mine
let a few other
people use the road yeah otherwise
Well out of the city, into the countryside and it is beautiful
getting to the
transfagarasan whatever you say pass
stopped, there's a castle up on the hill
there, look at this beautiful river
mm-hmm and what a drive it has been
through some
amazing scenery and weather we've had rain we've had sunshine
we've had a lot of twisty roads thankfully not that busy and now we've
arrived at the top of the pass where the lake is so this is Balea... I'm don't know
if I'm pronouncing this correctly, Balea Lake
so let's have a quick spin around thankfully it's not raining
here now which is really good the sky is still grey but there is snow ...
there is snow, it's summer
summer and there's snow
it's not that cold up here but it's not
that warm I put on long sleeves thankfully put on trouser today and long
sleeve shirt but let's go and have a wander around and should be able to fly the
drone. No sunshine but no rain either come on let's go for a little stroll
have a look at this lake.
It's a glacier lake
for your information.
Okay, so, heading out this way it's a bit muddy
under foot but I've already been wandering around in waterfalls and
things so my feet are wet and cold anyway
let's have a look, the waters nice and
still today, let's see if we can get you a nice view of that snow,
snow and
beautiful bit of lake look at that.
I don't know if there's more lake around the corner
or if this is all the lake
I don't know.
Oh! Big puddle, argh wet feet oh dear
okay well wet feet
okay sorry about the joggling camera I was busy wading through a puddle
slipping off a rock and trying not to drop everything and getting mud on
everything ... oohhhhh.... more mud on my feet
okay over that bit, what did you guys see well I was busy doing that?
across a little river, okay
well looking beautiful, peaceful and quiet, not that
many people, that's really good.
And there goes the sun.
Beautiful (there's a fly on the lens)
beautiful hey?
It really is gorgeous and
let me find a spot where I can try and give you a spin round so you can get
an idea. The sun may come out again it's mixed cloud
grey sky, patches of blue in between.
Snow over there, midsummer and there's snow
oh I dread to
think... it will probably look beautiful in winter
but I would not like to drive up here on that
twisty twiney road in the winter even on snow tires.
some of the drops are not pretty
but how about this for a view hey?
And that's the VIS now, okay from sunshine
to this in just a minute
it's amazing I've got some clouds some sunshine but it is beautiful it's quite
a twisty twiney road
it's not raining, it's semi clear, you know what that means
let's give you a bird's-eye view
not by jumping off although you get a
fairly good bird's-eye view just by standing here as I carefully don't fall
off the edge and into the waterfall.
Look at that! Wohoa!
Well, what an interesting day it has been over the mountains
It was fantastic and I'm in Sibiu now
I'm not sure how to say that
I've parked in the
square, I'm right in the square right in the heart in my accommodation which is really nice
I think let me just have a quick peek out the back window here, hope it isn't somebody's room
but I think there's a view out here
Before I show you the room
it doesn't quite,
overlooks...look at that
beautiful hey?
I think that's Liars Bridge right there.
Which I'll show you around tomorrow
and the actual main square is just around the corner
over there,
I go out the front of the hotel, which I'll go out and eat at in a
moment but first...
sorry about getting distracted there
just saw a nice view and thought
oh I must go and look at that
but let's go and have a look at the room
which is room 25 so, thank you light just in here.
Here we go so I'm actually in a little bed and
breakfast
not in an AirBnB just here the light snow
arriving late okay I think this is a single room so it's got quite a decent
sized bed this is Castle Luxembourg right in the heart of the village so
that's really great location I can walk to everywhere. Doesn't have air-con
but it's quite cool so I think they've got a fan of TV a mini bar fridge and
in here I'm guessing, oh wow a big bathroom
nice corner shower, wash hand basin, toilet
some soap towels so there we are
there's my room for the next couple
of nights as we explore this area
now next order of business is to get some food
I'm so hungry
Out to find something to eat
They do have their own little, nice little cafe restaurant here which I will be trying for breakfast
but I think I'm going to have to be quick I think a lot of the places are closing
here we are on to the square, see if I can find a restaurant that's not closed is it sir
just about 10 o'clock would you believe look how light it and it's ten o'clock
restaurant over here looks quite busy sells pizza that sounds like a good option
okay squeeze into a table here one in a corner there
okay
oh and this is the square by the way so cars park there and this is right
in the center of the town I'll take you for a tour more during the day but just
because it looks so gorgeous have a look at it tonight
there you go, now, food
Have you come to help me with my supper?