River cruise on Danube

We took a river cruise
We saw places we had visited the last couple of days
In the countryside of Hungary

We are on a bus headed to Romania. Off the major highway and going through small towns. Seeing fields of corn and sunflowers
Now in Romania

We have crossed the border into Romania. Country number 31.
They are in a different time zone
At our hotel in Romania

After about 9 hours of travel we have stopped for the night.
Most people got several naps on the bus.
Start the morning with a swim

After breakfast we went down to the pool. It was a pool for swimming
Unitarian church service

Lunch in Turda

Lunch in Turda
Traveling to Deva for the night

Stopped for a truck show

We were here for the churches. There just was a truck show
Churches in Alba Iulia

There was a Catholic and Orthodox church next to each other.
Driving to Deva

Deva citadel

Hiked up to the citadel
Historic Sibiu

Finally a Lutheran church

Up the church steeple

Driving along the Carpathian mountains

Roadways in Romania

There are not many major roads in Romania. We were on a divided road a little bit yesterday and today. Most of them are two lane. This makes to traveling slow because of the many vehicles on the road.Læs mere
One last provision stop before the villa

We stopped for potty break and got some water at the grocery store. I used the self checkout lane even though I couldn't read the screen. I knew what it was going to ask in what order. The only thingLæs mere
Arrived in the village

We got to the village rather late. We were met by many towns people.
After some greetings they brought out some treats and water. And some local liquor, palinka
The local minister said some wordsLæs mere
Spending the day in the village

After breakfast we met with our group. Then the village kids came over and people played with them.
I tried to walk around the village twice, but both times got invited to people's yards for theirLæs mere
Joel's dream workbench in the village

One lane bowling alley

They have a one lane bowling alley. Hand set pins, pinsetter sends the ball back down
Most of the lane is concrete, so it is not very smooth. It is hard to keep the ball on line.
Off for a city tour

We are back on a bus to visit a nearby city. Some of the villagers are with us
It is road construction season

Like Minnesota, there is road construction
Animals by the road
