Day 37 ROMANIA Gura Humorului

Today, we were reminded what travelling is about. We had quite the opposite day to yesterday when everything worked out in our favour.
Our day started well enough with buffet breakfast that came with our spa accommodation. The spread wasn't huge, but what was on offer was good quality and included traditional Romanian delicacies.
After a huge breakfast, we went looking for 3 UNESCO listed painted churches in this region. The first was only 8 minutes from our hotel. After an hour's drive to the second, we found it closed despite a sign stating it's opening times as 0900- 2000 hours 7 days. The third church, another 15 minutes further was under restoration.
The first church, Humor Monastery did not disappoint. It was built in 1537, the frescos were original from 1537 but restoration work had been done and the frescos had been cleaned.
We are seeing 3 more tomorrow before we get to our accommodation in a Bioretreat. Hopefully the churches will be opened.
We spent the rest of our afternoon at the spa. Ruby finally figured out how to stop bobbing around like a cork in the salt tub.
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