Day 47 ROMANIA Turda Salt Mines

Salt was such a precious commodity, Roman soldiers were paid their wage in salt, called sal or salè, where the word salary is derived from. There were 3 mines at the Turda Salt Mine but only 2 were open. The bell shaped Joseph Mine was closed but there Teresa Mine that was conical shaped and the Rudolf Mine that was trapezoid, were open.
Absolutely impressive, it felt a little claustrophobic but the sheer size is unfathomable.
There is even a lake at the bottom of the Teresa Mine. We wanted to ride the ferris wheel in the Rudolf Mine, but it was broken.Read more