Day 56 ROMANIA Train Oravita to Anina

We went for a return diesal train ride from Oravita to Anina. We met a fellow traveller from Belgium and a chatty train conductor.
Both very interesting to speak to.
The conductor however got pretty carried away telling us about the history of the train through Google Translate and, his large antique collection. When the internet dropped out, we thought that it would stop him talking but he carried on talking with gestures and charade. He finally stopped when we each slowly moved away glancing out the windows.

The train ride wasn't as good as the Mocanita as the windows couldn't be opened and the glass was old and had an uneven surface which reflected in photos.

The drive to Timisoara was uneventful but dinner at Timisoara was a lovely surprise.

We found a restaurant called Taste of Bali. Our first chilli hot meal in a restaurant after 2 months with the exception of the Sriracha sauce at the spa resort in Gura Humorului. I was having chilli withdrawals. ( Although, I did by a chilli jam at the markets in Bucharest which I've been carrying around with me to put on food that we cook in the accommodations.)
Food was rather authentic with even keluark, a black nut, found in curries in Asia, in one of the dishes. The waitress was from Myanmar and she was bringing out extras like prawn crackers and sambal to augment our meal.Read more