Sibiu

Sibiu is a charming medieval city, but way too touristy for my taste. I tend to look down on the cities that live off tourism as I feel that they inherited a trust fund off which they live.

I used the time spent in the city to grab a bite and recharge a dozen of different batteries as much as possible, as well as to stock up on food for the next stretch of road.

Leaving Sibiu you pass by a wooden cross erected to commemorate 1599 battle, after which Wallachian ruler Michael the Brave became ruler of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania. Victims of the battle were buried in a mass-grave under this mound. This is a close-up fragment of it.Read more