RoemeniëRoata de Jos44°24’6” N 25°33’0” E
30 juni 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The road to Bucharest was both uneventful and busy with traffic, once I came closer to Ilfov county, a district-like county around the capital.
One of the two highlights were old, but stillMeer informatie
RoemeniëDămăroaia44°28’39” N 26°2’43” E
1 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Time for another short, but active break. Meeting with my family and relatives, exploring Bucharest on foot and, of course, 🔌🔋🔋🔋🔋😄
The city reminds me of Belgrade, Serbia.
I was inMeer informatie
RoemeniëMânăstirea44°12’48” N 26°54’30” E
3 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After a two-day break in Bucharest and Bucegi mountains, I was back in the saddle.
This is the first time I've seen this approach to beekeeping. Park the hives in a sunflower field 😅
The man isMeer informatie
RoemeniëSfrederile44°7’54” N 27°10’42” E
3 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After cycling for almost 120 km today, driven by a desire to reach the Danube, I was looking forward to sleeping on its bank, but it turned out that the bank is rather inaccessible (for a two-wheelerMeer informatie
RoemeniëSfrederile44°7’54” N 27°10’42” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It's so easy to camp #acrossRomania. I was woken up by the sound of a truck slowing down, surprised by my tent, then they just continued 😅
I met them an hour's later on their way back, treeMeer informatie
RoemeniëMunicipiul Călăraşi44°7’6” N 27°16’36” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Close to the city of Călărași, there's a ferry that can take passengers across the Danube, either to 🇧🇬 Bulgaria or to 🇷🇴 Romania. As I wanted to reach Constanța and the Black SeaMeer informatie
RoemeniëOstrov44°6’30” N 27°21’54” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The south of Romania is poorer than the north. But it also seems that people living there are not doing their best to take care of their "home". Garbage everywhere and this was not an isolated case.
RoemeniëGalița44°6’48” N 27°29’54” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The last leg of the trip took me through a history-rich region called Dobruja, today split between Romania and Bulgaria. Throughout its history, it's been ruled by Gets, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,Meer informatie
RoemeniëGalița44°6’48” N 27°29’54” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The monastery of St. John the Baptist in Lipnița wonderfully wedged between a village and fields of sunflower. It's a relatively new monastery, so I didn't stop by it, but looking back and seeing theMeer informatie
RoemeniëRăzoarele44°5’18” N 27°39’30” E
4 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Met a new friend when stopping to cool down and have a lunch break. I gained her trust with salami. She was moving in closer and closer, ending up eating from my hand, but in such a calm way, unlikeMeer informatie
