The shrines along the roads

The morning weather was not promising, and I kept refreshing my weather apps every once in a while looking for a glimpse of hope manifested in rain not falling for an hour or two. When it happened Czytaj więcej
For the fans of architecture

Another one for you architectural buffs.
Ion Mincu, an architect who was the main promoter of the neoromanian style #acrossRomania, was inspired by the traditional architecture of central Czytaj więcej
I like it industrial and hard-working

This is an accumulation lake on Argeș river, just outside of Pitești. There's another one, right after the city. It looked like a great resource and community asset. Places such as these add so much Czytaj więcej
Small dogs don't go to heaven

I stopped here to admire the view...and to rub some alcohol onto a bite mark made by a dog in a village just a half mile away. It ran after me even after the owner shouted that she must not do that. I Czytaj więcej
Fascination with borders

With 3 rainbows behind me and a storm with thunders in front of me, I decided to stop here, and by chance, it's also the administrative border between two counties (less than a US state, but more than Czytaj więcej
The third wheel and production of oil

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 still Czytaj więcej
Recharging

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 in Czytaj więcej
Beekeeping 101

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 is Czytaj więcej
Sleeping on the Danube bank tonight?

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-wheeler Czytaj więcej
Throw a tent anywhere, that's a camp now

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, tree Czytaj więcej
Should I pop to Bulgaria, or should I go

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 Sea Czytaj więcej
Southern sorrow

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.
Dobruja

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, Czytaj więcej
Why gives you a meaning, but how is fun

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 the Czytaj więcej
Salami-backed trust and a tandem-couple

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, unlike Czytaj więcej
Another "room" with a view

Now that I'm just 81 km (50 miles) away from Constanța, the idea of reaching it tomorrow is not unjustified. I perched myself slightly above these sunflowers, with a wonderful view to crop fields, Czytaj więcej
Welcome to Civitas Tropaensium!

When thinking about the day ahead I thought the highlight would be finally reaching Constanta, after I drop by a nearby monument I was told to check out. Sure, let's do it!
If I had only realized Czytaj więcej
Tropaeum Traiani

Some 2 km away from the fortress, in 109 AD, emperor Traian built a monument, called Tropaeum Traiani (Traian's trophy) to honor the fallen Roman soldiers (don't mix Roman and Romanian) and also to Czytaj więcej
Come rain or come rain

No matter how much I'd like to stay and soak the atmosphere at the Traian's monument, the weather forecast said there will be rain showers, so I reluctantly started cycling...only to be greeted by the Czytaj więcej
Eau de Pepe le Pew

Getting closer to Constanța, still raining, but also the traffic increased.
Trucks are the worst. They go around, but still, shower you with so much water that my face is all muddy.
Scratch that, Czytaj więcej
Big smalls

Stopped briefly in Medgidia, for a bite. Romanians have their own version of kebabs called, mici, which means 'smalls', and they are the biggest kebabs out there 😁
And this is Danube-Black Sea Czytaj więcej
The oldest cont. inhabited city in Ro

Entering Constanța, the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania. Founded in 7th century BC by Massagataen queen Tomyris, who named the city after herself, Tomi. The first urban settlement in Czytaj więcej
There she is!

Cycling through Constanța wasn't a really pleasant experience. As if all the roads were leading to it, and all the cars and trucks decided to go into the city at the same time. I reached this random Czytaj więcej
The Constanța casino

When planning where to finish this tour, Constanța and its casino were the obvious choices. I fell in love with that building ever since I saw it for the first time somewhere on the internet.
In the Czytaj więcej