RomêniaValea Urluia44°5’54” N 27°53’48” E
4 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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,Leia mais
RomêniaAdamclisi44°5’30” N 27°56’30” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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 realizedLeia mais
RomêniaValea Urluia44°5’54” N 27°53’48” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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 toLeia mais
RomêniaPietreni44°5’42” N 28°3’6” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
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 theLeia mais
RomêniaViișoara44°4’48” N 28°8’48” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
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,Leia mais
RomêniaMurfatlar44°10’12” N 28°24’30” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
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 SeaLeia mais
RomêniaPalas44°10’0” N 28°33’42” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
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 inLeia mais
RomêniaFaleza Constanta44°10’12” N 28°39’36” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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 randomLeia mais
RomêniaFaleza Constanta44°10’18” N 28°39’48” E
5 de julho de 2018, Romênia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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 theLeia mais
