I needed to run an errand, so walking out through the beautiful reception in my glorious, historic hotel… …and down the street past a sign that I think was meant to mean two-for-one, but didn’t quite get the message across… …past one of many hookah bars… …had a delicious, leisurely lunch at this cute little …
Once at the top of the Transalpina, Max called in to buy supplies for our picnic… but not until we again went off-roading… The views were truly spectacular… …and I made the mistake of leaving my window open as we did some off-road ‘gardening’… hmmmmm…… 🙂 The crisp air at only 6 degrees C / …
My dear friend, Max, and I set out on Sunday morning for what ended up being over 13 hour road trip from Bucharest, and along the Transalpina Road… …passing the largest chemical factory in Romania… There is something about wells that I find so beautiful… This is a traditional Romanina hay shed… I love the …
If you haven’t watched the esipode of ‘Top Gear’ where they trio drive the Transfăgărășan Road, I recommend doing so – but here is a snippet of where Florin and I were about to drive… …complete with cable-car… This is how, in winter, people get from the bottom to the top, and vice versa… …
My friend Florin knew of an amzing place for lunch… Where? Right next to the road, perched on the edge of the cliff! Lunch at the edge of the world… Yes, if you look to the left, and it looks like a looooooong way down – it is!!! Bâlea Lake This is Bâlea Lake, …
…around the bend, and what do we find..? There’s a bear right there! A momma and her two cubs… A few years ago, I did the Transfăgărășan Road with my friend, Adrian, however this was a far as we could get on that trip… Why? On that trip, it was literally buried under a …
Technically, my birthday was on the Monday, but I decided to make it a long weekend… Starting with waking up to this beautiful spectacle…… Bliss! …and my major destination… The incredible Transfăgărășan Road! …but we will get to that soon enough… Happy Birthday to me! Part of my present to myself was a set …
On the weekend, I was treated to a wonderful experienece… Below my window, a street party complete with traditional dancing, traditional line dancing, and in between their sets a wonderful saxaphone player… Photos and videos below:
Bulgaria has certainly been an ‘interesting’ experience. I was chatting with Adrian, my friend and driver, about the differences between Bulgaria and Romania, and how I find it difficult to reconcile the two. The two countries could not be further apart, yet they lie next to each other on opposite sides of the River Danube. …
It has been a fascinating two months in Bulgaria… I decided to do a retrospective, akin to an exhibition of photos I have played with, made more ethereal, that would capture my thoughts and feelings of the place… oh, and the photo below of the back of the van? That is a man selling fish …
