Just 2 weeks after conquering the peaks of the Piatra Craiului Mountain, I set off again, this time to go around it, by bike. I managed to find 2 other companions crazy enough to try this not-so-trivial track. The day was sunny, the first clear on… Continue…
Saturday morning. The big day. My phone rang at 6:30. Unfortunately, my phone was on the table, underneath a pile of stuff, while I was on the top bed, next to the wall. At least I have a pleasant alarm (for positive wake-ups!). We ate some omelet… Continue…
The small, crowded train was moving sluggishly, yet noisily. The diesel fumes were getting swept inside the train car; this isn’t what you’d call mountain air. The 27 km trip took 45 minutes. But, after this second train, we were finally there: th… Continue…
After years and years of workers installing new curbs for sidewalks (along with scandals involving suspiciously expensive stones sold by AND bought by Videanu, mayor of Bucharest at that time), I expected that chapter to be closed and money to be … Continue…
Let’s pick up where we left off in the previous post: we were near the village of Comandau (with the awesome Hungarian name of Komando). We camped near a river and prepared a barbecue with cheap sausages (cabanos – Wikipedia seems to be having lot… Continue…