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We were woken by thundering rain which showed no signs of stopping. Plans for a night or two in the mountains and some hiking were postponed, and we drove the short hop to Bran. Bran is obviously famous for its castle and is a very popular tourist destination, mostly because it has been promoted by the…
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We started the day with a walk back into Sighişoara. I’d hoped that The Spoon Man’s little shop would be open, selling (you’ll never guess) his carved spoons, as well as other higher quality souvenirs. But sadly the Spoon Man seemed to be on an extended break, perhaps on a fork-carving training session, so we…
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We said our fond farewells to Raul and Tina, who have been the most welcoming people ever, and given us a real insight into both present day Romania, and its more recent Communist past. Thank you both! We then both headed in our different directions. Our route took us back around the east side of…
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Humor Monastery (colours: red and brown) was being repaired. Signs directed us round the back to the tradesmen’s entrance. Holy water was on offer as usual. Later I was to wish I’d filled a flask – surely it’s an excellent hangover cure, ideally alongside a holy bacon sandwich. (Note the spelling, a holey bacon sandwich…
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It was time to move on from Camping Babou. It’s an excellent site at the edge of a lovely village and has a very friendly Dutch owner. Total cost was €25 for the two nights, laundry and a loaf of his homemade sourdough – not bad! Our first stop was Bârsana Monastery, which despite its…
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We started the day with a walk up the river valley and into the thick forests. It was lovely and cool and Flynn enjoyed some river bathing with a side of stick chewing. Back at Jones, we broke camp and headed back to the Merry Cemetery. Yesterday’s visit had been a bit fraught and separated,…
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We awoke to a slightly grey and muggy day and made the very sensible decision to give Flynn a walk in the cool woods. There was a footpath sign to somewhere whose name I’ve forgotten – either I’m getting dementia or it was in Hungarian. Let’s say it was Recem-völgyi Kút, for example. As we…
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I don’t think Rog mentioned, but we spent the night at the campsite at Esztergom on the Danube, west of Budapest. As Jones is now so well equipped in the bathroom department, we can’t review the facilities, but the site itself is leafy and the young man at reception is both easy on the eye…
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