Continental Arad

... services. Luckily things became much better after this and I did have a good time while I was there.<br><br>The city does have a proud history. For one thing, it is the first city in Europe to have electric street lights (back then it was part of Austro-Hungarian Empire), and most recently, in Dec 18, 1989, its citizens started the revolution against the communist regime, and it spread like wildfire all over the ...

... of luggage that were heedlessly heaped on the racks and floor. There were five men and one girl. They talked loudly, ate seeds, and spread out more and more. i found myself frustrated by the man next to me who, without any sort of seat divider, sprawled out in typical guy fashion with his legs taking up about a foot more than they ...

... his moments and so when he said turn right and board ferry we saw the funny side. We decided the bridge would be the faster option. We travelled through some rustic towns and past large flat field with crops of corn, barley and lucerne. We arrived at the border and paid the compulsory Romanian Road Tax of 9 Euro for a month and then passed through the Romanian checkpoint without too much delay. We arrived at ...

... top 3) Omelette with smoke fat (from a pig) mixed sausage and home grown radishes 4) preserved cherries This girl is amazing she makes everything from canned squashed to jams Changing subjects............ I had a FIRST I have been hearing so much about Opera since being here I figured I go to a show. Well between not understanding and having an uncomfortable chair it wasnt too bad. I only fell asleep 3 times. Ill keep you posted jab

Nos despedimos de Belgrado para volver a Timisoara y desde allí coger el avión de vuelta a Valencia. Tras la huella del Danubio: El sol se oculta detrás de los frondosos bosques rumanos, el tren silba, los raíles chirrían y dejamos algo más que nuestra estancia en Belgrado. Cada regreso es una armónica melancólica, cada vuelta a casa es una nube de nostalgia. La imagen de la capital serbia al cerrar los ojos. Al acabar un viaje se empieza uno en la antesala del subconsciente.

Llegamos sobre las 3 de la madrugada al aeropuerto de Timisoara. Allí cogemos un taxi para ir a la estación de tren, donde tenemos que coger el tren hacia Belgrado. Después de los 17 euros que nos sabla el taxista, cambiamos algo de dinero rumano (RON) para poder comprar los billetes. Esperamos dos horas en el hall de la estación con algunos indigentes rumanos. A las 6 de la madrugada sale nuestro tren.

... statues and squares scattered around the old town. Their parks are gorgeous. We had beers (Calvin) and lemonade (me) outside while people watching. The Eastern European fashion statements are coming out now that the weather is nice - low low pants, high boots, tummy shirts, etc. Calvin finds it amusing. We are enjoying our days of "doing nothing" while actually experiencing a lot before we go on the tourist track and get caught up seeing all the big sights.

... about anywhere else we have been. Even the small cities are clogged with fumy traffic jams. Not only is the truck volume staggering, but the number of personal vehicles is surprising. Interestingly, the latter seem somewhat even split between ancients beaters and luxury cars. Even personal vehicles are pretty aggro, a notch above the usual European maniac. One guy we met put it this way ...

... It is actually quite amazing how your body can just manage to do this every day and feel good and strong most days. Today we left the Danube after having followed it since Germany...quite strange not to see it anymore and cross it at least once or twice a day. You can actually follow the cycleway all the way to Bucharest but we are taking a different route through Romania. Todays cycle was nice, nothing too interesting happened on the road, well besides the fact ...

... to the train station for a place that would do it. Conveniently, they were able to get it all done by the time I wanted, but that also meant I had to make another 25-minute hike back later (and then return for the second time to the flat where I was staying!). In between all this, I crammed in a walk to downtown, an internet stop, and a visit to the post office. Somehow I managed to take a taxi to the station within five minutes of my train leaving and - even more ...