Dana Hotel Constanta

... the plain and lands dominated by man for some 300-treeless k&#305;lometres. <br><br>Constanza is a busy sea port and tourist destination.  A kebab shop worker advised me to be careful as the city has a few very rich who dr&#305;ve around flaunting their wealth and a lot of very poor of whom a few aspired at any cost to have what the rich have.  Thus with his advice taken and his kebab making its way into my lower intestine I slept out ...

... booking so that was our first priority. We found one fairly soon which is fairly new and not too far from the sights. Unfortunately the sights are pretty ordinary with only a few interesting buildings. Constanta has a huge port but it did not seem to be very busy. The city seems very run down and neglected and in also fairly expensive for accommodation. It is right on the ocean and there is quite a large beach (not very picturesque though) near our hotel.

... when we got there we discovered it was closed for renovations so we just walked around it and checked out the exterior. It was really interesting and I really would have liked to have seen the rest of it.<br><br>Not far from that fortified church is another one in Prejmer. This one was open and the woman selling entrance tickets was very helpful. After Ally and I had explored the inner fortifications and the church we were about to leave when she ...

... went by and we boarded the bus. I was the only 'foreign' one on board, the rest were either turks or gypsies. Once the bus took off everybody lit up their cigarettes and started smoking. I couldn't wait for this trip to be over with. Had our passports checked at my first Passport Control and then we were over the border into Bulgaria.

Woke early Saturday to catch an early train to the Black Sea resorts in Constanta. You have to catch an early train this time of year coz the trains are 40 years old and have no AC, so in the afternoon they are brutal. Met up with some friends and went out on the town. Notthing too exciting to report...good food and a good time, but I was too tired and heated to really ...

... tu nic nie zlapiemy [droga byla autentycznie pusta], a w miedzyczasie przekalkuluje koszta. Jesli wynegocjujecie 25 Euro od osoby, to wchodze w to". Wynegocjowali. Autokar byl w polowie pusty. Druga polowe stanowili... rumunscy cyganie. Gdy ja spalam, chlopcy sie z nimi zaprzyjazniali, dawali sie karmic itp., zeby nas w nocy nie okradli. Przejechalismy cale wybrzeze Bulgarii i o polnocy byli&#347;my na granicy. Po stronie bulgarskiej skontrolowano nas raz. Po ...

... markets and rides. You can compare it to Thredbo (where everything is alive in winter) but here it is the case in summer. It was some experience. So after going to sleep around 1am on Sunday morning, then waking up at 4 to leave for seaside, we were totally wasted and went to bed about 11pm. On Monday we caught up with some friends from Roxy's home town. We were together at the beach. It was pretty much a bludge day where we lazed around. Here we ...

... they just started to follow him. We were led down a side street where we heard the sound of a police car siren pull up and 4 plain clothes police told us to get away from that man, that he was dangerous. We walked away caught the bus and proceeded to Mamaia resort (about 45 mins away). We were told the bus would stop there for 10 mins and then return to town. We strolled around and who did we bump into?, the same guy who ...

Wow. The end of the world, and the last leg of my journey before I start the long voyage home. It's weird, to think of everything I've done and seen in the last few weeks. And to conclude my journey in a country so unknown by so many people...what a magical experience. Staying with my mate from Uni was another awesome experience. Just like in Bucharest, it was so easy to tap into the locals and to see what Romania and life there is really all about. I'm absolutely ...

Well, there isn't much to say about Romania. There also wasn't much for us to do. So what we did end up doing is just headed to the beach on the Black Sea, and snap a photo or two. Constanta was kinda odd, it seemed like it was trying to fit into the rest of Europe, but wasn't doing too good of a job at it.