Palace Rrt Hotel Constanta

<br>In Miercurea C&#305;uc I ate p&#305;zza and promptly fell ill.  After 24 hours of intense bodily functions &#304; was freed from the W.C.  On my way out of town I stopped in at a bike shop and met Jolt, who out of pure k&#305;ndness gave my traumatized-tarmac trundler an overhaul, lent me his internet, supplied me w&#305;th beer and put me up in a shed behind the shop where &#304; slept like a log on an old wooden horse carriage. A great ...

12th June<br><br>Golden Sands (Bulgaria) to Constanta (Romania)<br><br>Sunny periods 29 degrees<br><br>We left Golden Sands and travelled north to Constanta. The drive was fairly easy as we passed huge fields of barley, corn and sunflower (must be stunning when flowering). We also passed some new wind farms. We crossed the border with a little difficulty as they scrutinised our car paperwork but finally let us continue. We arrived in Constanta without a ...

... us we could actually go inside the wall and walk 360 degrees through it. So of course we did that. There are no lights, just the open windows that let in the sunlight, so it is quite dark in the walls. I thought it was pretty fun.<br><br>After Prejmer all we had to do was drive for a long, long time. We were heading to Constanta and it isn't that far (about 300km) but the roads here suck and so does the traffic so it took all afternoon to get there ...

Finally got to the bus station, got onto a sleek looking mini bus and off we went. Unfortunately the windows were mostly fogged up, still being early so didnt get a lot of pics on the way. About 2.5 hours later we arrived at Constanta, the seaport of Romania. I had planned to stay here a night, but i didn't like the look fo the people ...

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 ...

... leje. Wszystko tutaj kosztuje dwa leje. Haslo weszlo juz nawet na nasza liste kultowych hasel tego wyjazdu :). Zwiedzalismy miasto az do 14tej. Bylam pod wielkim wrazeniem starorzymskich ruin, waskich uliczek i pieknych kamienic. Przypadkowo doszlam az do morza. Po poludniu udalismy sie na dworzec, zeby wziac jakis minibus poza miasto. Marcin zagadal jednak z jakims dostawca paczek i nasza dwojka zaoszczedzila dwa leje:D. Dojechalismy do Ma-cos-tam i stamtad trzeba ...

... 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 ...

... it out to see what we had and gave it back. Then they did it a second time all the while asking us where we were from and where we were going. They then sent us on our way. On recalling this incident to our fellow travellers we showed them what happened and only then noticed our bigger bills were missing. I ended up losing 50 Euros and my wife lost $50 US and 50 Euros. They were so slick we didn't even notice. Anyway we ...

... know that everyone has experiences like this, and while not everyone may try and articulate them, I know threy're out. Such was my experience on the coast. Beautiful scenery, beautiful weather, a sexy breeze in the air...and a tingly feeling in the depths of my soul. Nights were pretty chill. My mate just got married to another Romanian, and he's an absolute blast. Generous, hilarious, and always willing to spare a cigarrette. Finally, he's someone who drinks nearly ...

... Constanta early on Saturday morning (without any train dramas) ready for our first sight of coastline for almost 5 months!! In hindsight, I wouldn't say that it exactly blew me away but I guess I have pretty bloody high expectations of what a beach should look like and I had been forewarned!! Seeing as this was first trip I'd been on without Simo (who seems to be able orientate himself in any new place and then start using whatever the local form of transport is within ...