Scala Constanta

... f&#305;tted the new cylinder and piston and then left Sebastian, motor running, having refused a single lei (Roman&#305;an currency) in payment.  His blog is www.einfachlos.blogspot.com <br>good luck w&#305;th the German and good luck to the German. <br><br>The Carpathian mountains were f&#305;nished for me, I was to continue south east while the mounta&#305;ns hook round westward.  Arriving in Constanza on the Black sea coast I had been ...

... 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.

... we arrived in Constanta we realized the entire city is a dive and it isn't where we want to be. I looked in the brochure Ally got from the Romania tourism board to see the picture. Which is when we realized the picture of the gorgeous Black Sea and the white sand beach is not of Constanta but a nearby beach resort town called Mamaia. So we passed right through Constanta, paid the 3 lei toll ($1.20) to get into Mamaia, and were greeted with the Lake ...

... everywhere walking around after money, turks all over the place, people spitting all over the ground. So i enquired at the bus station for the next bus to Varna, it was in about 4 hours time. Being reluctant to leave my luggage behind and not wanting twheel it everywhere I just sat down and made myself comfortable. Finally the 4 ...

... out and blow it up, so we had a nice dinner and I hit the rack early. We did get some mititei, which is my favorite Romanian food...little lamb, pork and beef sausages with no skins, grilled over an open flame. German sausage pales in comparison. Starting to drag a little now...something like 11 cities in 15 days... The Black Sea is beautiful and the resorts are ...

... to the boarder. On the Bulgarian side we were controlled once. On the Turkish side we were controlled... 3 times. The gypsies gave us a wagon of cigarettes for each of us, in order to help to get them through the boarder. Continuing our "friendship" mission, we agreed to do that. I paid 10 Euros for a Turkish visa - a stamp that would let me stay in the country for a month, and when it was well after 1 am, the coach moved forward. At 6 am we were already in Istanbul there...

... especially Canberra). :-) We are both tanned after only a couple of days here (and yes we have been using sun protection). The beaches are sandy and really packed. I took some photos early in the morning and there were already a lot of people. Around lunch time you cannot find a spot to sit on the beach. It was good to have Roxy as she knew all these tricks. On Sunday night we went to one of the resort areas called "Neptune" where they have ...

Here was a day we will never forget. We were scammed of cash and didn't even realize it till later on. What happened was we were looking for a bus stop to take us to a place called Mamaia resort which was recommended to us by a Romanian working on the ship. With the brochure in hand of the on/off tourist bus that went there we were asked by a guy in the street if we needed help finding the stop. We were with another couple ...

... things into words, and this bloody hangover isn't exactly helping, so I'll give this a go. Think back to an experience which turly stirred your blood, which caused you to question and reflect upon everything you ever thought you believed, which offered some precious clarity and clairvoyance into the massive web of life found in this world, your place in it, and at the moment of climax, the feint whisper of a better tomorrow and a better future. Deep ****, I know. But I ...

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.