Sofin Galati

Am iesit de pe autostrada “soarelui” pe la Drajna si ne indreptam spre Slobozia. Intamplarea facea sa ajung in acest oras. Eu care locuiesc in Timisoara si calatoresc foarte rar, nu ar fi trebuit sa ajung niciodata in Slobozia. Constient de acest lucru eram atent sa ii observ intrarea.

Imediat dupa tabla de intrare si inainte de orice urare de “bun venit” se intinde un imens cimitir ...

... the plain and lands dominated by man for some 300-treeless kılometres.

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 drıve 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 ...

... als ie hoort dat we naar India onderweg zijn. "Good luck" zegt ie en we mogen door! De weg is een lappendeken afgewisseld door een maandlandschap maar met weinig afslagen dus we rijden goed ondanks de ingewikkeld te lezen borden met deze Russische tekens. En inmiddels weet ik de weg te vinden in de tuin van het benzinestation ;-)


English version

2 September 2009 Romania/Moldova/Ukraine and no more toilets

Being a typical woman, my digestion is not working ...

... Cooking in the dark, exhausted in the evenings. We now came up with a new scheme, starting earlier. Living together in our moving house is working out, aside some communication problems. We are alike, yet different. So adapting is necessary is certain things. Talking is the key, which we do. I learned to be less chatty in the mornings, try to be less controlling and overenthusiastic in certain things. I learn to eat slower, with more awareness of the taste, eating less, not yet ...

... turned out to be nice and all was arranged quickly.

We can continue our road to the Delta at the Black See...

This is place where the Danube river splits in 3 arms and around 4000 sq km of wetland is home to lots of birds and fish species. We decide to go to Crisan, a one street-village (7km long) and 500 habitants. We have to leave the van because cars are not allowed and take the fast ferry to go to Crisan. Next days boat trip is another great memory ...

... Restaurant vor Ort nichts essen, unsere Fischerfamilie bot weder Fruehstueck noch sonst Essen an - also blieb uns nur Brot und Kaese.
Das Delta ist sehr schoen und absolut sehenswert. Allerdings haben wir die Pelikankollonie nicht gesehen, aber immerhin drei - vielleicht sind ja drei auch schon eine Kollonie?
Abends gibt es dort sehr, sehr viele Muecken und Autan hilft nicht wirklich ....

... 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.

... on one side of us and a shitload of hotels lost in the 70s on the other side.

We couldn't resist the bright coloured buildings with their neon lighting and bad curtains. We pulled over at a 3 star and found out it was only about $80/night so we took it. We threw our bags in our room decorated with gold fabrics and walked around, quickly discovering the Black Sea was directly outside our hotel door! How fabulous. We walked down to the nearest ...

... your kind words, your prayers or simply through your thoughts. At this moment, we don't know what to do next but most likely we will stay for some time with the bereaved family to support them through these difficult times. We hope to post a few photos from our last Pacific and South American adventures in the next few weeks but text will be harder to come by. Thank you again and please keep Ion in your prayers! George & Luana

... she had a piece of metal holding her teeth together like I'd seen in Africa,,,she said she was studying for her vet exams. Went to hotel next to football graffitied police station, which was too expensive, but they very kindly showed me to a cheaper one over the road. Showered and went for a walk to find internet cafe and found it hidden next to my hotel after walking everywhere else and not finding any helpful people. Next to find food by river which seamed quite posh, well ...