After many years in the caring profession, I find myself having a late 'gap year' while my husband Richard works in Romania for a while.
I thought it would be interesting to record my impressions of a country I probably would not have visited, despite the Vampire connection (I love vampire films and books; my favourite film, The Hunger, with David Bowie in the lead and book by Poppy Z Bright set in New Orleans, before the tragedy). Transylvania is not far away, so watch this space!
First impressions; stylish airport in Bucharest (pronounced Buchar'esht') with tilting glass panels which can be adjusted for the weather; quickest baggage reclaim ever, but a tear in one case.
Travelling north with Ploiesti (pronounced 'ployesht') to the west. The landscape is totally flat and a bit boring. I noticed some cafe's, restaurants, a McDonald's ,quite a few small garden centres and fields of produce to the east and west.
The architecture of the houses are in a unique style with lots of pointy rooves, often in the same building. Homes seem to be detached in this area, going north to Cornu, and most have terraces and/or 1st floor balconies.
Nearing Cornu, there are oil wells working away on each side of the road, and there are hills beyond - a welcome sight. We are going to the Bali Spa Hotel to stay tonight. So far so good!
AM
P.S. This blog post is from 9th May as there have been difficulties with the sight and it is in Romanian at my end!
La revedere! (Good-bye!)
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