Blogs from Timis, Banat, Romania, Europe

Timisoara un alt oras al florilor Hotel President cu camera dubla, parcare pret 300... read more

Gestern bin ich bis T gefahren, in der Hoffnung, hier jemanden zu finden, der einen Õlwechsel macht bei Flo, oder mich machen lässt. War aber alles zu. Das letzte Stück war ich auf der Autobahn, weil das Navi keine Ahnung hatte, wo wir sind. Zum ersten Mal waren da viele deutsche Autos und mir wurde plötzlich klar, dass die alle heimfahren und am Montag wieder arbeiten. So nah bin ich also schon dem Ende der Reise. Heute, Sonntag, Besichtigung in T. Interessant ist das Nebeneinander von wunderschönen, restaurierten Bauten, potenziell schönen Bauten, die am Zusammenfallen sind und potthässlichen sozialistischen Bauten, die es nicht einmal Wert sind, hergerichtet zu werden. Wikipedia weiß noch etwas interessantes über die Bevölkerung der Stadt: es gab den Temeswarer Wasserschub, das war eine organisierte Umsiedlung innerhalb der url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/... read more

Un oras frumos, bine pastrat in arhitectura lui, care merita uneori vara sa poposesti si sa il iei la pas. Am dat si de straduta cu umbrelutele colorate si evident centrul plin cu cafenele, restaurante unde este o placere sa servesti ceva, doar sa gasesti un loc liber. Cazare ceva nou asta dupa review-uri, Pensiunea Andronic, este un pic la periferie, pana in centru ai nevoie de un taxi, dar pentru liniste si oaza de verdeata chiar merita. Pret 120 ron=o noapte/camera. Ni s-au parut cam neprimitoare, reci gazdele care raspund scurt, nu debordeaza de ospitalitate si voie buna, desi spatii de cazare au din plin. Pensiunea avea aer conditionat, tv, parcare generoasa, curata, spatioasa, singura problema era gasirea unui taxi fiind zi de weekend-sambata. Micul dejun este servit in gradina, in foisor si este unul ... read more

At the Romanian border the queue was not that long. Within some minutes we passed the passport check. When you enter Romania by car you also have to pay for using the roads, like all countries. About the price we cannot complain. 3 Euros for a week. The polite and funny guy behind the desk asked me politely if I could pay 4 Euros instead of 3. The old Balkan methods where you have to pay the police and the border guards are not completely disappeared. But for 1 euro extra I won't cause a lot of noise and beside the guy was quite funny, so we can state that the so called soup money is low enough to negligible. Time to continue the road. Since my last visit there was a very pleasant surprise! There ... read more

Apologies in advance for this lengthy entry...maybe it's a train trip's reading... Just as I got reacquainted with Macedonia I came up with the bright idea to leave. Not because it wasn’t great being back but it was more about time management. Oh yes, ever the diary manager and organiser. There was some rationalisation involved. My ‘plans’ were to go to Albania again but, as Ramadan had commenced and would continue until early August I thought I might have a better time there once it was all was over. You know, just in case I stay with a family and have to wait until sundown to eat… Anyone who has been with me while I experience a sugar low will know what I mean by that! I need to eat when I need to eat -there ... read more