so we decided on short notice to spend the weekend in romania and visit martins grandma as the weather in salzburg and vienna seemed shitty and i´ve never been there before.
we took the train because we thought it was the most convenient thing to do.
and it probably would have been if the train from vienna to budapest wouldn´t have had 50 minutes delay. which meant we missed the train to timisoara. i was really pissed cause the next one was supposed to leave 3 hours later and wouldn´t bring us to where we needed to go. so all in all – i am not sure if taking the train is the most convenient way on this route as it took us 12 hours total to get to our 500km away goal.
due to above told circumstances, we spent some time at budapest keleti train station
we hung out in front of the train station watching people
there was this one guy with this neatly hairdo sitting next to us
eating a huge sandwich and feeding birds
he actually looked like this
we finally got on the connecting train to romania where smoking was allowed in the dining car
sour gherkins – yes!
sun went down and we entered transilvania
woke up at safe and sound at martin´s grandma´s place
i asked her about this guy on the poster. she told me he was a famous soap opera guy
martin and red bow tie. so cute!
martins´s grandma kept lots of his books from his childhood
in neat order
she also has an inventory list of all of them.
after breakfast, we went outside to explore
an orthodox cathedral
we took a look inside and noticed there was a mass going on
oh yes, did i mention that it was around 30 degrees all this weekend?
VIRUS – once tried, always used. nothing to add.
they were having romanian weeks at mc donalds
but we opted for something different
i got some hearty polenta with sour cream and sheep milk cheese. oh yes and pickles. always!
we went towards bega canal
i saw a pedal boat in the shape of a swan
had to rent it
in the evening we had dinner with martins grandma
next morning we went on to the city again
uh oh pedo bear was here
we even found an organic restaurant
we went to a market
cabbage in saltwater
bought some cherries
insert vampire joke here
this is the house, martin grew up in
this is the lake he and johnny weißmüller (tarzan) were swimming in. i was told.
we also checked out a shopping center
and went home where martins grandma already prepared some yummy stuff
she also told us about wild doves that come and visit her every once in a while. she is something like a bird whisperer.
they look different than regular doves
on sunday, we had to take the train home. this time, without any delays
bye bye romania!
