The following is the first of two posts capturing some of the photos my family took during our summer holiday in Romania in August this year. (Part II is here.) Despite spending 10 days and covering about 2,000 kms (1,250 miles) in country in a camper, there were many things we missed: castles, Brasov, and Bucharest among them. But we did meet many nice people and see many nice things. I've broken the content into two things we saw the most of (besides asphalt): the countryside and castles.
1. Romania's population is organized in a fashion I, as an American living in Poland, am unaccustomed to. Clumped in villages, towns and cities, there are very few homes outside these areas. There are minimal houses and buildings in the countryside, leaving the country feeling a little wild. Here is one of the villages: dense and quiet.
2. For those familiar with Romania, this is the region of the transalpina highway. Picturesque, it invited us out of the camper for several day hikes. This is myself and the kids on one of the hikes.
3. There are numerous lakes and dams in the alpine areas, and hiking around them was also refreshing.
4. Transalpina a great place for family hikes, we explored just the tip of the iceberg.
5. This is one of the most iconic places along the transalpine highway - and a great hike.
6. This rain storm in the valley looks fearsome but never came close. If you look in the foreground, the serpentine nature of the transalpine highway is visible. It made me wish we were riding motorcycles, not a camper.
7. More hiking with the family.
8. One morning while hiking in the fog, we heard the tinkle-tinkle sounds of sheep and the shouts of shepherds. But we couldn't see anything. The fog was too thick. And then, within five minutes, it lifted and revealed this scene. And five minutes later it was swallowed again.
9. One last photo, this time of our trusty horse at one of the lovely spots we chose to camp for the night.
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