Romania 2

So I realised the text and photos got a bit out of sync last post. I ended up staying in Cluj-Napoca for 6 nights as it was such a great town. The hostel was particularly great and the owner had really made an effort to create a awesome atmosphere for the travellers to meet and see the town. I also hit it off with one of the Romanian girls that worked in the hostel so I was in no rush to leave.

One camp spot after I had used my shower bag for a wash I came to the realisation, as I stood there wet and bare-arsed on top of this massive hill, that I have left my travel towel in the hostel....All my clothes were filthy so just had to wait and enjoy the scenery...

In the last post the people in this little village who were trying to give me directions, (I was the highlight of their day for sure), anyway one of the guys insisted on showing me the road out of town, then he insisted on pushing my bike for me.....I tried telling him he need not, but he was adamant. I really dont know how long he was going to walk my bike for me but about 500m out of town I had to pretty much take the bike back off him so I could get on and ride. The Romanians get a bad reputation around Europe due to the gypsies moving to parts of western europe, but I've received nothing but generocity. Even most of the businesses, either resturants or accomodation, they seem to actually care more about their customers and not just focus on getting as much of your cash as possible.

Hit a town called Sighisoara, which is where the ruler that ended up being known as "Dracula" was born. There was also a medieval festival on at the time and this town was very well kept to original medieval style so was was cool to see.

from the Sighisoara clock tower museum.

Romanian rural infrastructure. just cap the old telephone lines off with drink cans and job done.

Road traffic out of Sighisoara

Standard Romanian village

Ewok dog tried to elude me..... 

but I got a clear shot to prove the existance.

Castle with moat, Fagaras.

Came across this looking for a camp spot.....Creepy. I went elsewhere.

again, the places you think no one will be (1km into these fields from the road), there was a group on guys living basically in straw huts with a tarp over the top. eventually got the message that I wanted to camp, they didnt seem to care.

checked in this unattended hotel with the help of an undercover cop who was there to apparently control the mafia. he found the receptionist for me  who was asleep in one of the rooms. i confirmed they had hot water and wifi.

got into room, no water at all, no wifi.

went back down to receptiom (again she'd gone back to bed), she then tells me the whole town has no water until tomorrow, and apparently the wifi would come back tomorrow too. I told her I wasnt happy and she just handed me back my cash. I think she just wanted to go back to sleep.