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13 September 2022

From Sinaia to Bucharesti

After we had crossed the Danube at Braila and had visited the mud volcanoes in Vulcanii Noroioşi, we wanted to go in the direction of Bucharesti

Dracula's Castle and Brasov are high on TripAdvisor and we were looking for an alternative. No one had spoken of Sinaia and Peles Castle is occasionally part of bus tours. So we drove to Sinaia and strolled thru the town and looked at

  1. Peles Castle
  2. Pelisor Castle
  3. Sinaia Monastery
  4. Casino
  5. and the city

There wasn't much going on and apart from a school class there were almost only a few Romanian tourists in the city. The city has the charm of an aging spa. It is being built and renovated on every corner. But you can walk relaxed through the city and still enjoy it.

Sinaia
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We had looked for a pitch above Secăria at P4N. Once you get the right exit on the E1 you can get into the hills. It was wonderful to admire the sunset at 1'000m altitude.

After Secăria we followed the Doftana and drove along Lake Paltinu the next day. Between Seciuri and Lunca Mare there are a some  pitches on the banks of the Doftana, but only 2 are listed on P4N. There are also two campsites.

When you get out of the hills you see the same farm land that we saw when we entered Romania. Cereals, rapeseed, sunflower, corn on huge fields. Every now and then a greenhouse

Without a stop we drove to Bucharesti. Nothing impressive happened on the A3. Most stops were closed.

Bucharesti in the suburbs looks like Germany. A lot of building work is going on, small houses and small sky scrapers. When we entered the city it turned into buildings from the 70th and 80th. Not really impressive. The roads were pretty busy on the last few kilometers to the parking lot at Palatul Parlamentului, similar to rush hour. I found driving in Tirana more demanding and interesting.

You can park there for €1.5 an hour. Bucharesti itself and the Palatul Parlamentului were rather disappointing.

If you don't want to make the same mistake as we did, turn right in front of the Palatul Parlamentului if you wanna see the parliament. If you turn left you get to the museum after 1.5 km and further 2 km later than, around the whole area, you are at the parliament as well.😟

I haven't really warmed to the city. The Old Town is quite OK, but whatever you do costs a lot more compared to the rest of Romania

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The governmental buildings from the Ceaușescu period are more of a deterrent and sobering. The Palace of Parliament alone has over 1000 rooms, 440 offices and 30 halls. Tunnels lead to the other buildings and bunkers. The only way to see 5% of it is via guided tours that you have to reserve the day before