We headed out for a meal last night, although we are pretty much in the centre of the city, restaurants are difficult to find. This is in stark contrast to other parts of the world, where cities are flooded with them!! Finally finished up at “Ryans Pub”….. how Romanian can you get!
Today our plan was to visit a local heritage village. First strike against was the rain that was forecast for 1500 started at 1100! Undeterred we grabbed an Uber. I must admit to liking Uber. The same app as we use at home works flawlessly here, there are usually cars less than 5 minutes away and no cash is involved, it’s all done through the app. The app gives the real time position of the car on a map so you exactly when it will arrive. Taxis here are notorious for gouging tourists!
We arrived at the village which is about 14Ha (35 acres) in size. The buildings in the village had been transported from various areas of the country and had been renovated as required. All looked promising until we went to enter the first building… it was locked. So were all the others. Perhaps we were too early in the season, I don’t know. Below are some pictures with brief descriptions.
Below is a typical country house set up from the 16th century with its outbuildings.
We didn’t get to visit Transylvania, but at least we got to see a Church from the area.
Today’s Nature shot.
Would you rather be a sheep or a shepherd in the winter months?
This “home” is on skids so that it can be dragged around in the snow. This is where the shepherd lived as chasing sheep all day.
Many of the properties had decorative fencing around them
Another view through a window, this time of a craft room. It looks a lot tidier than Lyn’s! (running for cover)
While on the subject of crafts, there were a number of artisans around the village. This table was full of crochet!
A slightly more modern house from 1876, now with a tin roof and concrete construction (Spot the raindrop on the lens)
Thankfully the rain wasn’t too heavy so we were able to see most of the village. After a quick tour through the souvenir shop we summoned an Uber for the trip back to the hotel and a late lunch.
After lunch we decided to walk down to the concert hall as it is supposed to be quite impressive inside. Well the plan failed again. Outside the hall were a group of High School students having prom photos taken, and inside……. well we don’t know that as the building was closed. We assume in preparation for an upcoming concert.
When we got back to the hotel we checked in with the cruise rep and learnt that there would be a get together tonight at 7PM tonight for a welcome get together. Unfortunately we also learnt that our baggage had to be placed out side the room by 730AM for collection. We will depart the hotel at 9AM for a(nother) tour of the city, and then drive down to the Danube, which is about an hour away to board the boat.