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@Vulpes:
You are right. Poenari was sadly out of our range. May be on our next tour to this great country it will be a destination for us too.

 

Day 7/8:
Today we took after the breakfast a "Bolt"-taxi to the old town of Temeswar.
There are many wonderful places in the old town. In the late 19. century it was the first city with electric lights in Europe.
Nearly in every little street or road you can find some historical aspects. On many buildings signs with explanations are available. The date of the 20. December 1989 has a big historic impact for the city. On this day the revolution against the socialism of the former dictator Ceausescu started here in Temesvar. Many signs and information posters remember this date.
Also many cafes are available in the old town. BUT: Be warned! Not every coffee tastes like we are used to drink it. We had today two Espressi with obviously completely black roasted coffee beans. It was an "interesting" taste.
Beside the coffee, we really enjoyed our time in the old town. Afterwards we took another taxi back to our hotel and had some nice wellness programs again.
Before I started this actual thread we packed our belongings and after our breakfast tomorrow we will start our 600 kilometres tour back home.
In the following some impressions of the old town of Temeswar.

The roman-catholic cathedral.


Historical buildings on the "Place of unification".


Many restaurants, bistros and cafes are available on this place.


Modern art from 2015.


At the shore of the river *Bega".


Some historical houses of the former "upper class".


The opera of Temeswar.


Nice umbrella decoration.


Another historical building.


Some ships on the river "Bega".

 

@Bikerman:
Many thanks to you!

 

Day 8/8:
Finally we made it! We are at home again.
The last riding day was exhausting and sometimes we were in a big luck!
We started at 0720 in Temeswar and rode for about 1 hour through the western parts of Romania. Afterwards we had to pass nearly complete Hungary. Today we had lots of traffic, about 70 kilometres of reduced speed according to road works. Unfortunately we also passed three bad accidents with complete damaged cars and trailers. On the last 20 kilometres in Hungary we were really lucky. A storck tired of life walked across the highway. My wife passed him without any issues but when I arrived at him he just jumped into my way. It was a near miss! I almost "downstreched" him with one of my motorcycle cases. After this action the last part of our ride was without any further unwanted activities.
At 1300 hours we arrived at home.

Conclusion of our tour to Romania:
This tour was not our last in this wonderful country.
We did 2.390 kilometres in the last days.
The price for fuel (E10/95) in Romania is in the range of €1,20-1,25 per litre.
The Romanians are very nice people.
The Romanian drivers are very skilled. The speed nearly everywhere, but the normally never loose the control of a traffic situation.
They also take care about pedestrians! When they want to cross a street in both directions the traffic stops to let them pass.
If you are a fan of beer you will be in paradise. Nearly in every big town at least one brewery is available.
Nice accomodations are available from €20/person/night, partially including breakfast too.
The Romanian language is the hell for tourists! With English you will survive in all parts of Romania.
In the following some last impressions.

The orthodox cathedral of Temeswar.


Another view to the cathedral.


Wellness program for our bikes.




Finished!




New valve caps for our Triumphs.




Now our "three" are together again.

 

@Sandi T:
Many thanks to you!

 

@Sandi T:
A friend of us told us about those salt mines. There are about 5 of them reconstructed like this in Romania. To see the one in Turda, my "navigator" rearranged the former planned tour. It was really worth to visit it!

 

@Bikerman:
Many thanks to you.