Kamran
I sit in the hotel staring out of big glass windows. In the distance a blurry image of a yellow van approaches. As my eyes focus on it I see a clear shape of it. I rush to the road and wave to the van driver. It’s a speedy courier van. I receive a parcel … Read more
No matter how much water I drink during the ride I’m always feeling thirsty. On the way to Oryahovo, Bulgaria I saw a pile of watermelons along the road and my hands immediately pulled the brakes without any involvement of the brain. I ate one full watermelon and had an interesting interaction with the Varia, … Read more
This is where I am sitting right now. The lights in the background is the port for ferries leaving to/from Romania.
An hour ago I was looking out for a place to eat in the empty street here. All closed because of being late at night. I asked a passerby for some restaurant. He spoke only Romanian. So we talked in sign language. He pointed towards the end of the street and gestured that he would … Read more
My hotel room in Drobeta Turnu Severin. I took the time to wash my trouser and biking jersey in the wash basin.
Saw a bunch of cows in the fields and stopped to take a picture. Had a little conversation with this man, Soreen, in German. His younger sister Paula helps him in taking care of cows. She has such a kind face. I had no present for her so I gave her an energy bar.
I shifted to another single-bed room in the same hotel in Caransebes, Romania. Not as spacious as the previous one, but hey it is 5 euros cheaper. Costs 20 euros. The hotel manager handed me a Wireless Access Point device to plug into my room to have even better internet speed.
How about riding 100 km in burning sun, and being welcomed by three girls on the street, who touch your helmet, ask how are you, and give you a kiss on the cheeks. Wait a second, what’s going on here. Too much hospitality I guess. “Ahh, that’s how you drive it, she says. Wanna come … Read more
As I was exhausted by the scorching sun today, I stopped and took a nap at this place for over an hour next the highway.
Meet my host Orshy in Timisoara, Romania. Thank you, Orshy for your kind hospitality.
My Sigma bike computer is showing 1753 km. This is the distance I have travelled in the last 17 days from my apartment in Rostock, Germany to this hotel in Caransebes, Romania.
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