May 7
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Outside Arpasu de Jos I had found a quiet place to pitch my tent
The First I met next morning was a local man with a bucket filled with snails, maybe for selling them to the fancy restaurant in Bukarest, who knows ?
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Did not say much, probably because he could´t speak english
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It doesn’t look tasty… but at the fancy restaurant maybe
The weather is cloudy but warm and I have good hopes that the gray blanket of the sky wants to crack and become a little more sunny
My first stop this Sunday was in Făgăraş, lots of traffic and people time off from work everywhere in town. After the mainroad a café become my break. Coffe and navigation planning and cross the street a magnificent church or cathedral Outside people dressed up steps into the church for high mass.
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In Romania Orthodox cathedrals is common and and they are majestic where they are standing, inside as well
After my coffee break I did those people company, visit the hig mass.
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Well attended High Mass in Făgăraş
I have never seen and experienced Romania from a bicycle saddle before but it has been very positive.
Romania is up and down, valleys, mountains, nice rural areas and cozy small villages and so far I´m very pleased what I´ve seen.The time has past 3 p.m and now heading Codlea where I´m planning to stop for food shopping, I’ve run out of coffee and bread.
Last 20 km after a small narrow road to Zărneşti and then an even narrower and much more crooked road towards Tohanu Nou… but very beautiful.
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Zărnești filed and soon for camp and only 7 km to Bran
Big green fields, majestic mountains in background and the sun is shining. Few km from Tohanu Nou on a small hill with some grazed sheep, an elderly shepherd and his dog become my tentplace for tonight.
Tomorrow not more then 7 km to the castle Bran… and count Dracula
See Yeah
// P-G