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7th August
Up and showered, we tucked in to the egg omelet breakfast which was yummy and continued on our road trip. We missed the photo opportunity of Bran castle from a distance so we could get the classic shots. So we headed there first before heading west toward Poienari Fortress. With the SatNav we got there pretty easily. The Fortress was at the top of a huge hill. It seemed miles from the road and we wasn't wrong. When we entered the grounds we were greeted with a sign that said we needed to climb 1,480 steps. Tired and sweating we made it to the top. The views were amazing, the old fortress had manikins being impaled to illustrate the fortresses past. Coming down was a lot easier and quicker.
We jumped in the car and headed down the #1 attraction on trip adviser the Transfagarasan Road. It was very picturesque as we climbed in altitude up the winding roads. We stopped off at a dam which was very high and windy, I'm pretty sure a mini sand storm came out of nowhere, I was completely covered in sand/dirt for the rest of the day. Even that evening I was finding it in my ears and down my back. The sky turned dark, so we quickly jumped in the car and then the heavens opened and it absolutely poured down. Luckily the rain stopped by the time we were descending the mountain range which was the most belvedere of the route. You could see for miles around. Looking down you could chase the road ahead snaking its way down the mountain. Dotted along the cliffs were huge waterfalls.
Towards the end of the route we stopped off at Balea Glacier Lake, It was really busy and along the road stood loads of homemade cheese and meat stalls. We really wanted to try some, but buying a big ball of cheese was too much for us and we would have wasted it.
An hour from here we arrived in Sabiu, which is a renovated Saxon town. With our trusted SatNav we found a hostel easy. There was a big of drama with my parking skills and not knowing 1st gear from reverse. Like always we did the formalities of signing in with our passports with our nice Irish hostess, dropped off our bags, grabbed the camera and headed into town.
This town was beautiful, charming architecture, coloured buildings with mazes of cobbled streets. The baroque main square was overlooked by a characteristic church.
We found a cute little garden restaurant in the corner of town, so we decide to eat in there. Inside was like a converted wine cellar, each arched room held a small group of tables lit my candle light. We enjoyed some really good food and even splashed out on a gorgeous bottle of local wine. Satisfied we headed back to the hostel for some sleep.
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