The main destination of this trip is Romania, a fascinating country with a long history influenced by the christian Habsburg Monarchy on the one side and the Ottoman Empire on the other side.
This lead to a rich cultural and architectural heritage and some phantastic UNESCO world heritage sites. With the Carpathians Romania owns the largest and one of the last primeval mountain forest
areas of Europe where still thousands of brown bears live and the Danube Delta at the Black Sea forms the second biggest river delta of Europe with a very special ecosystem for flora and fauna.
Hence, the cultural heritage, the nature and the wildlife create a perfect mixture for an interesting trip on the Balkans.
As our way to Romania leads along the river Danube, we also visited some of the historic towns in Germany and Austria along this longest river of Europe.
Passau - Germany
Danube at Schlögen - Austria
Melk Abbey - Austria
Hofburg - Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace - Vienna
Belvedere Palace- Vienna
Main square of Timisoara
Abandoned luxury hotel in Baile Herculane
Old railway station in Oravita
Rock formation "Eisernes Tor" of the river Danube
Narrowing of the river Danube at the "Eisernes Tor"
Cornflowers in Oltenia
Sunset of the river Danube
Peles Castle (unfortunately with scaffolding)
Cantacuzino Castle (also known as Nevermore Academy)
Prejmer Fortified Church
Hărman Fortified Church
Hărman Fortified Church
City Brasov with Black Church
Entrance hall of an abandoned hospital
Facade of an abandoned hotel
Bran Castle (known as Dracula's castle)
Rasnov castle
Mud volcanos close to Berca
Mud volcanos close to Berca
Mogosoaia palace
Snagov monastery
Parliament Building (second largest administration building globally - after the Pentagon)
Unfortunately a very typical city neighbourhood - stalled construction site, old communist block and renovated town house.
Storks in the countryside
Abandoned cement plant
UNESCO Natural Heritage DANUBE DELTA (4700 sqkm)
Fortified church Viscri
Racos volcano and Emerald lake
Rim of extinct volcano in Racos
Rim of extinct volcano in Racos
Sucevita monastery with frescos from the 16th century
Moldovita manastery with frescos from the 16th century
Neamt monastery
Typical farm house
Desesti wood church
Paintings in wood church
Paintings in wood church
Sapanta graveyard
Scărișoara glacier cave
Scărișoara glacier cave
Sewage lake of Geamana copper mine
Sewage lake of Geamana copper mine
Former church tower in sewage lake of Geamana copper mine
Horse carriages are very common
Cheile Turzii canyon
Banffy castle
Alley in Cluj-Napoca
Socialist living quaters in Cluj-Napoca
Lavender field
Dance at orthodox pentecost
Fortified church in Biertan
Gypsy selling copper dishes
Old town of Sighisoara
Old town of Sighisora
Old town of Sibiu
"Traffic jam"
Brown bears near the road
Brown bears near the road
Former Vulcan coal mine in Petrila
Former Vulcan coal mine Petrila
Housing area to the former coal mine
Transalpina road over the Carpathian mountains
Hunedoara castle
Deva castle
City of Oradea
Bratislava castle
Telecommunications headquarter of Slolakia in Bratislava
Petrszalka - Living quater in Bratislava - established during the communist regime