Romania

We started this adventure in Bucharest, Romania. We arrived a full day ahead of the start of the cruise to get accustomed to the time change and do a little sightseeing. Bucharest is Romania’s capital and commercial center. In recent years it has seen an influx of tourism and the “Old Town” area is an attractive place to visit. Vestiges of its pre-communist charm when it was known as the “Paris of the East” still exist and there are many examples of Communist era architecture. The morning of June 14th was the official start of the cruise which involved a guided walking tour of the old town area of Bucharest. In the afternoon we boarded a bus to go to the town of Fetesti where we boarded the Avalon Passion. The drive to Fetesti was about an hour and a half along nice roads through mostly flat farming country. The main crops we saw were wheat, corn and sunflowers. It was mid June and the wheat was being harvested. On our second day we took a bus trip to Constanta which is a city on the shores of the Black Sea, in southeastern Romania. Constanta has a long history, going back over 2,000 years when it was a Roman town called Tomis. We did a walking tour of the old city centre and visited the National History and Archaeology Museum and a number of other interesting sites. In the afternoon we did a tour of Murfatlar Winery which is about 18km west of Constanta. It is a very large industrial winery and has 3,000ha (6,000 acres) under vine. The tour included a wine tasting and an entertainment show of traditional dance.

Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania – 2022 Danube River cruise. Bucharest is Romania’s capital and commercial center. Its architecture is a mix of classical, Soviet era and…

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Constanta

Constanta, Romania - 2022 Danube River cruise. Constanta is Romania’s oldest continuously inhabited city and was founded by the Romans around 600 B.C. and was…

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