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Romania: Romania Road Trip: Day 4

On our 4th day of the trip across Romania we decided to reach the Black Sea coast and the city Constanța, historically known as Tomis and the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania. On our way there we crossed the Danube river, Europe's second-longest river, near the city Cernavodă, where the Romanians have their Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant.

Previous days of our road trip: Day 3, Day 2 and Day 1.

Victor Babeș National Institute of Pathology

 

Over Dâmbovița River to Opera Naţională București (Romanian National Opera) with the statue of George Enescu 

 

In Parcul Operei

 

Towards a new GeoCache

 

Unfinished Casa Radio and Biserica "Cuibul cu Barză"

 

Another GeoCache took us to this nice place

Ready to take off

  

Driving towards Constanța

Huge Rapeseed fields

Lake near the chalk hill

The rock churches of Murflatlar, carved into a chalk hill were discovered in 1957. The excavations conducted in 1957–1960 uncovered of a complex of cells-dwellings, 4 small and 2 larger churches, crypts and tombs, all dating from 9th – 11th century.

 

Rok is everywhere

Basarabi Cave Complex

Lunch time near the local shop in Murfatlar

Danube–Black Sea Canal (Canalul Dunăre – Marea Neagră) runs from Cernavodă, on the Danube, to Constanța (southern arm, as main branch), and to Năvodari (northern arm), on the Black Sea.

Mănăstirea Basarabi

 

Dinner time in Eforie, south of Constanța

GeoCaches found:
- Opera Park, GC4182P
- Nu mor caii cand vor cainii, GC4MHQ1