Bucharest is beautiful. See photos below for proof.

Valiko Gradiste to Bucharest

One of the owners of the camp offered to drive to town while we followed so she could show us where the bus station was.

That's her car. She drove slow so we could keep up. Then she stopped when we passed her house and asked if we would like to go inside for tea. We declined because the offer just seemed to generous and we felt guilty.

The bus didn't quite work out in the last town so we rode about 20 kilometers to another bus station.

We were told the bus would arrive in 15-30 minutes but it turned out to be about a three-hour wait.

Some castle on the Danube that the bus is about to drive through.

The Danube on the Slovakia-Romania border.

We got dropped off by the bus and then we rode across the border and then about 15km into Drobeta Serverin,  Romania.

No photos of the crazy overnight train we took because we were too tired. We met this guy, Ervin, on the train who helped us with our bikes and then offered to show us the way to a hostel in Bucharest. Such a great guy that Ervin.

Plaza Raj to Valiko Gradiste

I think Mel was a bit happier today. On our way to the next town in Slovakia that we know nothing about.

If only all the roads could be this smooth and empty.

We were so happy on the smooth road and then this happened. Pretty: yes  Bumpy: yes Tiring: yes

This was the first time we had seen bike tourists in weeks. These ones were from France and were riding from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. This was us waiting for a small ferry across the Danube at Ram.

On the ferry on the Danube.

We found a campground in Valiko Gradiste that was owned by the nicest people ever. This is them showing us the way to a good place for our tent.

Our tent was about 100 feet from here.

Day 1 on the Danube

Mel is not liking the bumpy dirt road or the heat.

She's a bit happier when we get lunch.

We finally found the campground for the evening. Looks like it's seen better days but the owner was nice and we slept well. 

Um, sometimes you have to just grin and bear it. The board leaning against the wall covers the turkish toilet to become an impromptu shower arrangement. Mel opted to skip the shower on this occasion.