Day 9 Report

Wednesday 21st June
 
Due to medical problems with one of us we decided that Tony, John and Alan head for Sofia to attend prearranged meeting with Save the Children. Alasdair, Bertie, Mike and Neil head for Hungary via Serbia then to meet up somewhere in Hungary / Slovakia.
 
Alasdair, Bertie, Mike & Neil
Brasov to Lugoj
Mike with John Matthews and his kids Andrei and Bianca
   
Huge thanks to John Matthews for his hospitality and for sending back these pictures. Guided tour was great and we saw things we probably wouldn't even have known about but for him. Cheers John and if you are ever in Scotland.........
Neil, Bertie, Mike and Ali.
"No Mike Superman didn't use a broomstick!"
Soaking up the atmosphere in the Castle grounds.
Not a Fireblade in sight !
View of the Pass from Bran Castle
   
Ali, Bertie, Mike & Neil left Brasov for Serbia @ 2pm
Alan, John & Tony left Brasov to meet with save the children in Sofia @ 9am
If you want to see Bertie's broken EAR! buy the DVD
   
We were warned about eating at small transport cafe's (Neil is thinking about writing a book on East Europe Toilets !!!!!!)
16:48 Sudden downpour, roads very slippery, waited until dry.
   
19:40
21:00 Borus & Cherghezy kindly showed us the way &
bought us a coffee at a local bistro
This kind man took us to 4 Hotels until we found 1 safe for the bikes
Secure parking .... Hotel was ?????????
(Thanks & if you ever read this please Email your name)
LUGOJ
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Tony, John & Alan
Brasov to Sofia
Border crossing Bulgaria into Serbia