Gordon:  Our guidebook described the area in eastern Transylvania, in the foothills of the Carpathians, as “Székely Land”.  The Székely are a Hungarian group that have been in this area since at least the 13th century.  The word “Székely” comes from the Hungarian for “frontier... Read More

Gordon:  Today the rain held off long enough to allow us to ride from Bicaz to Lacu Roșu (Red Lake).  The scenery along the gentle climb up the Bicaz valley was reminiscent of Switzerland, with intensely green fields rising above quaint villages.  The gentleness of... Read More

Gordon:  Before we make a decision to travel to a particular destination we generally have a look at the weather that we can expect.  The average temperature range in Cluj in July is a high of 26 degrees Celsius and a low of 13, with... Read More

Ruth: I am afraid Gord has lost his blogging privileges for a bit. He does struggle with what is acceptable in a post. This morning we visited our last Painted Monastery in Bucovina. Voroneț is the most visited of all the monasteries  and at 9:30 in... Read More

Gordon:  Another day, another monastery.  Today’s ride took us to the quiet, less visited monastery at Humor.  The paintings on this church had some of the same subjects that we have grown accustomed to seeing: the Tree of Jesse, the Last Judgement, and the fall... Read More

 Ruth: After a beautiful climb up out Moldovița we were treated to one of the best descents ever. As cyclists what we always hope for is a slow long float. Fast enough for fun but without the need to break much. This one delivered that... Read More