Holiday in Costinesti
After several months I have done to convince my colleague Gabriel to try this new experience in an Eastern European country.
Romania appunto!
He along with his friend Gianni's already been twice, but this time we are even in six to start (I, Gabriel, Henry, John, David and Davidino). Destination:
Costinesti.
Lufthansa Flight pounds 575,000 A / R Torino / Monaco / Bucharest.
Airport taxi to the train station where we take the train to
Costinesti.
On the train start to get the first moving experiences, a Roma child opens the door of the compartment asking for alms and threw himself on the ground kissing the feet of Gianni dall'imbarazzo that took the 500 releases her (for us 50 pounds!).
From the window the landscape is pretty poor and you see miles and miles of land incoltivata.
After about 5 hours to arrive
Costinesti.
The station has only one track and has a small ticket office.
We head to the Forum Hotel where we booked 3 twin room.
Costinesti is a particular country, because the government makes available for students small bungalow in very modest prices, and consequently the country is invaded by young people.
The music is very different from ours has a style that recalls the music of Turkey, but in a commercial or music dance.Niente house just a little hip-pop. The discos are three: The Ring, The Tineretului and Vox Maris (with swimming pool and adjoining supermarket, but not for every budget).
The waterfront is flooded with hawkers who make Gogos (sickly sweet), chemical (balls of maile and lamb, good) and of course, pizza (they ruin spreading kilos Ketchap).
Obviously being in six can not imagine the slaughter that but we have combined the most active of all are the two that make David massacre of women.
The Romanians understand why good Italian as well as being a Latin language as Romanian, see our movies with subtitles and then a few words he has always in mind.
I also learned something Romanian (thanks to a girl who spoke good Italian) just the essentials for survival numbers as the verb to be, and having some of the most frequently asked question and I must say that it is very similar to our language.
The things that impressed me most are the countries or villages without electricity and no paved roads that evoke the Italian post-war period, the absence of stress in their daily life (in fact we put the premises to serve a life) the dirty sea (Mar Black in name and fact) a misery and unfortunately quite common.
The positive things you enclose in the culture very different from ours, beautiful women, the simplicity of the people, education and hospitality.
We were hosted to dinner by three Romanian who prepared the ciorba (vegetable soup) the chemical and other specialties of their kitchen.
A gesture that does not forget easily.
In several days we had spent the opportunity to go to
Neptun (former summer residence of Ciaucescu) a country far more modern
Costinesti, much more touristy and obviously more expensive.
Like all holidays, and time to return home and grudgingly salute the small
Costinesti thanking her for the emotions that has given us.