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The Bicaz barrage


by szbogi  

(about Bicaz, Romania, last edited on Aug 10, 2007)



After leaving the St. Anna lake we continued our journey. Our plan was to find a place to sleep in the village where the Red Lake (Killer Lake) is but we weren't lucky and by the time we arrived almost all the hotels and motels were full. We found a place (a little motel) where we would have to pay $80/room to stay only one night... it was funny when the owner told us the price :) In a 3-star hotel one night stay costs about $50-$60...

So tired and a bit sad we decided to go further hoping that we will find a motel in a village near this. It was dusk already so we were in hurry. After a few kilometers we reached a very interesting place. The road cut through the mountains but the rocks were so close that sometimes we could have touched them from our car's window. It was a bit frightening because it was almost night and there were no lights. At that time we didn't realise that this was the famous Bicaz Canyon which we planned to see on the next day :) I had been there once but I think about 10 years ago and I remembered this place kind a different... :P

Finally we arrived to a village named Bicazul Ardelean where we found a motel and went to sleep. In the next morning we talked a bit with the owner of the place and we also got some coffee to drink :) . She was a very friendly and helpful woman. She adviced us to go to see the Bicaz artificial lake and barrage a few kilometers away.

It was a really good advice :) The lake was huge and it was interesting to see from the top of the barrage the boats on the lake... they were so little :)

After a few minutes we set off to our next stop: the Bicaz Canyon. 

Start from beginning | 1 - 15           Journal overview
1. Jul 15, 2007 At home, before the departure (Oradea)
2. Jul 15, 2007 At the famous castle of Deva (Deva) ( 6)
3. Jul 15, 2007 The Castle of Hunedoara (Hunedoara (Vajdahunyad)) ( 11)
4. Jul 15, 2007 Sibiu (Szeben) - European Capital of Culture (Sibiu) ( 7)
5. Jul 16, 2007 In the Fagaras Mountains (Transfagarasan) ( 33)
6. Jul 16, 2007 On our way home: At the Vidraru Lake (Vidraru Lake) ( 14)
7. Jul 17, 2007 At the Bran Castle (Bran) ( 21)
8. Jul 17, 2007 Visiting the Peles Castle (Sinaia) ( 11)
9. Jul 17, 2007 Brasov (Brasso) (Brasov (Brasso)) ( 11)
10. Jul 18, 2007 Tusnad and the St. Anna Lake (Saint Anna Lake) ( 3)
11. Jul 19, 2007 The Bicaz barrage (Bicaz) ( 5)
12. Jul 19, 2007 At the Bicaz Canyon (Cheile Bicazului) (Cheile Bicazului) ( 8)
13. Jul 19, 2007 At the Red Lake (Lacul Rosu) (Lacul Rosu) ( 7)
14. Jul 19, 2007 At the Salt Mine in Praid (Praid (Parajd)) ( 12)
15. Jul 20, 2007 Our last stop: Sovata and the Bear Lake (Sovata) ( 4)

Start from beginning | 1 - 15           Journal overview

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