Thursday, 11/7. Flew out on the day after elections. Some might see it as an escape from countrymen I don’t understand. But we’d booked it long ago.

Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria. On (or near) the Danube. Our flights were long and uncomfortable. As usual. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like to do the things you do like.

An interesting Uber drive from the airport to hotel. Romanians drive like bad F1 racers. Wait too long for a gap, then accelerate until the gap closes. Horns! I don’t remember the last country that used horns so much.

Surprisingly, Romania is the sixth largest producer of wine in Europe. I’m going to experiment.

Hotel is top notch. Restaurant served traditional and most popular beef & pork sausage. Excellent.