Finally the day came when we could decide our morning schedule for ourselves… What to do? We always wanted to see the town from above so we asked some local students to guide us to a place where this was possible. We had to meet at 9 a.m. but it was the weekend. Everybody woke up later than usual and we left the camp at 9:30. We wanted to arrive “there” (we didn’t know exactly where) as soon as possible so Bogdan (one of our guides) took us on some strange shortcuts through the city.

We arrived at the bottom of the hill in an hour. This is where the hard part started and we were already exhausted because of the hot weather. From this point we continued climbing all the time. Fortunately we arrived at a cold spring
and relaxed a little. There were some places where we had to crawl and move from tree to tree to get forward, but it was fun and the view was great (we were walking on a high cliff). Finally we arrived in an open space (The Virgin Rock) where we could see far in the distance. It was wonderful. The city was shining brightly in the sun. People and cars looked like dots on a texture of streets and buildings. We took some pictures on the edge of the cliff and decided to return home.

The return was easier because we just had to descend. We learned how to surf on the steep paths. They were covered with leaves and there was no other way to move but letting yourself sweep. We were very tired so Bogdan invited us at his house for a soft drink (6 Trandafirilor Street). Then we went home for lunch and finally rested…