Extras & Options
One of the most unexpected parts of our trip was the sheer volume of food we were provided.
It started with our first sandwich on arrival being a foot long Subway. This continued through to the fabulous hotel buffet breakfast.
However even this was surpassed by our snacks and lunches on site. I knew that we'd be taking plenty of breaks during the day, keeping hydrated and resting out of the sun. I hadn't really appreciated how much food there would be to accompany each break.
Our mid-morning break came with coffee, juices, trays of biscuits, fresh pastries and fruit. Lunch was a full hot meal, with chips and a large salad. We had to decline an additional dessert on the second day.
Service Management
On Monday evening we had a proper Romania meal in the hotel. The menu was chosen specifically by Alex to promote Romania cuisine. A huge plate of starters, followed by kebabs eaten with mustard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mititei - a kebab palette cleanser if you will.
This was then followed by a traditional chicken stew with polenta.
At this point, to say we were bursting at the seams would have been an understatement. But dinner didn't finish there. Another course, a donut with extra jam and cream to finish off.
Central Repository
We didn't get much of a chance to leave the hotel, but enjoyed - all except Dan and his magnificent Mediterranean Pizza - a night out in a local pizzeria. Mediterranean = whole can of tuna on pizza dough. Everybody else's was pretty good though.
The hotel terrace (Cafe Blues) saw a lot of action. We all enjoyed a tipple after a hard day on site and partook of the local brew - Ciuc - pronounced 'chook'.
One evening we partook of enough to run the bar dry and had to resort to the alternative, Usrus.
Live music was a feature of Cafe Blues, I'm not going to comment on quality, but Robert's impression of Vic Reeves Pub Singer was my highlight (if you don't know - check him out on You Tube)!
On our last day one site, as the last rafter got nailed in, we were treated to a barbecue with the families and workmen. Once again a magnificent spread with meats, salads and chips.
