Saturday 30 May 2015

Day seven of our cruise down the Danube

Another delivery of aggregate....



Bridge over Calm Water.









What's the collective noun for a group of camera-wielding female tourists ???





The local fisherman complained that we were too close to shore!



A group of Cranes basking on the shore.



Looking aft.









Friendly natives.



Soaking up the sun.



Shade was at a premium!.



A delivery of paprika on its way to market?



Another towel sculpture from our cleaner.



The two bridges at Cernavoda



Docked at Cernavoda for our excursion to Constantsa.



Driving into Constantsa.



From the moving coach....



One of the patrol boats on the roads leading into the city - placed there by a former Mayor!



Statue of Ovid in front of the Museum of National History.



Carol I Mosque.



Statue of Fortuna with Pontos.



Nemesis - Godess of Vengeance and Balance.



The Glykon Serpent.



More in my line of interest......



... memorial to Romanian aviator Henri Coanda - claimed inventor of the jet engine.



Stone relief of Romulus and Remus.



More culture.



Old Roman sarcophagi.



Carol I Mosque





Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.



There's a caption here somewhere - but I can't think of one.



This is what happens when you don't pay your bar bill!!



Inside the cathedral......











Front aspect of the cathedral.



The famous Casino on Constantsa seafront.



Statue of Carmen Sylva - Queen of Romania.



Brits on Tour 2015



Another view of the Casino.



Cable car in Mamaia - beach resort of Constantsa.



Kay - polluting the Black Sea.



Pedestrian boulevard in Mamaia.





Another one of the ex-mayor's patrol boats guarding the roads into Constantsa.



Over the bridge and back to Cernavoda.



Cast off from Cernavoda.



Sunset on our seventh day.