1.1 Train ride to the seaside
Date: summer of 2004 Location: Timisoara -> Constanta Summer holidays while you are in school are the best without a doubt. Yet in Romania the holidays for pupils last for 3 entire months! One could argue they might be too long, but they never are. There's so much to do in these three months. Go to the pool, meet friends, visit grandma in the countryside, watch MTV for endless hours on end, go camping etc. The highlight of the summer is travelling to the seaside. Means of transportation depending on the budget. The train is the preferred choice of penniless pupils, who used to get a 50% discount based on their school id. A two-way ticket cost back then around 35 Euros. We had an open return. Looking back it was rather cheap for 800+ km. But it was an adventure in itself. The summer of 2004 was extra special for me since it was the first summer I was to travel alone to the seaside. On top of that I was accompanied by my first boyfriend and his male bes...