One more old idea was carried out - to go to the Romanian Carpathians I will force for a trip to Romania in the winter to drive on skis (next winter I already itself navrjat to do the visa through consulate though and free of charge visas are planned since summer, but after all not as in Turtsii/Egipte where on marochki-visa entrance paste in a quickly way), and at the same time to look through (missed at trip to Romania one and a half years ago) some sights connected with Vlad Tsepesha's life (Drakuly) To trip were studied reports as from our forum (to the Gladiolus special gratitude) and with http://www.tours.ru/... Also it is a lot of helpful information for preparation of mountain-skiing rest in Romania on sites:
http://www.net.md/ski/
http://www.ski.ru/
http://www.skiresorts.ro/
http://www.aboutromania.com/
http://www.poiana.info/ski.htm/
http://www.poiana-brasov.com/
http://sinaia.8k.com/
Have left with the wife in the morning in subotu 31-janv at 7.00 Kiev. Together with us to Suceava the colleague from our Bucharest branch on avto with Romanian numbers which to road from Bucharest to Kiev (one day prior to this our return trip already to Romania) our valorous customs officers have punished for wrong declaring of currency went still - the guy carried $1 ' 185, but has thoughtlessly concerned the written declaration and has specified exactly $1000, for what superfluous 185 at it have taken away with the official inventory (a purse have asked to show, similar they missed in 7.50 mornings on Friday)... Have naturally issued a heap of docks - certificates, reports, its explanations - what for it it has made, etc. delirium, signatures of the translator and witnesses (other customs officers and pograntsov), a call in regional court near Chernovtsy in 12 days (estestveeno it it poheril - chances that to return good back at such rassskladah was not)... + have soldered in the penalty 1700 griven (took simply from lawful $ $1000 300 remaining with it more). . That is interesting, I have specified one of these days at the familiar former customs officer izmailskogo about legitimacy of all these acts, and there are we still on-minimum have fined they be could to $3000 for similar "crime" select... Here such severe state at us - I think with such rigid and original approach - for crowds of Intourists to us in Ukraine to wait still for a long time - after all those few visited at us, after such trips of horror stories that poraskazhut to other wishing compatriots Voobshchem we went quickly and despite slightly ice-covered line nevertheless easily enough it was possible to hold speed of 120-140 km/hour.
The route has been chosen in my opinion the shortest and optimum: Kiev, Zhitomir (through city centre we go on signs on CHudnov, Ljubar are small towns-districts of Zhitomir area), further on Starokonstantinov and Khmelnitskiy. Some choose a route from Zhitomir on Khmelnitskiy, but through Vinnitsa and Berdychev (we so have made on a return way, but that road was much worse, zagruzhennee and longer on 20-30 km... Unique pleasure Medzhibizh - an excellent tavern-complex on a line with minihotel on 100-200грн days for a double - we personally did not test, and the nice fortress - to move down from road of 2-3 km, but inside while is weak-is restored on-comparison with K-Podosky and Hotynom).
A little upsets journey in all Khmelnitskiy with a heap of traffic lights, holes and toffees-stoppers... That is interesting, on a return way (with ezhnogo directions if to drive) there is a sign to Kiev with an exit roundabout road which unfortunately while is convenient that who goes on the east - Vinnitsa therefore as if you want to Kiev through Starokonstantinov you need to be attentive and at congress with district on a line Khmelnitskiy-vinnitsa further, it is necessary to turn on the left on a sign on Khmelnitskiy and there already to look on signs on Starokonstantinov... Similar "entertainment" with district is in Chernovtsy - on a way from Hotyna to Chernovtsy we followed on signs to Suceava and have got to the centre of Chernovtsy with the same not palatable holes and traffic lights, as in Khmelnitskiy. . That funny then in the city of signs to Suceava it is not so visible, but there are signs on Terebleche (on them that and it was necessary to go, and I expected to see indexes on occupied frontier points porubnoe or Siret that is why it Terebleche ignored - because of it it was necessary a little superfluous nakatat on a city), but on a return way following on signs on Hotyn or K-Podolsk, it was possible very quickly with small arrival on city suburbs to leave Chernovtsy. That besh on roads from Kiev to Suceava while our road services will not establish correctly signs the basic traffic will go through the centres of cities and Khmelnitskiy and Chernovtsy, the way back - will be is little bit easier and faster...
We had dinner in K-Podolsk in kafeshke facing to the bridge to a fortress, very much it would be desirable to look at least at a fortress from the party and to make pair of pictures on a snow-covered fortress. Initially to come and it was not planned because of otsutvija time at our fellow travellers (they this evening needed to be already in Bucharest, and for winter day to overcome 1000км Kiev-Bucharest uneasy... They have reached to Bucharest by 23.00 - that besh 16 hours of a way considering losses on 1 hour for a dinner and border).
Have filled full tanks at departure from Chernovtsy on the multinational corporation (surprisingly, but gasoline has proved to be normally then, unlike the previous trips half a year back and earlier when we have been compelled to fill in the multinational corporation too).
Passage of boundary formalities with each subsequent trip on the western directions - really pleases. Time I spend ever less - this time has decided not to leave at all the car and to look, that from it it will turn out... To see taki those standard installations for pograntsov and customs officers about the fast admission through a green corridor, and ours unwillingly work, but are compelled to move bodies and approach to a driver's open window, give out talonchik, take-give passports, etc. Is unique that they have not learnt yet - to open and close a luggage carrier avto, it was necessary to them to help and leave the car, but on it has left seconds 15-20... This time it was necessary to stand at Romanians (though and without special turn 4-5 avto) longer, but vtselom on passage of both frontier points has left minutes 20-25... 2nd our car we then waited still half an hour - they had cat and a dog who were examined by the veterinary surgeon, verified inquiries on inoculations, etc. docks.
It is bad, that unlike other our western neighbours, on frontier transition Romanians while have not put a cash dispense and it is necessary to change a cash, but can not carry if the window of type "bank" appears is closed for a dinner or you too pozno (early) go... On a return way to 10.00 mornings in vosresene attempt of a return exchange of one million pour on dolary or euro has been broken severely off"by Romanians with an explanation, that ostensibly in cash desk there are no more enough dollars - type ours from Ukraine driving tourists yet nasdavali - it was necessary to me 30, and at it in"bank"cash desk was toko 4... The Nearest ankomat in territory of Romania will be through 40км in Suceava.
Total from Kiev to border it has turned out 520-530км. To a place of our first spending the night from border 150 more km - the choice has fallen on hotel "Lock Drakula", that on pass Tihutsa, village Pjatra-Fyrnitele, it between small towns Vatra-Dornej (ksati here and nearby in Kumpulung-Moldovenesk there are mountain-skiing descents too, but we did not check them) and Bystritsej. In these edges this most cult and interesting place from the point of view of auto-tourists (as on me)... Were on a way from Suceava on the West and known bukovinskie monasteries, but from road to them still to go it is necessary, and it was already dark, and to lose then on half-day on survey of everyone - there was no time, differently on skiing absolutely veremeni does not remain We have arrived nearby 21.00... The double-rum with a breakfast has managed almost in 2 miliona pour (on the auction are not conducted in general - even if to simulate loss of interest and leaving), that has made about $55. . iznanchalno have offered a little in a sovok way the arranged number with the divided beds and starovato looking bathroom, kotroyj we have rejected and have demanded better... And they taki have found another - and a bathroom a-lja Hilton with the big mirror, differently-tonovoj a tile and new per capita, and the general big bed, and a TV set ponovee with holodilnichkom... Therefore if in this hotel initially number is not pleasant to you - safely demand ponovee - will find!., that the fellow on retseptsii the best numbers priderzhtivaet for the western tourists still seemed to me, and on ours tries to palm off something reminding to us the native land... Then the truth he asked, whence at me it it has pleased a good English pronunciation, a pier, and that he periodically suffers expressing with ours on fingers and listens to very bad English... Has told, that in the summer from Ukraine 2-3 weeks the company bogatenkih free tourists from Ukraine, arrived on sports cars with the guide/turoperatrom hanged. . It is interesting, what for group - can strit-rejsery ours?
Campaign in a fear room have decided to postpone for morning that inadvertently nanoch looking not to receive overdose of adrenaline and not to have problems mo a dream then And have made after a breakfast, on $0.3 have visited this original room, I even was going to photograph all on mini the digital chamber in a mode of full darkness with infra-red radiation, but all has occurred so quickly, that I have not had time to switch on na-zapis, and after all the guy on resepshn promised an attraction in length in minutes 7!... Do not believe it, all will be very quickly, but probably in this unexpectedness and the charm of it grobika in a cellar and that potm occurs to it consists...
Have paid off in hotel with the Visa-elektron... For the first time for all my trips, write-off has occurred in currency USD! (About what has instantly come SMS), usually after all write-off occurs in currency of the country of travel! Moreover the course draconian (well Drakula it that also it is translated as - the Dragon) - as a result in grivnas a course of write-off from card UAH to USD has turned out on 2-3 % above real... And further then removing a cash from cash dispenses and pereshchitavshi already at home all commissions and courses, I have understood, that it would turn out to carry more cheaply on the same 2-3 % with myself a cash in dollars and to change on lei in obmenkah... And after all half a year back in Hungary and Croatia was another rasklad - there with a card, operations turned out on 2 % more cheaply rather than a cash to change with $ in local currency.
pohodivshi on souvenir bazarchiku under this hotel "Lock Drakuly", we have left at 12.00 on Bystritsu (Bistrita), Reghin, Targu-Mures, Sigisoara... Here that I already happened one and a half years ago, nevertheless it seems to me most nice of all their Romanian small towns... Remembering the necessary turn to the right from road, we call in directly on territory of an old city, there there is a sign in the bottom of a hill of it (type journey is forbidden), but in case of a meeting with politsaem, there is an excuse - we tourists with heavy suitcases and go to hotel "Сигишоара", which just in heart of an old city. In the same place also were parked... On this winter trip, I have paid attention, that children-beggars are more active, than during a warm season (last time in September, in one city it was not necessary to communicate with them), here again and in other cities they to us approached time 5, but did not deliver special trouble. . Money I essentially never give to them anywhere, here only if there is a meal (with which we in road eat), give a little and to it... After all, if they only for the sake of a monetary craft are engaged in it and work on so-called "tsiganskuju a mafia" (which and in our country supervises almost all beggars), such people usually refuse meal, therefore as are full more often and especially do not require the real help and money is necessary to them only... Here children with pleasure accepted hlebo-bakeries and konfetnye gifts and ate them with apetitom...
It this time decided to have a dinner all the same in the house where Vlad Tsepesh and in which schas restaurant was born... The waiter dressed in gallant clothes of style of 17-18 centuries, a-lja the naval cadet... Almost perfectly expressed in English and pretentiously itself conducted, that spoke about its frequent dialogue with Intourists visiting in this beautiful medieval small town. The meal was excellent, I recommend.
It is necessary to mention book guidebooks to Romania - in Kiev they are not present anywhere in general... At all do not spend in vain time for trips for Petrovka, etc. book places (I before a trip have travelled all over all)... Probably once publishers of type of a series the Polyglot, Round Light, Marco Polo, Le-Pti Fjute, etc. also will dare to give out Russian-speaking versions but while the most real for the usual tourist the chance to catch the guidebook is to arrive to Romania and to buy English-jazychnyj Lonely Planet - there in one book with Romania at the same time and Moldova is switched on (with Dnestr region). Especially thirsting (to catch it before a trip) and desperate - can risk and reserve it through the Internet using site Lonely Planet... I personally do not risk to "shine" payments from a card in I-not Those, who can practised to do similar purchases in I-is not present shops western without the aid of a credit card, and somehow nalichkoj through mail at book reception here in Ukraine? Really this guidebook of series Lonli Plenet, has amazed with extensiveness of the submitted information and udobnostju in use. Including is in him and maps of many cities, with instructions on them of the checked up hotels, small restaurants and the prices for them.
Not being late long in Sigishoare (I have examined last time practically all sdes, differently would stay the night), we have set further to Brashov - after all spending the night is planned already in predjale or in Sinai - looking as the district and hotels, preliminary a pack raspechatannye is pleasant from I-not That. Brashov have driven without stops (all the same then we plan to arrive here to one of evenings), we go on predjal (Predeal) further... The Site of road from Brashov to predjala and then already further when we went on Sinai and Bucharest, has very unpleasantly surprised with strong congestion waggons-dalnobojami and holes on asphalt - to see this winter was strained for this site (especially in mountains between Brashovym and Sinaej)... We then in a current of week of time 4 went on a route of Brashov-Sinai and many waggons were constant, to overtake very difficult - constant streamers and turns, but sometimes all is possible. . politsai sometimes stand, but the people warn politely in time headlights, and the penalty is insignificant - officially for a speed or continuous - an order 10-15$, really to me the familiar Romanian has advised to hold on call in the rights two banknotes on 100 thousand pour (on $3) is a usual rate for them the informal fast decision of a question if speed of excess was too big can hint to add one more banknote (here for what the second is necessary)... Our antiradars-detectors (at me 5-7-летняя the Cobra) catch ihnju frequency, politsai stand in ambushes with a radar more often than at us (then already on a piece of 450 km between Bucharest and Suceava I have counted them on villages was pieces 15, in some settlements even on 2! - that has been called most likely by solar and warm weather +10-15 and probably day off).
As a result through 20км on the south from Brashov we have called in in one of minihotels in predjale, in advance selected in I-not Those at the price of $25 for a double with a breakfast and a sauna. Fast dialogue on resepshn and the diagnosis is put - divorce-advertising in I-not Those, the sauna will be really ready to a following season, and the price for a double not 800тыс., and 1 million 800 thousand! ($56), that for place predjal moreover and not near to descents and on snow-covered road of 2 km from central - are strong much, unequivocally. Almost nearby being big complex Orizont though has pleased with sauna and pool presence and fashionable holom with resepshn, but numbers have appeared "sovok", and water proetsedury in basejne and a sauna are closed in 8.00 evenings, that for us is absolute nepriemlimo and is uninteresting + the price as on-me nevertheless is overestimated too - nearby 45-55$ for a double (and it after all in cheapest of these of 3 popular resorts). . The reason bolshej dearness on-comparison with the same Romania potltora year back, that they after other East European countries have replaced price lists with USD on EUR - here to you in transfer into dollars for some years only at the expense of this factor, growth of dollar cost of service turns out became more expensive on 30-50 %... The West European tourists not especially have felt it, and here we - from those countries where all is fastened for dollar - we feel taki a difference...
And so, 15км further on the south and we in Sinai. Planned for the test 1 - hotel of Sinai (different numbers on 2-3 stars) with the same sauna closed at 8.00 and not working on Mondays and more with any dopolniteltnymi restrictions and the price for a double 50-60$ - voobshchem I am disappointed by number and I inform on it to the girl on resepshn with a hint to hand over me info about the most good hotel the price/quality with a sauna, etc. pleasures... It to me has drawn on a piece of paper how to drive to new hotel Roberto. With gratitude I leave them and I go to this Roberto, passing expensive (more than $100 for a double) 4-stars Nju-Montana (in the same price there is in Sinai a hotel 4* Holidej-Inn). Found small (numbers on 15) hotel Roberto both outside and inside on resepshn has pleased an eye with novelty (indeed - they have opened only in December-2003) and readiness of the auction under the price. Initially declared 60 euros, have been brought down in 2-3 receptions to 40, using arguments that on this netsentrovoj to street with holes not too many tourists can find them (it was felt also, as numbers it is occupied very little - most likely 2-3) + mine the promise to live 4-5 days and the request to type and tell all it by phone to the owner... The girl on resepshn neverja, that so to turn out, has been then surprised by consistency of the owner so to throw off the price... With a sauna I them have warned at once, that restrictions in time to us on rest nikchemu, on what they and have agreed (we then in 11-12.00 nights came few times, they specially for us and switched on it on an hour earlier, other lodgers neither nor in a sauna at him did not go to an exercise room similar at all - all was pure and is new, as bud yesterday only is put in operation).
The additional pleasant unexpectedness - in them 3 local garage is 1 more free dough where I and put then avto, I will fish in the garage have seen, that numbers of a brand new next jeep - Odessa).
Next morning, unfortunately, odesity already have left, and therefore to find out as they and where razvlekalis/went for a drive was not possible... It was necessary to search and try all... In general cars with Odessa numbers on mounting skiing resorts saw time 7-10...
In a result, in Sinai, on skis we and have not driven... The rope-way booth all these days (and on Monday in general it is closed on preventive maintenance) rose only on height 1.4км because of a wind above (though in the small town of Sinai in general bezvetrenno was all these days and temperature was +3... +8) from which change further in other cabin-car on height 2км, and only having risen skiing (on the other hand a ridge) to the very top it would be possible... All these days about Sinais we went on avto in predjal (only here and it it was possible to drive to us on skis), pojana Brashov (skiing here only till 4.30 evenings - to see lanterns are not equipped yet descents?, and we have arrived all in an hour before, were therefore limited to one lifting upwards-downwards on a rope-way in a gondola-opened to a booth on 2), Brashov (the city centre is beautiful, visited small restaurants, wandered on streets), Bran (lock Drakuly)...
In predjale have chosen for driving a hill of average complexity on 1 km in length with bugelnym the lift (for the first time has seen a double poker-ski lift that at once in pair to go upwards - cool and interestingly, I the wife halfway lifting upwards on a hill pushed out from a ski lift (it to the very top because of bolshej steepnesses of descent was afraid to rise)... In the same place nearby there was other descent with kreselnym the lift, but about him have learnt already late - and have not tried...
Hire of skis and boots under descent - on 8$ pair/days (on the auction do not go at all not looking at all on kollichestvo days - logically for us to take for 1 days it turned out, especially it would be desirable to drive in other days in other places - it is a pity it was not possible - late came (late rose, then locks, guljanija on small towns there-here, on skis only by 4.00 o'clock got out).
From all seen on descents - naibolshe it was pleasant in Pojane-Brashov... There and long very much is (to 6 km) and on complexity different + the infrastructure (hotels the truth too stand more expensively time in 2 than in Sinai or predjale) is is most better developed... If again it was necessary in those edges on skis - I would lodge in predjale, and to ski would go in pojanu (nearby 20км through Ryshnov), and in most predjale it is possible too - especially for beginners... Here again in predjale on descents lanterns switch on in the evening, therefore longer than in other places mozhna to go for a drive (till 8.00 evenings precisely, heard from someone even till 10.00, but whether is assured the truth it)... On how much has understood, and from this that saw, in fashionable Pojane-Brashov there are no shined descents (though can I am mistaken)... And Sinai - their most brave variant of these 3, from the point of view of dependence on a wind at this height 2000м... Well that we were on avto and could reach quickly to predjala, well and further in pojanu, Brashov...
On Friday have left to Bucharest, and here in general a heat 15-16 gralusov heat (and it in the beginning of February)... On entrance to a city on Lukojlovsky refuelling the automated sink for $1.5 (in Kiev in 2-3 times is more expensive similar)... The city was already familiar (one and a half years ago we too here happened), nevertheless all is interesting - to go easier than in Kiev, a stream of cars as it seemed to me, less intensive and auto-loonies rushing about between numbers practically are not present... Have visited the Parliament House (so-called Palace CHaushesku - the greatest structure in Europe and 2 in the world after the Pentagon) - the girl-guide in tolerable English for 45 minutes (an input from a forehead of $3 + $3 for photographing) povodila on the basic halls and corridors... Some halls on 16-20 metres in height, impress chandeliers in weight on 2 tons... It is bad, that for tourists have not made small restaurant in this palace - could lift decently in addition money in such place. . And after all for employees who go on job in this building – is.
In general the administration of the president, some departments, the courts, some parliamentary committees sit at this enormous building, etc. gos.struktury. Built this building in the mid-eighties in a current 5th years, 20 thousand trudjag in 3 changes, all materaly in building and an interior - essentially undertook Romanian... voobshchem companion Chaushesku in 80 has mocked at the country wholly: 2 super-proekta - this building (costing even under the gratuitous socialist prices for materials and work, by estimations of modern experts - from 1 to 3 miliardov $)... 2nd proekt - payment of all external state debt which in the beginning 80 was more than 10 mlrd $. . As a result by 1989th year, both the building is ready, and a debt have just extinguished, only the people have so grown poor and have got hungry (it was necessary to expel dogs from houses - there was nothing to feed, and now till now it is necessary to catch to municipal authorities these bred wild flights of mad dogs), that they have made revolution fast, and him with the wife executed (seem have shot from automatic machines)... In military prison in Targovishte where he ran by the helicopter from Bucharest in hope will get support of military men... They also have caught it there... It was necessary for it to fly is better straight to Paris - would remain it is live precisely... And then the hungry crowd Romanian, long did not think also secret tribunal has voted for execution... By the way, like as present president Ilesku, was in those days the nearest colleague Chaushesku, and then and one of the main things revolutionary zagovoshchikov. . To Spend the night this time in hotels it was not necessary in Bucharest - have invited colleagues to itself home in one of private residences in a private sector practically in city centre... The same class in Kiev houses (on rent) stand time in 2 more expensively...
Next day in subotu descended in a museum of the Romanian and West European art (in a building of the former royal palace) but as a palace built about 100 years ago, special izyskov there is not present (and can communists then have plundered) and a building simple-minded - many rooms, and on walls of a picture, an icon and t.p... I think excursion in a historical museum would be more interesting to us (under descriptions in guidebook Lonli Plenet)... To a village Satuluj museum - did not go (was there in 1st trip), but for beginners - I advise first of all in Bucharest look it...
Have called in in supermarket Korfur (near zh-d station), it is the French network supermarket, differs from German Underground, presence additional (besides the general big hall) 10 small little shops-boutiques and a kafeshek-bistro makdonalds, Chiken-Ketukki and t.p.... Though the prices for the standard goods - nevertheless hardly (10-30 %) are more expensive than in the Underground. Is as well book department with colour books about Romania, a wide range of a batch-cookies, French kondit.izdely, chocolate and t.p... voobshchem a certain aura frantsuzkogo surroundings... It is possible to pay in a card...
Has typed different grades of beer and has once again made sure - the most tasteless (with sensation сода+вода) at them beer of all Eastern Europe (well can at Albanians or moldovan is even worse - did not try simply)... More less from local brands only Silva. Well and wines too have typed, almost all are good...
Have left Bucharest nearby 16.00. Road the leader to Suceava - 4 strip (on 2 in each party), but without dividing continuous, that is convenient enough - a stream from Bucharest was big than to it and therefore many go on passing on 3rd strip, thus ostavaljaja one for passers, but they are all cultural go in the the right... voobshchem tsivilno, to anybody nobody stirs and at the same time the general width of road small (roadsides are not present absolutely - a grass), very good example from them mozhna to take and to us - after all is very sensible the exit having rather narrow road is thought up...
To go it was possible quickly enough and pleasantly. As has mentioned in the report beginning, on this site there were many ambushes with a radar of their GAJev, but passers very actively warn and popastsja actually very much even it is difficult In all passing cities - easily readable signs and despite the fact that what to Suceava went last 3 hours in darkness - did not fornicate anywhere... On entrance to Suceava has stopped for 5 minutes that from 3-4 hotels specified in guidebook Lonli Plenet to choose the approaching... For 1 million pour ($32) have chosen hotel Gloria (in the centre, but without a map of Suceava on which hotels are designated, it would be heavy to find... Good fellows publishers of the Guidebook-lp - to all regional/regional centres of Romania there is a map for them - very conveniently). The hotel is good, the parking shined with video observation, is a pity on resepshn are absolutely not inclined to the auction, but after all in other hotels in Suceava - spending the night is more expensive.
In the morning, having had breakfast in hotel, have set further - home. It is a pity, that and have not looked any monastery in this bukovinskoj district - to them it would be necessary for all Suceava-Chernovtsy a minimum on 30-50км in one party will deviate our route, and we needed to be this evening at home, and on-way after all short survey still fortresses Hotyna and Medzhibozha is planned.
Border... Any car in our party (10.00 mornings, Sunday) - even is boring. Paid again as well as on entrance to Romania $13 for ecology... It is thought in a fantastic way up - and to the budget state in plus, and there is no vanity and turns because of local "businessmen" of-gasoline tank trucks, after all even 2-single difference in the price for gasoline will not especially pay off after payment of $26 for ecology... Here in Hungary and Poland there are such gathering - and no turn from these shuttles-gasoline tank trucks local big, and mu tourists - suffer... All procedures both on Romanian and on our border are so fast have appeared, that 5 minutes we were enclosed similar...
We go already on our roads - marking it is not visible almost, holes, humps... Chernovtsy casually on signs on K-Podolsk and Khmelnitskiy, therefore has much fast driven this time than on road to Romania for a week before...
We call in to look the lock in Hotyne - very beautifully (look photos), already repair is inside complete (one and a half years ago they to the city 1000 anniversary conducted rough building), have stuck for 5 griven (to the guide then have simply given vkontse, in advance estessno about it having warned when stuck still) to crowd of cheerful students from K-Podolsk ped.instituta... I think, that has very much carried to us with the guide (his name is - Kapustnjak Sergey Vasilevich), the muzhik of years 55-60 - the present professional of the business, knows perfectly history of the edge and in general all Ukraine. To the story it to listen very interestingly and funny - it all submits almost as a legend-fairy tale, many interesting details raaskazyval as getman Khmelnitskiy and Polish voevody a Turk smoked from here and t.p... I recommend ienno it, and that other aunt-guide, that to other group told - was very boring, unequivocally...
We go further... K-Podolsk in transit, then entrance to Khmelnitskiy and on a sign we to Kiev and Vinnitsa - it is excellent, it is a pity on a way in the opposite direction such signs on this district yet you will meet... I so think, that is necessary at entrance in Khmelnitskiy from the north (the Starokonstantinovsky direction - as we went on a way to Romania still), to go on signs at first to Vinnitsa (that besh to ignore signs in the Most Khmelnitskiy on K-Podolsk or Chernovtsy) and as soon as will leave a city towards Vinnitsa there will be to the right this turn on district and a sign on K-Podolsk. I so understand now all this focus.
Through 20-30 km on a line Khmelnitskiy-vinnitsa there is this hvalenyj Medzhibizh. A complex on road - that that nada, but we at first before it turn off on the left with main and we go to look a fortress - outside very nicely, inside while is dullish - demands kap.remonta... There was even a minigroup of tourists of 2-3 foreheads with the woman-guide, but we have decided to be limited to usual fast survey and photos outside of a fortress (look in applications too). Then, having had a dinner cheaply also it is very tasty in this stylish roadside institution, have set further to Vinnitsa. Wished to check up pressure in tyres so on a way on all tsivilno the looking gas stations between Khmelnitskiy and Vinnitsej - have not appeared any working device on pumping of tyres. . It was necessary from bezishodnosti already in the Vinnitsa, refuelling on the next multinational corporation without entogo the device-pumping to get from a luggage carrier the small pump-kopressor and to check up - all it has appeared in norm, and the smell palennoj rubbers likely was because of too fast driving... 150-160км/час for shipovki (Nokian Hakkapelitta-1) probably not too podhodjashche, but anything - has sustained... (And when it I will finish? - Already 3rd winter season has passed, and a protector and half "is not eaten", and thorns almost all on a place)...
District round Vinnitsa and further road to Berdichev, and then to Zhitomir - the most bad site of road for all travel, that went already in darkness was especially bad, and in Berdichev still it was necessary 20 to stay minutes on zh-d moving... Well and holes in a city this nice - too known, itself here has tested them now too... - nehochu more this road to go from Zhitomir on Khmelnitskiy through Vinnitsa... From Zhitomir to Kiev on a straight line - and we by 9.00 already at home.