Traveller in Romania: Day trip re-discovering Sinaia on foot in a freezing day, the ‘Mount Sinai’ of Bucegi PART 3
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Elena suggested we go and see the Museum of City Sinaia, and after a quick walk back to town centre,
there and then we discovered another gem. We were definitely in the Australian mode of ‘digging for gems’.
Museum of City Sinaia is located in the ‘Stirbey Castle’, the name does sound rather pompous, but it is actually the oldest civil building in Sinaia and quite appropriately is hosting the Museum! It used to be the summer residence of princess Alina Stirbei and was built in a German romantic style architecture during her second marriage. They call it a Castle but it’s more like a glorious villa.
The entrance was through the back of the building, and we took our time inspecting a dozen of rooms with thousands of items about Sinaia history, culture, mountaineering, communism, and famous people from Sinaia, with a few of the rooms still furnished in the 18th century fashion. Inside the museum there is also a café, and the exit was on a terrace which is in fact the front of the villa. When we turned back to look at the majestic building, we understood what they called it ‘castle’.
We needed a break for some sustenance. In Sinaia options to eat are plenty.
There are many restaurants which offer everything from pizza and burgers to traditional Romanian food. We opted for traditional, and my husband had beans and smoked pork and I had duck leg on a bed of cabbage – perfect fit for my keto and that’s just to prove once again that keto is not a diet. Food and coffee can be a bit pricey in Sinaia. We paid a bit over $25 AUD for each of our plate and when we ordered the cappuccino, we made a terrible mistake. It was just a double-priced coffee with milk.
But during the meal break I compiled my travel notes, and we warmed up for the rest of the day.
We took another walk up and down the main street and as a final treat we allowed our inner child to take control and we booked a ride with the little touristic train which took us all the way on top of Sinaia and gave us one last amazing view of the mountains. The ride takes about 30 minutes, and we could enjoy it, kitted with hat and gloves.
A last walk in the park and then to the bus stop for the bus to take us back to Pietrosita.
And that’s it! It was a wonderful day with place and time for new discoveries and for me it was one of the highlights of our holiday.
Reader, I hope you will have the chance to visit Sinaia, you won’t regret it!
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