Excursion :: K2N Cluj Meeting

Cluj-Turda-Aiud-Rameti, Romania, 2010-02-25

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The proposal for the excursion on Thursday, 25 February 2010 is:

• 9:00 Start from the Belvedere Hotel. Drive about 40 Km to Turda. On our way we will see typical Romanian villages in rural area. Stop in some of them and make nice photos.
  
• 10:00 Arrive in Turda town:
  • 1) Visit the Salt Mine (http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/turism/c_salinaturda.html)
  • 2) Visit the historical part of Turda and the Roman castru Potaissa

(http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castrul_roman_Potaissa)

• 12:00 Drive from Turda to Rameti gorge (http://leosuteu.rdsor.ro/apuseni/rimet_e.html)
  
• 13:00 Reach the "Ramet Monastery" (http://www.m3v.net/websites/ramet/istoric_en.html, http://www.welcometoromania.ro/DN14b/DN14b_Manastirea_Ramet_e.htm,

http://www.romanian-monasteries.go.ro/alba/ramet.htm, http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Romania/West/Cluj/Rameti/photo476205.htm). Visit the Monastery and the area around

• 14:30 Wine tasting in Aiud and lunch in a rustic and quite area around Aiud. Surprises !.
  
• 16:30 Return to Cluj
  
• 18:00 Arrive to Cluj
  

Free evening in Cluj.
Remarks:

• The estimated price of the excursion will be announced soon, as I am looking to obtain the approval for a cheap bus/minibus from university.
  

Updated:
15 Jan 2010.
Mircea Giurgiu