Another crisp Autumn day today! Summer is definitely gone here in Transylvania.  There was major road works going on so it took us a good 2 hours to arrive at the Turda Salt mine. We loved spotting these huge storks nests along the way! There must be hundreds, definitely the biggest nests I’ve ever seen.

The kids also love spotting flags and this “whoppin’ one” (as Noelle dubbed it) definitely caused a stir.

Historians have found it mentioned that salt has been extracted at the Turda Mine as far back as 1075. It was in use until 1932 and reopened in 1992 after a huge renovation to make it one of Romanias biggest attractions. There’s a small “amusement park” in the main hall. Really this was just a Ferris wheel (that sadly wasn’t working) some table tennis/mini-golf/pool tables. Luckily there was a children’s playground and “salt” pit so the kids were thrilled with that.

There was row boats available but only 3 persons per boat. Jesse is still recovering from his lantern boat experience in Vietnam with Noelle so he slipped away with Gio while she was making salt castles. We went down to watch them once they were away. No life jackets necessary as the salt concentration is 25%!

Gio must have splashed some water on his face while in the boat! His salty face matched his attitude most of the day so it was quite fitting.

Caught sight of the Moldoveanu Peak as we were coming into Sibiu. This is the highest point in Romania. We are driving through that way in a few days time so Jesse is getting a little anxious about the snowy conditions. May need to look into some chains.

A quick wander around the Old Town here in Sibiu before dinner. There’s a film festival happening in the main square.