ROMANIA'S WORLD FAMOUS ROAD! (Transfagarasan)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- The Transfagarsan is a must when visiting Romania. This highway has gorgeous lakes, mountains and even some bears! Thanks for watching and we hope you will subscribe for more :)
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Thank you for visiting our country, respect!
It is such a wonderful place!! Thank you for watching :)
@@JacobandJennyTravelThank you!
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Traveling through Romania is almost a spiritual journey, it touches your soul.
We agree! It is so amazing :) thanks for watching!
Your clips in our country are great. 😊 I would guess the reason why the tour guide told you it's illegal (I am not sure it actually it, it's simply considered sort of vandalism to bathe in that lake) - imagine if even 1/10th of the people who go up would bathe in it. Then, it would no longer have the clear water you admired, people would scrounge the bottom, bring up the mud, there would be a need for showers, a need for rescuers just in case someone who's not a good swimmer decides to try their luck, and so on.
There are a number of great mountain roads, the Transfagarasan is the most famous of course, but there's the Transalpina too, also called "the King's road" (because it was reconstructed by king Carol II), which apparently might have been first built during the Roman invasion of Dacia (so about 1900 years ago). Transalpina is also the tallest road in Romania, going up slightly more than the Transfagarasan. There's also the Transrarau, nicknamed the "Road of the Treasures", way north-east in Bucovina, which is not as tall as either the Transfagarasan or the Transalpina (because the Rarau mountains, which it crosses, are "only" about 1600m tall), but is really spectacular and beautiful as well, and passes by some local landmarks such as the Lady's Stones.
Hopefully you'll also visit the Danube Delta, it's Europe's nicest and best protected river delta. There are things like motorboat tours there, but also very old fisherman villages, unique communities (such as that of the Russian Lipovans, also known as "old believers" - a group of Russian emigrants who settled in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria and Ukraine in the 17th and 18th century, after having been persecuted by none other than Tsar Peter the Great himself - or Tatars, the descendents of the Nogai Horde that once terrorized Europe (don't worry, these descendants are very peaceful nowadays), though to be fair these are in larger numbers in Constanta county, south of the Delta, but there are some communities in the Delta as well. Maramures wooden churches would also definitely be recommendable, both because they're UNESCO World Heritage sites, the tallest wooden churches in the world, and because the scenery there is also breathtaking, plus you'd get a glimpse into the archaic life of the people of that region, which they strive to keep alive as much as they can, with the old crafts and all that.
Either way, irrespective of what you choose to visit next, keep staying awesome, you two. 😊
PS: the highest point you were at was 2042 meters on the Transfagarasan highway. I have no idea how much that is in feet, but in miles it's almost 1.3 miles above sea level.
We are so happy you are enjoying them! We love filming Romania, it is such a wonderful place! Thank you so much for all the great information and recommendations :) we appreciate it so much!
Yesterday night and tonight been binge watching your Romania vlog.. such breathtaking views and nature at its finest. ❤❤❤ J & J
Yay that makes us so happy!!! The views were so insane. Thank you so much for watching :)
Yessss much love from Philippines 🇵🇭 .. Would appreciate though if you can visit our country. The hospitality and friendliness is insane. ❤🥰😁
The world would be a better place if would be more enthusiastic humans like Jenny. Stay the same, Jenny !
This comment seriously made my entire day. The world would be a better place if everyone was as kind and encouraging as YOU!! :) thank you friend.
@@JacobandJennyTravel ...and Jenny besides the compliment he made you, his name is Bear Daniel, :) and he is right stay always happy!
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Hi friend!!! Romania is beautiful! Thanks for watching ☺️
Transalpina e cel mai înalt drum din România și e și mai frumos!
We need to go there!! Thanks for the suggestion :)
Imagine that valley u just climbed up and the lake is the result of a ancient glacier the make his way down. The reason u saw a total diffrent weather on the other side of the mountain is directly related with the air , the mountain acts like a natural barrier to retain the moisture in the air in one side of it, depends the wind direction
Wow that is so amazing and interesting! We didn’t know that was even possible. Thank you for the information :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel What you experienced with the weather change ....that was not fog,but clouds,as the other commenter said,stopped by the mountains,so on one side is sunshine,on the other side accumulated clouds.
Thank you for visiting an sharing the beauty of our country!
We’re happy to do it! Romania has been so amazing for us!
It is a story (which might be true) about Vlad Tepes alias "Dracula".
Because the punishments were drastic, crime had reached zero.
At a fountain they put a cup from which passers-by drank water, and the cup was made of gold. Nobody steals it.
On the day when the golden cup was stolen, people understood that Vlad Tepes was no longer the ruler.
Wow that is so interesting!! Thanks for sharing :)
Drove that road in 2020. Looks like parts of the souhern half have been resurfaced.
Looking at similar content always makes me guess where people start driving this road, I guess most people start from the south...
Nice to see your enthusiasm, driving it yourself may be a better experience.
As other comments state, the Transfagarasan is amazing, but the Transalpina is unreal so really get that rental...
So interesting!! We are so glad you enjoyed the video and we definitely have to get to the Transalpina at some point :) thanks for the suggestion!
I hope you can include the Danube Delta and the Black Sea in your itinerary.
We can't this time but hopefully we will be back very soon 🙌🏼 thanks for the recommendations :)
We aren't this time but hopefully we will be back very soon 🙌🏼 thanks so much for the recommendations :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel I hope you enjoyed your stay.
Have fun in your next adventures and hope you will visit us again.
Romania is the country with most bears in Europe.
It is incredible! :)
Thank you for visiting our beautiful country, kurtos kalacs is translated as chimney cake (because it looks like a chimney) and it's a Hungarian specialty, that got widely spread over the country because of our history and it is enjoyed by everyone. You should definitely try langos though as well :)
Romania is so amazing!! We tried to order langos and we were so sad the place we were at was sold out! Hopefully we will try them soon! Thanks for watching :)
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful countryside. Absolutely stunning. Curious, what type of bear, brown, black, or something else? Their fur was a different color it seemed.
That treat you were eating looked delicious. Yum.
I must say,Romania is a surprise. Not sure what I was expecting. So glad you are having the best time. 💗
in Romania, there is black bear ! only black bear !
They are called Carpathian Brown Bears.
They we brown bears but their coats do change, I guess like how we have different color hair, so do they haha!! Romania is the best surprise, we totally agree. Thanks Kathryn ♥️
zise @@1976armand exptul ! Ursul negru (baribal) este o specie exclusiv din America de Nord. Nu calatoreste precum vloggeri astia
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This is such an amazing and special place! Thank you so much for watching ♥️♥️
Nice thet you made it up there! Congrats! ! You cannot swim in Balea Lac because it is an ecologically protected area, it is a glacial lake.
It was beautiful!! That makes sense, we are glad it is protected :) thanks for the information!
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Thank you very much friend!! ☺️
I watched this video smiling all the way: you have such a contagiuos enthuziasm that I have to declare I love you both for that. Thank you, indeed❤
Thank you so much for this kind and encouraging comment! It made our day!! ♥️
I live in Botoșani, there's not much to see there, it's just a typical smaller city in Romania. The only thing to see there is the old Center. But I recommended you visiting Iași, and maybe Cluj-Napoca. In Iași there are more to see, like the Palace of Culture (atleast in my perspective).
Thanks for visiting our country!
Thanks so much for the suggestions :)
Bravo, you have made a very good selection of places to see in Romania. I am glad for your happenings in my country. Enjoy as much as you can for this wonderful opportunity that the Good God has given you.
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It is such a wonderful place and we hope to see more of it soon!! God has blessed us greatly! Thanks for watching :)
It's not YOUR contry ..
thanks for all!
We are having the best time sharing our experiences with you!
Thank you for your pure enthusiasm regarding our country! 🙏🙏🙏 România it's magic and it deserves more people like you to see trough the blurred lines! 💐Thank you!
It is such a wonderful place!! Thank you so much for watching ♥️
Amazing reaction guys ❤ thanks for loving our beautiful country U should go see the Danube delta ,u will for sure love it.Thanks again and best of luck guys❤❤❤
Romania is such a beautiful place 😍 thank you so much!!
You must see Transalpina, Sighisoara, Sibiu, Ciucas peak, Bucegi (crucea caraiman, babele) and a lot more.
These all sound amazing! We will have to check them out in the future :)
Lucky as***....i've been there 3 times and see only one bear ....congrats ! :)
Oh no!!! Hopefully you will see more if you go a fourth time haha! Thank you friend :)
Amazing guys, If you're still around please do visit Corvin's Castle and Deva's Fortress. They're quite close to each other and totally worthy.
Thank you friend!! We will have to check those out on our next trip to Romania :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel Safe travels guys. Looking forward to new adventures
Thank you for your video about Romania. You have long way to go. There are sooo many other destinations that are as epic or even more epic than this. You should look up: Toplita Bob, Ravens Nest, Cazanele Dunarii (Orsova), Colibita Lake, near Brasov you should see St. Anne Lake (Lacul Sfanta Ana), also Sighisoara (the City), Sibiu (the city), Rasnov (City and Citadel very close to Brasov). I am sure you guys get a lot of pointers so you can plan ahead but really, you've only scratched the surface here.
There is so many amazing places to visit! We need to stay in Romania for years haha!! Thanks so much for the recommendations :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel Be careful,Romania is as adictive as a drug😁 Once you begin to know it,there is a high chance to remain there. I know many cases of people who came there with a job for a couple of months and many years after,they are still there. I have an german friend who came to Romania to get his master in engineering and now after more than 10 years he's still there farming bees...😄
i allso recomand you to on "transalpina" highway...allso a great scenery.
We have heard that!! We will have to try it sometime :) thanks for the recommendation!
And Cetatea Fagaras is just wow!
That is good to know! Thank you :)
Hey, guys! Lovable people, are you still in Brasov?
My eldest son, 17yo, is a volunteer guide around Brasov and he could invite you on a private guided tour in Brasov and surroundings if you like to get more historic information about this area - fortified medieval churches, castles and so on. Cheers!
Hey there!! Unfortunately we are not :( hopefully we will come back soon and contact your son then! Thank you friend :)
Thank you for visiting our country. Welcome any time. I love you so much. Big like ! ❤👍
Romania is such a wonderful place! We love it so much!! Thank you very much for your sweet words ♥️
Thank,you so much for nice words about ours country!
We hope you will visit us again!
It is such a wonderful place! We can't wait to visit again soon :)
thank you for showing the world our country is not like they see in the news... and that we are not savages...
enjoy your stay!
We are happy to, Romania is such a wonderful place :) thank you!!
Go to Catunul Cheie ,Apuseni !!!! Go go go !!!
We will look it up!! Thanks for the suggestion :)
Amazing landscapes !! 😍🥰 You are such a lovely couple, too. You are perfect for vlogging. 😍🥰
It is such an incredible place!! Thank you so much for your very kind and encouraging words ♥️
You should stay some months in Romania,have a long road trip to visit all the beautiful places. You are very nice people,happy and charismatic!
A long road trip would be amazing!! Hopefully we can some day soon :) thank you so much for your kind words!!
I remember the first time I went here, it was in 2003, I was in grad school. The bus stopped at the base of the mountain, where the cable machine was. It was so warm there that we all forgot to take jackets with us.
After 5-10 minutes the cabin took us at that cold lake, there was snow, a lot of it and we had only slim trousers and t-shirts. There were zero kurtos or mamaliga stands back then, only that big villa on the lake, we ran to it as inside the radiators were functioning.
I remember 1 day after this all my classmates, including me, got sick.
We had no worries back then, it was a great experience.
Wow that sounds like a fun adventure!! Thank you for sharing that story :)
Thank you for your opinions. Respect.
Thanks friend :)
Thank you for all video u shared with our country !!!
It is such an amazing place!! Thank you for watching :)
Very nice sharing, thanks
We are so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching :)
I don't know where did you take your infos about Dracula, but... his surname „Dracula” came from his father being member of the „Order of the Dragon” (”Drakon” in greek).
Oh interesting, our tour guide told us that! Thanks so much for the information :)
he was called Vlad Dracul because of the order of the dragon connection, but NOT Vlad Dracula, that is due to the famous book by Bram Stoker. it's amazing how people mix up the information and think they are in a position to "educate" others 😂
@@axjkhl7699 I almost like your fervor in showing others their place. Unfortunately for you... it seems you're not in that position (at least yet)! Dracula (from Stoker) cames from ”Drăculea” - the name Vlad's family was called. So... Bram Stoker just adapted a bit the real family name of Vlad the Impaler, which was Vlad Drăculea. Cheer up and don't try doing the same you accuse others (perhaps they are more entitled to „educate” than you 🤫)!
So glad you guy had fun! Keep in mind that Transalpina is a similar road (way less bears though - but still pretty views). Maybe you'll have a chance to visit Cluj/Sibiu as well. Best wishes!
We heard about that road as well! We need to try it out sometime soon! Thanks so much friend :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel You absolutely should. It's double is length and much prettier imo.
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Thank YOU for watching :)
Thank for visiting ❤ I love this part of the country, it's my personal favourite! ❤❤
Hope to see you around soon again!
We loved visiting! We hope to come back very soon!! Thank you for watching ♥️
Balea lac is like the apple tree from Garden of Eden, you can do it but you will miss on Paradise.
It was a beautiful lake!! Thanks for watching :)
I think I’ve only seen a bear once, how cool!!
Wow it really is so so green!
Amazing!!
They are so cute, I kind of want to hug them haha!!😂🐻
Great video! Beautiful place and your enthusiasm is catching. 😊❤
Thank you Sonja ♥️
Lovely country & your
Thank you so much :)
Beautiful ❤.. everything. Love it!
Such a gorgeous place!! 😍 thanks for watching!!
Thanks for visiting my country. Hope you get the time to visit Cheile Bicazului and Bucovina too( Putna and surrounding)
It is such an amazing place! Thank you for the recommendations :)
Glad to see that you enjoy the nature and the scenery, I hope you guys have enough time and opportunities to enjoy the culture as well, if not on this visit maybe in the next :)
It has been amazing, we are already hopping to plan another trip to Romania soon!! :) thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching :)
Thats almost 8000 feet. Its not just fog, youre in the clouds
It was so awesome☁️
Thank you so much for visint my country and for the positive review. Glad you enjoyed it 😊😊
It is such a wonderful place :) thank you for watching♥️
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JJ,thank you again! I feel like some salty corn cob now!
Thank YOU for watching :) and go get yourself some corn 🌽 hahaha!!
Brilliant you guys finally you reach transfagarasan road 👏 🙌 😀 👍
We finally made after all this time! 😄
You are so cute! I'm glad to see you so positive and so happy! Jenny is the coolest ! Very nice vlog! Thank you !
You are so kind, thank you so much for your kind words friend!!
What a beautiful ride! Can see why this road is so famous. Should have tried a quick polar plunge!
So so incredible!! Thanks for watching friends :)
I live close to Transfagarasan
That is so cool!
Wow big damp
Such an amazing place 🙌🏼
You will not see bears at such high altitudes, that's where the alpine meadows are, u get chamois and marmots, salamanders and not much else in terms of fauna. Bears live in the broadleaf forests, which is below the coniferous forests.
Thanks for all that wonderful information :)
I was asking myself what were your folks' comments when they saw the videos and you told them about your experience. It must have been a surprise for them.
Haha! Thanks for watching :)
You guys are so cute and awesome too... great to watch your videos. Glad you took the tour to see the Transfăgărășan it's unique..to bad I left România and never got to visit it ... maybe one day I will. Enjoy your traveling and stay safe 🙏
We are so happy to hear you are enjoying them!! Thank you so much for your kind words :) hopefully one day you can get back to it and see it!🙌🏼
You say : kurtosh . 😊 in a sunnier day, you could have hiked to another lake, which is up from Balea Lake, where you've been. That one is called Lake Capra (Goat). So glad you like România. About the bears, I've seen 13🐻, many mother bears with playful cubs, less than a week ago.
Oh wow that would have been so amazing!! That is so cool you saw 13!! 🐻 thanks so much for your comment :)
You have to hike Piatra Crauli to one the cabanas and then up to the top crosses. What a view!
It sounds amazing!!🙌🏼
Welcome to my beautiful Romania (07:34 2400 meters is exactly 7874 feet)
Thank you so much :)
The other part/side of the road is even better!From Cartisoara 🎉
Hopefully we can do it someday!! Thanks for watching :)
2,400meters equals 7,874.016 feet / 1.491291 miles
Thanks for the information :)
Visit Bucovina. Monasteries, landscapes, traditions, cuisine.
Thanks for the recommendations :)
You should also go to Transalpina , Transvalcan.
We heard that was amazing!! Thanks for the recommendation :)
Adorable people 😍
But watch out: the bears are very powerful and dangerous animals
Yes they are! We’ll make to sure to keep our distance
next time go visit Fagaras town very nice castle there with allot of history
That sounds great! Thank you so much for the recommendation :)
Bears are to lazy to climb in top of the mountain , specially when tourists teach them with free food if they stay on the street and "beg"for it
This definitely makes sense! Thanks for watching :)
I really wanted to drive the Transfagarasan in my vintage car. Are you coming to Germany soon? I would offer to show you the region around the Rhine and Moselle :D
That would be amazing!! We are hoping to come to Germany soon!! We miss it there so much, especially at Christmas time :) we will let you know if we get there soon! Thank you for your offer!
you guys are rad! That trip looks amazing 🙌
Thanks friends!! Romania is incredible!🙌🏼
I love it 😊❤
Thank you so much!! 😊
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I saw that bear with 3 legs when I was there
Whoa that is crazy!! Thanks for watching :)
many people died due to thermic shock when they took a bath in the Balea Lake, so they might have made it illegal... but I am sure you would not get arrested if you did it... they just say it's illegal so that in case you die it's not their fault :)
That is good to know!! Thanks for the information :)
Hello J & J, What airlines do you recommend for a Norway trip? I'm thinking about visiting for the first time in Dec. Just got back from Dubai &;The Maldives 3 days ago. Great Videos as usual. Thnx in advance
Wow that sounds so amazing!! We like SAS airlines and FinnAir is great too if you fly into Helsinki then to Tromso :) and thanks so much!
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Come back at Christmas, youll see something else too !, much different !
That sounds incredible!! Where town does it snow in December there??
@@JacobandJennyTravel especially in the mountain area, bocovina and maramures, in the south snows less often but is freezing could !
I dont understand why all foreigners climb transfagarasan from south to north. Starting from Transilvania makes it so much better.
We will have to try that next time! :)
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Amazing video. In what was this trip ?
Thanks
Thank you so much! We went in September :)
Kürtosh / Langosh the real pronunciation! ( Actually Hungarian traditional products - but popular in Romania also !)
Good to know! Thanks for the information :)
Before eating that corn, which is healthy and tastes good, be aware it will accelerate your digestion and you will need a toilet in the next 30-40 minutes.
Hahaha, thankfully that didn't happen while we were driving 🙌🏼 thank you for the heads up!
If you have the time go to Bucovina.
We will look it up! Thanks for the recommendation :)
Believe me or not, Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorge or Bicaz Canyon) are better than Transfagarasan.
So interesting! We will have to look it up!! Thanks for the tip :)
thats because we have alot of korn
That makes sense! Thanks for the information :)
You two guys promote our country better than the current government does, I hope you will run for next year's elections, I will vote for you and I hope you will become ministers here :))
The current government like the previous ones are working to make us poor and go extinct.
Haha thank you so much for your kind words! It is easy to talk good about Romania, it is such an amazing place 🙌🏼
@@JacobandJennyTravel Btw, you were not lucky with the weather, the Transfagarasan is much more beautiful when the sun is strong and there is no fog or clouds. Mb next time :)
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Are you guys going to Sighișoara or Sibiu too?
Not this time, but hopefully we will be back soon and we could go then!🙌🏼
The thing about Vlad Tepes is a bit wrong. I would suggest doing a bit more research beforehand :)
Interesting! That is what our tour guide told us so we just believed it since she has lived in Romania her whole life :) thanks for watching friend!
Bears are normally wary of people, but if a bear finds food without getting frightened away, he may come back for more. Each time this happens, he can become less fearful-and this habituation can lead to problems. Often in Romania the bears are coming down in villages or even cities and "get themselves" the free food . Peoples need to stop feeding them but unfortunately this is not happening and cause many issues ...
Yes this makes sense. It is so sad they are becoming reliant on humans. Thanks for your comment!
There’s no such thing as vampires in Romania,i’ve been here for 275 years and never saw one.
Haha that is good to know 🧛🏻♀️
2,400 meters would be equal to 7,874.016 feet.
So high up!!🙌🏼
So high up!!🙌🏼
@@JacobandJennyTravel Did you realize that you put the same reply down twice?!
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the lake it is infact illegal to swim in it and even more illegal to polute the lake with trash thats why its protected and you are not allowed to swim in it
That makes sense! Thanks for the information :)