eally impressed from Alba Iulia | Season 12 | Episode 9

[@daveydoo3173]

what a beautiful town and the church felt very relaxing..

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@gallanonim7545]

I remember Alba Iulia (ancient Apulum) from 2010. I visited this town once again in 2019. Absolutely different place. Honest respect! All the best for Romanian and Bulgarian brothers on 2 wheels (or 4 wheels or with no wheels :)) from Poland. Keep rolling! H (Honda Varadero 1000)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@RobsMotovlogs]

Beautiful country. Thanks for the video

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure!

[@terrencegreen9560]

Beautiful place I will put on the list looks. Great to see you enjoying life!

[@motorcycleadventures]

It really is!

[@kens.8834]

Far removed from Bram Stoker's depiction of Transylvania . Absolutely Beautiful !

[@motorcycleadventures]

True

[@cristitanase6130]

Not that much if you visit us in late fall early winter. The seasonal change will bring a lot of days with fog, especially during morning and evening. Go on a forest or mountain path during and add on top our quite large free roaming wolf populations that start hauling and gathering in packs for the winter and you will gonna get the most "real" Dracula experience of your life. There are no vampires of course, but do use common sense when dealing with wild beasts. Wolves are not that dangerous, even in packs, but the bears can become a problem.

[@kens.8834]

@@cristitanase6130 Thank you for the information . It appears that Romania has become a destination, now for tourism rather than a "fly over" country ....... so many things to see and experience . Thank you, again !

[@cristitanase6130]

@@kens.8834 Yes in a way. But is not that "touristy" and hopefully it will never be. Let's hope it becomes "tourist friendly", not not tourist heavy or a tourist trap. For now we can easily accommodate five times per year or even more tourists. The prices are low, the people are friendly and the places are yet unknown and nice, perfect for "exploration tourism" and nature lovers..

[@mihaimihai9254]

Hi, Pavlin! Alba Iulia is a very important name in Romanian history because it is related to Romania's unification. Mihai Viteazu (you mentioned his statue), a great valachian leader (voievod), achieved to unify all three romanian countries for the first time in our history. He have entered in the city of Balgrad (the old name of Alba Iulia) in 1599. Sadly , the Union didn't last after his death... The actual citadel was built in the XVIII -th century by austrians (Transylvania was a part of the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian Empire), in Vauban style (a great French military architect). In 1918 after WWI Transilvania became Romanian, as is nowadays. This moment was celebrated by the construction of that beautiful orthodox cathedral that charmed you. It is called The Cathedral of the Nation's Reunification. In front of the entrance ther are the statues of Queen Maria and King Ferdinand of Romania. The nearby catholic church (St Michael) is one of the most valuable monuments in Transylvania. It was built in 1001. Iancu de Hunedoara (Hunedoara Castel's master and great Transilvanian leader) is burried inside it. The monument that you saw first is also dedicated to Union. The crosses are covered by the letter "U" (from Union). And one funny thing... That neighbourhood is not the city center as it actually seems to be... It's just a fancy and historical place. But you don't know how glad I am that you liked it. I apologize in advance if my strory was borring for you and your followers. Wish you all all the best!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for adding this info Mihai!

[@antoniocruz5714]

Very instructive your comment. I loved reading your text. Thank you and congratulations!

[@mihaimihai9254]

@@antoniocruz5714 I'm glad that you were interested in what I said, Antonio. History is one of my hobbies and this is why I dare to complete Pavlin, adding a few things to his beautiful videos about Romania.

[@mihaimihai9254]

@@motorcycleadventures Always with a big pleasure, Pavlin!

[@antoniocruz5714]

@@mihaimihai9254 Well, I´m gradueted in History, so I find very interesting all the issues that are related to the countries historical past. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, and best regards from Portugal.

[@Antotheadventurer]

Really beautiful place.. Awesome..

[@motorcycleadventures]

It really is!

[@grhmnz4648]

A really high quality and thoughtful video Pavlin . I feel this lovely town captured your heart a little bit .

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, it was a beautiful small town.

[@whitedrguy6503]

So much to see in Romania, my 2 weeks there was way too short, next time it will be a lot longer. Great work mate, thanks for showing the places I missed. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnroberts2290]

Brilliant Pavlin. Your so lucky to be able to ride in such beautiful countries and fantastic weather. I just bought a new bike and still has zero miles on it. But at least watching you I can imagine being there. Keep on riding.😭👍🏍️

[@motorcycleadventures]

Have fun witht he new toy, John!!

[@adrianmadaras]

Romania has great roads for touring with motorbike. Pavlin did a lots of video, including "Transfăgărășan", one of the most beautiful and most spectaculos mounting cross the world.

[@johnroberts2290]

@@adrianmadaras yes i have seen most of them. Thanks 👍

[@9ictv2]

Beautiful place, certainly worth a visit. Thanks for the recording!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OneTwin]

Thank you Pavlin, as I watched this video you almost brought a tear in my eyes... such a beautiful country I have and I left it for a promise that never came true... Safe and long travels!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@motoslice]

Greetings from Alba Iulia! I'm glad you liked the city! Next time...🍻

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks! 😃

[@inapetrisor2874]

Beautiful video!..

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for visiting!

[@russellheaven8559]

Pavlin what a beautiful place thanks for sharing this video

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure, Russell!

[@SAB-iq1kp]

Anothet great video Pavlin. Glad you enjoyed Alba Iulia.

[@motorcycleadventures]

I did! Wonderful town!

[@DragosRDS]

Hello Pavlin. Thank you for visiting my country. Your video is great as always. Please modify the name of the city to "Iulia" it is "Alba Iulia" not "Lulia". Thank you

[@motorcycleadventures]

Ok, I did it, thank you!

[@adrianmadaras]

Pavlin, I love you for promoting my beautiful country and the great places my country has! I would like to meet you next time you visit Romania 🇷🇴, to show you other places in the north. Anyway, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 is also very beautiful, I visited twice!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Next time!

[@antoniocruz5714]

What a beautiful and charming city! Pavlin, during your tour you passed some Roman ruins, I think (11:10 minutes). Perhaps a Roman bath. If you had mentioned them it would have been one more interesting contribution to a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing with us.

[@mihaimihai9254]

Yes, you're right! There was a roman "castrum'' built over an old dacian stronghold.

[@antoniocruz5714]

@@mihaimihai9254 You have a fantastic city! Congratulations! What a so well preserved beauty!

[@motorcycleadventures]

You are right!

[@mihaimihai9254]

@@antoniocruz5714 Thank you, Antonio! We have more charming cities in Romania (and there are a lot of beautiful cities in our neighbor countries, too!!!). Come and visit our "Far East" and you won't regret!

[@antoniocruz5714]

@@mihaimihai9254 I'm definitely going to book a vacation to visit some countries in Eastern Europe that I still don't know, as ready as the world goes back to normal. I am very impressed with Romania and thanked to Pavlin for helping to dispel some wrong stereotypes about this beautiful Country.

[@SA_bluemonday]

Wow. So beautiful. And clean (but not in a sterile, modern way). I almost feel embarrased as I´ve thought that Romania was quite poor and dirty.. Boy was I wrong. Just goes to show how wrong we often are about places and people that we really don´t know about. Thank you for showing us the beauty of Romania!

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure!

[@mihaimihai9254]

Don't blame yourself, my friend. Now, you just know and you are welcomed in Romania (and all the Eastern Europe) in order to know more. We're not perfect but we do our best! -::))

[@alinpetrus356]

I can't say Romania was ever a "dirty" country, but in the 90s it was on its knees because of Communism and Ceausescu. Maybe you refer to our "travellers", but they are nomads and are also improving anyway. Romania has been basically booming since the 2000s, but the gap was too big. Ceausescu brought Romania under the level of Ukraine in 1990 and close to the level of Moldova.

[@MrTrollosan]

Was waiting for your travels to take you to Transylvania. Hope you have more vids coming, cheers!

[@motorcycleadventures]

More to come!

[@covertmotorcyclist2842]

Thanks for showing this to us! :)

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure!

[@Nikki_Holland]

Pavlin, what a beautiful town. Great video and photos. I want to see Bulgaria and Romania once we can travel again. As always thank you.

[@motorcycleadventures]

You should!

[@Jer0867]

Like yourself, Pavlin, I am not religious at all, but I agree with you....they were very beautiful buildings. Yet another great trip! :-)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time!

[@michaelhoward142]

So nice to hear respect for something you don't necessarily agree with. How much better might the world be if we could all accept each other and our differences without judging?

[@motorcycleadventures]

Agree but...

[@alexm8307]

Awesome videos from Romania! By the way, the beard suits you well :)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Wow, thanks!

[@ger13nunyah56]

This is the way

[@motorcycleadventures]

True

[@antoniocoutinho511]

Always another surprise, lovely land..... 👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks!

[@johnfountain8588]

Always enjoy your video’s and attitude very refreshing

[@motorcycleadventures]

I appreciate that!

[@cosmo00013]

On 45 episode I told you that you are going to pass through my home town and .....yeah @ 1:05 here you are...ORASTIE, Thank you Pavlin for those 10 seconds that mean a lot for me watching this from far far away ....take care and ride safe !!!

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure!

[@transylvanianrider]

Great video & ride and i am glad you like it! Looking forward for the video from Cluj, my home county ;) Best regards !

[@motorcycleadventures]

Coming soon!

[@serbumi]

I'm a long time subscriber, and my home town its Alba Iulia, I would love to take you out for a beer ... maybe next time. Safe trips ahead.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Next time!

[@hghmhgm]

So beautiful !

[@motorcycleadventures]

It really was!

[@calinrusu2962]

@3:08 - now there's less traffic on that road, they opened up a new highway so the heavy traffic goes round the city, on the highway. It used used to be so because all the traffic going from Cluj to Sibiu or Deva had to cross that bridge. Now the traffic from Cluj to Sibiu and Deva goes on the highway.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Good to know, thanks!

[@mocioclistu]

Hope you make it to Brasov as well.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes, I did it. Video is coming soon.

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

@ 11:13. That is the Roman castrum (fort) of the famous legion 13th Gemina. Alba Iulia was the old Roman town of Apulum in Roman province of Dacia. It has a lot of history.

[@motorcycleadventures]

True

[@ioanc2]

I can't unsee Facebook when I see that monument.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Ok

[@MrFetitzele]

It's there before Facebook 🤣

[@vesaandrei3404]

Welcome to my city, like your video's

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool, thanks

[@alinpetrus356]

Nice, not many travellers in the pandemic! Alba Iulia is a really small town.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Beautiful town!

[@satishvasane6812]

Too slow traffic is very boring. Thanks brother from India The subscriber is very lucky to have to help you

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@teneretraveller8980]

It's a bit stunning. And traffic queues are meant to be overtaken. I think everyone expects us to do it. I know I do. Happy travels

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@alexandrunuta1653]

Interesting fact, in that orthodox cathedral were crowned the first kings of Romania. Actually, in Alba Iulia the Great Union happened in 1918, so this city is also a symbol of our country

[@motorcycleadventures]

Good to know!

[@alvaromateosfernandez-maqu5772]

Que bonito lugar precioso👌

[@motorcycleadventures]

Gracias!

[@Roman-no6pr]

iulia 🤟👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Great place!

[@gorgeoussmile6252]

salaam Bro nice video

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for the visit!

[@ionutlup8759]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@francol3261]

👍🙏

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@drkhalidrauf6679]

In which language the people in the cathedral are praying..

[@lucimoto2922]

Romanian language Religion is orthodox

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes

[@marinlupu2706]

Ai depasit pe linie continuă

[@eubiker]

4:57 park like a Pro 8-(

[@motorcycleadventures]

Ok

[@alanrobinson2229]

I don't know how the Romanians manage to keep things so nice and have such impressive fountain,when it is s very poor country.

[@Zdamaneta]

You westerners exaggerate with how poor you consider us in the east and your documentaries always film the shitty places or gypsy ghettos from our countries, making you people believe we are on Africa''s level of poverty which is far from the truth.

[@alanrobinson2229]

@@Zdamaneta that's good to know👍

[@alanrobinson2229]

Doing better job than us westerners.

[@Zdamaneta]

@@alanrobinson2229 we are not doing a better job, we are just not Africa's level of poverty.

[@alanrobinson2229]

@@Zdamaneta well from what I've seen on this channel,I think you are.

[@dumitrucatalindraghici8137]

The citadel is the most important and beautiful thing in the whole city. The rest is extremely disappointing! Saying this as a resident.

[@motorcycleadventures]

True

[@copilashuuuu]

Bad behaviour, overtaking on continuous line with upcoming traffic, three months licence suspended in Romania for that and that is one of main causes for accidents after alcohol and speed. Clear roads,stay safe!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Okay

[@mihaimihai9254]

"It is what it is !" -:::))))))))