Buziaș, back to life!

 

 

 

Known for its great mineral water, rich in carbon dioxide, calcium,iron ans sodium, this place is famous for treating cardiovascular, central nervous system, gynecological,metabolic ,  and neuropsychiatric

diseases. The long and full of tree park is home for old and majestic tree planes. The symbol of the resort is an old plane which nowadays is used as a place for drinking and eating.

 

Being declared a health spa in 1839, Buzias is a place that would leave you a bit confused. Situated in a gorgeous environment, it gives you the sheer feeling that you entered a deserted place. Which is such a pity!

 

However, the month of October gives you the sensation that at a certain time, this would be history. That is because here they organise a festival of food and wine where there is plenty of all types of culinary flavours and people competing for getting a prize for best cooked gulyas. The idea is great, except for one thing. If you want to do something, do it better! Too many people and too little space. Too many queues and too much hunger. Too much food and not enough tables to eat at. But , in order to see the bright side, you should know that the atmosphere is that of a  noisy festival,of having a good time. So , may you reborn soon, Buzias!

 

Vršac, the smell of early autumn…

The small city of Serbia  is a town famous for well-developed industry, especially pharmaceuticals, wine and beer, confectioneries and textilesis. It is a mixture of Romanian Banat and daring Serbia. You can encounter many people speaking Romanian, and, strangely enough, not even one speaking English. The festival of ripes, the festival of wines was a weird mixture of Chinese staff, German candies, lots of incredibly good looking sweets  and many handmade objects. What was interesting enough were the pigs and the lambs burning in the  exhausting fire in order to be crusty and delicious, which was actually happening. You had to stay to long queues in order to be served, but the waiting was worth since everything was tasty. As for the wine, that was not in such a great variety, whearas  the young wine could have been found in only one place.

For a more touristic approach of Vrsac, you can visit Kuna,which dates back to the mid 15th century. It stands at the top of the hill (399m) overlooking Vršac, the citadel of the city, which offers quite a view of the entire place.One of interesting places to visit in Vršac is the family winery,Vinik, which produces the  so called Vržole Red, Vržole White and Bermetto wine.♥

Eating habits in Malta

A glass of smooth local wine with friends in a village bar comes with a dish of olives, some ġbejniet (local sheep’s cheeses), zalzett (coriander flavoured Maltese sausage) with galletti (Maltese crackers) and some bigilla (broad bean pate) served with Maltese bread and olive oil; or on a cold day hot pastizzi (savoury ricotta filled pastries) are perfect with wine or coffee. Summer days at the beach means ħobs biż-żejt, a popular snack made from a thick slice of crusty Maltese bread, rubbed with juicy, red tomatoes and topped with mint, a little onion, sheep’s cheese and anchovies all soaked in delicious green olive oil; a taste of sunshine, a taste of Malta.The Maltese tend to use both olive oil and vegetable oil to prepare food while sweets and alcohol are still popular. Consumption of vegetables and fruit is very low, nowhere close to the recommended five portions a day.