Weekend trip to Timișoara

Over the weekend, we took the train to Timișoara. Timișoara is located in the western part of the country and is the third largest city in Romania after Bucharest and Cluj Napoca. The Danube Swabians were the largest ethnic group in the city until World War II. In addition, the Romanian Revolution of 1989 against the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu began here.

After spending Friday evening at the Street Food Festival in Baia Mare, we took the night train to Timișoara shortly after midnight. The journey took about 7 hours and was far from comfortable. The train consisted of only two cars and resembled a German tram. In general, you can see many old trains, trucks, and buses from Germany here, which still have numerous German-language advertisements or safety instructions. The train to Timișoara was also quite crowded, which limited the expected sleep to about an hour.

But when we arrived, we were greeted by a truly excellent hostel. After a short morning siesta, we explored the city. In addition to numerous parks, we visited the city center, a museum about the Romanian Revolution, and a Romanian Orthodox cathedral where a wedding was taking place. In the evening, we went to a pub that is also a museum of communist-era objects. On the next day, we visited an art gallery and a market. For lunch, we ate at the Timișoara brewery before heading back to Baia Mare.