Vacation... Part 1 - Relaxation

Yes, my holiday was split in two... A relaxation part and then an intense, crazy part... This post is only about the first one, so it might not be that much fun... Still, I still want to share some of the cool moments I lived there...

I went with my friends at my cabin (which, btw is for sale now :P) near the Belis-Fantanele resort in Cluj county. We planed to go there for a whole week so on the 21st of August I left Oradea, by train, together with Flaviu, Dora (his girlfriend) and Teo (a friend of mine). After a few hours we finally got to Huedin, where Georgi was waiting to take us by car to the cabin. We were all so excited to go there. Once we got there, we realized that we'd need some bread so I went to the shop/inn, together with Relu and Georgi. As it started raining on the way there, we had to wait for the rain to stop, as we had a beer. Then I've met this guy, whom finally turned to be some sort of cousin of mine. He's in his early 50s so he started to share with us his life... well I'd say he's lived quite a strange life, which I don't really feel like describing. What was really odd about this is that as soon as he found out I'm his cousin he wouldn't let go of me, as he starting hugging me like crazy and kissing me on both cheeks constantly. He was drunk like hell, so it wasn't much fun for me... yuck! We decided to leave, even though it was still raining heavily, so we got home all wet. We took a shower and joined the others at a drink and some discussions. Anyway, I don't think I'll ever forget the way that guy was hugging the hell out of me.

The next few days were pure relaxation. I got to read a bit, we played all kind of ball games, laughed, cooked, ate like nuts. It was like heaven on Earth. Well at least for some of us... Teo and Dora also needed to study a bit, but overall was awesome. I loved that, especially that I didn't have my cellphone on most of the time, so no worries and no clients calling all day long.

On the weekend, on the 25th, Petru and Carmen joined us. As on that date was Petru's Birthday, we had an outdoor private party, which lasted till dusk. We sang and we danced like crazy. It was a hell of a night. We also had a cake which you can see in the photos what it turned to. We had a blast fighting with cream and other cake content :P The sad part was when we finally realized what we've done to the yard and to our clothes... Anyway, it was fun to act our age :P The next night we celebrated again mine and his birthday, but since we had a crazy night before, we just didn't have the energy to stay up till morning. Even so, we had a great time, especially me and Relu and Georgi.

Sunday was a total chill out. Petru, Flaviu and the girls went to Fantanele lake, while me Georgi and Relu just hanged out, got some tan, played some cards and shared impressions. It was indeed awesome. Later that day, Petru and Carmen left, which was a bit sad, since we really had a great time... Now, "you might be asking yourself why" as Petru kept saying all day long. :)

Another thing that was really cool about this day is that I got all this nice SMSs and phone calls from people around the world to wish me "happy birthday". I was totally impressed. I wasn't expecting that to happen so it totally rise up my self esteem. So thank you all that called, sent me messages or emails. I appreciate it. A LOT!

On Monday all things changed. In the morning I got this invitation to the Netherlands... Which obviously I accepted. This is where everything went nuts, as we had to clean up and leave the cabin in proper conditions... state which was far from reality. :) We had a broken bench and a broken table... we had a mess in the yard, the interior was all dirty, etc. We decided that I would leave next morning at 6:30 AM, and they would finish up cleaning after. Well that changed late in the evening, when my father insisted we would all leave together so we'd avoid any complications. So that changed our plans quite a bit. At 4:30 AM we all got up and started cleaning. I guess nobody (including me) was happy about this, and everyone (except for me) were unhappy with my departure to the Netherlands. So I apologize to all of you that got upset about that and I want you to know that I am really sorry that we had to end our wonderful holidays that way. By 11:30 AM Georgi, Relu and myself, were all back in Oradea, where I had to start the preparations for the departure... Everything about this and some stories about Holland in a future post ;)

To close this, I want to say that it was amazingly fun, exciting, beautiful and very relaxing to spend one week there. It really makes me sad to think that this might be the last time I go there. It has always been great to spend time there, having the fresh air, the freedom, the silence and the joy as constant companions. Also I want to thank all of you that were there and made this vacation unique. ;)