Day 53, 22 July 2012 Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria to Sibiu Romania

 Danube Bridge

The Danube Bridge is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian bank to the south with the Romanian bank to the north and the cities of Ruse and Giurgiu respectively.

Opened on 20 June 1954 and was constructed in two and a half years with the aid of the Soviet Union.

The Soviets named it the "Friendship" Bridge, but since the fall of the countries' socialist regimes, the bridge has had the more functional name of "Danube" Bridge.

 Camping!

Sibiu (Hermannstadt in German) was the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels built in the 12th century by German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons. 

The riches amassed by its guilds paid for the construction of both impressive buildings and the fortifications required to protect them.