Day 7
We woke up and headed out in to Budapest, visiting the grand palace, the Budapest history museum, various churches and the parliament building. We had lunch in a typical Hungarian pub, having paprika chicken with Hungarian gnocchi and pork and bean stew. We then headed back to the car and started our 8 hour drive to Sibiu, Romania.
This was our first hard border. Nerves were at an all-time high as we edged closer to police which we saw searching other vehicles. As we arrived we realised we had clearly chosen the right lane, as we showed our passports and were quickly waved through, no questions asked. What a relief!
We continued through Romania, through torrential rain and thunderstorms. Water was pouring into our distinctly unwatertight car, straight onto our pillows and sleeping bags which was not ideal. We stopped only once for some food at a van on the side of the road selling traditional Romanian sausage with what was said to be carrots (turned out to be chips) but powered through to our campsite.
Finally, we arrived in the pitch black at 2am and parked up and pitched our tent.
Giveacar are proud sponsors of The Lamphey Lads. We have donated the VW Polo to them to use on their driving adventure across the world.
Giveacar is the UK’s first car donation scheme, we have won several awards and now support over 1,600 charities with the money raised from old cars. Using a nationwide network of breakers yards and salvage partners, we have handled the auction and disposal of over 35,000 vehicles so we know how to raise the best donation possible whether your car is in perfect condition or not. The Lamphey Lads are raising funds for Cool Earth and World at Play. If you need to get rid of an old car and would like to do some good at the same time, give us a call!