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Photo Essay: The Danube Delta

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The following is the final guest post (of 10) by Karl Barth, who recently returned from his first international trip to Romania!  If you have a travel story you want to share on Go Backpacking, please read our submission guidelines.

The Danube Delta is aesthetically and biologically nothing short of awe inspiring.   The adjectives stunning, breath-taking, and spectacular do not even begin to do justice to this unique and diverse location.

The Danube delta is the second largest delta in Europe, but it is the best preserved Delta on the continent.   Since much of the delta is difficult to access by the masses there are many areas that remain virtually undisturbed by man for over 6,000 years!    The amount of floral and faunal bio-diversity is simply beyond imagination.

We drove through the city of Tulcea to access the norther edge of the delta.    From there we took a small motorized boat through a long series of channels and lakes to access the Danube river where we spent three days on a houseboat.   The accommodations were excellent and the prices were incredibly reasonable by western standards.

Small farm on the Danube River
Small farm on the Danube River
Blue heron
Blue heron stalking fish in a tributary.
Pelican looking for fish over the Danube River
Pelican looking for fish over the Danube River.
Bird on a rock wall
Bird on a rock wall looking over toward the Ukraine.
Channel in the Danube Delta
Channel in the Danube Delta
Water lilies are abundant in the miles of channels in the delta.
Water lilies are abundant in the miles of channels in the delta.
Sunset view from our houseboat
Sunset view from our houseboat

For about $60 US we rented a chauffeured speed boat for a day.   We went down the Danube River to the Black Sea along the border of Romania and Ukraine.

Danube River in a speedboat.
Blasting down the Danube River in a speedboat. FUN!
Beach on the Black Sea
Beach on the Black Sea
The Black Sea looking from Romania to Ukraine
The Black Sea looking from Romania to Ukraine

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About the Author: Karl is a physicist and avid photographer who only recently decided to set out and explore the world with his camera. Catch more of his adventures at https://facebook.com/kbarth

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  3. C2761933 says

    January 13, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Judging by the pictures displayed you’ve seen nothing of the real Delta. Judging by the text, you know nothing about travel writing. Why on earth you’re going public with a material such as this? Brother, first you should learn what an essay is, then do some practice… lots of practice. You might not succeed, but at least you’ll know when and what not to publish.

    • Karl B says

      January 25, 2011 at 6:53 pm

      And you should learn to make comments that have a point and not spew the vile hatred that festers in your Denisovanian brain.

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