Dogs and horses

As we arrive back into Busteni on the gondola we see a horse eating grass in the car park and another stray dog wondering around. Any impression people might have of Romania still persisting in the medieval state that Ceausescu seemed to encourage are clearly incorrect, but when you see the horse and dog you catch a glimpse of the complexity of modern Romania. I'm reading too much into this but it's more to make a point. I've not taken any photos of the gypsies or homelessness as I didn't want to take my camera out at those moments, but clearly alongside the modern Romania is another side that seems to coexist almost without question. We see none in Sinaia but plenty in Bucharest and even here in the mountains around Busteni. Where there are tourists there are plenty of people peddling something and not from stalls on the side of the road.