Time to get my 2nd corona jab! Another 917 kilometres of train travel and walking ahead. This time I'm on a CFR night train from Bucharest to Caransebeş.

Old school CFR @sleeping_train charm in my cosy private compartment for the next 8 hours and 16 minutes.

A book and a nightcap or two is all I need. Two great IPAs from Hop Hooligans, the maddest and best craft beer brewery. Closely followed by Bereta (from Timişoara) and Oriel (local Bucharest brewery doing great Belgian style brews).

Not the best night of sleep on a night train ever but alas. Caransebeş station on an early morning! Time for a coffee.

My train to Slatina-Timiş. Time to dive into the Eastern European delicacy of a sparkling wine flavoured croissant.

View from the open window.

The trains and tracks in Romania may be a bit old, but the classic soundtrack of the rickety rail and train horn plus the views back from the last wagon are just great. You don't get the same experience in modern Western European trains.

And exactly four weeks after getting my first jab I'm back in little Slatina-Timiş!

And that's my 2nd Moderna shot. Fully vaccinated now, with a neat little certificate to make travel a lot easier. And you can bet that's exactly what I will do next month.