Thanks for the photos and insights David
I was surprised to read the river doesn’t freeze. Well, it apparently,
ocasionally at least, does ;-) And looks beautiful then too.
https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-winter-bucharest-dambovita-river-image23096316
Amities
Philippe
Le 14 nov. 2019 à 16:11, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
G'Mornin' Peter!
You may know more about Bucharest that I do! We had only a day and a half
there, before boarding a River Cruise, bound for Budapest, Hungary. We spent
our time in the "Old Town" district, so I cannot comment on the sharp break
between town (1.8 mllion inhabitants) and the countryside, other than our
ride in from the airport seemed to confirm that.
The "canalization" of the Dâmbovita River started in 1775, after some
particularly major flooding. Apparently, the Dâmbovita used to flood every
year, so they added a bypass canal, to improve the flow of water out of the
town, and have been working on it ever since!
I can find no records, but I would doubt that the Dâmbovita freezes ... for
while winters in Romania can be "brisk", their coldest month is January, with
average lows of -3 to -5C (26 tp 23F), but these occur for just a few days.
Mostly, they get rain, though 2019 was the worst winter in decades, with 30cm
(11 inches) of snow - though it snowed just 4 days that February. Think of
their climate as being much like Oregon. In fact, when we were there, it was
26C, or 79F, with very comfortable al fresco dining, in the evenings.
I hope this answers your question.
David.
Interesting views, David. They moved me to pull up Google Maps and------
explore the area around Bucharest thru satellite-view. A very densely
populated area it seems - the break between urban and ag-land looks very
abrupt as in you're either in the city or you're in the farm-land. I
also noticed for the first time on Google Maps large areas just outside
of the city; and then also around the countryside there were darkened
from view. Most of the darkened areas were definite to a property-line
of some sort. Interesting feature that I've noticed in the view of any
other country recently.
Here's a stray thought/question looking at the canal-ized river, David.
Do you think that the waters would freeze solid in the winter to the
point like in Ottawa where folks could free-skate up and down the
waterway?
Best regards,
Peter S.
On Nov 14, 2019, at 12:40 AM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Dâmbovita River, which flows through Bucharest, is not navigable,
but is a tributary to the Danube.
Here are 4 views... the first three, at night. All hand-held or
braced on a fence or something.
One of the many weirs on the river...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/49062993036/in/datetaken-
public/
The Dâmbovita at night...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/49062480378/in/datetaken-
public/
The city ...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/49063212327/in/datetaken-
public/
And, finally, one by day, just for balance.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/49062997346/in/datetaken-
public/
Enjoy!
David.
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