tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35818704896930643402024-02-19T16:12:06.064-08:00Moldova TripA blog on our trip to Eastern EuropeGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581870489693064340.post-4902719948989028382010-08-31T19:57:00.000-07:002010-10-10T23:23:17.275-07:00Brasov Aug 23 to 27<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3Cvv4xj6UEni_xy3hYqVq44RzAHret8nvTQcidUzIexMZZWGwJGyGVIxBmzJovMW30oPQz1BarWRvF7Ina1HTmJQpX2x8waoUhkQsSCTUeFyyGMyvoJf88Yp3xQqPK9n1YmDCMC8N2x9/s1600/DSC04391.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526660258458585778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3Cvv4xj6UEni_xy3hYqVq44RzAHret8nvTQcidUzIexMZZWGwJGyGVIxBmzJovMW30oPQz1BarWRvF7Ina1HTmJQpX2x8waoUhkQsSCTUeFyyGMyvoJf88Yp3xQqPK9n1YmDCMC8N2x9/s320/DSC04391.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKYsuSCGN32n2T50bFc-pwzpvcBIZQ9Y0nwbvoIssdQOaVoUxp6xRQM5DEWqblyqq1ewDUKn1VBFa6G-TU3NZerBiMrdbXq4mOLYaN7tMD7aefXn-kv6BWa5nJs54DlVVQ58m8VP_aLV2/s1600/DSC04391.JPG"></a><div><strong>Brasov to Bucharest</strong><br /><strong>August 23:</strong> The bus trip was long, and the two-lane road wound through woodlands, fields, and small towns. Several places in the forested areas we passed families picnicking on blankets at the edge of the woods or on small meadows overlooking the fields. Some of the roads followed the ridgelines and had beautiful views of the towns and fields below--like a green patchwork quilt. We saw carutas (wooden horse carts ) with passengers along the roads and field workers with sickles harvesting hay or just trimming the park areas in town. Workers wear red or blue overalls--someone told us they are made in Germany. They look very comfortable and functional--love to get a pair! The bus driver played episodes of a sitcom series about Doctors and Interns in a hospital-- apparently a very popular and show. The actions translated pretty well and I was able to follow it fairly closely--Dorina interpreted now and then.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq94RD01KqIJaz0hbtRaJS5cMUZIxFW4KKVdQ_XjzHuC3p4mwPQWUfIqR7Nr4toCbIrnvY95NsB1ap8o6pR0kILigLA4kMvTKJpwCpzHlwoPQIS027Cgqc3yDIA_Tvervx9sLE58bFJc3H/s1600/DSC04390.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526658764068974434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq94RD01KqIJaz0hbtRaJS5cMUZIxFW4KKVdQ_XjzHuC3p4mwPQWUfIqR7Nr4toCbIrnvY95NsB1ap8o6pR0kILigLA4kMvTKJpwCpzHlwoPQIS027Cgqc3yDIA_Tvervx9sLE58bFJc3H/s320/DSC04390.JPG" /></a></div><div>We were at the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVczWsWhUOjG5acTMXW-14wQrbZ0viEIdsnbGKQMvnB1SSGnJ-vHQded0XUI2AK0UKp3y2LDifCpz9Srh1eZqZT8NW4Z5HaTSeUbe5Sks1m-dW3oGQWe4sfpceUsjrUSsLxHejf0jTiCl/s1600/DSC04420.JPG"></a>Moldovan/Romanian border at dusk-- passed through the Moldovan side fairly quickly--then spent a long time at the Duty Free store, waiting for a couple of passengers who took a long time in the store. I'm sure the bus drivers gets some perks for leaving us there so long! He was a friendly and helpful person--he offered to drive us to the hostel when we get to Brasov--as it will be very early in the morning. There were some delays at the Romanian border--we never found out why, but we probably spent almost two hours, all total, passing through. We left the border at dusk and made our way up and over several passes with twisting switchbacks--our driver was very careful--slowing way down on the curves, thank goodness! The towns were lit up when we passed through--familiar architecture and Alimentaras (mini-marts). After dark the movies began---three of them, all, of course, in Romanian! The first one was pretty bloody, set in the Medival Times during the Black Plague (it was titled "The Black Plague")--we all agreed later that it had no discernable redeeming features. The next two a Russian action movie and an American comedy (no English)-- not bad, but it was very late by this time, and I don't think anyone would have minded if they just turned off the shows and music. We all <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZr8yFlt8TmYvRWrcyPFCys-rUoH0KWIv6sD5Rbfm-LkwpgxWAVgbh-OXPK1NG_BM8w4qXQU_o9jMFHxcCVhkpgwQGqq1vNqa_-Zo18kBzIlI0Z-EFSG8Oh4zXM4mAYkVnvpx2yi-ch_Kz/s1600/DSC04642.JPG"></a>managed to grab a little sleep despite the high volume. Arrived in Brasov at around 4:00 am. George and I woke up just out of town, so were able to see the large white letters above the town on the ridge spelling out "BRASOV!" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j_l9JTnkm_Wq66MuTsmbN1iYV1wvRis2PybBX1QYxJ-p6mZb3jn5gUL0Mj38Q03FfPK-8557T_uJheTEV_OOLR7O7kyKiORg4f2A-166YmIbi5_sgpSNmJiT_bL7oCxhucBUlmM2Pd0i/s1600/DSC04452.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526644440723322546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j_l9JTnkm_Wq66MuTsmbN1iYV1wvRis2PybBX1QYxJ-p6mZb3jn5gUL0Mj38Q03FfPK-8557T_uJheTEV_OOLR7O7kyKiORg4f2A-166YmIbi5_sgpSNmJiT_bL7oCxhucBUlmM2Pd0i/s320/DSC04452.JPG" /></a><br />The mini-bus let most of the passengers off at the bus station and then dropped a few others at places, leaving us for last. It was a good thing, as we had a bit of trouble finding the right hostel--they took us to the Kismet Hostel at first! Then we called the Rolling Stone Hostel and got confirmation and some directions. Our driver flagged down a local police car, and they didn't know exactly where this was, either! We finally found the right street--our driver had to back down a very narrow road at one point--we were very impressed with his skill! Checked into the Hostel with the host, Deanna, who was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful! We got into our rooms and fell into bed immediately--sleeping in to around 10:30 am.</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC0PTggWlKMvcyVEeW4Hxa5UuoY9ZnfhhzeoQMhcPKqBahhv4uG_wrbJuG8NAwFbC-zUvLHskt5maI1HUKWRR_bLJFa3lBafIDT_Q6tf32mivqzcPd_4kkhOPb_5wDl8GATfvNY8gDmgi/s1600/DSC04394.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526658750127974146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC0PTggWlKMvcyVEeW4Hxa5UuoY9ZnfhhzeoQMhcPKqBahhv4uG_wrbJuG8NAwFbC-zUvLHskt5maI1HUKWRR_bLJFa3lBafIDT_Q6tf32mivqzcPd_4kkhOPb_5wDl8GATfvNY8gDmgi/s320/DSC04394.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG7qAO_LNXHkU4NWe1Gzpq8YKhM8M0EZZM49zHfX155HrETrncInaZgQh8zdfuqukp_pix-NivJBbj8e-O3hCzbTwY19ERGy6Czdp0udKZIiGg6p8PWe2Daoy1gblxtT2aTOGq53T_J1p/s1600/DSC04397.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526657245027035362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG7qAO_LNXHkU4NWe1Gzpq8YKhM8M0EZZM49zHfX155HrETrncInaZgQh8zdfuqukp_pix-NivJBbj8e-O3hCzbTwY19ERGy6Czdp0udKZIiGg6p8PWe2Daoy1gblxtT2aTOGq53T_J1p/s320/DSC04397.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAhPORUinGpXdRxiibm6tzB-kYOZGRC54iBtp87k82p9xChtY74dbqrAuhhj3Df4BsgLZkcsOh3P0POSOrtdqp99rmWwWRWFzGZL8vUVXQLx58CBA-hC-bWl5rZEXlg5xErrkeP33_Ult/s1600/DSC04396.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526658746966306738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAhPORUinGpXdRxiibm6tzB-kYOZGRC54iBtp87k82p9xChtY74dbqrAuhhj3Df4BsgLZkcsOh3P0POSOrtdqp99rmWwWRWFzGZL8vUVXQLx58CBA-hC-bWl5rZEXlg5xErrkeP33_Ult/s320/DSC04396.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfwVPMPqav5rW1fpCnuToWFu15bZ5WXoF4_140hxTQGjOypYh9R0AKsyrw4km2ctlHGml_0T7AlB53Pjn3fWM6_xXull2LQWZ5HZcLd3fm5GR85Tx9A1Tv0VO1pvQou6F3R_ABswm5kQP/s1600/DSC04398.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526657247078268754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfwVPMPqav5rW1fpCnuToWFu15bZ5WXoF4_140hxTQGjOypYh9R0AKsyrw4km2ctlHGml_0T7AlB53Pjn3fWM6_xXull2LQWZ5HZcLd3fm5GR85Tx9A1Tv0VO1pvQou6F3R_ABswm5kQP/s320/DSC04398.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdh43PwI5ql9HkhK2ZXi9p69cj5EF2mJYdGX_mE_Eob8B8xeLU1FQ3FS9Bm8znjaHpvwLjOqh_4XiqWo97V47h4wnxN_7n6N6RWB-StkpPluWieC487LiSWyEaBUEgsOMjbzUg5eNDs78/s1600/DSC04400.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526655482715475890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdh43PwI5ql9HkhK2ZXi9p69cj5EF2mJYdGX_mE_Eob8B8xeLU1FQ3FS9Bm8znjaHpvwLjOqh_4XiqWo97V47h4wnxN_7n6N6RWB-StkpPluWieC487LiSWyEaBUEgsOMjbzUg5eNDs78/s320/DSC04400.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI_uJVldoIcJnXSXnlIWNl5e-X_HIrTwVMUTOByZmoi5ZrmKwSi74Kntitm-8q2caOClGCZNNL1TBRr3k58t5hc8ozWeWxO6BepKTGemSKQCESryDn08N3twAa0guACE2Gt_tKCsR6wnW/s1600/DSC04900.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526250716438875538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI_uJVldoIcJnXSXnlIWNl5e-X_HIrTwVMUTOByZmoi5ZrmKwSi74Kntitm-8q2caOClGCZNNL1TBRr3k58t5hc8ozWeWxO6BepKTGemSKQCESryDn08N3twAa0guACE2Gt_tKCsR6wnW/s320/DSC04900.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkBPv-7RDNwOX0y2zRJPS-8Yz-qmDwC06pykrpY0BpsurwN8-INStwCDxmkhqrr5-7gyd57dsmE0NyryAgtG10UQKJ23or_c7kOqnartKTx6ykzezK81OdP1whjmZgwM9RWOyD3fW7JPc/s1600/DSC04408.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526655478023346354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkBPv-7RDNwOX0y2zRJPS-8Yz-qmDwC06pykrpY0BpsurwN8-INStwCDxmkhqrr5-7gyd57dsmE0NyryAgtG10UQKJ23or_c7kOqnartKTx6ykzezK81OdP1whjmZgwM9RWOyD3fW7JPc/s320/DSC04408.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZr8yFlt8TmYvRWrcyPFCys-rUoH0KWIv6sD5Rbfm-LkwpgxWAVgbh-OXPK1NG_BM8w4qXQU_o9jMFHxcCVhkpgwQGqq1vNqa_-Zo18kBzIlI0Z-EFSG8Oh4zXM4mAYkVnvpx2yi-ch_Kz/s1600/DSC04642.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 247px; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526250134726373170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZr8yFlt8TmYvRWrcyPFCys-rUoH0KWIv6sD5Rbfm-LkwpgxWAVgbh-OXPK1NG_BM8w4qXQU_o9jMFHxcCVhkpgwQGqq1vNqa_-Zo18kBzIlI0Z-EFSG8Oh4zXM4mAYkVnvpx2yi-ch_Kz/s320/DSC04642.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6fR5pBxiWQ9fBXX0cjGeoL4BB7GEN79EcU-YMbwqoQWfk969LkZM3Plvn3_YxeAyisXnpsJRxmMV8zlCqZ9uTDqnTK6ESOBzB8lpUZfeBCPC9lIQmSCrOZDrDhhLTlgT9T6IPMhY7U2z/s1600/DSC04406.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526655471208473778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6fR5pBxiWQ9fBXX0cjGeoL4BB7GEN79EcU-YMbwqoQWfk969LkZM3Plvn3_YxeAyisXnpsJRxmMV8zlCqZ9uTDqnTK6ESOBzB8lpUZfeBCPC9lIQmSCrOZDrDhhLTlgT9T6IPMhY7U2z/s320/DSC04406.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvh3ODe4UYygc9_hT5HfbiXNZZaxM3JTXre5sS-DG3hGb3JT9AEt3EahazmHMtxvKJtqpXv0sALzYvTDLWnZUBjfThKECm2aInrkf0btKMQhO5M5GMFpAvSX8M8vozSVUQI9mh9FCC5ZV/s1600/DSC04411.JPG"></a><br />Had a lesurely brunch at the Cafe Romanesque-- Wonderful soups, chicken dishes, mamaliga, and hot peppers.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIurxr3SUPJ-XSEv1FEy6I3ojBmTcEHGfsQT_ymsz-olB7RQ3k8VF7fglMeKhNs5hXXInyjVvO8_cgGI8DTMVcLGXW0vUj1q7qOn8q_qczR-6xI02ieIJINjDx3fJZj3g83N6YY0rDuka_/s1600/DSC04417.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526657236457708786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIurxr3SUPJ-XSEv1FEy6I3ojBmTcEHGfsQT_ymsz-olB7RQ3k8VF7fglMeKhNs5hXXInyjVvO8_cgGI8DTMVcLGXW0vUj1q7qOn8q_qczR-6xI02ieIJINjDx3fJZj3g83N6YY0rDuka_/s320/DSC04417.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvh3ODe4UYygc9_hT5HfbiXNZZaxM3JTXre5sS-DG3hGb3JT9AEt3EahazmHMtxvKJtqpXv0sALzYvTDLWnZUBjfThKECm2aInrkf0btKMQhO5M5GMFpAvSX8M8vozSVUQI9mh9FCC5ZV/s1600/DSC04411.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526653164852652370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvh3ODe4UYygc9_hT5HfbiXNZZaxM3JTXre5sS-DG3hGb3JT9AEt3EahazmHMtxvKJtqpXv0sALzYvTDLWnZUBjfThKECm2aInrkf0btKMQhO5M5GMFpAvSX8M8vozSVUQI9mh9FCC5ZV/s320/DSC04411.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmuWp467QGmydlsl0oGyKx5iYJxZjoEEsTZ0Du48RPP-KzPkxR2zWCO2Ar4Mfu9Ircq7n7fZVxDTNhlQ2KKW2yZ8xfo262kuqDuKd4NnO5c41RYRxzjh2w_-t7wm3T1K7tYUiT6-thDtT/s1600/DSC04414.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526653151289234178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmuWp467QGmydlsl0oGyKx5iYJxZjoEEsTZ0Du48RPP-KzPkxR2zWCO2Ar4Mfu9Ircq7n7fZVxDTNhlQ2KKW2yZ8xfo262kuqDuKd4NnO5c41RYRxzjh2w_-t7wm3T1K7tYUiT6-thDtT/s320/DSC04414.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8xC4UoRJsGmB2bYh9eSZNK6o_l1vldTDDCqct0ochgPLD0dmBmpFITUAX4H1zPv5KB3pOaTjbVJr_IFFMLnNDyZkbLQc6T67Tf-dw2sku7p-uCL9N4tiIxiBBgOaOs43blv9KgCX_Ggh/s1600/DSC04412.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526653155027603090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8xC4UoRJsGmB2bYh9eSZNK6o_l1vldTDDCqct0ochgPLD0dmBmpFITUAX4H1zPv5KB3pOaTjbVJr_IFFMLnNDyZkbLQc6T67Tf-dw2sku7p-uCL9N4tiIxiBBgOaOs43blv9KgCX_Ggh/s320/DSC04412.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We visited the Nicola Church in our own little square beside the hostel. We all lit some candles for relatives and placed them in a recepticle outside the church. It is a small metal structure with a panel with holes for the candles, set in water---the candles are allowed to burn down inside out of the wind. The candles are made from natural yellow beeswax and come in two sizes-- really skinny and not-so-skinny! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwBYOG-vfx0Z9AjRryzmipsW6PUYEjrDsd5H5N2QAHj-jjCaGe-7b_UoYExHYXX3GXXNNCTkdR1QQzgtycYa5fIR2fpaF1S0w_ACr9p_zMUk1hoq7OfDh9XCn23aPF5JYQF95yPD-2oC3/s1600/DSC04440.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526645861199276674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwBYOG-vfx0Z9AjRryzmipsW6PUYEjrDsd5H5N2QAHj-jjCaGe-7b_UoYExHYXX3GXXNNCTkdR1QQzgtycYa5fIR2fpaF1S0w_ACr9p_zMUk1hoq7OfDh9XCn23aPF5JYQF95yPD-2oC3/s320/DSC04440.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzMIR7JSwsgaw7GHAti2syY0hDO2ReUQJE0WbMU_4IsF0WuofyjOAv3lmxKiTc_6a60BLczS1xosEfKIenQ-0grv8_xI2uogrEe1FYXDAAUcwW9TadHyJCqa6w8rQb4IP_l57MlZdPUwc/s1600/DSC04410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526651217646950946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzMIR7JSwsgaw7GHAti2syY0hDO2ReUQJE0WbMU_4IsF0WuofyjOAv3lmxKiTc_6a60BLczS1xosEfKIenQ-0grv8_xI2uogrEe1FYXDAAUcwW9TadHyJCqa6w8rQb4IP_l57MlZdPUwc/s320/DSC04410.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT5y0vQfWels-p9RqrohZHEaV_Fa_sYnj3vWRrVdSd4bINYpIOXs7jYQb4f6IPBysMId8gw9tfODIquWSOVXAj2TIUyUUWyGCcwlDb4OdCpM2oRh_sdXnVO51vNZrvxGQR_9D-bc5q3G_/s1600/DSC04432.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526651203638212034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT5y0vQfWels-p9RqrohZHEaV_Fa_sYnj3vWRrVdSd4bINYpIOXs7jYQb4f6IPBysMId8gw9tfODIquWSOVXAj2TIUyUUWyGCcwlDb4OdCpM2oRh_sdXnVO51vNZrvxGQR_9D-bc5q3G_/s320/DSC04432.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJBwt2cpZWKkrMds_eJ17n8INrb02O22AlmZuUBXgHhquJjJsmo0igkBmTKtCpY2mPHlkxvXrsXtsOIECHqH6gNQN6X6V0taV_VSyqlFuFNA5wayNit0g21UcR8b3iNOuYgX5UlNoPIg7/s1600/DSC04419.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526651213233252322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJBwt2cpZWKkrMds_eJ17n8INrb02O22AlmZuUBXgHhquJjJsmo0igkBmTKtCpY2mPHlkxvXrsXtsOIECHqH6gNQN6X6V0taV_VSyqlFuFNA5wayNit0g21UcR8b3iNOuYgX5UlNoPIg7/s320/DSC04419.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrAN4lhzgQa5Yek_IAZpw0TEvLQlfMfNhYtS8keEOrULncPOmOXKfuOgrEW7_LnFdkWNOy9_mJ16FPV23pFSxGXHTCiFrZGMf5ih6TUn365H-YvRbdjUJst47qroouu0fe6PvQhzFSQuW/s1600/DSC04433.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526648526547929618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrAN4lhzgQa5Yek_IAZpw0TEvLQlfMfNhYtS8keEOrULncPOmOXKfuOgrEW7_LnFdkWNOy9_mJ16FPV23pFSxGXHTCiFrZGMf5ih6TUn365H-YvRbdjUJst47qroouu0fe6PvQhzFSQuW/s320/DSC04433.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDdGbILAgdUboPzBMqLVi52f3feHh4uo1oYGNuQgN1D0mgVSoKBGqT-4AO4cO1auQSRzCQtrRm_nTcIXb4geLuFfgJx428f7-Pds5Mo5xa1s8iDkivYuxCcyOLSqdEBnCjno32vXktbtp/s1600/DSC04432.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526648531507345138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDdGbILAgdUboPzBMqLVi52f3feHh4uo1oYGNuQgN1D0mgVSoKBGqT-4AO4cO1auQSRzCQtrRm_nTcIXb4geLuFfgJx428f7-Pds5Mo5xa1s8iDkivYuxCcyOLSqdEBnCjno32vXktbtp/s320/DSC04432.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BJidSoIQ9DM-ql7gvdbbOBGsuXXeGvgpEKBb78t4wesYgCo1-7lK9P6Y_d7dg6888Ya-vzrUfRG9EGG1SJscnE9st5B4VhIH1Tku2he3nON8knc7uZHWAppVxGTN_E7_yDhECzhLhyphenhyphenCg/s1600/DSC04435.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526648517527194098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BJidSoIQ9DM-ql7gvdbbOBGsuXXeGvgpEKBb78t4wesYgCo1-7lK9P6Y_d7dg6888Ya-vzrUfRG9EGG1SJscnE9st5B4VhIH1Tku2he3nON8knc7uZHWAppVxGTN_E7_yDhECzhLhyphenhyphenCg/s320/DSC04435.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw4L-WQhhozYLFA_YeYp6EiMpvCnsvifYZs1q4OczPGUyceMHYR_jPxI8lmhp3mpCSnq5L3-JjzJjsg98pAA_Dd-qrvowz-luXBUlUWmVOt2PzUYmTyMeC1wJdUBTvP_AUlGI0OSkbmWz/s1600/DSC04434.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526648522221282530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw4L-WQhhozYLFA_YeYp6EiMpvCnsvifYZs1q4OczPGUyceMHYR_jPxI8lmhp3mpCSnq5L3-JjzJjsg98pAA_Dd-qrvowz-luXBUlUWmVOt2PzUYmTyMeC1wJdUBTvP_AUlGI0OSkbmWz/s320/DSC04434.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPlrT75LJIakIbo4GFo1OA-T4npYHZVMx8-MLw4be4ZeMzv4oXmBqvIQpJyU0G-jOT4kWO0elLpnxjT-HfdkRQmSEsG0txSQ7iuZl-HzCt9iDYkA124D0-r1ii7nc8VHGQVNYMk1ywMx4/s1600/DSC04439.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526645872862061426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPlrT75LJIakIbo4GFo1OA-T4npYHZVMx8-MLw4be4ZeMzv4oXmBqvIQpJyU0G-jOT4kWO0elLpnxjT-HfdkRQmSEsG0txSQ7iuZl-HzCt9iDYkA124D0-r1ii7nc8VHGQVNYMk1ywMx4/s320/DSC04439.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuCOZh9EE3cUuU6KBlspq89KCSUYN7EpHcqzNeB2pdQQ6GGvCbnWxxZCOj2kLPEjpYRCYscQRWMr9ckf5Q0dmn7SY-1Bd3y6KAHw2_Frb_t1CT-Da4m-5p1Lmf0AXIAthu3p1wUuP8bla/s1600/DSC04436.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526645874348529570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuCOZh9EE3cUuU6KBlspq89KCSUYN7EpHcqzNeB2pdQQ6GGvCbnWxxZCOj2kLPEjpYRCYscQRWMr9ckf5Q0dmn7SY-1Bd3y6KAHw2_Frb_t1CT-Da4m-5p1Lmf0AXIAthu3p1wUuP8bla/s320/DSC04436.JPG" /></a><br />The hotel across the street looks like it belongs in Germany.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7hDHIgMkRU5YCatx6UudNQBe67kkfVI1Rxh_p2ti7lijxZqkrsk7cBK4xh-b_2dJcwhCYzI60eniSoBFF4EHbz4JgmwB-QK_aBrq_iyNa7xaLnUiTTOtY26MjvLUiQy7ye-HKuGhM3px/s1600/DSC04641.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525167213706315122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7hDHIgMkRU5YCatx6UudNQBe67kkfVI1Rxh_p2ti7lijxZqkrsk7cBK4xh-b_2dJcwhCYzI60eniSoBFF4EHbz4JgmwB-QK_aBrq_iyNa7xaLnUiTTOtY26MjvLUiQy7ye-HKuGhM3px/s320/DSC04641.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0u0cNugiS1HVnHO_OevxY5JIv6ZuKKcAUbN43x8sRjUeQGqNGVY3zH_2AFtqqhVVq3-8QKYJxjNK289zyEAglT0rSUH_29uaqCkI1rc35gr5GaC4OwhBOC5cmrkoZuD_NaMp2VAiHV_I/s1600/DSC04468.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526645859504498610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0u0cNugiS1HVnHO_OevxY5JIv6ZuKKcAUbN43x8sRjUeQGqNGVY3zH_2AFtqqhVVq3-8QKYJxjNK289zyEAglT0rSUH_29uaqCkI1rc35gr5GaC4OwhBOC5cmrkoZuD_NaMp2VAiHV_I/s320/DSC04468.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i2e2IIpARDOdhII8tqFX7SmHBsEtmGE6-Oen5vuUHWHt01vpI4ZVr7ZuIkYDknTYpntizvXZi5HFJGZt4spuD-Q-nPei3FgjnmHaFZp37bLjE_MiI8iWTdbQh47KlG9log9x6olDHy-T/s1600/DSC04640.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526251591879324450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i2e2IIpARDOdhII8tqFX7SmHBsEtmGE6-Oen5vuUHWHt01vpI4ZVr7ZuIkYDknTYpntizvXZi5HFJGZt4spuD-Q-nPei3FgjnmHaFZp37bLjE_MiI8iWTdbQh47KlG9log9x6olDHy-T/s320/DSC04640.JPG" /></a><br />We set out to find "Europe's narrowest Street"--as billed in our tourist literature--and were successful! We passed many interesting 18th and 19th century buildings and government structures along the way--and found "Strada Sforii"translates to "thread" or "rope" street (depending upon the source). It was, indeed, narrow-- varying from 3.6 to 4.4 feet wide! George tried to "chimney" it--someone with longer legs probably could do it... We traveled the whole street--local lore blames it on a mistake by the city planners of the day--but we enjoyed the cobblestoned passageway along with the local folks just getting on their way. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_p30VsOdquBmiL9IckMFAClrjcMsPfvVzSI-6dRu2NmkYG0SN8ktj5nwJZSk4E9P9vhahOi9P8niqnFovl4ifjEETsA4vreqKiuErQ7_RRKYR668zTN71DKmv5iJIm8f9zzJuipu5Xk2/s1600/DSC04489.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526592383539932946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_p30VsOdquBmiL9IckMFAClrjcMsPfvVzSI-6dRu2NmkYG0SN8ktj5nwJZSk4E9P9vhahOi9P8niqnFovl4ifjEETsA4vreqKiuErQ7_RRKYR668zTN71DKmv5iJIm8f9zzJuipu5Xk2/s320/DSC04489.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9Pfy-7zJHfqlxAriWmOMD7LF9OgqCkPF2aAUvSG8ACCH7BH1Ht3l3YaQop57bVTGJXiBjHDk-0XUZI9V4X4yo3a2vLBQ-_f13gRXgemQetrUU80w2xYW24L-Jm4fM3IJ14ptAbHzhCTk/s1600/DSC04495.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526590173313580770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9Pfy-7zJHfqlxAriWmOMD7LF9OgqCkPF2aAUvSG8ACCH7BH1Ht3l3YaQop57bVTGJXiBjHDk-0XUZI9V4X4yo3a2vLBQ-_f13gRXgemQetrUU80w2xYW24L-Jm4fM3IJ14ptAbHzhCTk/s320/DSC04495.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ay-6puy6Rmng_2Jv4-nHkTCTKj4R6X9F5dtNgHpWtHi8zIQauw6W34TuEGfxGPEylJbHP8Dm25gBtte56o7qq6uzJvsnu4FgXp985z_1YsG3sqK2odNkBbEaiqcxZTsHqlLRTQhx0n3l/s1600/DSC04493.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526592374380637346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ay-6puy6Rmng_2Jv4-nHkTCTKj4R6X9F5dtNgHpWtHi8zIQauw6W34TuEGfxGPEylJbHP8Dm25gBtte56o7qq6uzJvsnu4FgXp985z_1YsG3sqK2odNkBbEaiqcxZTsHqlLRTQhx0n3l/s320/DSC04493.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G5KHetbxs6MQQVP8ioH8KMsBjFSuWBIrVgNWNDSh10ayd262Ohpr88J0h_j06KtAa4zxrwY_ezf-hfu4XhGtz_wsgXN-o8jt5sb3YUdMUdYG1wY5lBoPXQbxALHQVCrcUk9LJFL644GT/s1600/DSC04491.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526590183777256162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G5KHetbxs6MQQVP8ioH8KMsBjFSuWBIrVgNWNDSh10ayd262Ohpr88J0h_j06KtAa4zxrwY_ezf-hfu4XhGtz_wsgXN-o8jt5sb3YUdMUdYG1wY5lBoPXQbxALHQVCrcUk9LJFL644GT/s320/DSC04491.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSB1MnMEyTxOn047dG5ZnX3CZJ8jWGkujrcMSoihojHpK4Ajw8FmWracA4J_4beG5Ad_pVUbmLBkQkuUmzwPTxi1mjP7IOZtWInF9h9NhjVFP36kTmYs86WG-aIp3d2WXo6StCNhRAaWq/s1600/DSC04492.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526592367629595090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSB1MnMEyTxOn047dG5ZnX3CZJ8jWGkujrcMSoihojHpK4Ajw8FmWracA4J_4beG5Ad_pVUbmLBkQkuUmzwPTxi1mjP7IOZtWInF9h9NhjVFP36kTmYs86WG-aIp3d2WXo6StCNhRAaWq/s320/DSC04492.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynNuIioak3o07cJVxWIvI15n0QRGx35vNpIyu0ljaWn8fkP-p7PWHPDScbJWS3x01n3VXv31sK4YdUBL0-bkAYMGf6LnBWnSp2pCqa3l5dKN4F27DEzN6lR9sRBdeK2kMMIK4gPmCXGMG/s1600/DSC04493.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5j7wJaiP38sRwJDFzpEgtiNrRM1p_cV5Wh2cGH4NMmR7DhRCnrPRVkbHflgvqvnPsF0fbykxybEtO7m33pvv-7qjFYZRfDzglA9ZAOlj_5NWBAEoyh8a6AEYO2MF-iBysFUPxVuv_6TL/s1600/DSC04501.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526590164712253458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5j7wJaiP38sRwJDFzpEgtiNrRM1p_cV5Wh2cGH4NMmR7DhRCnrPRVkbHflgvqvnPsF0fbykxybEtO7m33pvv-7qjFYZRfDzglA9ZAOlj_5NWBAEoyh8a6AEYO2MF-iBysFUPxVuv_6TL/s320/DSC04501.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ_HC-NG9x0pd50u5E8HvHjl8r5Py5IXaY3I0Tq3Mf2IRksFyo3uen5m_B0WEobBBsNk-3Aql6h-PeguVNaH_o26BkEIu6Vpe5Who6RlHfqySqM-_ULwEicFnEOraCu8T5rJrUuGW0fIe/s1600/DSC04498.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526590169699926466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ_HC-NG9x0pd50u5E8HvHjl8r5Py5IXaY3I0Tq3Mf2IRksFyo3uen5m_B0WEobBBsNk-3Aql6h-PeguVNaH_o26BkEIu6Vpe5Who6RlHfqySqM-_ULwEicFnEOraCu8T5rJrUuGW0fIe/s320/DSC04498.JPG" /></a><br />The gardens at the edge of the shopping area were colorful and arranged very artistically!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6INDXvyRcYc_z9SNFRsV3qHtilMfI6zrCrEVIOj3rqTQzPsqyAwFrHNKSHQKI47cR0VAyUT1tO2BB03lr9umVzjCQ1Rmi19pnLP20CmEeXdXug_ch1uy3Vhf0zomrhAUMWTJ_8eKtfnyn/s1600/DSC04563.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586354675434706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6INDXvyRcYc_z9SNFRsV3qHtilMfI6zrCrEVIOj3rqTQzPsqyAwFrHNKSHQKI47cR0VAyUT1tO2BB03lr9umVzjCQ1Rmi19pnLP20CmEeXdXug_ch1uy3Vhf0zomrhAUMWTJ_8eKtfnyn/s320/DSC04563.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr2O02pE-y4aehLMV1yFKgzGREuwnSA3L9O0o7LlV75ZaDKrDH7JmJP-w0fTN1MoZdFeOjDSpgF8SkY0hNu3TD3dFb_rkZEzPG8EfmQKWJE2mvwKn8RcIabNkpcAyme2c6I09B9MIw9Ok/s1600/DSC04565.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmMyqLm4w2WX51x2db2VnXoJPDZAZGvmuw5Wq6CJACiLizncy0HaYrcCO6_pSmU2_W9PU4-OZKzqCTa0V14t1gVskeRvLWoGVuk_E9aU7ISzZ6_JjaDOY2iemMtADUQ8jV4zbdjnbbZUL/s1600/DSC04581.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526263476261226850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmMyqLm4w2WX51x2db2VnXoJPDZAZGvmuw5Wq6CJACiLizncy0HaYrcCO6_pSmU2_W9PU4-OZKzqCTa0V14t1gVskeRvLWoGVuk_E9aU7ISzZ6_JjaDOY2iemMtADUQ8jV4zbdjnbbZUL/s320/DSC04581.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcToX3OcjD24jl9O18X8MoB8ekRWlYcasHYHWIM0ruQXJ_ckolU-M49VPmmGbHOxwpMBPFujnZkGN8TP7F8fuE3DsOqpOk55ueySzPa7Qbw6xjpU5UQEI79-c1hha35U1Q3R4QQrAQVXZs/s1600/DSC04569.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586347727042514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcToX3OcjD24jl9O18X8MoB8ekRWlYcasHYHWIM0ruQXJ_ckolU-M49VPmmGbHOxwpMBPFujnZkGN8TP7F8fuE3DsOqpOk55ueySzPa7Qbw6xjpU5UQEI79-c1hha35U1Q3R4QQrAQVXZs/s320/DSC04569.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGVn6MkhKCI8RidePgWAkIDHJ7EqlTTEpVGbWOatBAHzKPNB__pXGzLxCZOoqKtVEDjF3y4MpGyeB9m4c5b85bwIHFwljxJBpZQU3MdEqRs-LkIfLxpH1xgv2w18WRs8wF3TgpbhgfUGL/s1600/DSC04575.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526265472818526642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGVn6MkhKCI8RidePgWAkIDHJ7EqlTTEpVGbWOatBAHzKPNB__pXGzLxCZOoqKtVEDjF3y4MpGyeB9m4c5b85bwIHFwljxJBpZQU3MdEqRs-LkIfLxpH1xgv2w18WRs8wF3TgpbhgfUGL/s320/DSC04575.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrlBj75GZHC7ELMN8X0rCDVDjbtcR1kUp85m2bbmiD0x5T1GX10IQL-sarBom8uSCpxGR-4THLrgoKMY8yIhNCbzDLGAiNTp58xs4S0y4HPvq1f2qm9nWjcjLi7zKLwmJ3fI7sNdHohWH/s1600/DSC04578.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586338181244354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrlBj75GZHC7ELMN8X0rCDVDjbtcR1kUp85m2bbmiD0x5T1GX10IQL-sarBom8uSCpxGR-4THLrgoKMY8yIhNCbzDLGAiNTp58xs4S0y4HPvq1f2qm9nWjcjLi7zKLwmJ3fI7sNdHohWH/s320/DSC04578.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeyLBvMmM3nMoZHKcgj3KJergGsS7klRejyLTTzyqeTVbsd4QRhyphenhyphenef0fzjORpLjCaoxF72IgW7_XWw1Vev4zKdU52ZlTe06xQkQfCdkY4MFvfJJYKTiDVyTDi_9JNs2mZX3q7gL7Imhbs/s1600/DSC04566.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526588592057366466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeyLBvMmM3nMoZHKcgj3KJergGsS7klRejyLTTzyqeTVbsd4QRhyphenhyphenef0fzjORpLjCaoxF72IgW7_XWw1Vev4zKdU52ZlTe06xQkQfCdkY4MFvfJJYKTiDVyTDi_9JNs2mZX3q7gL7Imhbs/s320/DSC04566.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d-5k84YsJOJvWxbfaojbXxLSAc-cQxfHJvzQUdNKYHfSgOTs-Y7hsthzzws5vg9nr6KphDdIjypXX_4DKLkbXVlst2JS9lA-O6T7o9VNbr0B7kxm2oDUUjU3jYGGisu5Dvg1YOXPSpiy/s1600/DSC04565.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526282494102756818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d-5k84YsJOJvWxbfaojbXxLSAc-cQxfHJvzQUdNKYHfSgOTs-Y7hsthzzws5vg9nr6KphDdIjypXX_4DKLkbXVlst2JS9lA-O6T7o9VNbr0B7kxm2oDUUjU3jYGGisu5Dvg1YOXPSpiy/s320/DSC04565.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx8PQ99BU3aOw5TdXfQuP8iB82ZAONNt-RuGBJJWgPc7wAIN5rNUUbyErbdvb9wG_QuA1ipvSa9auEvRccTDKMunq5p_Sp6kG0abbO4eUDwB9HhH4zWdeNXEWMDHPHFZpyOjhZmIVZ2TY/s1600/DSC04561.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526267654875329058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx8PQ99BU3aOw5TdXfQuP8iB82ZAONNt-RuGBJJWgPc7wAIN5rNUUbyErbdvb9wG_QuA1ipvSa9auEvRccTDKMunq5p_Sp6kG0abbO4eUDwB9HhH4zWdeNXEWMDHPHFZpyOjhZmIVZ2TY/s320/DSC04561.JPG" /></a><br />The main town square, Piata Sfatului, was spacious with a three story museum (Muzeul Judetean de Istorie) and watchtower in the center--which doubled as a stage for outdoor theatrical presentations. Numerous restaurants and open-air cafes line the square--and ice cream stands! Great place to people-watch and rest. The children chased pigeons--they really seemed unconcerned--they would fly up, wheel around, and settle in behind the running children--so it made for a busy and happy place. The buildings around the shopping area are restored beautifully and it seems to be a thriving community. The street is closed to cars-- so </div><div>there is plenty of room to roam with tables in the center of the street.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5ph2nyVrxAevxku1jzemKytBQf9dQRUgbJBVycP-Ve16Y4DoM1Pph0r3uXBTqtlWARTiBTtOvMZGecHKQA2CaWFQ5-59WAfasbovMkaOhptNwfAPIvrcraTkJ4Ofulj6xtqCC7Z6X00U/s1600/DSC04477.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526279423045303906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5ph2nyVrxAevxku1jzemKytBQf9dQRUgbJBVycP-Ve16Y4DoM1Pph0r3uXBTqtlWARTiBTtOvMZGecHKQA2CaWFQ5-59WAfasbovMkaOhptNwfAPIvrcraTkJ4Ofulj6xtqCC7Z6X00U/s320/DSC04477.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUMhmCAjlebPlwJZp1GUuTmurtCA11apSmdAOKx6lnbpClq_oA8ODG5kBbLHnvao9M7ntI_SkYOat04CvvbWX6HiM0-RvtXer4g7PCXteqghQGvvf_uhwfyUYLmF4Xec-onzTXFQ9smKC/s1600/DSC04476.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526279434617260786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUMhmCAjlebPlwJZp1GUuTmurtCA11apSmdAOKx6lnbpClq_oA8ODG5kBbLHnvao9M7ntI_SkYOat04CvvbWX6HiM0-RvtXer4g7PCXteqghQGvvf_uhwfyUYLmF4Xec-onzTXFQ9smKC/s320/DSC04476.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vI2HztDaGLEs7GU4rFkc_hVWJnSEkJhFXDbX3MvVTlMY6T55kCahQZt_oMIUY7LCYoR-tXPMpPxf2HoigLhtMjE6JKFaNzFGD2IBER3CW97Od5xAYjRoTo6YkcyvJMvmylsK_Q-fbByc/s1600/DSC04468.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526279419127264946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vI2HztDaGLEs7GU4rFkc_hVWJnSEkJhFXDbX3MvVTlMY6T55kCahQZt_oMIUY7LCYoR-tXPMpPxf2HoigLhtMjE6JKFaNzFGD2IBER3CW97Od5xAYjRoTo6YkcyvJMvmylsK_Q-fbByc/s320/DSC04468.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NjZCU2mXCphEJEJPUCYSriwdY7ZRyBA7KRsz-1nLja2DlkicX_drzEC6cXcqfsRiWkzp-N681o8AeYgrauIEC1gDMQraN6zl-B2NloF6JAumydOFiMA3FNXUl3RYAi39CpctMYLzuY4H/s1600/DSC04426.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526279415945762338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NjZCU2mXCphEJEJPUCYSriwdY7ZRyBA7KRsz-1nLja2DlkicX_drzEC6cXcqfsRiWkzp-N681o8AeYgrauIEC1gDMQraN6zl-B2NloF6JAumydOFiMA3FNXUl3RYAi39CpctMYLzuY4H/s320/DSC04426.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY43mrAACwqFraWWKdm9w-pJr4s88Ytm2UDQOdS8dPJex08eOtJ4SCrZNbo8y6M6OxJs1PbIybPTMzgey1f-riV6EBomhfoA66mvKWSPzKpwlNzN2nDHoQMbpTfhN4tCBCKDoL9vHdwUr/s1600/DSC04530.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526279413305990898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY43mrAACwqFraWWKdm9w-pJr4s88Ytm2UDQOdS8dPJex08eOtJ4SCrZNbo8y6M6OxJs1PbIybPTMzgey1f-riV6EBomhfoA66mvKWSPzKpwlNzN2nDHoQMbpTfhN4tCBCKDoL9vHdwUr/s320/DSC04530.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTalGaVlNi7Xts4_1SBMT7_o_qS_T_IHP_HZ9mWkmMYoG7TOIpEkFaiM7_1pPsJyWeWywpBo3dWu_38GwazlFAH_XVvDvKmy074K4wz67deieZXC4GZtUpVCuu65gvcrp0WwFVHt701o87/s1600/DSC04525.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526276855079777650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTalGaVlNi7Xts4_1SBMT7_o_qS_T_IHP_HZ9mWkmMYoG7TOIpEkFaiM7_1pPsJyWeWywpBo3dWu_38GwazlFAH_XVvDvKmy074K4wz67deieZXC4GZtUpVCuu65gvcrp0WwFVHt701o87/s320/DSC04525.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8fkaNRB4hl_nJ_D3exHJKZ9xk4o0Mo_she7b3VhQb3EshQrjYcH6CiKN0mKfAsPzpNlbUJABVWO1D2o032GmhXxLwIbGfgLDZVUa3NBG10_sBagUP8y7ETnzOOZE7Xp6aDzInpcofkd_/s1600/DSC04484.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526276839377791394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8fkaNRB4hl_nJ_D3exHJKZ9xk4o0Mo_she7b3VhQb3EshQrjYcH6CiKN0mKfAsPzpNlbUJABVWO1D2o032GmhXxLwIbGfgLDZVUa3NBG10_sBagUP8y7ETnzOOZE7Xp6aDzInpcofkd_/s320/DSC04484.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUF9lkhN_RZhdaFVCRLqM6L2U3mJPXiEDqi-AITUM_Eap5Ho4y7AA4QoOIRajxkrVP3i9QGVPQYWOAEW-RIxhFyVRqPcYFSSjXz4cnneWRENJZTDAB1TJTLdr-yfr3fqsVeDE9sULGkjx/s1600/DSC04485.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526276843233708882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUF9lkhN_RZhdaFVCRLqM6L2U3mJPXiEDqi-AITUM_Eap5Ho4y7AA4QoOIRajxkrVP3i9QGVPQYWOAEW-RIxhFyVRqPcYFSSjXz4cnneWRENJZTDAB1TJTLdr-yfr3fqsVeDE9sULGkjx/s320/DSC04485.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrCzxrVtnXqLZMzM3ScmNBjWsuMHOvnO2sGCIF7Ju1Jzy_Y7PKfzmw673zTiQ22QykiUZc2wm96T4wqL5efzRRQaJ-CYPcNiz3IPq4uVKu07BJb1e5lv9lj8o57qQ0AakLDCWJ-qGsaOY/s1600/DSC04483.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526276848349474178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrCzxrVtnXqLZMzM3ScmNBjWsuMHOvnO2sGCIF7Ju1Jzy_Y7PKfzmw673zTiQ22QykiUZc2wm96T4wqL5efzRRQaJ-CYPcNiz3IPq4uVKu07BJb1e5lv9lj8o57qQ0AakLDCWJ-qGsaOY/s320/DSC04483.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiXi8EpJUNvmoXhAtzPfrJ-tw5fRE71uS2bl_-5KIJLLM0RWQLMgutPH9VT4AKGQzsZiKsA2SIye3kmuvJffnuoQXESim8EFnqb0erVIrvObKm8MO5560-AT-O_5qN5ugExttnZ8q0L4l/s1600/DSC04550.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526271662440647218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiXi8EpJUNvmoXhAtzPfrJ-tw5fRE71uS2bl_-5KIJLLM0RWQLMgutPH9VT4AKGQzsZiKsA2SIye3kmuvJffnuoQXESim8EFnqb0erVIrvObKm8MO5560-AT-O_5qN5ugExttnZ8q0L4l/s320/DSC04550.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP5iwyO5Bp8_AvIuckNk_fok9CT1G1v-yJm1rBaHoyzZ82zoKfTFKd4kuANzLvfMlnrIvlMpuUTgkvAqnQagMHav3PrTmYZp3PKdtmkt1uOpQpiS0efYrNSaneglIklngUp03fRF5x4vY/s1600/DSC04549.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526271165689915282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP5iwyO5Bp8_AvIuckNk_fok9CT1G1v-yJm1rBaHoyzZ82zoKfTFKd4kuANzLvfMlnrIvlMpuUTgkvAqnQagMHav3PrTmYZp3PKdtmkt1uOpQpiS0efYrNSaneglIklngUp03fRF5x4vY/s320/DSC04549.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQNwNe4iqBhv7t6waf-GAz8ofboB5WGeqaGwEqjIGV3O9NowGxqp8A_O6a15X42m2F3A0V8jYwp16p32SSIWATPHN5fa5FPiwO2T9Xf2PUhkWZEeLkk_mvfV5ZFVGzZH9KtVr8jn2A9TO/s1600/DSC04553.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526270378820900626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQNwNe4iqBhv7t6waf-GAz8ofboB5WGeqaGwEqjIGV3O9NowGxqp8A_O6a15X42m2F3A0V8jYwp16p32SSIWATPHN5fa5FPiwO2T9Xf2PUhkWZEeLkk_mvfV5ZFVGzZH9KtVr8jn2A9TO/s320/DSC04553.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0wLgThlJPtkgDgdcU3T-aWWgEz_-nPMii-opHOp80OSyXtsWhNHJvCb3CF9in5f2wvyPny3lg_t7WZu9W9wNzjrmHc5aEWQkiyvhxuoTJjp2E-GSpO5n85gBtr8kuyo8j3ZkUvQvkod9/s1600/DSC04551.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526269195074913970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0wLgThlJPtkgDgdcU3T-aWWgEz_-nPMii-opHOp80OSyXtsWhNHJvCb3CF9in5f2wvyPny3lg_t7WZu9W9wNzjrmHc5aEWQkiyvhxuoTJjp2E-GSpO5n85gBtr8kuyo8j3ZkUvQvkod9/s320/DSC04551.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt5JZbroZcxeUpkVBvJtlPgjC3rv72a4OQwHbC0facZjXmDohgXogngjUv-HglK71hEWP_DWpTsUE96lLmOIr1D0CrtwMUdlVlmA6qZQXtojJEFbvwRkE59kVgpTKVYffC6IgHLKaFxLe/s1600/DSC04552.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526269687570314402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt5JZbroZcxeUpkVBvJtlPgjC3rv72a4OQwHbC0facZjXmDohgXogngjUv-HglK71hEWP_DWpTsUE96lLmOIr1D0CrtwMUdlVlmA6qZQXtojJEFbvwRkE59kVgpTKVYffC6IgHLKaFxLe/s320/DSC04552.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuCLxmDCmp3PFIhgKsY-UX2slhrzoqjWIjVUyoERU4hc2k97NLAYKub-rg0HZB64z3HsMmi1TDkaHduOpr_j0p7D3rgXZGiQP1JLUt_K3aNiSNgCmy9-ONw285jO-QjZUXFCEJUCvrvnt/s1600/DSC04573.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526267111371306994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuCLxmDCmp3PFIhgKsY-UX2slhrzoqjWIjVUyoERU4hc2k97NLAYKub-rg0HZB64z3HsMmi1TDkaHduOpr_j0p7D3rgXZGiQP1JLUt_K3aNiSNgCmy9-ONw285jO-QjZUXFCEJUCvrvnt/s320/DSC04573.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhJoeiRIecUsi_THmFXRFNAQc9oxuv3N84S2eP6hbaffxIWCJxWmE71QGJbIFyzrCY_TTyxm6tinhNWHZRFsI1OGsZ9E8mJGJmwBVZcVxOYbs5_ej6uMPTyx8Q1RFfpOxiFkyE_DxPFZy/s1600/DSC04557.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526268277099444338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhJoeiRIecUsi_THmFXRFNAQc9oxuv3N84S2eP6hbaffxIWCJxWmE71QGJbIFyzrCY_TTyxm6tinhNWHZRFsI1OGsZ9E8mJGJmwBVZcVxOYbs5_ej6uMPTyx8Q1RFfpOxiFkyE_DxPFZy/s320/DSC04557.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhu2CVarcuSGeHhrvH4mHdQ2BZUQxYC0WmA_AWcaEGuzbuD_jGOy0Et6vNxjrLQ4MPOcILQn3Vg2L0xGTY26lrOkq3ujd1aBDfPMEuP3DjQJXnWxKlFNo5XIlyu4g6U1arpkLgUMZKhe7/s1600/DSC04576.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526264324341710482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhu2CVarcuSGeHhrvH4mHdQ2BZUQxYC0WmA_AWcaEGuzbuD_jGOy0Et6vNxjrLQ4MPOcILQn3Vg2L0xGTY26lrOkq3ujd1aBDfPMEuP3DjQJXnWxKlFNo5XIlyu4g6U1arpkLgUMZKhe7/s320/DSC04576.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie20V3emOnw6OjUtyrphASuWaW1s-7LXFJfQTFU1RazLMO10njS8QxeK-rj_muY2GzdXdp95hY6BOIqg233AwZjiepmHMC4mJTrhkWv-Kch1ae2aFr7lNSwflHyaytqQzjyLiWxnEKNtnU/s1600/DSC04618.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526264895310536626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie20V3emOnw6OjUtyrphASuWaW1s-7LXFJfQTFU1RazLMO10njS8QxeK-rj_muY2GzdXdp95hY6BOIqg233AwZjiepmHMC4mJTrhkWv-Kch1ae2aFr7lNSwflHyaytqQzjyLiWxnEKNtnU/s320/DSC04618.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvXpusmyx3sGWLOme_c50RSb9E74W9RpLcoXQ5TGnMI4aooFm1P7lRU3ww7-bpPUoXlev3D4X80yafi3X2-uJPXmWmAsg3xQC65DRUDrXDD1kRoY39x2opm_TjaX4l0vk0wVqNmf0TUVq/s1600/DSC04542.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526272282778193522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvXpusmyx3sGWLOme_c50RSb9E74W9RpLcoXQ5TGnMI4aooFm1P7lRU3ww7-bpPUoXlev3D4X80yafi3X2-uJPXmWmAsg3xQC65DRUDrXDD1kRoY39x2opm_TjaX4l0vk0wVqNmf0TUVq/s320/DSC04542.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuWF0kbxVpYT6140N9cy_cBSJk617lcKJ3eSNmA91rsaiOIXjyCEQzvU-IEN0chJggJx7DbnlpOkTSsETtSxnFbhNrv9l5ZFBs-_2evGMjbsi55pKHu9TzXDPh-LPtLa8_oRvW6eR28Xq/s1600/DSC04539.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526275410676914530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuWF0kbxVpYT6140N9cy_cBSJk617lcKJ3eSNmA91rsaiOIXjyCEQzvU-IEN0chJggJx7DbnlpOkTSsETtSxnFbhNrv9l5ZFBs-_2evGMjbsi55pKHu9TzXDPh-LPtLa8_oRvW6eR28Xq/s320/DSC04539.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyiTDHTTf3RT0x1hubaoVuB_yobBOeTVlIHyz2l0bqXj-2liI_Kot7cW4HlbP7_wpEjRftXH8Pgdmj-0mz0BRJQg94aZ1taj7a28tHz20uLnK8Yve5aFdTJfYWZsMsFR1HzbMXyfcRfMf/s1600/DSC04579.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526262818093554546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyiTDHTTf3RT0x1hubaoVuB_yobBOeTVlIHyz2l0bqXj-2liI_Kot7cW4HlbP7_wpEjRftXH8Pgdmj-0mz0BRJQg94aZ1taj7a28tHz20uLnK8Yve5aFdTJfYWZsMsFR1HzbMXyfcRfMf/s320/DSC04579.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn8RGQHRY22v6hSojkhrr1VPJ-7qB9CjIXRnoP0etRu68oWEjPDxD7Hl3UAeijkop10cLMAhMq3_w8rYQGgEHMZhVoRPkj2e_EGSStMZDY8NE5gfLJ2LM8sIHPaMNpUQSd6cnLMmPXYBy/s1600/DSC04541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526274135847710082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn8RGQHRY22v6hSojkhrr1VPJ-7qB9CjIXRnoP0etRu68oWEjPDxD7Hl3UAeijkop10cLMAhMq3_w8rYQGgEHMZhVoRPkj2e_EGSStMZDY8NE5gfLJ2LM8sIHPaMNpUQSd6cnLMmPXYBy/s320/DSC04541.JPG" /></a></div><div>We explored the shop area--the street (Strada Republicii) is closed to cars, so there are places to sit, eat, and have a beer in the center of the street. The shops are varied-- those of us on a budget could find things in antique shops and smaller merchants---and there were high-end stores available, too. There was a spinning wheel in an antique shop I loved--but, obviously couldn't bring THAT home! We did find a couple of carved German pewter tumblers to add to our collection. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kJ4ZrW5-HMTQCCbgLkDme9r8NzV15Y9mFSn1YUy1lN7aaAH_CCN6oxQQ19t01YFT7aOn5Xd9ZXakT0Ucst677l8JUTnyGVjkUltX63cimIln4wZiZMHk4QEsC_S2HtTwxbCZCmsRyEwa/s1600/DSC04592.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526253512894856114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kJ4ZrW5-HMTQCCbgLkDme9r8NzV15Y9mFSn1YUy1lN7aaAH_CCN6oxQQ19t01YFT7aOn5Xd9ZXakT0Ucst677l8JUTnyGVjkUltX63cimIln4wZiZMHk4QEsC_S2HtTwxbCZCmsRyEwa/s320/DSC04592.JPG" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5-hcF1dokDe9jcrfNCmWXd7INpgRstSJWCVUEodoOrOPfpeShAPStwrQ_XkHnsGWkLhbCg-0Q3MouQa1R-p_KB9T7bT-phmZV4d7GIHgBV7ZCp80vcaS3EYqZlhYyp8FoKVHON1xLxEd/s1600/DSC04637.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525168410633187602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5-hcF1dokDe9jcrfNCmWXd7INpgRstSJWCVUEodoOrOPfpeShAPStwrQ_XkHnsGWkLhbCg-0Q3MouQa1R-p_KB9T7bT-phmZV4d7GIHgBV7ZCp80vcaS3EYqZlhYyp8FoKVHON1xLxEd/s320/DSC04637.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_u9qJZ3DZwBMUORWYJo4naTbUKD6flWcZd0tNk5ZgvJSFE0HTZLAanhIUPLZaARUZpw7VQcM7UejJ-f3kbVKzQMZq-pGWym7nnHIc7JfRNIs5B2Zs3HmxxbFtIegpB8hIjmRbgELFmzo/s1600/DSC04594.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526249477761226610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_u9qJZ3DZwBMUORWYJo4naTbUKD6flWcZd0tNk5ZgvJSFE0HTZLAanhIUPLZaARUZpw7VQcM7UejJ-f3kbVKzQMZq-pGWym7nnHIc7JfRNIs5B2Zs3HmxxbFtIegpB8hIjmRbgELFmzo/s320/DSC04594.JPG" /></a><br />George and I went back to the square to have some ice cream and watch the 6:00 pm evening ceremony--with authenically dressed folks from the last century march around the square and perform a couple of musical numbers from the balcony of the museum---very enjoyable! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGQEMKbw8bUF5ULUNUqyaN5CKiW1W5apzK9xeng9JqjWPKpZoS1WZ9NKNIqsR7gIREPJB0ZpmzyV6mMzlH5WPph1T50A4FmqHTEafXv2nBqSkR85UVPXOHDkP4Vj3mh8Lcof0apzjv18I/s1600/DSC04602.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525165243017084706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGQEMKbw8bUF5ULUNUqyaN5CKiW1W5apzK9xeng9JqjWPKpZoS1WZ9NKNIqsR7gIREPJB0ZpmzyV6mMzlH5WPph1T50A4FmqHTEafXv2nBqSkR85UVPXOHDkP4Vj3mh8Lcof0apzjv18I/s320/DSC04602.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0Hh4WUYWzdVNqOB2BMSd6ZIlhBrsTlfw69kJi7RZtOXo67vuip7OfN2Nvj2ura6U23W9manb4EAsBQKuoVVXAdE0rRcf5YaAcURrdS6mB1l8aOklUcSAZJfnvtT8qgXCjj8UV45D3Xru/s1600/DSC04597.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525166211042144146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0Hh4WUYWzdVNqOB2BMSd6ZIlhBrsTlfw69kJi7RZtOXo67vuip7OfN2Nvj2ura6U23W9manb4EAsBQKuoVVXAdE0rRcf5YaAcURrdS6mB1l8aOklUcSAZJfnvtT8qgXCjj8UV45D3Xru/s320/DSC04597.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYTXHyJqPrVxHOCQTh3ixfAbstllCVDb1molqfy7knwq3PIqVdYcAYxHv5Zozf-0K9UOcoF2FfE_n4uXUvMO8dWtrlh71WWP9IbdM1ERLSvLEicOgSWut6375cNFg5k6OBmoaaOh8jeSD/s1600/DSC04601.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525164078114702802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYTXHyJqPrVxHOCQTh3ixfAbstllCVDb1molqfy7knwq3PIqVdYcAYxHv5Zozf-0K9UOcoF2FfE_n4uXUvMO8dWtrlh71WWP9IbdM1ERLSvLEicOgSWut6375cNFg5k6OBmoaaOh8jeSD/s320/DSC04601.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O71tl_cJVLUx3ih2Jc77Fhec5rDDntezkjqvxdrKSMcs7bYWudbqkeIN1wj9gEaPK4oOm7H7HPrAPZDf5upaWgRTrlr3MViwdfR0InqQt6-A041S55_6gtypVUNlUyh8vEhJ5qxmmxiy/s1600/DSC04600.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525164582067244994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O71tl_cJVLUx3ih2Jc77Fhec5rDDntezkjqvxdrKSMcs7bYWudbqkeIN1wj9gEaPK4oOm7H7HPrAPZDf5upaWgRTrlr3MViwdfR0InqQt6-A041S55_6gtypVUNlUyh8vEhJ5qxmmxiy/s320/DSC04600.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdjKu3cNj_itm4ifPUHuhzQU4jmvTFsxIbXATmLRqiOs_p6QuJEW6TvxfYxGU4xwIoXsPdQbuCrHDkOwHYNhqwmNhJ5bHbOuO-GIcKHo_cDwDgirNRAS2u8KNgNmQ_qAUBzTIxvzcGrDd/s1600/DSC04606.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525161712954510130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdjKu3cNj_itm4ifPUHuhzQU4jmvTFsxIbXATmLRqiOs_p6QuJEW6TvxfYxGU4xwIoXsPdQbuCrHDkOwHYNhqwmNhJ5bHbOuO-GIcKHo_cDwDgirNRAS2u8KNgNmQ_qAUBzTIxvzcGrDd/s320/DSC04606.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNK5N-n38fnK3QHRmF0A81mfYQe2DCfY0PQbuw36g1qVJlBICTwKY1exXmprMeticwwebINmwheWbGUCNwQNwrX2x1A2a1SkUP4sNXeDhvsB6ixPCJYwRHg5DiNvh97z4tcPODjy117tx/s1600/DSC04604.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525162146227777938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNK5N-n38fnK3QHRmF0A81mfYQe2DCfY0PQbuw36g1qVJlBICTwKY1exXmprMeticwwebINmwheWbGUCNwQNwrX2x1A2a1SkUP4sNXeDhvsB6ixPCJYwRHg5DiNvh97z4tcPODjy117tx/s320/DSC04604.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Radu (Dorina's oldest brother) and Octavian (the same young man who picked us up at the airport when we arrived) joined us that evening. We had dinner together at the same restaurant--great time!!<br /><br /><strong>August 24:</strong> Up fairly early--it's great to have a car!! After a good breakfasat of fruit, cheese, tomatoes, and salami, we drove out of Brasov to the Castel Bran. Prince Vlad III of Muntenia, better known to the world as Dracula, captured this castle for a brief period in 1459, impaling 40 merchants just as a warning to those who would oppose him. The castle is perfectly situated on the top of a ridge--naturally protected by sheer cliffs in some areas. It was first built in 1377--improved upon over the centuries. It's ideal location for protecting the valley below made it a lasting structure. The last assault recorded was an unsuccessful attempt by the Turks in 1787. In 1920, the city of Bran gave it to the royal family, who used it as a summer palace. It is now a popular tourist attraction--we explored every inch of the place---the center courtyard held a small terraced open area and a well. The many floors had surprising nooks and many rooms--most furnished with heavy dark carved furniture and photos from the 1860 through early 1900's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRY1xOyGDDTq6rFog2POuImWL3cJewQ9VRleUy7pdxyfSEi5WCMT6gyiEM67_L2DAQsLCYBihdei_mh5-j6JxdVVLx3-pWLvFJpqU9RJcg4P_AHWk5fp_aKhHC2uIrk5o4LAE9xk8fTPS/s1600/DSC04757.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525152091966968050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRY1xOyGDDTq6rFog2POuImWL3cJewQ9VRleUy7pdxyfSEi5WCMT6gyiEM67_L2DAQsLCYBihdei_mh5-j6JxdVVLx3-pWLvFJpqU9RJcg4P_AHWk5fp_aKhHC2uIrk5o4LAE9xk8fTPS/s320/DSC04757.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSwaGeZYE5qkSssxNmBEUCGZl39T-eSBetJrsyN4yc_HlYERsRwFhkI3U2hffk42k333N74jquHKfKU57JxNTFhgRAJKO786i9naYsHbsdd17qn6SWVOvEsr41RLIstjNtef8yDm9yEuK/s1600/DSC04667.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526246466051113474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSwaGeZYE5qkSssxNmBEUCGZl39T-eSBetJrsyN4yc_HlYERsRwFhkI3U2hffk42k333N74jquHKfKU57JxNTFhgRAJKO786i9naYsHbsdd17qn6SWVOvEsr41RLIstjNtef8yDm9yEuK/s320/DSC04667.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjf72WaOZg-yekpsRcJBqQycm9WIjYjSeU979IZtziDibverB5FOhkHJeGF2St23W0cKN7FagrFkbaRh43vgI-9frXeOffUdcoLgpNAu3iuZgsUvQuRSOTTdySQldFSM3Hxf98MzBcgaN/s1600/DSC04660.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525160869121604834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjf72WaOZg-yekpsRcJBqQycm9WIjYjSeU979IZtziDibverB5FOhkHJeGF2St23W0cKN7FagrFkbaRh43vgI-9frXeOffUdcoLgpNAu3iuZgsUvQuRSOTTdySQldFSM3Hxf98MzBcgaN/s320/DSC04660.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-AjbPRVvV868nLHZMzhFtMwSSVKZppKQ2ZbydMzHcLXuBSgRalM1wizUvIo-9H7tbeRDn8KvzvC1Y9HrSsr9ca6CRXF_0fesEIr-MIIGXNROKs18hkLa_q0gi7QafQGaJBH5Ueow3A4A/s1600/DSC04673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526245833823291122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-AjbPRVvV868nLHZMzhFtMwSSVKZppKQ2ZbydMzHcLXuBSgRalM1wizUvIo-9H7tbeRDn8KvzvC1Y9HrSsr9ca6CRXF_0fesEIr-MIIGXNROKs18hkLa_q0gi7QafQGaJBH5Ueow3A4A/s320/DSC04673.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfMmBCxzWtA_v6FiOT0z-b3uNb0OWKmuO5Id5tspky4Vl-w7rkV2MXBof33Y9S6Jqp2VGslW5jThrcLi9hNSnRg_hkTbZSqZfc7KPhP6uKbM_kSWfGn2ao1cIZ0Sagob0Zt5Kik7jvgyj/s1600/DSC04734.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525150704447839986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfMmBCxzWtA_v6FiOT0z-b3uNb0OWKmuO5Id5tspky4Vl-w7rkV2MXBof33Y9S6Jqp2VGslW5jThrcLi9hNSnRg_hkTbZSqZfc7KPhP6uKbM_kSWfGn2ao1cIZ0Sagob0Zt5Kik7jvgyj/s320/DSC04734.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG3fanQ0qqKnoN1xihRagEiQb2IULX55WHCh-TWF83cOHtLz-SFpIz5YxFkFsbN-F9u3WAoolAmgjPlRdRheZ8AVdaFFROq8ok8enqL0A9Rd49VRzsIYiW5kzOS9cq95fR4XnSgnCQnxR/s1600/DSC04674.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525159762256565538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG3fanQ0qqKnoN1xihRagEiQb2IULX55WHCh-TWF83cOHtLz-SFpIz5YxFkFsbN-F9u3WAoolAmgjPlRdRheZ8AVdaFFROq8ok8enqL0A9Rd49VRzsIYiW5kzOS9cq95fR4XnSgnCQnxR/s320/DSC04674.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k7i_N3XTMaEFY2xVonMxx1XXJFoBEsNd31Qimqfq0_MkcMgb8DbdylZx0YqftC2RCT7hNK2C3neYDC2RBMa7pMSkUiQu4ExubX4Jp4s_E3hxxCvvPMda6c5UOP-Ts8i3IkxuPRuWoE4e/s1600/DSC04703.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525152808785521570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k7i_N3XTMaEFY2xVonMxx1XXJFoBEsNd31Qimqfq0_MkcMgb8DbdylZx0YqftC2RCT7hNK2C3neYDC2RBMa7pMSkUiQu4ExubX4Jp4s_E3hxxCvvPMda6c5UOP-Ts8i3IkxuPRuWoE4e/s320/DSC04703.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK95_F9PsTacK4kMAlrzKIFOSBCx3ZUjS94bDGE6rjWZh1Fd6aTn2b-0Nqxnzth2-rSIiA5Bodvji759Wr3Yp1mdzAg2L2YwAZCPh-M2sFr6_48ztWBzMV04sIdisqohNtiQepVOJ7RRB/s1600/DSC04714.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525151271027835042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK95_F9PsTacK4kMAlrzKIFOSBCx3ZUjS94bDGE6rjWZh1Fd6aTn2b-0Nqxnzth2-rSIiA5Bodvji759Wr3Yp1mdzAg2L2YwAZCPh-M2sFr6_48ztWBzMV04sIdisqohNtiQepVOJ7RRB/s320/DSC04714.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4v6Mp08JFZx0Mxc74yaqEO0qleBXvjD8Uxj5WJeQs7qVyJS-zrKwvMY__slhRDW6lsBHoQmMmKGAzK6MH_-9bhGOZbqKULHE-8ctoBe8gtwFZauM-_cPDlfxzYeC6MzDklo5dAh1pEOQ/s1600/DSC04708.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525149335513278162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4v6Mp08JFZx0Mxc74yaqEO0qleBXvjD8Uxj5WJeQs7qVyJS-zrKwvMY__slhRDW6lsBHoQmMmKGAzK6MH_-9bhGOZbqKULHE-8ctoBe8gtwFZauM-_cPDlfxzYeC6MzDklo5dAh1pEOQ/s320/DSC04708.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6bFDukWOWfKdjAVpmy76Q_3HH8WhI-2yoPyR6Lcg_th9dG2WxIC7jaUYpMZ61lCMWdtvE3_qkDksJHBgTyR61OkCAlStuG0nTnr4oBlLZRI4ZcXhSbl6HfcHa_Qkr6hm9zEmutQUwKVl/s1600/DSC04704.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525150042177783490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6bFDukWOWfKdjAVpmy76Q_3HH8WhI-2yoPyR6Lcg_th9dG2WxIC7jaUYpMZ61lCMWdtvE3_qkDksJHBgTyR61OkCAlStuG0nTnr4oBlLZRI4ZcXhSbl6HfcHa_Qkr6hm9zEmutQUwKVl/s320/DSC04704.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBwXHjSFTA2YAXjbva8PdZ2oVFB6rSxSi1ESTUXH858n1ldAPgW8Xflz2bebz_vIceb39GEqJ8jQD7sd43A6Zqk205wUfsJ8xYsI-BK3U-qSyCp5szIPom0a6KYasFIzevA2qiCr1jG9_/s1600/DSC04709.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525148763343563554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBwXHjSFTA2YAXjbva8PdZ2oVFB6rSxSi1ESTUXH858n1ldAPgW8Xflz2bebz_vIceb39GEqJ8jQD7sd43A6Zqk205wUfsJ8xYsI-BK3U-qSyCp5szIPom0a6KYasFIzevA2qiCr1jG9_/s320/DSC04709.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUMzNKuI-8oPDFx5Y7N7qMJfKuIgtwEPsrJNPi4ynu44MqDRfyhkhCDCkHMCKxDMSgjjot4vHcNl7SYR7SxQGqHSOFosfDpNKoLPRaR6aEDrMNzkO5iA2mzlJvObNgWnhjyQxqa69dR3z/s1600/DSC04701.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525148153767761298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUMzNKuI-8oPDFx5Y7N7qMJfKuIgtwEPsrJNPi4ynu44MqDRfyhkhCDCkHMCKxDMSgjjot4vHcNl7SYR7SxQGqHSOFosfDpNKoLPRaR6aEDrMNzkO5iA2mzlJvObNgWnhjyQxqa69dR3z/s320/DSC04701.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBIStM54ToTcNm03hLvy-XFyyL3vF_nI3M8ixIIeG7_uyq4Cbbr3XCnPXPTG0AHuItLIw_Au6poNw76imVcdnz5jmhkG3Ha783VW9KcHwf-TCR_yXRcYFA46EgxE23W0tFP1_BPQC3pEU/s1600/DSC04735.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525147653381013698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBIStM54ToTcNm03hLvy-XFyyL3vF_nI3M8ixIIeG7_uyq4Cbbr3XCnPXPTG0AHuItLIw_Au6poNw76imVcdnz5jmhkG3Ha783VW9KcHwf-TCR_yXRcYFA46EgxE23W0tFP1_BPQC3pEU/s320/DSC04735.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_McWbY8_CMwOxc7KKkwlmJ2EgK7CZ6josySxZ_4S90ghe4gmRs-gWKDWQFNnNgNj7B8r8N6smtYvJmBU_qud3Z7jC7qWGZnKyRt0CFdQzV3efsqrmpvrPUipXKBlpx7vou7lgUxo000Rp/s1600/DSC04736.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525147212079515810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_McWbY8_CMwOxc7KKkwlmJ2EgK7CZ6josySxZ_4S90ghe4gmRs-gWKDWQFNnNgNj7B8r8N6smtYvJmBU_qud3Z7jC7qWGZnKyRt0CFdQzV3efsqrmpvrPUipXKBlpx7vou7lgUxo000Rp/s320/DSC04736.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKMjBQFtgYcagYbUIPmc8o5COr5tMLZryJ5Wu_49TUmtH4ZK6yfqCo3DvmksR5-GD_yp8NUCccsDCaelR5hqpZUHHUgkWFaWs8rhGJ70L_2mnKo7GdoREX8oj9weuGO-Yg8mOdDseK96e/s1600/DSC04707.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525146697960234690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKMjBQFtgYcagYbUIPmc8o5COr5tMLZryJ5Wu_49TUmtH4ZK6yfqCo3DvmksR5-GD_yp8NUCccsDCaelR5hqpZUHHUgkWFaWs8rhGJ70L_2mnKo7GdoREX8oj9weuGO-Yg8mOdDseK96e/s320/DSC04707.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOlMceukhIg_MR42uOllbzX_QVMhokTG-D6nGagjFJb0WUT-BnEtZ0NC_bT0OR5shh29uce_eFQE-p2iUHe5E45q7AxXLIwl1AcZY1NiATA2h6LswqzogJDEvWd4TVEBpIjjuM1K8sQGv/s1600/DSC04761.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525145074087788530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOlMceukhIg_MR42uOllbzX_QVMhokTG-D6nGagjFJb0WUT-BnEtZ0NC_bT0OR5shh29uce_eFQE-p2iUHe5E45q7AxXLIwl1AcZY1NiATA2h6LswqzogJDEvWd4TVEBpIjjuM1K8sQGv/s320/DSC04761.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q5cDJGWulSBjrZ3WN-g3SxFIAjFZR_JE3LFoDJ93rQz9S60YzO1WncH6t75bn1Zg8zpD0fSOducSh4U1bwrjbKXstQ8QKJFwVTdWXpobxGIRMYYTh2GRnfSBQGrzgqZmRRiq6tZiDhwh/s1600/DSC04766.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525144221717262498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q5cDJGWulSBjrZ3WN-g3SxFIAjFZR_JE3LFoDJ93rQz9S60YzO1WncH6t75bn1Zg8zpD0fSOducSh4U1bwrjbKXstQ8QKJFwVTdWXpobxGIRMYYTh2GRnfSBQGrzgqZmRRiq6tZiDhwh/s320/DSC04766.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD6K8U6guO8dqyNNfnof9H-JiWwEDocoMVDW8YDW11Ja_S2qv2V3LYzso3Z88J1JIOQBkMRsjOfNZ2s4Lc_HMbKIHho7LjDUh6ekEwME2rYsvn8vnpUMUCKooTaQ7NUGjF6mtB1bVmvEX/s1600/DSC04753.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525146119807582034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD6K8U6guO8dqyNNfnof9H-JiWwEDocoMVDW8YDW11Ja_S2qv2V3LYzso3Z88J1JIOQBkMRsjOfNZ2s4Lc_HMbKIHho7LjDUh6ekEwME2rYsvn8vnpUMUCKooTaQ7NUGjF6mtB1bVmvEX/s320/DSC04753.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEMZDf02E5FMS_7ToD4bWs3Lsu_Rz_WZoaVxIMpw8J5iVu2VX3bBjhZPePLObc6odm5iWwpMYt6q7dmzTNVbV6B7hzHo7YzmILlurEzCB0SeyBncgmP5b1KsdF-6A4QJacx9z00oVb7fL/s1600/DSC04758.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525145601705387794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEMZDf02E5FMS_7ToD4bWs3Lsu_Rz_WZoaVxIMpw8J5iVu2VX3bBjhZPePLObc6odm5iWwpMYt6q7dmzTNVbV6B7hzHo7YzmILlurEzCB0SeyBncgmP5b1KsdF-6A4QJacx9z00oVb7fL/s320/DSC04758.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRvpHWdAuwr65u4WJ_QmDSqRSl1dBBdqT-dcIqVgeQPM-czboEAmIjbRZiTuhZSjm4CPQjWnfJsxauqmDSj2lVy5E6VdSYf5PKoeRKCuQn4jFJlVwLxlmJrH8Eq4u6MdKWv2V2AfKBuTA/s1600/DSC04765.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525144644162246930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRvpHWdAuwr65u4WJ_QmDSqRSl1dBBdqT-dcIqVgeQPM-czboEAmIjbRZiTuhZSjm4CPQjWnfJsxauqmDSj2lVy5E6VdSYf5PKoeRKCuQn4jFJlVwLxlmJrH8Eq4u6MdKWv2V2AfKBuTA/s320/DSC04765.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY46gQsgjKJe6XlSGmWDtukS6dtGVMkREReW7Dc8bq7O9e_dKMJ8iaJVeBDlzTUSMlrtW2oYqUW0oR55tQk5wCKELCWDHHtZnWh1ja2zhuQIa0qLyPe_HWilVZRh5Sws0SrJOC_RAwSOR3/s1600/DSC04677.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525142999484576770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY46gQsgjKJe6XlSGmWDtukS6dtGVMkREReW7Dc8bq7O9e_dKMJ8iaJVeBDlzTUSMlrtW2oYqUW0oR55tQk5wCKELCWDHHtZnWh1ja2zhuQIa0qLyPe_HWilVZRh5Sws0SrJOC_RAwSOR3/s320/DSC04677.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwAjUDhs8srvNAbU-YfmHIuWUlB4Iqsh4QSQA9WwECD3tEIiMmGIjJFPD7xcVHg8b5221e5We8f0YYxgslVL9c1SPHJUOByRk9yfds1WcnJrhLWnUWF4SH2aQvhDK4BtA8dOG66o_nqnj/s1600/DSC04690.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525143722325913282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwAjUDhs8srvNAbU-YfmHIuWUlB4Iqsh4QSQA9WwECD3tEIiMmGIjJFPD7xcVHg8b5221e5We8f0YYxgslVL9c1SPHJUOByRk9yfds1WcnJrhLWnUWF4SH2aQvhDK4BtA8dOG66o_nqnj/s320/DSC04690.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjgAQ-vQDrx4EvtFF6CStbL10TJzp25fM2STDAJCgfRcmIzIISv3_ngUvAWBZtN3AebCX0kDhcwAVhnVFzpwcE2rVGXAP80nasPn5Ii5n7nbn8W33S1lZvHGu76NWR-tws84hi68f30A-/s1600/DSC04685.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525142069796366146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjgAQ-vQDrx4EvtFF6CStbL10TJzp25fM2STDAJCgfRcmIzIISv3_ngUvAWBZtN3AebCX0kDhcwAVhnVFzpwcE2rVGXAP80nasPn5Ii5n7nbn8W33S1lZvHGu76NWR-tws84hi68f30A-/s320/DSC04685.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTRgsZ97RCAAV3PUypTwWTfqQ97YORu-tE5RFqLkciCSrOT2Qfl5E-YVKbFaC3mVRuF9m6Ul9YsyU2vzxvAmnEYj-A2SU4B1YWyZD054SkFDNqpqEP07n1CV-B8EYNFlZGTqYmTorJO6R/s1600/DSC04699.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525142519708497042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTRgsZ97RCAAV3PUypTwWTfqQ97YORu-tE5RFqLkciCSrOT2Qfl5E-YVKbFaC3mVRuF9m6Ul9YsyU2vzxvAmnEYj-A2SU4B1YWyZD054SkFDNqpqEP07n1CV-B8EYNFlZGTqYmTorJO6R/s320/DSC04699.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU2B3XsK1wWmCoickiBTUfpWps7bxkjiBRgphxHqLPy0iMJpPBOIT2S8bAl3tD4Hp2f2387lSeachzk82umpf_VZ2iSoSnqoyXwsuBz3227XkVD7rghVU2NIKnM35eCN7nrBHqDV6G7Fd/s1600/DSC04687.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525141662344419058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU2B3XsK1wWmCoickiBTUfpWps7bxkjiBRgphxHqLPy0iMJpPBOIT2S8bAl3tD4Hp2f2387lSeachzk82umpf_VZ2iSoSnqoyXwsuBz3227XkVD7rghVU2NIKnM35eCN7nrBHqDV6G7Fd/s320/DSC04687.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-nsDeLs4Fk13Q3ttNyqLvKIMQOP_4hTvsQ1jAWCOE2EOo5upLz4Z-kfLMVyzPfFa7Ugr_4kSFJNJAbfCEwrUxfXacb85kURkLvNMvZp2NcNHzVAfc8cZnPNqR_apWRzOhKAs007z5xXI/s1600/DSC04695.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525141103179432642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-nsDeLs4Fk13Q3ttNyqLvKIMQOP_4hTvsQ1jAWCOE2EOo5upLz4Z-kfLMVyzPfFa7Ugr_4kSFJNJAbfCEwrUxfXacb85kURkLvNMvZp2NcNHzVAfc8cZnPNqR_apWRzOhKAs007z5xXI/s320/DSC04695.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCuVJ_kK78u4eetlccWKot-mb0ZPieZgq4FCkPI69kW_boCdYuN526Rf-Kg-fAeCO2YYtkImwfIbIoszGLYollUfAg8744dijqGblqnjWWX3sDVZ-MJ0MqY6jb7OW-jQ4v_0CGgvU8ABn/s1600/DSC04721.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525139494890253090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCuVJ_kK78u4eetlccWKot-mb0ZPieZgq4FCkPI69kW_boCdYuN526Rf-Kg-fAeCO2YYtkImwfIbIoszGLYollUfAg8744dijqGblqnjWWX3sDVZ-MJ0MqY6jb7OW-jQ4v_0CGgvU8ABn/s320/DSC04721.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoQV05HkeYeAur8zVLK55mmbCL4mgThRs6DcwBAtcOukTN14ymVBf6PUjqaU7zZouXRz-jAz46F5H9UGvtpFXeXMn4eFRQuNUhb0A37fb2AEjlIJhzBmZfAGFF6lky2r6qhCJSzYCXMvW/s1600/DSC04717.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525138976639139954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoQV05HkeYeAur8zVLK55mmbCL4mgThRs6DcwBAtcOukTN14ymVBf6PUjqaU7zZouXRz-jAz46F5H9UGvtpFXeXMn4eFRQuNUhb0A37fb2AEjlIJhzBmZfAGFF6lky2r6qhCJSzYCXMvW/s320/DSC04717.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDg9G7hf28oderTIDamzoVSubhISSN0dZNO8hsYN6NhicJPxpsP2mIkhSWBE4eP8S-28KmLRXV8WrShDO3c1WVTisHsoyqds3Fr1Pc6S_oo4F-LrvRya-u8zs2rxuwiqpGkWbI0andfq_/s1600/DSC04762.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525135800586943906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDg9G7hf28oderTIDamzoVSubhISSN0dZNO8hsYN6NhicJPxpsP2mIkhSWBE4eP8S-28KmLRXV8WrShDO3c1WVTisHsoyqds3Fr1Pc6S_oo4F-LrvRya-u8zs2rxuwiqpGkWbI0andfq_/s320/DSC04762.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjyvsB5lP9kPv1Iv1vYEN9PDm8P-lQHhoHXPiAR0zSIvCpZalkAkpKFXTRr-POm_j2AnhkERbx86vG4F90Xv8dxIoEhJa0gTwK6RCV0ywpr_dkk7YK2u6kk5rz41jYUgjrGqlwRmCDa8t/s1600/DSC04710.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525137756947162690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjyvsB5lP9kPv1Iv1vYEN9PDm8P-lQHhoHXPiAR0zSIvCpZalkAkpKFXTRr-POm_j2AnhkERbx86vG4F90Xv8dxIoEhJa0gTwK6RCV0ywpr_dkk7YK2u6kk5rz41jYUgjrGqlwRmCDa8t/s320/DSC04710.JPG" /></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZmbApS9fxKg__HxGDoWkW3IpMTqluewc1nWveMuibtCoUVvx9Aw7tsZoQPM5Ir7gKkPFP_OZod2fZvIKgHyqACPwPBEnPv9Uf9r-04fMXllLPm7bBbfTN8jwUVesWDcYJxw6TcaL6tOd/s1600/DSC04729.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525136420184471634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZmbApS9fxKg__HxGDoWkW3IpMTqluewc1nWveMuibtCoUVvx9Aw7tsZoQPM5Ir7gKkPFP_OZod2fZvIKgHyqACPwPBEnPv9Uf9r-04fMXllLPm7bBbfTN8jwUVesWDcYJxw6TcaL6tOd/s320/DSC04729.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA17H7ADSQR8wdoxpbI7occeVOS-XQmHRRkC30LxK9zjW44nG9j50e1qA_ka9XxeH2ahK-gsyjrjetOzA7JxEtg6-5VRCOoVttoJSoBTBB5-SDAunRMj1ZaLO3jgLK9WPiaYls_xYPxdg/s1600/DSC04727.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525136877010583538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA17H7ADSQR8wdoxpbI7occeVOS-XQmHRRkC30LxK9zjW44nG9j50e1qA_ka9XxeH2ahK-gsyjrjetOzA7JxEtg6-5VRCOoVttoJSoBTBB5-SDAunRMj1ZaLO3jgLK9WPiaYls_xYPxdg/s320/DSC04727.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aF2bJ9WIq2lm24qi8ixdUbV-jjQlNuFEbzgam5-Y6vN8t69nRwB-hw-EIHlVj2SixjlSqXPsuU7I6ttk6zfcDrD65NJ4oJnh9DBvL3YZSBxKHlmBzmwzC4OiaBpyi2fwQWUtRd3QihRt/s1600/DSC04770.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525133280689901362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aF2bJ9WIq2lm24qi8ixdUbV-jjQlNuFEbzgam5-Y6vN8t69nRwB-hw-EIHlVj2SixjlSqXPsuU7I6ttk6zfcDrD65NJ4oJnh9DBvL3YZSBxKHlmBzmwzC4OiaBpyi2fwQWUtRd3QihRt/s320/DSC04770.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrj3tZsB9M54_2j_KZSFG9GrpY5nxFcJAZx2448cUxMdZOV6uSu0NUQX2mi_SfzTLSJIMs9ga9T54MSXlx9gNwYaL9j07qV_t2mNYwTbSHA5GZXtBqlzTwrrk__KQPDTUC9I0pEZkTsUd/s1600/DSC04773.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525134404774914530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrj3tZsB9M54_2j_KZSFG9GrpY5nxFcJAZx2448cUxMdZOV6uSu0NUQX2mi_SfzTLSJIMs9ga9T54MSXlx9gNwYaL9j07qV_t2mNYwTbSHA5GZXtBqlzTwrrk__KQPDTUC9I0pEZkTsUd/s320/DSC04773.JPG" /></a> Many rooms were furnished with fireplaces and sleeping area combinations and with the heavy ceramic tile which held the heat and dispersed it throughout the night--good design!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJX11zz7l7fGKztEXlnTAPqALciarZDUPDUBEKkOuNcTpx5T21USbTuItCZAV4Qlsq1kHYFvylvxo3nTTPX0Je1aRopL4LI5W4r18QSRRZ5wHsLzI_PI6RVM9ScIGlstec3jW7GX6EmuB/s1600/DSC04698.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525140232551594850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJX11zz7l7fGKztEXlnTAPqALciarZDUPDUBEKkOuNcTpx5T21USbTuItCZAV4Qlsq1kHYFvylvxo3nTTPX0Je1aRopL4LI5W4r18QSRRZ5wHsLzI_PI6RVM9ScIGlstec3jW7GX6EmuB/s320/DSC04698.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwWLMtC4qa3pIvXkndHFfwkqgQGKB8E6zcXf2vIY9hx70ysXOrwpLCFXPnXIDW0J_q9oVJusdBbAEPyZT9B41xiHmQ1eueD14lhUaKA743KFh9p_hI6tYQiV_mdPK8Z0I-AKBedbL70xx/s1600/DSC04718.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524804225075612482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwWLMtC4qa3pIvXkndHFfwkqgQGKB8E6zcXf2vIY9hx70ysXOrwpLCFXPnXIDW0J_q9oVJusdBbAEPyZT9B41xiHmQ1eueD14lhUaKA743KFh9p_hI6tYQiV_mdPK8Z0I-AKBedbL70xx/s320/DSC04718.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkSBGeYfwbFeva575ds5mTahNwBPI7Tcz6hq2Y-l3It8piBb1yDhtsTRH3qlR77yr-QyA3v5TpVOb-Pxfyo_wUxY9pou8Yjk_6PjNE_ffOqL5ISEwyQwgQ3AaX7vQ-dRALnIHANrDfFEg/s1600/DSC04719.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525132263446915234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkSBGeYfwbFeva575ds5mTahNwBPI7Tcz6hq2Y-l3It8piBb1yDhtsTRH3qlR77yr-QyA3v5TpVOb-Pxfyo_wUxY9pou8Yjk_6PjNE_ffOqL5ISEwyQwgQ3AaX7vQ-dRALnIHANrDfFEg/s320/DSC04719.JPG" /></a>There was also a very good display of shields, weapons, and armor---and chain mail--all looked pretty heavy to wear. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7Q-aAKd0dTnkgBcMFOfJQ1mmpYIGILpcMRvDOvgl6c3zt3gNnQiNQKfsjq-mNL6fKuqBBwSuQAACTfqwm-DaKk_lWmvsVu3X2eTnqULPcovBgivH_gbao130Mu08bNwOCAk1NLOqDC5B/s1600/DSC04745.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524803256250803218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7Q-aAKd0dTnkgBcMFOfJQ1mmpYIGILpcMRvDOvgl6c3zt3gNnQiNQKfsjq-mNL6fKuqBBwSuQAACTfqwm-DaKk_lWmvsVu3X2eTnqULPcovBgivH_gbao130Mu08bNwOCAk1NLOqDC5B/s320/DSC04745.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSiVlkVx3kbWlCsnrp_rDYDmLEn4wDYnNrcNpwj35NJ8Ed21QWiAs8RxKQ_gA2xdAkkeV3BeU2Jzdt1sc_APm4WiqpC89ME6_0zcoz0aWTyf-D2Gdtbe1RwveVofRlL09NJcRT9_nBsgy/s1600/DSC04742.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524801149548965250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSiVlkVx3kbWlCsnrp_rDYDmLEn4wDYnNrcNpwj35NJ8Ed21QWiAs8RxKQ_gA2xdAkkeV3BeU2Jzdt1sc_APm4WiqpC89ME6_0zcoz0aWTyf-D2Gdtbe1RwveVofRlL09NJcRT9_nBsgy/s320/DSC04742.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwhe6iRUSwzi8NCpraNuusxByJEQuTQu9LVk5Uyc_EgVvJMmNqBOOLjOSRlITD6EceauNlTsAjMc8ubY9GjJM5SMogsmPhLRd8f3zulWOwREnGmwonnFftsjqKPl11FyVdwZsPRGprY-3/s1600/DSC04751.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524800087272814034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwhe6iRUSwzi8NCpraNuusxByJEQuTQu9LVk5Uyc_EgVvJMmNqBOOLjOSRlITD6EceauNlTsAjMc8ubY9GjJM5SMogsmPhLRd8f3zulWOwREnGmwonnFftsjqKPl11FyVdwZsPRGprY-3/s320/DSC04751.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-RQed4z579ntL-GMYOUwczUr7p9_JcDzKVyrnx71Q9vJ_hIyMjuSRfFCqTLe8Y1yLCSvB_ScU-k1UCZwxzqy285R_gZnTqeCns3WaJjlSUavZ4Qp6NejhwWAgowVK7wT1C2CE83__L3t/s1600/DSC04749.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524795213942351826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-RQed4z579ntL-GMYOUwczUr7p9_JcDzKVyrnx71Q9vJ_hIyMjuSRfFCqTLe8Y1yLCSvB_ScU-k1UCZwxzqy285R_gZnTqeCns3WaJjlSUavZ4Qp6NejhwWAgowVK7wT1C2CE83__L3t/s320/DSC04749.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3evbA2NYGkDEyY1vAk6LMEg2BHARUq61Wn0sWSYbMUbIj6TTsH1AyYNLZmLablZDwEKRzbEIEfSWvU6id27TAdQ9qXoZXsTJfYt0Gqs_2Awoly8iMEtO0JRgpyj1d0une0BzSwfEDSP4/s1600/DSC04750.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524791988930788994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3evbA2NYGkDEyY1vAk6LMEg2BHARUq61Wn0sWSYbMUbIj6TTsH1AyYNLZmLablZDwEKRzbEIEfSWvU6id27TAdQ9qXoZXsTJfYt0Gqs_2Awoly8iMEtO0JRgpyj1d0une0BzSwfEDSP4/s320/DSC04750.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfldX3WyYy6Y8GSj9U0cMZw2x4DXKno6shz9ZOEZkJKYntzM9hsmpuvh4GLggQoCRtJ7e3Sp54VPU9na3WMDbQhPAD-Lv-TD7mXeAMOVN7rMCq17bcg_GAgu6V4v5HYcfPEVv9PqGF-daX/s1600/DSC04752.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524794556111249122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfldX3WyYy6Y8GSj9U0cMZw2x4DXKno6shz9ZOEZkJKYntzM9hsmpuvh4GLggQoCRtJ7e3Sp54VPU9na3WMDbQhPAD-Lv-TD7mXeAMOVN7rMCq17bcg_GAgu6V4v5HYcfPEVv9PqGF-daX/s320/DSC04752.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Larisa at the cross near the Bran Castle</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi17cOHb_ll83iGXtRldrp2pZFl-P3uPzBQbRBBlPfPiRdDMfMrP1iMYwCKJPQSu2pEZXpHa1b4rkeZ3a0XgtdqehaMg-Qamtb2FewWcXL71ZmDJNNfZi4N8p-EHBoefiYLUyYkgBKoc0/s1600/DSC04786.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524799134660612610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi17cOHb_ll83iGXtRldrp2pZFl-P3uPzBQbRBBlPfPiRdDMfMrP1iMYwCKJPQSu2pEZXpHa1b4rkeZ3a0XgtdqehaMg-Qamtb2FewWcXL71ZmDJNNfZi4N8p-EHBoefiYLUyYkgBKoc0/s320/DSC04786.JPG" /></a></div><div>Female Monk doing handwork for sale at the market in Bran below the castle</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjUPuLYC91q3Cy7VVjL0pZCFTe3fl7vQ40IOBgfrn6hrgbd1uLawEFc5Ks-XxI9FCoLE6J2KirpGD6mus5XoKPPsXWjZ7ctAE15SG7jUf7CHH-PX3-OyrA4yV08BMVT_1Kf9Lqpr_PzzU/s1600/DSC04789.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524798224747894898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjUPuLYC91q3Cy7VVjL0pZCFTe3fl7vQ40IOBgfrn6hrgbd1uLawEFc5Ks-XxI9FCoLE6J2KirpGD6mus5XoKPPsXWjZ7ctAE15SG7jUf7CHH-PX3-OyrA4yV08BMVT_1Kf9Lqpr_PzzU/s320/DSC04789.JPG" /></a></div><div>Romanian Mask </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGSMHR_2xMWOLRw6gmVQ-B38bR7lXd4Gxld3IpEQkCGa0DVlC7j3xDRhk683q-DQOjerdg3997eQgh1bP776ZimYD70I4145Y062kPzoVbtjOzUFmvqC8K7z55FrEfnEnWLDM3pglVB34/s1600/DSC04664.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526247140593312594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGSMHR_2xMWOLRw6gmVQ-B38bR7lXd4Gxld3IpEQkCGa0DVlC7j3xDRhk683q-DQOjerdg3997eQgh1bP776ZimYD70I4145Y062kPzoVbtjOzUFmvqC8K7z55FrEfnEnWLDM3pglVB34/s320/DSC04664.JPG" /></a><br />Romanian Plates at the Marketplace--wonderful artistry!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWi_7NqRBhgr0-qjOyNpj4glROusR2Snb4wxpDcPQbcCEef9W61WrR1Nd8kJ9EOzVr4BbA5XMRJVOl45wBPTGRffaCKzixr0IGyqYNdQ9Jo4HNXpqJveJ8N49OQ8Zwxiu-NSPnxYEjYxM/s1600/DSC04791.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524795975201098418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWi_7NqRBhgr0-qjOyNpj4glROusR2Snb4wxpDcPQbcCEef9W61WrR1Nd8kJ9EOzVr4BbA5XMRJVOl45wBPTGRffaCKzixr0IGyqYNdQ9Jo4HNXpqJveJ8N49OQ8Zwxiu-NSPnxYEjYxM/s320/DSC04791.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhnQ-HD9ZuSdyiewqEFSFk2vCxL-yEycQUxGipMJmsgjZBAKs8qz7D11zZ9SNxm5V3M9RLggH3Tf2MRhc65LNLFL1jGDqDTkK9-BSMviQxTUcQvgEG0v_0-oEb6q-u0gWqp3RHy2QEvCG/s1600/DSC04790.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797029253289202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhnQ-HD9ZuSdyiewqEFSFk2vCxL-yEycQUxGipMJmsgjZBAKs8qz7D11zZ9SNxm5V3M9RLggH3Tf2MRhc65LNLFL1jGDqDTkK9-BSMviQxTUcQvgEG0v_0-oEb6q-u0gWqp3RHy2QEvCG/s320/DSC04790.JPG" /></a> We toured the market area and I found a mamliga pan and stirring stick to bring home--I bought the smallest one so I could get it in the pack.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLaflkCu7pHvp75f2mz6nY2kkXKkFBClclxlFOWCLkNmUJWxj81wrxyN-GnnEb2khnyS0LKlSsiQGqdmE_-fY6uy3iZaQUW7XxINB08a9J7kAKhZIFaFZfLl7jl0Wb6N8fqCdoyjbsSop/s1600/Mamaliga+pan.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 320px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519823453567884962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLaflkCu7pHvp75f2mz6nY2kkXKkFBClclxlFOWCLkNmUJWxj81wrxyN-GnnEb2khnyS0LKlSsiQGqdmE_-fY6uy3iZaQUW7XxINB08a9J7kAKhZIFaFZfLl7jl0Wb6N8fqCdoyjbsSop/s320/Mamaliga+pan.JPG" /></a>We grabbed some food for a picnic lunch and drove back toward Brasov to Rasnov--an ancient fortress which is being restored. At the base of the hill there was an open-air bar/restaurant that we brought our food into--buying drinks to go with our cheese, salami, bread, grapes, and berries. We hiked up to the fortress--what an incredible view of the valley and the forest lands behind the fortress! At the first opening in the wall from which we could see over the town, we noticed a funeral procession winding through the streets toward the cemetary. They were led by a band of musicians--very reminded me of the music played during funerals in New Orleans described in the mid-late 1800's and were the genesis of modern-day jazz.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84jhwoQhhG7zFNJYGpJYtFfluc_f5zggm3KRtOAAmcQZ2uTwhIZ30uxrAd27EL9d74kv_1DLTUkArHniyCbZG5uXH89C6I3Rp4LOdhyphenhyphenMNcSwQpyvgJnOoBTRQEh6YAkD1pbLkLMxX6cnB/s1600/DSC04796.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524790509619938802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84jhwoQhhG7zFNJYGpJYtFfluc_f5zggm3KRtOAAmcQZ2uTwhIZ30uxrAd27EL9d74kv_1DLTUkArHniyCbZG5uXH89C6I3Rp4LOdhyphenhyphenMNcSwQpyvgJnOoBTRQEh6YAkD1pbLkLMxX6cnB/s320/DSC04796.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMR1-VArmedNE2zjv5Wji7SNUtpb-Pp1qjQnwDMx2wv279lm4dPS8IHfqVy1jC1MJMRupcWO_wmPxKZA6dyES4ZIbaGPpVXeMPZG7rNBMZ0KVLEjx3AdvpC5wSQEzHISJb-9EKeJq8DQ3/s1600/DSC04798.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524789384339776882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMR1-VArmedNE2zjv5Wji7SNUtpb-Pp1qjQnwDMx2wv279lm4dPS8IHfqVy1jC1MJMRupcWO_wmPxKZA6dyES4ZIbaGPpVXeMPZG7rNBMZ0KVLEjx3AdvpC5wSQEzHISJb-9EKeJq8DQ3/s320/DSC04798.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSd-Ag9HJC8v8nVh1jFTb7UfOYGKxzP-7wQu58rGoaVsigAD7h1EDCTi4KJVUe9o1juwy_BQE5Z0SadaijKlxYL-_QTQiYLfv8lFwV4h5tFFRwRIla-pWP96XI7PodnclLGoJoXJ4JUCXs/s1600/DSC04803.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524782304041698834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSd-Ag9HJC8v8nVh1jFTb7UfOYGKxzP-7wQu58rGoaVsigAD7h1EDCTi4KJVUe9o1juwy_BQE5Z0SadaijKlxYL-_QTQiYLfv8lFwV4h5tFFRwRIla-pWP96XI7PodnclLGoJoXJ4JUCXs/s320/DSC04803.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlB-lXmEnxWtKz3YXMMVB4qQZwqsiMIblmu9VFkHsFB6JAQ3DDj158T0JdZCCWY6BuviLUYIXxEll6STQdK23vaPJp_EFW6sfP3S6Xveh_un9BfO9-QTDERJSljGyE7NhOGDhy1mZ9oFpy/s1600/DSC04800.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524787132481397730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlB-lXmEnxWtKz3YXMMVB4qQZwqsiMIblmu9VFkHsFB6JAQ3DDj158T0JdZCCWY6BuviLUYIXxEll6STQdK23vaPJp_EFW6sfP3S6Xveh_un9BfO9-QTDERJSljGyE7NhOGDhy1mZ9oFpy/s320/DSC04800.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSapKruiD4Fy8gMFWJCeClCCeS2gumB_XOcE91iT2AJNngeGjjh9Xi3vgteZOukokRIhEaO5xm1z4nm1Vpno_ImVL6BfiY7NF4DCct3E4_ldlCAGzAJTPwYC23GswOIGxhJOSTVtgc5cXQ/s1600/DSC04798.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524788606251366914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSapKruiD4Fy8gMFWJCeClCCeS2gumB_XOcE91iT2AJNngeGjjh9Xi3vgteZOukokRIhEaO5xm1z4nm1Vpno_ImVL6BfiY7NF4DCct3E4_ldlCAGzAJTPwYC23GswOIGxhJOSTVtgc5cXQ/s320/DSC04798.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2YyQ9U11PkizRMCs7-GhwDJgghJM3SRhVcEJCThy8uzcqnR9yCp0oFBI_At6ZdwzDMgCIBBcKCPKh2Md8Di-I8SbqiC-rXr6Jds7APzbhLej4fZi_pQlEp-h1tgvB4eP57HSxnidRU0S/s1600/DSC04799.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524787908738117586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2YyQ9U11PkizRMCs7-GhwDJgghJM3SRhVcEJCThy8uzcqnR9yCp0oFBI_At6ZdwzDMgCIBBcKCPKh2Md8Di-I8SbqiC-rXr6Jds7APzbhLej4fZi_pQlEp-h1tgvB4eP57HSxnidRU0S/s320/DSC04799.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g2EyJxCMu_TDi5aqoBhpfOPxVX4pR4_We2j3zALzQlrGaxMKaAGRWvehO2XCfCR3brgG1YLbsnXkNtufWk-9IWdjDT2u8f2b7s9w1ULKljCdv12p-adHmY3FYNbjDaCiGEz5Sa8AJcvC/s1600/DSC04805.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524780605999753890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g2EyJxCMu_TDi5aqoBhpfOPxVX4pR4_We2j3zALzQlrGaxMKaAGRWvehO2XCfCR3brgG1YLbsnXkNtufWk-9IWdjDT2u8f2b7s9w1ULKljCdv12p-adHmY3FYNbjDaCiGEz5Sa8AJcvC/s320/DSC04805.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46gIshryP2ACQadbHlQ0qNoypDNmSWIyHfoZf2zoZgcUj0-iHAkd_yc3vbvhexfKhsMVeMWJmWpbQaJ67aMn-nbHhOw_CnDMowTtrJIJ85CHqRtseER-dB2CrXZW79a2DeUYptwo62J4A/s1600/DSC04804.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524781567034044818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46gIshryP2ACQadbHlQ0qNoypDNmSWIyHfoZf2zoZgcUj0-iHAkd_yc3vbvhexfKhsMVeMWJmWpbQaJ67aMn-nbHhOw_CnDMowTtrJIJ85CHqRtseER-dB2CrXZW79a2DeUYptwo62J4A/s320/DSC04804.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrvXG1wqJJTRreKONeVPSnkULDR-nfsn1zznSrv-XaKOdZohN-WsIgtHMv6LMR8RX54d5l5MhNp9upUzKXk8fjPdg28Oez-xMDQuIZhETso4fujrZVqKVGLcFWOdjRtAmxJv2oBVSaYqa/s1600/DSC04806.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524778999757027762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrvXG1wqJJTRreKONeVPSnkULDR-nfsn1zznSrv-XaKOdZohN-WsIgtHMv6LMR8RX54d5l5MhNp9upUzKXk8fjPdg28Oez-xMDQuIZhETso4fujrZVqKVGLcFWOdjRtAmxJv2oBVSaYqa/s320/DSC04806.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknwlFtBbjmkj1q-54arWBHsHDfJ0eyX6aPd6hTyq3NRQz7ZR_r-asG4f7XdNtaLxV35Wzd2ZGf45kmPafQ8Hz1oz-tuGNz4yBH28dGJgxBOnsABdIYYGoYab3c4nL6dvFEP6JjzVa-IeB/s1600/DSC04819.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524779793693086146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknwlFtBbjmkj1q-54arWBHsHDfJ0eyX6aPd6hTyq3NRQz7ZR_r-asG4f7XdNtaLxV35Wzd2ZGf45kmPafQ8Hz1oz-tuGNz4yBH28dGJgxBOnsABdIYYGoYab3c4nL6dvFEP6JjzVa-IeB/s320/DSC04819.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIxSQwM-mu6KeA4RUeTb7ZdDWg3WxxiGrFrX0esW9KRcy2FoP24Z3NcBw8ew7SMijTeht5vsYcSLDLZuQESdaDS61QqYYYBR6IvgOVAxdG_6FMwLTG3G8cOT8QcBkQ0-HS3fGVwAWfOYm/s1600/DSC04855.JPG"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kj_-Vm7BErKD98K2H8Hl5-XqqTLuWiRnmPtVpreERzVUP3eRR6Lg14T0XkksvB1FIKW64hSb0KPgUFR4NrFt2cnYeoP5ti5tNZftHYLnc0JarRnVONYPB4H2SayAc03BuP86ooc8oO2e/s1600/DSC04808.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524776889940389362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kj_-Vm7BErKD98K2H8Hl5-XqqTLuWiRnmPtVpreERzVUP3eRR6Lg14T0XkksvB1FIKW64hSb0KPgUFR4NrFt2cnYeoP5ti5tNZftHYLnc0JarRnVONYPB4H2SayAc03BuP86ooc8oO2e/s320/DSC04808.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsQq6ig3g67UyVgVYP_HpjgUXyB7P8VIEYi7ojFbpHco-58Zczp_VxQtZLZu1cLajbv5jkoiC1U0K4m-shmiGsAnpp90t13u4aFDiobmdyPGfk_c4ou_8h8OAciBl4KFZwtvNXYTY_LPt/s1600/DSC04810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524777676390087970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsQq6ig3g67UyVgVYP_HpjgUXyB7P8VIEYi7ojFbpHco-58Zczp_VxQtZLZu1cLajbv5jkoiC1U0K4m-shmiGsAnpp90t13u4aFDiobmdyPGfk_c4ou_8h8OAciBl4KFZwtvNXYTY_LPt/s320/DSC04810.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The fortress was designed as a safe place for the peasants to run to when the valley was under seige, so contained many small medieval houses, garden spaces, shop areas, and work areas. It was built by the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcfBTfLpVYA_n4iVkhoXswGFwlsCQh9BzmQg1rXZUBEje4HhWjm7gI8ej6AzCSIO0obIjGK0nCWf7I-i-xkulNLutiE0KqHRXHJXHU0mM1TgpjG3JfhppcLA19Xrs8XvwAnugLtS8OKTm/s1600/DSC04911.JPG"></a>Teutonic Knights, a military order of monks, in 1215--and only conquered once in 1612. The Tuetonic Knights were invited to southeast Transylvania by the Hungarian King Endre II in 1211 to protect the region's borders from nomadic Turks, the Cumans. The fortress looked like a village inside, as well as a being a safe haven when under attack. The private company that owns it now is restoring the structure--and is about 75% complete. What a great day! The weather was cooler--as in we were not melting in the heat--nice breezes in both areas today. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiDiI1TLhICnmz7G8Hs4RTttYxz2zuOv5VLhxjhEb_6CiD3SI3u-hU1oTHmuHOHFQc9IbiMxJHfyPs0b2ofDbgG7zJRWpSsNTXgCtUuv6Z7cyhVosVvEqt3M1vjN4OA9zDOMl7W-DWab9/s1600/DSC04814.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524775295814319058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiDiI1TLhICnmz7G8Hs4RTttYxz2zuOv5VLhxjhEb_6CiD3SI3u-hU1oTHmuHOHFQc9IbiMxJHfyPs0b2ofDbgG7zJRWpSsNTXgCtUuv6Z7cyhVosVvEqt3M1vjN4OA9zDOMl7W-DWab9/s320/DSC04814.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACSd3knCmo2FlyDK9Q9TP1fsXfK5EIh6ejddjXa7fVdq22VkQwpcigycI9xx3l5Rfm-lNdejGCuZXQS5HZdEZq7y-z08DeOaIuOHCAZAHCjjqLmLctKo1Sgot7xo65Z5a_H-8-_rkEsUj/s1600/DSC04812.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524776116348603346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACSd3knCmo2FlyDK9Q9TP1fsXfK5EIh6ejddjXa7fVdq22VkQwpcigycI9xx3l5Rfm-lNdejGCuZXQS5HZdEZq7y-z08DeOaIuOHCAZAHCjjqLmLctKo1Sgot7xo65Z5a_H-8-_rkEsUj/s320/DSC04812.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8UMCdgijfcPl0nXK-G96Yx76sf7I4Krehd2tbCrKajCFkDbvKT1vvAVx33dMhpXjM7whTu9lb9f9czbk5ICCLekaic5Rr13auxXpV29XxpHEAQQkpafD7fDAN5rdTZ8-eM9FGzMzqCw0/s1600/DSC04825.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524773303982299618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8UMCdgijfcPl0nXK-G96Yx76sf7I4Krehd2tbCrKajCFkDbvKT1vvAVx33dMhpXjM7whTu9lb9f9czbk5ICCLekaic5Rr13auxXpV29XxpHEAQQkpafD7fDAN5rdTZ8-eM9FGzMzqCw0/s320/DSC04825.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpnXyQH86e6NWNZRAEdB2TW7NTa2IfdTf6mA3hyphenhyphenBBIA0Irlns-0GUiVA1PincCQ7nfXnCYTzkNaZzbmXj3SNr8MvYWMm8nNSOYRt9rBcknMCRY_jqU_Vwf9PqMJDKnie5_Zi4WjdV15v9/s1600/DSC04823.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524773888308540882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpnXyQH86e6NWNZRAEdB2TW7NTa2IfdTf6mA3hyphenhyphenBBIA0Irlns-0GUiVA1PincCQ7nfXnCYTzkNaZzbmXj3SNr8MvYWMm8nNSOYRt9rBcknMCRY_jqU_Vwf9PqMJDKnie5_Zi4WjdV15v9/s320/DSC04823.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCS0pgJjvrtFHfQAGft2L_jmXGCAdtTEdtP4IiDEdU7pZHXKx07cHWcm6y4cqD5ejWPA2ZjtgUvjuwgK2MvmBWcsuojPg0Kmq6_igYcJinqw4KMqjWo0V27veHKnCct2k2f_IeT7l65Ky/s1600/DSC04828.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524771898258244658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCS0pgJjvrtFHfQAGft2L_jmXGCAdtTEdtP4IiDEdU7pZHXKx07cHWcm6y4cqD5ejWPA2ZjtgUvjuwgK2MvmBWcsuojPg0Kmq6_igYcJinqw4KMqjWo0V27veHKnCct2k2f_IeT7l65Ky/s320/DSC04828.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_CD1iODhjf1j-TZiWj3_cTcsnL7Q5FufYqx5LSSmJOg9tgkkDgAiKM-WepMkG-ICineHE4QHEs3KBgqWpVBVzahLUFF1UMlL_D8RfnCYJQTFnuDPMo2ix-eCR3MPvngf1KzYfRAhrwqf/s1600/DSC04826.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524772464254131506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_CD1iODhjf1j-TZiWj3_cTcsnL7Q5FufYqx5LSSmJOg9tgkkDgAiKM-WepMkG-ICineHE4QHEs3KBgqWpVBVzahLUFF1UMlL_D8RfnCYJQTFnuDPMo2ix-eCR3MPvngf1KzYfRAhrwqf/s320/DSC04826.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal9UBSpZKsgq7nlyBpzurwIt4z5tottyMfFwhBnvniBqPSwNZ3Fzuto_KSsOdZYmqC7X6UVeIK5Et1zoXGz6PL4I4bmqb92byUGEdODFnWyGgXn_qrK8sv7ARP4R7YO_uL-GVE_BOQ9qn/s1600/DSC04832.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524769670809257442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal9UBSpZKsgq7nlyBpzurwIt4z5tottyMfFwhBnvniBqPSwNZ3Fzuto_KSsOdZYmqC7X6UVeIK5Et1zoXGz6PL4I4bmqb92byUGEdODFnWyGgXn_qrK8sv7ARP4R7YO_uL-GVE_BOQ9qn/s320/DSC04832.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF1_MxKKDBNeoLqe83HBsCOIGh-gq-A3mD66bQXpd71mzHLZIXNwQWWmvBG5RcDgeu0CqU4mWEM27ItDUmuBiqiDoFq4TlM8ONP80KMwpd5Pox5YKpMZqmc2_LdYqRQtMWfDRSDVrwazD/s1600/DSC04831.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524770329397827538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF1_MxKKDBNeoLqe83HBsCOIGh-gq-A3mD66bQXpd71mzHLZIXNwQWWmvBG5RcDgeu0CqU4mWEM27ItDUmuBiqiDoFq4TlM8ONP80KMwpd5Pox5YKpMZqmc2_LdYqRQtMWfDRSDVrwazD/s320/DSC04831.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYusHgcVFaa7UtPkmuB8QzTtGKn34320hKf_4ds5K9v_505rJwtrTmzvtTMJWmDE9EXF-QeVa5s11k2lGA-IAdLN5ipdJfT0MmVZnqCyKR20DOiO6gjg1fz1j7pvOTOOg9Wls703-DmDB/s1600/DSC04830.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524771281732285714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYusHgcVFaa7UtPkmuB8QzTtGKn34320hKf_4ds5K9v_505rJwtrTmzvtTMJWmDE9EXF-QeVa5s11k2lGA-IAdLN5ipdJfT0MmVZnqCyKR20DOiO6gjg1fz1j7pvOTOOg9Wls703-DmDB/s320/DSC04830.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_mR6CKh6wozSpQN1WJVN7i0Ijcc0NNMa67K1KczjQGcHp9sAs4v3hZmpMkkVyDkNEemV_qfcZeGvSjm8U2Ub00MBtebjvxaEzlr3EVPFeYLm00ejB2hc3Zr3FbZAEDJuyL7kiWPbvj2K/s1600/DSC04837.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524768345342310978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_mR6CKh6wozSpQN1WJVN7i0Ijcc0NNMa67K1KczjQGcHp9sAs4v3hZmpMkkVyDkNEemV_qfcZeGvSjm8U2Ub00MBtebjvxaEzlr3EVPFeYLm00ejB2hc3Zr3FbZAEDJuyL7kiWPbvj2K/s320/DSC04837.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoDYRhmzPSPra_3MBGbXmfuOkECqTN_JbUaOu4iK9fcH5atfiBk6UVzDLkOsj7rLzIs9jER2nMS3xyND00dhDOjaxPHtf02RTOGZioa9U7JEZFjwI2212xjSL9zTD2hB2hE0biKxQNZAd/s1600/DSC04833.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524769014211740946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoDYRhmzPSPra_3MBGbXmfuOkECqTN_JbUaOu4iK9fcH5atfiBk6UVzDLkOsj7rLzIs9jER2nMS3xyND00dhDOjaxPHtf02RTOGZioa9U7JEZFjwI2212xjSL9zTD2hB2hE0biKxQNZAd/s320/DSC04833.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDbBGy65t6ykVzVlp3F9u2b8MAD-yf8Yn9if39K-3Mm5EZHhW9NDggyiL8qphL2qf9-N8Xy1xW3Ta1xtZRrDUL_ZggkYDm2-eSF1I7UPSzhwjg8dImYPRhvgPJFfev6YcT9Ch1QcWLMsN/s1600/DSC04840.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524767153346184962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDbBGy65t6ykVzVlp3F9u2b8MAD-yf8Yn9if39K-3Mm5EZHhW9NDggyiL8qphL2qf9-N8Xy1xW3Ta1xtZRrDUL_ZggkYDm2-eSF1I7UPSzhwjg8dImYPRhvgPJFfev6YcT9Ch1QcWLMsN/s320/DSC04840.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjRvHnO022uTjbREWIXbdA-aC0ctC3Oh3jSq2jXiY60d-WBqSAX_hFzJuh2sZiui-ZorYn9mrQKsq34rx_HVWDxrjFzhHP_0kYqyOM5yYETDvo5cdMAE65N6E8_sdQL3kIwkEpj29DCtU/s1600/DSC04838.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524767735833951634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjRvHnO022uTjbREWIXbdA-aC0ctC3Oh3jSq2jXiY60d-WBqSAX_hFzJuh2sZiui-ZorYn9mrQKsq34rx_HVWDxrjFzhHP_0kYqyOM5yYETDvo5cdMAE65N6E8_sdQL3kIwkEpj29DCtU/s320/DSC04838.JPG" /></a> </div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gMXX4H1CvemJfUFrnOa5BDTusaPgz4yvQjaYcuUoxf961544Ka8sfBbGBHqiSaozSlj7DM-ms3i3jEKZSTDzwqsdL7dCY7s2b1hNgeTEB5Zob17_OnoJ5gwVHRE0vx3O0Zzp_VmQvlU5/s1600/DSC04852.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524765955073103538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gMXX4H1CvemJfUFrnOa5BDTusaPgz4yvQjaYcuUoxf961544Ka8sfBbGBHqiSaozSlj7DM-ms3i3jEKZSTDzwqsdL7dCY7s2b1hNgeTEB5Zob17_OnoJ5gwVHRE0vx3O0Zzp_VmQvlU5/s320/DSC04852.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YCsrtU_Pdh8Tf5bNpHsdAbg9knvEz9H_d4naCn2JKWbUFrLNePNqS3wbSEz97W-T8lxxVayUNk0PKBmXca-gtJHu0XWWOqbJT7FCBhXLifzyc9lyEVWvHJtknPNKHlvABann_gc05H75/s1600/DSC04843.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524766622275361154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YCsrtU_Pdh8Tf5bNpHsdAbg9knvEz9H_d4naCn2JKWbUFrLNePNqS3wbSEz97W-T8lxxVayUNk0PKBmXca-gtJHu0XWWOqbJT7FCBhXLifzyc9lyEVWvHJtknPNKHlvABann_gc05H75/s320/DSC04843.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U7MUyTeVJlDFc7PfmkMETTU1m5QY5gKHYcpZ-ba6ryGMPpf1BRZxBmQD8h84AGHmBd8cVhtQfM_3s8wUv3nSOdZDse73OjrVtTA53mMsADK-i1NAXasckQabS44xj-4-LNsqKNnxW7BD/s1600/DSC04860.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524761369888341074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U7MUyTeVJlDFc7PfmkMETTU1m5QY5gKHYcpZ-ba6ryGMPpf1BRZxBmQD8h84AGHmBd8cVhtQfM_3s8wUv3nSOdZDse73OjrVtTA53mMsADK-i1NAXasckQabS44xj-4-LNsqKNnxW7BD/s320/DSC04860.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4nDD6cJcfNQZXVHZQJANgXSswhK8ECY8SldO38-wrNWtQqj17Q1sFVNe1Au86Ha6WYoPl0yo5ma3IcYQGhAMRnFQ6CqxCXfKwGXafgjDptCwEqusZNyAUowbYry1TW4rYWDWdI2dRDr/s1600/DSC04856.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524763291933127650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4nDD6cJcfNQZXVHZQJANgXSswhK8ECY8SldO38-wrNWtQqj17Q1sFVNe1Au86Ha6WYoPl0yo5ma3IcYQGhAMRnFQ6CqxCXfKwGXafgjDptCwEqusZNyAUowbYry1TW4rYWDWdI2dRDr/s320/DSC04856.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuW9jucwzE_-EZ4YPeB2eeP4W8-NPZFxytm8L_aWcxSN5McqTJQWGOe4kKAfYHytFBxnHIM8pMAGeeyPyBdEqMNiyFkVF-kSBIKf6VTzU25CtzZFrbAzFXvCKR7-l6uZEZISv_yKazstU/s1600/DSC04855.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524764243122151218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuW9jucwzE_-EZ4YPeB2eeP4W8-NPZFxytm8L_aWcxSN5McqTJQWGOe4kKAfYHytFBxnHIM8pMAGeeyPyBdEqMNiyFkVF-kSBIKf6VTzU25CtzZFrbAzFXvCKR7-l6uZEZISv_yKazstU/s320/DSC04855.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBEpXW2IBiz4jZhEzjmQopjV3ZDEcEVPM1WhaxHFn5b-k9ffbtH6EloFpLki51CwxkDjv_K4W3jf26GGir2EfvSr2ARrSe24yULUPlzmB5V4jmmqm_InFg8ZFiql7s2mMFQOphKtyFfgM/s1600/DSC04858.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524762445774844290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBEpXW2IBiz4jZhEzjmQopjV3ZDEcEVPM1WhaxHFn5b-k9ffbtH6EloFpLki51CwxkDjv_K4W3jf26GGir2EfvSr2ARrSe24yULUPlzmB5V4jmmqm_InFg8ZFiql7s2mMFQOphKtyFfgM/s320/DSC04858.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkHGywNVsm_2PvcCrwGYqom_5Zcls_W1Z81EvmJaxfljeaxsl_LZqWMf1upGnVVae5ABpY2lWjLip_QlEsohiYs5sqO7blNVY0K1RdnOnf2GvExcuo8DUXhoTYS6RwBKQHhtexeuFuDo/s1600/DSC04859.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524761968310870178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkHGywNVsm_2PvcCrwGYqom_5Zcls_W1Z81EvmJaxfljeaxsl_LZqWMf1upGnVVae5ABpY2lWjLip_QlEsohiYs5sqO7blNVY0K1RdnOnf2GvExcuo8DUXhoTYS6RwBKQHhtexeuFuDo/s320/DSC04859.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTeKuf5Np7EhjygbcPjBb5hiR3peKaBTAS03KeKxNcnxMLZNbBLl4ihxYAe-m3AfHJV52xia2jDQPtpr0aDvZHH_BJL1F2ASayxFhF91I7L3GDw_Zv4ylamsoGM0Xnbv7ES39ox59_UQH/s1600/DSC04863.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524760004255461346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTeKuf5Np7EhjygbcPjBb5hiR3peKaBTAS03KeKxNcnxMLZNbBLl4ihxYAe-m3AfHJV52xia2jDQPtpr0aDvZHH_BJL1F2ASayxFhF91I7L3GDw_Zv4ylamsoGM0Xnbv7ES39ox59_UQH/s320/DSC04863.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0uNB9VJ8o4OZK40vfcR3RR_soCWsull1iaR2CL4eqDfl9uhqCdu3dJGK1OHe5UP5Wm7AHMY6pGOm-7iHLFgAll6txvG-gVUPhlv1UDPaMB55RAhrC57bC75HKKYLUlbckaU_N0f-8ULL/s1600/DSC04862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524760589295759874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0uNB9VJ8o4OZK40vfcR3RR_soCWsull1iaR2CL4eqDfl9uhqCdu3dJGK1OHe5UP5Wm7AHMY6pGOm-7iHLFgAll6txvG-gVUPhlv1UDPaMB55RAhrC57bC75HKKYLUlbckaU_N0f-8ULL/s320/DSC04862.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dHj1OJLiKDvUO-dS-9uU247yavUi0ih4WXjGH_wXGH_SNowBvwrdALv2VV6R6_QiUjPE4t55v2IHPPMwkRmiFEz3uaotnPsvijNh-lQtl9uTn0D5Y2a2TA5kj7RtICdcBuGfgyqvhPq/s1600/DSC04866.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524757917478687906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dHj1OJLiKDvUO-dS-9uU247yavUi0ih4WXjGH_wXGH_SNowBvwrdALv2VV6R6_QiUjPE4t55v2IHPPMwkRmiFEz3uaotnPsvijNh-lQtl9uTn0D5Y2a2TA5kj7RtICdcBuGfgyqvhPq/s320/DSC04866.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzRMpItosZyEWRJUyeL-qNGnInGdpVtuxLt9vz5YHolW8WgR-igEaj72gLJBQKc-UwHK8cJLM9TCP5HwYQhz4jYiRfztjF4c-dVjcto85xgyoQMlmBrWqt2GjXFngcGmYQ0ILGNB-xIYE/s1600/DSC04864.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 321px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524759273413191794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzRMpItosZyEWRJUyeL-qNGnInGdpVtuxLt9vz5YHolW8WgR-igEaj72gLJBQKc-UwHK8cJLM9TCP5HwYQhz4jYiRfztjF4c-dVjcto85xgyoQMlmBrWqt2GjXFngcGmYQ0ILGNB-xIYE/s320/DSC04864.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4b73Hh9eVfBQqUYw_h8irSjITTopjdovnAr1CLYUl4iPzZbzupvbzWda-zafF57LQk7xP90pxBBKUEjsJJUmDuOSJRH8Eg-OOoZs04bO_raj-qwKrvhpY7hUCDHdykyzRB151uQBOjn6/s1600/DSC04866.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDRR8jAs_fZ6B4GANVmdX2sEN6R3XMuehCkpyapSlxgP67ZWQspEAlnPxVWED1NSF7ZuYJqzRXXLkeFRMiiokvzclDbV-aXjgGA7UToz1SaJRhOLNTW3XSBBBy1YnDM6VhTG6bV-PxXG4/s1600/DSC04868.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524754596966214514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDRR8jAs_fZ6B4GANVmdX2sEN6R3XMuehCkpyapSlxgP67ZWQspEAlnPxVWED1NSF7ZuYJqzRXXLkeFRMiiokvzclDbV-aXjgGA7UToz1SaJRhOLNTW3XSBBBy1YnDM6VhTG6bV-PxXG4/s320/DSC04868.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj5PjR1owz3GhggT6brYyFhbuagOvnbwhF5j-CtLnarkiuBSiXnStF2_C8q8Eo4BWkPGUOKTjppADgoQus-OgeVosq8-6XlDtKiXHuQXxKEmf-oouXGpfFuuT5OGSU0cZi8YXoX9RDJvs/s1600/DSC04867.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524757218894717570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj5PjR1owz3GhggT6brYyFhbuagOvnbwhF5j-CtLnarkiuBSiXnStF2_C8q8Eo4BWkPGUOKTjppADgoQus-OgeVosq8-6XlDtKiXHuQXxKEmf-oouXGpfFuuT5OGSU0cZi8YXoX9RDJvs/s320/DSC04867.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GHCgH164tktwz4x0Q1DCFnvPHHVyCUOmSyG5BpZH5HQTsH4YX6BfN5eFpEpgAWQ2domQokp_nQe2bvLneTrk3OVnUZ02GAfFdi9EDHRpS7tznCZOYiXw1cDTCu8MuWFWSQW6Ji6lYu-r/s1600/DSC04874.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753468858474690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GHCgH164tktwz4x0Q1DCFnvPHHVyCUOmSyG5BpZH5HQTsH4YX6BfN5eFpEpgAWQ2domQokp_nQe2bvLneTrk3OVnUZ02GAfFdi9EDHRpS7tznCZOYiXw1cDTCu8MuWFWSQW6Ji6lYu-r/s320/DSC04874.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT7Qig_W9o6TDcAA1QvowrCOuWq18nUc30dvjGpUoDDcZQzkTW1_ZqI3ipc-BHmHmquQVA9FUFN89-FNCyXOR7iF-WcplrTqCanjeIAAStdGKuXMfQ0ZuUKqULeijqwCFLlZWiiERaUy_/s1600/DSC04871.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524753984444644226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNT7Qig_W9o6TDcAA1QvowrCOuWq18nUc30dvjGpUoDDcZQzkTW1_ZqI3ipc-BHmHmquQVA9FUFN89-FNCyXOR7iF-WcplrTqCanjeIAAStdGKuXMfQ0ZuUKqULeijqwCFLlZWiiERaUy_/s320/DSC04871.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOWKmztFk_gZUQdrBSgqnsT3rTkxzIuTWcSSCay-MrUn3qeuA3kCaIqkC7B8KG2aUhv9xAucaOkLF5mqa9NHNog0xb9ZCv9aQfx5zHW2OouNsWlnBHsygxEuL_nJSQLDVgcZlnp-KZ-K5/s1600/DSC04877.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524752119108631442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOWKmztFk_gZUQdrBSgqnsT3rTkxzIuTWcSSCay-MrUn3qeuA3kCaIqkC7B8KG2aUhv9xAucaOkLF5mqa9NHNog0xb9ZCv9aQfx5zHW2OouNsWlnBHsygxEuL_nJSQLDVgcZlnp-KZ-K5/s320/DSC04877.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2jhEGWDyn2cE67Ew94IEoPgCMOX6lxl8oramjec1SGgoPPPfWsTbfbudtQNBcdUZNGq3lzpkBXMOwdm4oI3uwIosOPQ2t2G5XNqm2iBFFpBS2a1KvaCArG_qkhBq0lxMUD-7mCfNuP3m/s1600/DSC04873.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524752748885755090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2jhEGWDyn2cE67Ew94IEoPgCMOX6lxl8oramjec1SGgoPPPfWsTbfbudtQNBcdUZNGq3lzpkBXMOwdm4oI3uwIosOPQ2t2G5XNqm2iBFFpBS2a1KvaCArG_qkhBq0lxMUD-7mCfNuP3m/s320/DSC04873.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Back to Brasov and walked down to the square again, visiting the Black Church (St. Mary's Evangelical Church) and grabbing dinner and drinks. This huge, imposing church was built in 1383, burning in 1689, giving it the charred appearance and the current name. The painted icons on the church are fading, but the inside was restored and contains a collection of 119 Anatolian rugs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYvlQzSWkj_MoxizVQp6ETwKltnp646Agg2-IjqS_Obo5UXSLRy7BCufHL2HSJKHuB03cZZLZZpqO0Hu1IMVUbKEuJM3UfxAkAVoxw4U5YnEpce4c7GFZDziPC_JWbldcIehqrkcraXBg/s1600/DSC04584.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526259700424506514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYvlQzSWkj_MoxizVQp6ETwKltnp646Agg2-IjqS_Obo5UXSLRy7BCufHL2HSJKHuB03cZZLZZpqO0Hu1IMVUbKEuJM3UfxAkAVoxw4U5YnEpce4c7GFZDziPC_JWbldcIehqrkcraXBg/s320/DSC04584.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6S3m7B8kP5Q1AnqhkYZ9UIPWkhde5CQsUOj_u9IKxeLHj2C46uh5kusdeVB38orVW-z1eczNaCfUewqg_imLGqboDUOiDDQtalfhnVQBexVl4cpnONey1ya9zzdDtlaF9B0FK_nYtWk8Y/s1600/DSC04894.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524417893974094962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6S3m7B8kP5Q1AnqhkYZ9UIPWkhde5CQsUOj_u9IKxeLHj2C46uh5kusdeVB38orVW-z1eczNaCfUewqg_imLGqboDUOiDDQtalfhnVQBexVl4cpnONey1ya9zzdDtlaF9B0FK_nYtWk8Y/s320/DSC04894.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoRNqOIbo31siFeKZcYTrCxQRRtX0HaRiO-KV537MNYR5Wvv-jXqG1QfnwLThbRGGosWXbjei_GCXkeOwZ2IdEXXxXi-jqdlBLT5CnrFBhE2fVUSjBP3C54IWK7FjG2HhC1rUFiSNqlgP/s1600/DSC04895.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524751141345450610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoRNqOIbo31siFeKZcYTrCxQRRtX0HaRiO-KV537MNYR5Wvv-jXqG1QfnwLThbRGGosWXbjei_GCXkeOwZ2IdEXXxXi-jqdlBLT5CnrFBhE2fVUSjBP3C54IWK7FjG2HhC1rUFiSNqlgP/s320/DSC04895.JPG" /></a></div><div>Radu took us on an evening stroll on a roadway which was above the town a bit--great views and nice temperature to walk.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZseW_y3pBb_8tMG4o8mYHrS9vGZxxj5NCXz7RjKfo7i6U35lR0HVf5Eu5q0hJN8ecvyFtT9yHtytdLWoT0IEkcEXFHffI3ZUIwS7et3faF5f19mt7VG_S7uQeVZRTUwOTqoULDyXEDpM2/s1600/DSC04884.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524749268394654690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZseW_y3pBb_8tMG4o8mYHrS9vGZxxj5NCXz7RjKfo7i6U35lR0HVf5Eu5q0hJN8ecvyFtT9yHtytdLWoT0IEkcEXFHffI3ZUIwS7et3faF5f19mt7VG_S7uQeVZRTUwOTqoULDyXEDpM2/s320/DSC04884.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaEN95A-zIuzAcRV7DuIV3g34rNjSpSaRo1KdyCMk7SE7iqO1UXxNL_G8hUhF8VGWoqb5mUPBOTkLtDNyEY9Tnx9iU46tDag4xpUd9rqVFgDDlpvNxQl6omx72k1qiZRR4Cm2gmehKACu/s1600/DSC04880.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524750288963217986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaEN95A-zIuzAcRV7DuIV3g34rNjSpSaRo1KdyCMk7SE7iqO1UXxNL_G8hUhF8VGWoqb5mUPBOTkLtDNyEY9Tnx9iU46tDag4xpUd9rqVFgDDlpvNxQl6omx72k1qiZRR4Cm2gmehKACu/s320/DSC04880.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEGyu0rbnl1CoaTAWlA6ZoUb5w4uR8KHRp0lX1NB_kZLpLsRe7MqKJtSZWAf2lKEq8NhL1a-RRvsxYWdUi6g51r-pecoTCfshphvKxRfortJAyE1QeJO4pS4Rs6eOT-yyMhPXhvCmRaAN/s1600/DSC04888.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524747840858937106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEGyu0rbnl1CoaTAWlA6ZoUb5w4uR8KHRp0lX1NB_kZLpLsRe7MqKJtSZWAf2lKEq8NhL1a-RRvsxYWdUi6g51r-pecoTCfshphvKxRfortJAyE1QeJO4pS4Rs6eOT-yyMhPXhvCmRaAN/s320/DSC04888.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HKqXDV2jAtrdEBNlu7NDXMHZzuiKkYqr2rG_a421jxQ59IyngLySOiqiSgmNn_r3Nhktvq9lJlfW6STY_EW2NiQoQoEHTc2bui0rm1ux3YyoU3AiaTvf8IMg6ShRoqfyQmMFJpsrAwYI/s1600/DSC04886.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524748685552929426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HKqXDV2jAtrdEBNlu7NDXMHZzuiKkYqr2rG_a421jxQ59IyngLySOiqiSgmNn_r3Nhktvq9lJlfW6STY_EW2NiQoQoEHTc2bui0rm1ux3YyoU3AiaTvf8IMg6ShRoqfyQmMFJpsrAwYI/s320/DSC04886.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRDO0DUpsC7LPbycW7H3tRurj-glIq9tbqtlJZ4kcHPFX0zrDBYT09a-nv5pdJJgbV6HvS7abNI2csPLnS2PIslo5kJ7W1pUAaTjIGWR3EV1LQVJIqoTQsAjl3vAtfdfPPVU1hd9bKRIM/s1600/DSC04898.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524416895934122882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRDO0DUpsC7LPbycW7H3tRurj-glIq9tbqtlJZ4kcHPFX0zrDBYT09a-nv5pdJJgbV6HvS7abNI2csPLnS2PIslo5kJ7W1pUAaTjIGWR3EV1LQVJIqoTQsAjl3vAtfdfPPVU1hd9bKRIM/s320/DSC04898.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxaSyPowXqqcrgoAKpgY11-vMqAwttad8pBpdyQc_SK3wrv7A7a5O_-PJqmxMtasIMBjECcArNPGWG_KYYch5aNq_wbUQ-D-Orok1l1QVWqs8zULYKwzllPq8lEHfSjuANmG36BpLfpF_/s1600/DSC04891.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524418802316600338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxaSyPowXqqcrgoAKpgY11-vMqAwttad8pBpdyQc_SK3wrv7A7a5O_-PJqmxMtasIMBjECcArNPGWG_KYYch5aNq_wbUQ-D-Orok1l1QVWqs8zULYKwzllPq8lEHfSjuANmG36BpLfpF_/s320/DSC04891.JPG" /></a></div><div>Dorina, Larisa, Octavian, and Radu outlasted us--they headed out for one more round and we headed for bed!!<br /></div><br /><div><strong>August 25</strong>: Slept in a bit and enjoyed the hostel in the morning. Said goodbye to our wonderful hostel host! The Rolling Stone Hostel is painted purple-and really stands out in the neighborhood during the day---looks white at night--??</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD0Ax-A1itegDnnZy8C_ivCqO7nlC3UVrFAFOVyH6r-c2LaTHNCH5Lk0qxbXApx_uw2REh8GpqxuSh0M2WtHg5mpR1Xpa8s8ngahbhf2Bdf7yctGW9m2Jj90VtFFRiQzZs6idpHAYEgVu/s1600/DSC04901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524415805836392914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD0Ax-A1itegDnnZy8C_ivCqO7nlC3UVrFAFOVyH6r-c2LaTHNCH5Lk0qxbXApx_uw2REh8GpqxuSh0M2WtHg5mpR1Xpa8s8ngahbhf2Bdf7yctGW9m2Jj90VtFFRiQzZs6idpHAYEgVu/s320/DSC04901.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsBUaTKYDWxdlQiHjeojfcHQ3I7DjL4FPskDgjQQNKIJcrI0hUM7Kqxu-6uNEeV0Oy8WACK_UOoIa67iRnKp27t3KQ6nNzBya1u5eF9CS2L-YmFm7-5DzOSWA-lKIIraI8dwtXUSHeE6b/s1600/DSC04902.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524414927374377058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsBUaTKYDWxdlQiHjeojfcHQ3I7DjL4FPskDgjQQNKIJcrI0hUM7Kqxu-6uNEeV0Oy8WACK_UOoIa67iRnKp27t3KQ6nNzBya1u5eF9CS2L-YmFm7-5DzOSWA-lKIIraI8dwtXUSHeE6b/s320/DSC04902.JPG" /></a>Packed up and drove toward Bucharest to Sania-- Sania was founded in the 17th century at the site of the Monastary, but many of the buildings are from the 19th century, which is nestled in the valley along a river, with forested hills rising steeply from town. Houses are built into the hillsides and the streets wind up in switchbacks with scary turns and steep driveways! This is located in the Carpathian Range and developed into a mountain get-away and spa area. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKia_m4OEG-J04fFqwAyC749jBaIpsyySuTwdfeN8PdcgGiC0qFqRkrfUSs5GSFq8c5W_Z2Wnm3aw8_3PHuw4vAbaQh18hhr0vxe8bZKy78X34Sf_r_yel4na8DuNj7aNyEojKXBbHXwU3/s1600/DSC04909.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524413642383333586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKia_m4OEG-J04fFqwAyC749jBaIpsyySuTwdfeN8PdcgGiC0qFqRkrfUSs5GSFq8c5W_Z2Wnm3aw8_3PHuw4vAbaQh18hhr0vxe8bZKy78X34Sf_r_yel4na8DuNj7aNyEojKXBbHXwU3/s320/DSC04909.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcfBTfLpVYA_n4iVkhoXswGFwlsCQh9BzmQg1rXZUBEje4HhWjm7gI8ej6AzCSIO0obIjGK0nCWf7I-i-xkulNLutiE0KqHRXHJXHU0mM1TgpjG3JfhppcLA19Xrs8XvwAnugLtS8OKTm/s1600/DSC04911.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524414233042840786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcfBTfLpVYA_n4iVkhoXswGFwlsCQh9BzmQg1rXZUBEje4HhWjm7gI8ej6AzCSIO0obIjGK0nCWf7I-i-xkulNLutiE0KqHRXHJXHU0mM1TgpjG3JfhppcLA19Xrs8XvwAnugLtS8OKTm/s320/DSC04911.JPG" /></a><br />We walked uphill to visit the Castelel Peles (Peh-lesh)--a summer palace built by King Carol of Romania in 1866. The interior is the most lavish and varied that I have ever seen--it is now a national monument.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA2wZaCA0PEx446fLheH8Xq7BImJ-T4fdUZ3wrBeJWkRSIkdb5YNsIhJfY5UG9-hhvSA2Gzv31DMXi21AKp3EIluM1VMqprUR-mOHe6KDitTdaTP0e82qwpE1fIzCpge5BPGFRvGRYLWy/s1600/DSC04934.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524411596112024242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA2wZaCA0PEx446fLheH8Xq7BImJ-T4fdUZ3wrBeJWkRSIkdb5YNsIhJfY5UG9-hhvSA2Gzv31DMXi21AKp3EIluM1VMqprUR-mOHe6KDitTdaTP0e82qwpE1fIzCpge5BPGFRvGRYLWy/s320/DSC04934.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3Z96M4133gzkRsIwK54IcsaX1XlWPOO4oL3siuQwIrbg47dVRzPRCpc5_pgctyUFgAFLisL3nR6Kwyrm8_q0-sz5hg2I6awJoyQnmowLogHkAVp6HWR8X15E4XxPoCt9FMct7W8mVHiZ/s1600/DSC04920.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524412191898486674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3Z96M4133gzkRsIwK54IcsaX1XlWPOO4oL3siuQwIrbg47dVRzPRCpc5_pgctyUFgAFLisL3nR6Kwyrm8_q0-sz5hg2I6awJoyQnmowLogHkAVp6HWR8X15E4XxPoCt9FMct7W8mVHiZ/s320/DSC04920.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS__n_8Rqcc_SussXvKtuC04MDgDuYI3oS5m-zSg3BK_46l6eIVG4bLruconyl9FcEDCa98LOqiDh5xk9jUHwKFFl15NCZrobpx3QB51n_ZAn3SIHA5W0l_Ku9XIvUFw6F25-rizuxF_9/s1600/DSC04918.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524412845330968658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS__n_8Rqcc_SussXvKtuC04MDgDuYI3oS5m-zSg3BK_46l6eIVG4bLruconyl9FcEDCa98LOqiDh5xk9jUHwKFFl15NCZrobpx3QB51n_ZAn3SIHA5W0l_Ku9XIvUFw6F25-rizuxF_9/s320/DSC04918.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkka6YwG8jLx_PEo7_bhUL23-KxZXxGypiZOYtXKGDeCm2SpVqTVKt-vhrq4Om3lFjmcYRT2-zDoTtwcAJS6cvCEUJn-EzmDzVN8jaD4O8IfjVS6-FYRZ3LymH4FCcB9Nawk2RO5Lxr0jh/s1600/DSC04935.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524410291271185986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkka6YwG8jLx_PEo7_bhUL23-KxZXxGypiZOYtXKGDeCm2SpVqTVKt-vhrq4Om3lFjmcYRT2-zDoTtwcAJS6cvCEUJn-EzmDzVN8jaD4O8IfjVS6-FYRZ3LymH4FCcB9Nawk2RO5Lxr0jh/s320/DSC04935.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6RJj_kQ5y3eC-qusG_YDRFkKpCjeIHTScLPqDNz08jA7MHBxEDoTDcLhpiavBiamHmgNALoExbTvcwEILQdUY5zVXmo6ANBuL_pBZ55pqpcrMpOTvlFaM7XMf4bdd8uQhDgnOiIpYjNy/s1600/DSC04936.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524410974033746194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6RJj_kQ5y3eC-qusG_YDRFkKpCjeIHTScLPqDNz08jA7MHBxEDoTDcLhpiavBiamHmgNALoExbTvcwEILQdUY5zVXmo6ANBuL_pBZ55pqpcrMpOTvlFaM7XMf4bdd8uQhDgnOiIpYjNy/s320/DSC04936.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOizMh0NensXAv4eF8cl86qUBoN98FtokJoetFztPsP-cD8egd99d1vxdofum5t0xfJgRv0PZZSZxNlDPyXC8sIrMHakQKKgn0ekAD-lK9cXfc34xVJYdr-CLDyBkN6xj8FAThgkkr3SAz/s1600/DSC05114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524036147408179906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOizMh0NensXAv4eF8cl86qUBoN98FtokJoetFztPsP-cD8egd99d1vxdofum5t0xfJgRv0PZZSZxNlDPyXC8sIrMHakQKKgn0ekAD-lK9cXfc34xVJYdr-CLDyBkN6xj8FAThgkkr3SAz/s320/DSC05114.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MBNUKW5iigQsGSnR68ypZB4M71dU8Pf73Ym4vCaBfXQD7Th3BPEPdqTYx-GvX4D7yHRcarlRUTQHdYLbhr81ZQufxu1gZx6-jfZdwWvDWfM-dBfD29tXd-qqb4et_75WDNxRW8i7QtRN/s1600/DSC04939.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524408107633072322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MBNUKW5iigQsGSnR68ypZB4M71dU8Pf73Ym4vCaBfXQD7Th3BPEPdqTYx-GvX4D7yHRcarlRUTQHdYLbhr81ZQufxu1gZx6-jfZdwWvDWfM-dBfD29tXd-qqb4et_75WDNxRW8i7QtRN/s320/DSC04939.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL5LBZ576jYW7SHkQXELlwTqSuQ2eZrYPvRyCyxljQNQElw1myh8-xaAzogrJtxG9GNM8U1NlQqYAdnypMkirm8gAd5N1l6H2CRKBB1DDHDfIDHBOntq7WMzZDaSfeLOiTac5XsHCy-x2/s1600/DSC04942.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524037589062860818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL5LBZ576jYW7SHkQXELlwTqSuQ2eZrYPvRyCyxljQNQElw1myh8-xaAzogrJtxG9GNM8U1NlQqYAdnypMkirm8gAd5N1l6H2CRKBB1DDHDfIDHBOntq7WMzZDaSfeLOiTac5XsHCy-x2/s320/DSC04942.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraEKe4fL-TdnbHIq9GnvKIcacF4xRk1_4TbqSleM7Ww1HWsYp7E7Ve1Zd91YV_CCSz6P2L2QF-U39yo4Yi1m-dp5rTP7bUuBrTPdBQiBzDVtbvhq4lCtaAi3yRpzabQe9MpnD5Mcj5hz0/s1600/DSC05111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524036857544592818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraEKe4fL-TdnbHIq9GnvKIcacF4xRk1_4TbqSleM7Ww1HWsYp7E7Ve1Zd91YV_CCSz6P2L2QF-U39yo4Yi1m-dp5rTP7bUuBrTPdBQiBzDVtbvhq4lCtaAi3yRpzabQe9MpnD5Mcj5hz0/s320/DSC05111.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0cd6acctRSbCzz4tzLtmozni6k0qiw2W7d7X3ld3VD7X1dapJETbu02WffxlCixKiRWN-juA3X-dqkJZuwz11s1g4YndUPqTKMCkSyDnovyS3cqOc4o4ctrq-xS5C36CUDB5B5Wx3hU2/s1600/DSC04958.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524034653440818114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0cd6acctRSbCzz4tzLtmozni6k0qiw2W7d7X3ld3VD7X1dapJETbu02WffxlCixKiRWN-juA3X-dqkJZuwz11s1g4YndUPqTKMCkSyDnovyS3cqOc4o4ctrq-xS5C36CUDB5B5Wx3hU2/s320/DSC04958.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQnMGbAQo06PLsQVrYa4sZZyj9OuJyNoOO7tDs34jy5h9zhPhzss_J_3pTHTk5yfiBl8N3tvLf1FmwOi281aCk9LFo-iGKNXSX8jtCiXLYtq5o811ijJS2YT4bhD3J8utiCRgto_c2Uno/s1600/DSC04943.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524035443081778738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQnMGbAQo06PLsQVrYa4sZZyj9OuJyNoOO7tDs34jy5h9zhPhzss_J_3pTHTk5yfiBl8N3tvLf1FmwOi281aCk9LFo-iGKNXSX8jtCiXLYtq5o811ijJS2YT4bhD3J8utiCRgto_c2Uno/s320/DSC04943.JPG" /></a><br />The grounds include a statuary garden--Roman style figures, a statue of Queen Marie, and several dogs, lions, and flower arrangements-something for every one!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMRkAwOZe4-WPqRYQKvjIsEGdtf82DGD6RBnM8oONpB5NylM3qK0d23i9Uu9BcWpMQqGGvSMxangq3JesqmjDLClOYe6bCBdOKNNgMa-4YrFnzraYtK7dLsTc0pet6JhEhQvp59E75UpB/s1600/DSC04938.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524038596305918850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMRkAwOZe4-WPqRYQKvjIsEGdtf82DGD6RBnM8oONpB5NylM3qK0d23i9Uu9BcWpMQqGGvSMxangq3JesqmjDLClOYe6bCBdOKNNgMa-4YrFnzraYtK7dLsTc0pet6JhEhQvp59E75UpB/s320/DSC04938.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Queen Marie (1875-1938)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpwFnNS8lyOicYt1w6HvMXhf2mPmP1_LwP23_T_euiE6vHAi_RALTpAGxHRXVXGkazmmofjCdONCjE2UDxoIDReQw9mXdI9FIXMrbpbmSUgGLTQTvBM5GDHioiT1NvtmhZxFs3kVHRA1x/s1600/DSC04955.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 326px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519586316809501522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpwFnNS8lyOicYt1w6HvMXhf2mPmP1_LwP23_T_euiE6vHAi_RALTpAGxHRXVXGkazmmofjCdONCjE2UDxoIDReQw9mXdI9FIXMrbpbmSUgGLTQTvBM5GDHioiT1NvtmhZxFs3kVHRA1x/s320/DSC04955.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtHOWROxniCNOgMl7uF6tZH03rluWRVl-uu8FUZKNRxXd9zf1MgAw_4mKuespGjwmcFc0_2E3c5g3lC6KOG8Gp4YHSOImFib4fxH6esY-hlxCRXuhCg5V2bwB7qUQFPQigL2JP34t9BFx/s1600/DSC04957.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522565099140426706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtHOWROxniCNOgMl7uF6tZH03rluWRVl-uu8FUZKNRxXd9zf1MgAw_4mKuespGjwmcFc0_2E3c5g3lC6KOG8Gp4YHSOImFib4fxH6esY-hlxCRXuhCg5V2bwB7qUQFPQigL2JP34t9BFx/s320/DSC04957.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXIGLCM3bJhZMOEwo8OOrhmEU5tSORoGrQqejUcb6qUdV_52_gmJf1VSg6hmnO5nskuIPu_fsQ5NXiZTS4zJ5f8tphx0ddrIsu2l9wrSkOuH-kKbZ8AYndhdVnIEyhAlYENVqfHCvCyaL/s1600/DSC04960.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519585130309060850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXIGLCM3bJhZMOEwo8OOrhmEU5tSORoGrQqejUcb6qUdV_52_gmJf1VSg6hmnO5nskuIPu_fsQ5NXiZTS4zJ5f8tphx0ddrIsu2l9wrSkOuH-kKbZ8AYndhdVnIEyhAlYENVqfHCvCyaL/s320/DSC04960.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoECdEjTm_p5Nc7rxklISjQ4OQPH_evyU9QGdIHmUmCSQhfvXqgi0qvCBxiyajyDIFVBtsEDc3PJol4_rkltCt-OyK5k0vaA5WaU_A9I3ZyvKnT5YlU1fTZls0UwhH6b86WTFRQ1ZV2jgl/s1600/DSC04961.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519583275929822930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoECdEjTm_p5Nc7rxklISjQ4OQPH_evyU9QGdIHmUmCSQhfvXqgi0qvCBxiyajyDIFVBtsEDc3PJol4_rkltCt-OyK5k0vaA5WaU_A9I3ZyvKnT5YlU1fTZls0UwhH6b86WTFRQ1ZV2jgl/s320/DSC04961.JPG" /></a><br />We joined an English-speaking tour, beginning with being issued felt slippers to put on over our shoes to protect the wood floors and valuable carpets. This castle is fully furnished--and there are a variety of styles depicted in the rooms: French, German, Venetian, Moorish, and Turkish. There were whole apartments for the Ladies in Waiting for the Queen and other folks who supported the castle functions. Two apartments were reserved for George Enescu (violinest and composer b. 1881 d. 1955) and a poet whose name I cannot remember now!! These places provided an inspirational place to create good works and there was a theater for performances and another music room for gatherings or just a practice area. King and Queens have it good..... Every inch of this castle was covered in carvings, artwork, rugs, stitchery, and period wallpaper or fabric. It came complete with the secret passageway opened up by moving a certain book on the King's library shelf! King Carol and Queen Maria had one child who died of diptheria at age four. They adopted a niece to carry forward the line, but only lived together at the castle for four or five years. King Carol built a smaller adjacent castle for Queen Marie, where she spent most of her time from 1902 until her death in 1938. She was an accomplished woman, published poet, pianist and composer, painter, and spoke seven languages. She commissioned artwork for the music room and other areas throughout the castle. Some of her works hang in the private lodging areas, as well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvhQi78hrAlOQVIHIRZKBbHWlPXQJnDr4boEfR2Wsx6VLcmlert0eWQ0OJx1RkYHXJQxpZy9TJfZAxFGLsZci5ti-ZBauje0mY_rAilXLVi-XF14u38Y-dhoEu1FHmsXQaNIK_vTXYrnG/s1600/DSC04974.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519576089211438386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvhQi78hrAlOQVIHIRZKBbHWlPXQJnDr4boEfR2Wsx6VLcmlert0eWQ0OJx1RkYHXJQxpZy9TJfZAxFGLsZci5ti-ZBauje0mY_rAilXLVi-XF14u38Y-dhoEu1FHmsXQaNIK_vTXYrnG/s320/DSC04974.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2OXL224V59IZKeZINmQEO0_QaWmZbYu9zedC43ZH_0jdPvnmzVWkFpG7e3w9Jj1hXI3-3h0z3QXcrusNUe7D9285XvPteyHxEuNIl-ZYqsBoQDhNqs54iowACFouM_nQkOhP36injnuK/s1600/DSC04977.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519574799977981394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2OXL224V59IZKeZINmQEO0_QaWmZbYu9zedC43ZH_0jdPvnmzVWkFpG7e3w9Jj1hXI3-3h0z3QXcrusNUe7D9285XvPteyHxEuNIl-ZYqsBoQDhNqs54iowACFouM_nQkOhP36injnuK/s320/DSC04977.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWun94h75UfhBNkd0BFUzrc6bFi10Jv-WFtUrhBHFtVueId5dyUcmnIzMbnMUa1MLEFUox222s5SrdOnAj4ZXprc4YfPFzuT4eQh390tzffSzLwcTOuuf4jX4YEU_iDY-pAt2_5cbbgIdo/s1600/DSC04984.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519573297923730546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWun94h75UfhBNkd0BFUzrc6bFi10Jv-WFtUrhBHFtVueId5dyUcmnIzMbnMUa1MLEFUox222s5SrdOnAj4ZXprc4YfPFzuT4eQh390tzffSzLwcTOuuf4jX4YEU_iDY-pAt2_5cbbgIdo/s320/DSC04984.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa17NCgEzg9xlLuQcUOemWZsJITA5HG-E0WjEVoMPgLhy1s6lnCt-F8qVvuxxy-GPMOu5AbTTpRxWIsqNRwwc7-2Y5qFhNFUinAgA0PyUpMFYW-Un8I118slN1Ckcm5qmds4Aq0n06MYG/s1600/DSC04981.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519573935145200946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa17NCgEzg9xlLuQcUOemWZsJITA5HG-E0WjEVoMPgLhy1s6lnCt-F8qVvuxxy-GPMOu5AbTTpRxWIsqNRwwc7-2Y5qFhNFUinAgA0PyUpMFYW-Un8I118slN1Ckcm5qmds4Aq0n06MYG/s320/DSC04981.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeI_oAl53sXDfeifeZlgWnBhpHVUHwRjyRHPbXPbluNucrk5BHCv9aPWTlzh1YFrRsfQ-9bYOWdiQZ3XYFRh0u3NmHBbsZGrCmMZpQFqzilKbwiiv8mNjaHUN6JyUZ3yx9t6ZM71-aunb/s1600/DSC05015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519571634623489970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeI_oAl53sXDfeifeZlgWnBhpHVUHwRjyRHPbXPbluNucrk5BHCv9aPWTlzh1YFrRsfQ-9bYOWdiQZ3XYFRh0u3NmHBbsZGrCmMZpQFqzilKbwiiv8mNjaHUN6JyUZ3yx9t6ZM71-aunb/s320/DSC05015.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLD094-rgOy9yTsfY-qv2uVF3Zvv0FGQSaEHCT1SMGoYzZypzXuHAY7DMzxgmp9WxPYfClKh6Hx5ySRdjoxpmXYljVSIaEE0eps-MMc-uknrhtVtWfzEAVTwEJ1Di7XQKIMJ-Xf54RBn_/s1600/DSC04986.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519572408857096722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLD094-rgOy9yTsfY-qv2uVF3Zvv0FGQSaEHCT1SMGoYzZypzXuHAY7DMzxgmp9WxPYfClKh6Hx5ySRdjoxpmXYljVSIaEE0eps-MMc-uknrhtVtWfzEAVTwEJ1Di7XQKIMJ-Xf54RBn_/s320/DSC04986.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkQW-riEAwxIXleJ09Xbu2pbvvsjYi4n7WPjtMnGGiEkLeUsB1nhQLKGIcmPUCQNMBuiXijh9Gq_Mxr43YzfPnsf55rF0vmfB6OrM0XZMJni-pDkRO5wYVLTXrfP2QnLqS1lHPR0ScOTL/s1600/DSC05013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519570835490617826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkQW-riEAwxIXleJ09Xbu2pbvvsjYi4n7WPjtMnGGiEkLeUsB1nhQLKGIcmPUCQNMBuiXijh9Gq_Mxr43YzfPnsf55rF0vmfB6OrM0XZMJni-pDkRO5wYVLTXrfP2QnLqS1lHPR0ScOTL/s320/DSC05013.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wqOs9H6S0hFHtDpul3_S_j1faFmBa_HNIntiNzkSjMqxeg8PiT_Lgy-G5HTNdjBhBsHyDJ4ufXkAPDE2mqSO9eUsZCVHyyu8PHOFK0Okiu7rc1DpvnX24rJeTC0R0VanyYE0TxhPscYI/s1600/DSC05028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519569722663043810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wqOs9H6S0hFHtDpul3_S_j1faFmBa_HNIntiNzkSjMqxeg8PiT_Lgy-G5HTNdjBhBsHyDJ4ufXkAPDE2mqSO9eUsZCVHyyu8PHOFK0Okiu7rc1DpvnX24rJeTC0R0VanyYE0TxhPscYI/s320/DSC05028.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGot_uxaQr71F5lyRYKVaZnDR5wrF32yEcu_qILH6WrHejdS_OTE7sfCu7bs_276EdScAZ4YGjByW2wL5QZe4EGGscJorLVvRYB9cLHc4E7jTnRYLDJT0a4_ryoiZ9-UmjP3ayNeUOsbg/s1600/DSC05005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519568002347772658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGot_uxaQr71F5lyRYKVaZnDR5wrF32yEcu_qILH6WrHejdS_OTE7sfCu7bs_276EdScAZ4YGjByW2wL5QZe4EGGscJorLVvRYB9cLHc4E7jTnRYLDJT0a4_ryoiZ9-UmjP3ayNeUOsbg/s320/DSC05005.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZxSjclw95fufoezeWsiP_cPQio700iHjLPqDZPiuYkclqVcRQvrgAUQFR1rwT1wLc_3-1_Vr9XdIP4rtYZD8eH_jhfm3HUGa58rjBCgbNy4gHov6WINEJDHjbGYDnu19iZMnur-lKAz-/s1600/DSC05006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519568900902137906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZxSjclw95fufoezeWsiP_cPQio700iHjLPqDZPiuYkclqVcRQvrgAUQFR1rwT1wLc_3-1_Vr9XdIP4rtYZD8eH_jhfm3HUGa58rjBCgbNy4gHov6WINEJDHjbGYDnu19iZMnur-lKAz-/s320/DSC05006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuflHzq_pc73ZTvrdoon0z6IJiGCmHLhgXv0RIdAkpoO2BFLE9NG9HCCOkGvoDVv1e6SDt70kbxVDj_J7Jn4olrNaj8-lDp0_APHZroBzWGHBYF_UAejE4b2SDtLIiB5UKEMgctcYuFJX/s1600/DSC05047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519214741783638930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuflHzq_pc73ZTvrdoon0z6IJiGCmHLhgXv0RIdAkpoO2BFLE9NG9HCCOkGvoDVv1e6SDt70kbxVDj_J7Jn4olrNaj8-lDp0_APHZroBzWGHBYF_UAejE4b2SDtLIiB5UKEMgctcYuFJX/s320/DSC05047.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44QK-PnteFYlJfEfB46OIM7MNiSSDbKayTws8YE4d35HU6AudG7qmci3Jt-WZPxmB9lWS5VSlrDDXEyBqQ2w3ZqSMKYC03OBqEgoFjHCE8d_sIXNe1XnHkmhEX_Kjg9qhfyXBv9YFiirs/s1600/DSC05051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519214005928174242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44QK-PnteFYlJfEfB46OIM7MNiSSDbKayTws8YE4d35HU6AudG7qmci3Jt-WZPxmB9lWS5VSlrDDXEyBqQ2w3ZqSMKYC03OBqEgoFjHCE8d_sIXNe1XnHkmhEX_Kjg9qhfyXBv9YFiirs/s320/DSC05051.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCIffP6KOUJ3GWWKVysOkbAF-20RaI_soWzfXIKzQCD_HVl6fGN6kAsBNDhoSddovWXWC5p4IdxyST4izUugkajaVkb1UY9BLZ78g8KeTFSduAA0BnnhMzdfZpz8SYvFV7E_SZ7lIhjYN/s1600/DSC05052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519213366792935938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCIffP6KOUJ3GWWKVysOkbAF-20RaI_soWzfXIKzQCD_HVl6fGN6kAsBNDhoSddovWXWC5p4IdxyST4izUugkajaVkb1UY9BLZ78g8KeTFSduAA0BnnhMzdfZpz8SYvFV7E_SZ7lIhjYN/s320/DSC05052.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe_P2nRbnqMEL5Z95d-dYPPijFroPJFUvUjGSPa12CqTr2BbBMAIlAzuMmUS7Pspaqgpee3QIExyAdfF5HAEF9LzsUqRZo5GdU6po-puI_qJeCaD_GwRpRHFWovDMKWY-gtBTWdKo9g72/s1600/DSC05054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519209549490816354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOe_P2nRbnqMEL5Z95d-dYPPijFroPJFUvUjGSPa12CqTr2BbBMAIlAzuMmUS7Pspaqgpee3QIExyAdfF5HAEF9LzsUqRZo5GdU6po-puI_qJeCaD_GwRpRHFWovDMKWY-gtBTWdKo9g72/s320/DSC05054.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlPWQsU-lG-q2Pp7GF5ZfABcO9TXDOT2yvDmlQXSlyDCPqIM9pFnEHX6MlRzRpH9li_IETvGV0FW3AORkX9grO0KwfnczXqLhl-h-DJ50Wino5WfcW00HU4DYjluEL2uZNFkF4xpuF4-c/s1600/DSC05053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519212603044138722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlPWQsU-lG-q2Pp7GF5ZfABcO9TXDOT2yvDmlQXSlyDCPqIM9pFnEHX6MlRzRpH9li_IETvGV0FW3AORkX9grO0KwfnczXqLhl-h-DJ50Wino5WfcW00HU4DYjluEL2uZNFkF4xpuF4-c/s320/DSC05053.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmKybSt3bhHmHT7-XMkD_9r1Xvk4CJHQTCZEPrwpptTa78BJeyGQ4_Q8r40FjjSgoxWqyf4Yg3GVIo7yY2pyjxw5gco_wFTspriCxhn-63XrSwTcBpGW-r9LeqFWagsIInzxsXy18yy7v/s1600/DSC05062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519207571136472434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmKybSt3bhHmHT7-XMkD_9r1Xvk4CJHQTCZEPrwpptTa78BJeyGQ4_Q8r40FjjSgoxWqyf4Yg3GVIo7yY2pyjxw5gco_wFTspriCxhn-63XrSwTcBpGW-r9LeqFWagsIInzxsXy18yy7v/s320/DSC05062.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghThjiHkZYnekxn_vcMfxeTn5q7LNh6eIwMhsbGK9I0EbqJwtUagm_aDa16CfsG-sYMVKylhsXWu6l6pnQIwpVpCdmSBCfpLHJ2PN0XC3R6_DepcJWuZM1RBvR_zw1dsQMCeTz7t7CFwo6/s1600/DSC05057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519208328205276786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghThjiHkZYnekxn_vcMfxeTn5q7LNh6eIwMhsbGK9I0EbqJwtUagm_aDa16CfsG-sYMVKylhsXWu6l6pnQIwpVpCdmSBCfpLHJ2PN0XC3R6_DepcJWuZM1RBvR_zw1dsQMCeTz7t7CFwo6/s320/DSC05057.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIcSKlWFZ9bj5iuR_lM9vGnolf5or2cVh2_dG3eYW3bUPAyrZTH_lSrVAcA6TkxUDWfOsFCu4_Vjk7V5EAK1nzDkjT5gOeX1ABg6veDJH2cdwaUXVIPmRV9rP3Y26EUmChp0yrATHG1Cs/s1600/DSC05066.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519206067227770434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIcSKlWFZ9bj5iuR_lM9vGnolf5or2cVh2_dG3eYW3bUPAyrZTH_lSrVAcA6TkxUDWfOsFCu4_Vjk7V5EAK1nzDkjT5gOeX1ABg6veDJH2cdwaUXVIPmRV9rP3Y26EUmChp0yrATHG1Cs/s320/DSC05066.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuV-B2yaZGWcOw-27XpARl5TpwKv_PQfRS0doTLLKH9PtBAY5PKTooOzE-1ZWNJ_efOeQ1qLJHw33T0moqJnfB_sfBX7rWILoWQSd39ouCUMw0dQ4iK3uIf9z2hLrRbrQaJKAPzg8SSFH/s1600/DSC05064.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519206877577232194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuV-B2yaZGWcOw-27XpARl5TpwKv_PQfRS0doTLLKH9PtBAY5PKTooOzE-1ZWNJ_efOeQ1qLJHw33T0moqJnfB_sfBX7rWILoWQSd39ouCUMw0dQ4iK3uIf9z2hLrRbrQaJKAPzg8SSFH/s320/DSC05064.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Queen Marie's mansion<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOjfF4zSg7VmjM1nJAZaMdKn4QMlfcyelimDqoCzXsb7JCtBFdhMNjqVW97YlQPLYBwttdnOYFBIzt1lqLwGKUV3IrJFW7RgaTZxXmkv7OcvLOdMqA8YYluC0jgET68OTWiEYi-fo2auX/s1600/DSC05078.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519205012469981746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOjfF4zSg7VmjM1nJAZaMdKn4QMlfcyelimDqoCzXsb7JCtBFdhMNjqVW97YlQPLYBwttdnOYFBIzt1lqLwGKUV3IrJFW7RgaTZxXmkv7OcvLOdMqA8YYluC0jgET68OTWiEYi-fo2auX/s320/DSC05078.JPG" /></a><br />After we toured the castle and the Queen's mansion, we stopped at a pub for a rest and a glass of wine. We were serenaded by a wonderful guitar player! We also posed with a cannon....just for fun!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhZMYGfsIqBLlrcv30raflm2esNiMvuYOTXHSL_ft9ssaz42nAyz4ocYfoEfIL-zyYlacuP4oTFAoQhjucQCEiaPXAkq9I5x3a5ia1b9MymX1zoPJgZa4kdFnXB5Qhi-vjb56jk21oKkI/s1600/DSC05103.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519204367180714914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhZMYGfsIqBLlrcv30raflm2esNiMvuYOTXHSL_ft9ssaz42nAyz4ocYfoEfIL-zyYlacuP4oTFAoQhjucQCEiaPXAkq9I5x3a5ia1b9MymX1zoPJgZa4kdFnXB5Qhi-vjb56jk21oKkI/s320/DSC05103.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv6cANbB_kYCV3zs_k3ViXJyuy8Hw5-2B23Ol8GhcW5rn1Fp02qi86j8A1WanYuiu1xddI4VdFeAxe7Giw0OaL3TNCcvL-Npd1_1OSuuRxq5Y9WlqHPe6Ol-mB3dV-3usvL8ihoGmaCV2/s1600/DSC05096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519201476566665874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv6cANbB_kYCV3zs_k3ViXJyuy8Hw5-2B23Ol8GhcW5rn1Fp02qi86j8A1WanYuiu1xddI4VdFeAxe7Giw0OaL3TNCcvL-Npd1_1OSuuRxq5Y9WlqHPe6Ol-mB3dV-3usvL8ihoGmaCV2/s320/DSC05096.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVw0wQ9ZkUnBEv0JJ4Ly2tNOlzD26B7GQ7JRSHuw8_be6bGghgRjsiAm8VZBJmzLSFtZW_7qTHT1YlXxEcbNzCsqOtaHnY6HMMu1JNhwkt_1FUkKwDEV2IuSVkToDoKJOg-yqBJlMIWAW/s1600/DSC05093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519203392400006514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVw0wQ9ZkUnBEv0JJ4Ly2tNOlzD26B7GQ7JRSHuw8_be6bGghgRjsiAm8VZBJmzLSFtZW_7qTHT1YlXxEcbNzCsqOtaHnY6HMMu1JNhwkt_1FUkKwDEV2IuSVkToDoKJOg-yqBJlMIWAW/s320/DSC05093.JPG" /></a><br />On the way down from the castle we passed through more market places-- Larisa purchased a beautiful tablecloth with traditional Romanian stitchery in red, green, and black and gave it to us as a gift! It is wonderful and will be in our family forever. What a great way to remember the good times and valued new friendships!<br /><br />One last look at the Peles Castle as we hiked down the hill.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV6zjUKFGvMEJBbSshlXU1sDNOV6y_wk8-Ldn8pHVgtNHhlTatuMGynxeMoTXDFejnha8Klo1f_W3X2ObiozWkWTusdOfxDuaz_worSX0N8E6P0E_hmXuBxSwxBWqJckAJwzc8zn__JKZ/s1600/DSC05114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519195201387676898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV6zjUKFGvMEJBbSshlXU1sDNOV6y_wk8-Ldn8pHVgtNHhlTatuMGynxeMoTXDFejnha8Klo1f_W3X2ObiozWkWTusdOfxDuaz_worSX0N8E6P0E_hmXuBxSwxBWqJckAJwzc8zn__JKZ/s320/DSC05114.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJB0_Md2cHeuLns_fw-YuUTRDI-VTjq6tPCa1Hm9XtD-r9WCAYSWCPVOsmAgAWsCsOijWRNuWiYhDzRN-uD2VVLo8IP9qe2TvHDWGkhUmFxUbSfi-hwIXpgzkA_lbJGRB7MDDpfIc_6XPp/s1600/DSC05113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519198975477157890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJB0_Md2cHeuLns_fw-YuUTRDI-VTjq6tPCa1Hm9XtD-r9WCAYSWCPVOsmAgAWsCsOijWRNuWiYhDzRN-uD2VVLo8IP9qe2TvHDWGkhUmFxUbSfi-hwIXpgzkA_lbJGRB7MDDpfIc_6XPp/s320/DSC05113.JPG" /></a><br />We stopped at the Manasteria Sinia (Monastery)-- and listened to the bells ringing a call to worship. The Romans helped to build the monastery during the reign of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian. We were able to take pictures in the sanctuary--and toured the living areas, as well. We learned that all monastaries will take in travelers if they have no other place to stay--so that's a really good thing to remember. We all spent some contemplative time in this peaceful place.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2xd5_XJDnAsiM_XMuAJlE3i7Bme_INRXtrbc9Ld_aVEdc0Sg7r4v_pjp0IObwQP9nA3kcg04ORW_bMWktFdEgh51QXa-SrpdAEZmifVoaZI73CkJSYsIDtGxQXNofVHv6kepIHAuoNlP/s1600/DSC05123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518857155026460466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2xd5_XJDnAsiM_XMuAJlE3i7Bme_INRXtrbc9Ld_aVEdc0Sg7r4v_pjp0IObwQP9nA3kcg04ORW_bMWktFdEgh51QXa-SrpdAEZmifVoaZI73CkJSYsIDtGxQXNofVHv6kepIHAuoNlP/s320/DSC05123.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8T4FCCKzItXFTBu0gPWhEmcouXB7NS4o4FSCTu6X_LV37OMVq0uiNzZ2_shIzaXAymgLf7-HSfH0CKIIaklUKJHNK3Eo00M6vr5nkln0uPWtD04rFrKSOuF0U48weJV90BfSYFxv0WTL/s1600/DSC05121.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518857922429861874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8T4FCCKzItXFTBu0gPWhEmcouXB7NS4o4FSCTu6X_LV37OMVq0uiNzZ2_shIzaXAymgLf7-HSfH0CKIIaklUKJHNK3Eo00M6vr5nkln0uPWtD04rFrKSOuF0U48weJV90BfSYFxv0WTL/s320/DSC05121.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpGZpVmsbwEw1XuiSlMLxt7TyxS3YPlXP9QeuCmd0KY76nL_HIEY-6P410A3Pde35fow0DJ05iSRBbxsb_uZLpcO0asM5gduF_CdQW300kbEETkFdGh4Jp1c6KsxYmyBneLdhw18cxZQA/s1600/DSC05126.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518855770250749090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpGZpVmsbwEw1XuiSlMLxt7TyxS3YPlXP9QeuCmd0KY76nL_HIEY-6P410A3Pde35fow0DJ05iSRBbxsb_uZLpcO0asM5gduF_CdQW300kbEETkFdGh4Jp1c6KsxYmyBneLdhw18cxZQA/s320/DSC05126.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP4V4LfchbO1RFpLMSgR-SUW4NNxa94oT-obQHf5bTHxdM8ZSNKqBVrqGBPtyZAWsl9bBrhIx5IYTSm87AW0u4_euf39BU7VdbY5dKc8WUixKKRPG8wjNuLWssRNaC0lnJy-B9dAvuN_s/s1600/DSC05125.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518856307460707074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP4V4LfchbO1RFpLMSgR-SUW4NNxa94oT-obQHf5bTHxdM8ZSNKqBVrqGBPtyZAWsl9bBrhIx5IYTSm87AW0u4_euf39BU7VdbY5dKc8WUixKKRPG8wjNuLWssRNaC0lnJy-B9dAvuN_s/s320/DSC05125.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm-TsDhti710ie02HnaRY-VP3i795omJWRlOY3nhKeMmtKpyyxPV0GWj9yg92Pc4FGE5NcYL-Sb-tfUvDk0LuHJb7nAPVLuMnGaNtWWSkemLt-0JB0mnJJAPklmIjpJs1-XbVMEj6dzb2/s1600/DSC05129.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518854615515694802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm-TsDhti710ie02HnaRY-VP3i795omJWRlOY3nhKeMmtKpyyxPV0GWj9yg92Pc4FGE5NcYL-Sb-tfUvDk0LuHJb7nAPVLuMnGaNtWWSkemLt-0JB0mnJJAPklmIjpJs1-XbVMEj6dzb2/s320/DSC05129.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina4TtUVO74uhelz64A4nx7o6-dX-zLpR8RvdnetxCr3EZy7Q291lCx2hlnKk45PcjnG2IzsRPuwYBTUgJG4lO3pp2LIzmj8bpnbkdH9eAEUeB-SeM4ssu3NBSjZTIOBRKaMOXH2i5K_kv/s1600/DSC05127.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518855238440876978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEina4TtUVO74uhelz64A4nx7o6-dX-zLpR8RvdnetxCr3EZy7Q291lCx2hlnKk45PcjnG2IzsRPuwYBTUgJG4lO3pp2LIzmj8bpnbkdH9eAEUeB-SeM4ssu3NBSjZTIOBRKaMOXH2i5K_kv/s320/DSC05127.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWNwZlr7QN4IXGTPLvhzBrh7-pt8faaXWLdDbWMHnJHSIatzXPCwMYOZEr4rCk3nY-k1EgTf1VL2nrXWNSWjiektg2oZvfmVadngsClCNChfZGEDzNpMyMa35Yr__AbDkcZAixeefX7g9/s1600/DSC05130.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518854028458178418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWNwZlr7QN4IXGTPLvhzBrh7-pt8faaXWLdDbWMHnJHSIatzXPCwMYOZEr4rCk3nY-k1EgTf1VL2nrXWNSWjiektg2oZvfmVadngsClCNChfZGEDzNpMyMa35Yr__AbDkcZAixeefX7g9/s320/DSC05130.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMkqbmfz7UFtyRwqXgRjvMLzvnWWMPDbMoO5u_AXJdE6OQ4L-s98XeIokJXMOlKlFNR_voDNeHVK_kQeuZAa8iM7gIPfy2rIWrMn6Vv8SnH9JMAqmQ8sbKuDyvHdcIVK3sM94lTdkWEYT/s1600/DSC05131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518853328706858306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMkqbmfz7UFtyRwqXgRjvMLzvnWWMPDbMoO5u_AXJdE6OQ4L-s98XeIokJXMOlKlFNR_voDNeHVK_kQeuZAa8iM7gIPfy2rIWrMn6Vv8SnH9JMAqmQ8sbKuDyvHdcIVK3sM94lTdkWEYT/s320/DSC05131.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6l6ytXMx6iYLRI2Y0UXAWuSDx75CrVfnYEvXlBg2JR126IXt6udSZ9u7RZNpJTMvo19PYDat_pOm3UYrVsylgc7Yhxx5tCFwv79FVoYm7uOHZrpn8dxUM8IQoQLA_lKs4CAkdz0-Lri5/s1600/DSC05135.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 319px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518851754542309906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6l6ytXMx6iYLRI2Y0UXAWuSDx75CrVfnYEvXlBg2JR126IXt6udSZ9u7RZNpJTMvo19PYDat_pOm3UYrVsylgc7Yhxx5tCFwv79FVoYm7uOHZrpn8dxUM8IQoQLA_lKs4CAkdz0-Lri5/s320/DSC05135.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuHuJ7Cz1z5FZWugv0jSAnjJO32WhhwDBFF0rjDHBsz3VdnyU-V6otS1VgMFdSad5kYjRvNvBtb2PWN92ykbXxFfNMqjXdMqwCPV5e_Z6VCEUE_SSjOFB5YRq6F7PvhvIET1bJjoYmhxX/s1600/DSC05133.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518852593484582434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuHuJ7Cz1z5FZWugv0jSAnjJO32WhhwDBFF0rjDHBsz3VdnyU-V6otS1VgMFdSad5kYjRvNvBtb2PWN92ykbXxFfNMqjXdMqwCPV5e_Z6VCEUE_SSjOFB5YRq6F7PvhvIET1bJjoYmhxX/s320/DSC05133.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1Ya3cFpV4ZJQheL8f9vld6IFX3GIPEC869P32_3lz0e7yVUUO3dsAsBPrgbTLFAdYzMrfk1dYCcUfb3q0wZ-TONYlmA4VZ22KGFUs88orAKVby8CTWmdg_eG994TmDFzfp2ocgh9Dp7p/s1600/DSC05136.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518851106949433714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1Ya3cFpV4ZJQheL8f9vld6IFX3GIPEC869P32_3lz0e7yVUUO3dsAsBPrgbTLFAdYzMrfk1dYCcUfb3q0wZ-TONYlmA4VZ22KGFUs88orAKVby8CTWmdg_eG994TmDFzfp2ocgh9Dp7p/s320/DSC05136.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn-BWsyNqxVce89Ui3FzGCaBSfvrEDra0Mov6qTjsB0xRaGwdM8UGOVjUGprFs5w7BGqEK4VdkkUEXaOC0505V80SiJJ_dHUUDtMGc1Ba1WF_RxywGpMoud3SehTtB6O6h_P-H2Y-xpWs/s1600/DSC05137.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 319px; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518850455906181234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn-BWsyNqxVce89Ui3FzGCaBSfvrEDra0Mov6qTjsB0xRaGwdM8UGOVjUGprFs5w7BGqEK4VdkkUEXaOC0505V80SiJJ_dHUUDtMGc1Ba1WF_RxywGpMoud3SehTtB6O6h_P-H2Y-xpWs/s320/DSC05137.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm3vt5C0XWjuIjUlzqb-cyODJMvhbH3ywlZU6MX0kRJAkruvgtUmlD_2zC1yEkTdsNrpGZLl0IQQRSwbZHXaUasftlE9pes4GBYbFFzSTpQZiKsgMHPboycDrf8Z8Reh9cjmAO5X9HgKD/s1600/DSC05139.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 219px; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518847966877756642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhm3vt5C0XWjuIjUlzqb-cyODJMvhbH3ywlZU6MX0kRJAkruvgtUmlD_2zC1yEkTdsNrpGZLl0IQQRSwbZHXaUasftlE9pes4GBYbFFzSTpQZiKsgMHPboycDrf8Z8Reh9cjmAO5X9HgKD/s320/DSC05139.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQRXJGj0C42qdMVUUmu-lJZsH8e65KxpPPyNyREmMDg9ulOAPZDnMlMv9EUV5KM2z2dVBavydetNXJ_PAaDR5yVtECIqJZdyzSig25_Z0ueRQv9qHybNHvKOKXdOKltjTFC3A_08iMzwx/s1600/DSC05138.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518849405106822386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQRXJGj0C42qdMVUUmu-lJZsH8e65KxpPPyNyREmMDg9ulOAPZDnMlMv9EUV5KM2z2dVBavydetNXJ_PAaDR5yVtECIqJZdyzSig25_Z0ueRQv9qHybNHvKOKXdOKltjTFC3A_08iMzwx/s320/DSC05138.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo42jgKogQARU13tLPo8Ktc3N76SqcfHzVoIn2cQc-KE-z58jUiWpJUSK6Pgn756uGaokgvKiZRDnLrPNo33iuOcmo7lSg_MdWem8EuB9uYU92ytp_INaPeApFkEQqK9fr4ren9yaR32x/s1600/DSC05141.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518846727877418562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo42jgKogQARU13tLPo8Ktc3N76SqcfHzVoIn2cQc-KE-z58jUiWpJUSK6Pgn756uGaokgvKiZRDnLrPNo33iuOcmo7lSg_MdWem8EuB9uYU92ytp_INaPeApFkEQqK9fr4ren9yaR32x/s320/DSC05141.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOvYngpiPPVrpFePhzZk3qdBL5VJDWiO2OKfIlUr-p5v09q2nYYayiaYHchzKU3DGtQiC4KVUKO7F76spB0wt_o-dVhDzbZy1SpqTj6VO4k4n90kB0Awf4SGrh7ae9KlPUqTtUVcbfqW-/s1600/DSC05140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518847399105948690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOvYngpiPPVrpFePhzZk3qdBL5VJDWiO2OKfIlUr-p5v09q2nYYayiaYHchzKU3DGtQiC4KVUKO7F76spB0wt_o-dVhDzbZy1SpqTj6VO4k4n90kB0Awf4SGrh7ae9KlPUqTtUVcbfqW-/s320/DSC05140.JPG" /></a><br />We made our way back to the car and began asking around for places to stay for the night. Within a short time we found a very cozy villa up the hill with a great view of both the mountains across the valley and the town below. There were workers taking down a huge tree below us, which provided us with a bit of entertainment! Our host made us a dinner of chicken, mamaliga, peppers, and vegetables--we ate out on the terrace outside our rooms and watched the moon rise. We all lingered late, visiting, acutely aware that tomorrow would be the last day. Wine was shared, toasts made, and we finally turned in for the night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hzf2VzAykmixNXYu239hpjPXVlaPoMyL4_xpmB2LY5ODu-zt5TW_tFTZ-eWGUqgkrOfLr_n_vRQF1HKACsu3a_Z9w2_fDBoCel44c7945Dlf6ntn_UTFNYCSlZyH_NI7V4ZhAg8txPHp/s1600/DSC05147.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518845194048984370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hzf2VzAykmixNXYu239hpjPXVlaPoMyL4_xpmB2LY5ODu-zt5TW_tFTZ-eWGUqgkrOfLr_n_vRQF1HKACsu3a_Z9w2_fDBoCel44c7945Dlf6ntn_UTFNYCSlZyH_NI7V4ZhAg8txPHp/s320/DSC05147.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdawMyOA1l6mYsDAS1ECJf6KyRe0DZKB5sxA5CsF1r0l0ld97hQgx37yJiv5Q3gyWN7AjyZ2Fwmrs_tx2iBRyeJc0Abh8l4RcxscC3sHDEgdbpf4J24Jf0eSbTQKgOVsvVdC120P64nDFy/s1600/DSC05146.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518845980180827954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdawMyOA1l6mYsDAS1ECJf6KyRe0DZKB5sxA5CsF1r0l0ld97hQgx37yJiv5Q3gyWN7AjyZ2Fwmrs_tx2iBRyeJc0Abh8l4RcxscC3sHDEgdbpf4J24Jf0eSbTQKgOVsvVdC120P64nDFy/s320/DSC05146.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The villa across the street</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUROAONDldp7c2pjZ5O1gC8e5-jLIu0nR1Xho8tDcl2eg8tvO9gNN5brfdTHo58m3rNf-nSSg3FUIcH1E4rUKi7V_AetvlTZB6iZTmBRdVLEJcJrOJU-9AfNyMdL_EEXGSZ0cS-OlqVdoP/s1600/DSC05160.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518843907956605362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUROAONDldp7c2pjZ5O1gC8e5-jLIu0nR1Xho8tDcl2eg8tvO9gNN5brfdTHo58m3rNf-nSSg3FUIcH1E4rUKi7V_AetvlTZB6iZTmBRdVLEJcJrOJU-9AfNyMdL_EEXGSZ0cS-OlqVdoP/s320/DSC05160.JPG" /></a></div><div>The moon over the Carpathians<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoJRErE_CFpfbT0KkV6SqFg3bKunYH4ibsd7UZ0zua2fOgifqKkZJFXab8twy5d5hNkzveFad9TqozTLd3cS3D_e7hrCi0Yj8hefpeka_X_YFeuj1XN3uSgcGXtsaJAsLfVl6Q0-wWBrh/s1600/DSC05148.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518843011299222994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoJRErE_CFpfbT0KkV6SqFg3bKunYH4ibsd7UZ0zua2fOgifqKkZJFXab8twy5d5hNkzveFad9TqozTLd3cS3D_e7hrCi0Yj8hefpeka_X_YFeuj1XN3uSgcGXtsaJAsLfVl6Q0-wWBrh/s320/DSC05148.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>August 26</strong>: Up relatively early and packed up. Coffee on the terrace and really enjoyed the morning--not too hot today.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EbzKk1N9bPCY4cJrVDSltixQzWx8IcoZNkJWjZ87D4NQSSOpa8ovKxQiepGufLhLcYSJ4lDVCE97GxWeSJeBrBSYNEPuCxi4a68y5cZnO8xAfVTpeS7C2MSvbYCNa8VdM5jAGl1y1CYS/s1600/DSC05155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518841700240935810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EbzKk1N9bPCY4cJrVDSltixQzWx8IcoZNkJWjZ87D4NQSSOpa8ovKxQiepGufLhLcYSJ4lDVCE97GxWeSJeBrBSYNEPuCxi4a68y5cZnO8xAfVTpeS7C2MSvbYCNa8VdM5jAGl1y1CYS/s320/DSC05155.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk3diOL0hM4aGftFUckz8vUZLENxO1Mjw_BWxi-zoF2KSoWCTmlnyQImmR4cAgx9nFm3vYFhUDxzHh5h2__hLl-ztanSuDIQr5xR5CbVVoTYas687TMTsKgR1Cj64DMc1i1ANBRdlJbhe/s1600/DSC05156.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518842377252727570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZk3diOL0hM4aGftFUckz8vUZLENxO1Mjw_BWxi-zoF2KSoWCTmlnyQImmR4cAgx9nFm3vYFhUDxzHh5h2__hLl-ztanSuDIQr5xR5CbVVoTYas687TMTsKgR1Cj64DMc1i1ANBRdlJbhe/s320/DSC05156.JPG" /></a><br />Had breakfast on the first floor in the villa--then drove up to the base of the gondola lift above the castle. Took two gondolas up to the ridge above town and hiked this spectacular area. We could see a Shephard's summer house down on the plateau below. Many people had spelled their names out using rocks in a certain meadow--nice environmentally friendly way to leave a mark! The wind was chilly, but it felt great! Mountain flowers were gorgeous and the panorama was majestic! We hiked down through a herd of sheep and a shephard, and through the ski area to the first gondola. Long steep hike and we all really enjoyed it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvAV_EizcTn-kbqibbkWWsgKaJNNtpbbv31B7cx3Ep0w0d_AXxjOwSn86o_LdHUD5eQvxaAuV5clNJz6JC9pDFPdMIY4jQrI1ozvuta0IwOSUVJf-a7oIWEeOLdcbCuzLnXLjVgezzbSM/s1600/DSC05161.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517362856559400002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvAV_EizcTn-kbqibbkWWsgKaJNNtpbbv31B7cx3Ep0w0d_AXxjOwSn86o_LdHUD5eQvxaAuV5clNJz6JC9pDFPdMIY4jQrI1ozvuta0IwOSUVJf-a7oIWEeOLdcbCuzLnXLjVgezzbSM/s320/DSC05161.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2ZpCQbwNTV78A7EAl4uj4Or9ijflBpZnc9DvE0G-GgB3Z-8TLl7NttnXNk4wLG3ZXTokIHh8Ec1qSTuCH3SYho3_wQYMP6D_AZhspYBrUpuYAJjiKAXXFLVmuPzK4mQGjsS7asbMlVes/s1600/DSC05165.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518839433632571330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2ZpCQbwNTV78A7EAl4uj4Or9ijflBpZnc9DvE0G-GgB3Z-8TLl7NttnXNk4wLG3ZXTokIHh8Ec1qSTuCH3SYho3_wQYMP6D_AZhspYBrUpuYAJjiKAXXFLVmuPzK4mQGjsS7asbMlVes/s320/DSC05165.JPG" /></a><br />George, Octavian, Radu, Larisa, Sunny, and Dorina on the Gondola!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQ2iIA9CnN2K-kU1rTAp_U-vm-ys9YmylK02YAg4r72BJyRaSVe3G0rlhLk43V5Xs2FS6dNGIA2RPB8j6KWPlXQqiex_U_DDoUyoYoISFPm1BvFyq7IeT5Ao1NQkv3otAgUwS1xhwFRr3/s1600/DSC05162.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517360969049430226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQ2iIA9CnN2K-kU1rTAp_U-vm-ys9YmylK02YAg4r72BJyRaSVe3G0rlhLk43V5Xs2FS6dNGIA2RPB8j6KWPlXQqiex_U_DDoUyoYoISFPm1BvFyq7IeT5Ao1NQkv3otAgUwS1xhwFRr3/s320/DSC05162.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfiIrW8NxvPK2VlJ7m7NSOb9NMHSTmq-SAmKZURJ8JLyXpOBJuukPqJhumcglhpCKsoyX-uS9vPt0ZrWx6-bke1G98ePmFNJ5-V1U0vO3sdOm6-vr74-6wYZwVW_IlELrngSg340t0TVe/s1600/DSC05163.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517361622154883010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfiIrW8NxvPK2VlJ7m7NSOb9NMHSTmq-SAmKZURJ8JLyXpOBJuukPqJhumcglhpCKsoyX-uS9vPt0ZrWx6-bke1G98ePmFNJ5-V1U0vO3sdOm6-vr74-6wYZwVW_IlELrngSg340t0TVe/s320/DSC05163.JPG" /></a><br />Sheep in the high country-- this is on the ski slope! The shepard was up the hill taking a break, leaving his flock with three capable dogs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aHF5aUmneXLkOf-HBMELcYY4AAjOQjuFZbc5tHQYOg1crJqITN8Oe8ww-YK9W4GN_X90N-KT-T4oANR4ahLWHFuzOk6R8z1VPn34Xqw3Tqlzm61M5DRZZe36JEt9SE1Ev61vtk4J69_2/s1600/DSC05203.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518737293971045986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aHF5aUmneXLkOf-HBMELcYY4AAjOQjuFZbc5tHQYOg1crJqITN8Oe8ww-YK9W4GN_X90N-KT-T4oANR4ahLWHFuzOk6R8z1VPn34Xqw3Tqlzm61M5DRZZe36JEt9SE1Ev61vtk4J69_2/s320/DSC05203.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqM1x2iutTz-c0AjsXm3MiMRBaLO2Re5GFgmJ1zKgoq-8ehI9MlGYs1ApzrRV95fMwBOp-44mAwKKgufKD-WyAXXtZ5_YfilrS2ql3KUChFSmrg8DXvXiy2LWZozaFSHp5wnpBMQeRt7L/s1600/DSC05201.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518838142505579826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqM1x2iutTz-c0AjsXm3MiMRBaLO2Re5GFgmJ1zKgoq-8ehI9MlGYs1ApzrRV95fMwBOp-44mAwKKgufKD-WyAXXtZ5_YfilrS2ql3KUChFSmrg8DXvXiy2LWZozaFSHp5wnpBMQeRt7L/s320/DSC05201.JPG" /></a><br />Dorina by her name in rocks!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivofXqqCXbfvvV9aGvqScJzUB2WG9ftCfAQWsBEbVNxiXVclK2_SkuqKxr_LMde513MjjsK2_jHDASIaVm2xahGPcBA5Pitj40ACun1rKkYLgb_hlofr2GwpRpgyqReFeH6m6ilZN8bAAe/s1600/DSC05189.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517357938919800258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivofXqqCXbfvvV9aGvqScJzUB2WG9ftCfAQWsBEbVNxiXVclK2_SkuqKxr_LMde513MjjsK2_jHDASIaVm2xahGPcBA5Pitj40ACun1rKkYLgb_hlofr2GwpRpgyqReFeH6m6ilZN8bAAe/s320/DSC05189.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Pv-LqKEpW2_mER0oOYnnO0cSkM3QbieLtgYR8SqAK-e8aoMaTnn_cOBwR5Teb__ABZpRL5pp73dWe-qGkI-DdtnxR7g2BKNd_M1D1zCIrh5gnYthsmkIpwQ4FgWXOMpJyOpnqaiGgk1/s1600/DSC05167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517360176186685890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3Pv-LqKEpW2_mER0oOYnnO0cSkM3QbieLtgYR8SqAK-e8aoMaTnn_cOBwR5Teb__ABZpRL5pp73dWe-qGkI-DdtnxR7g2BKNd_M1D1zCIrh5gnYthsmkIpwQ4FgWXOMpJyOpnqaiGgk1/s320/DSC05167.JPG" /></a><br />Octavian and Radu Sunny--Windy, too<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2kxkOD5SZtWlS-dWb5uM9ODhqIWKAhOqezH2LkANoxh6rPiI5VdzkpLohGMybnSCrwHhBJDUF5fgiuIPc27dp-eTMti3a3iLeob1CjYtzVRzJGSHM1ZeFXwi9AqgZsp4ASHFofkt7sxr/s1600/DSC05186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517353853907882034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2kxkOD5SZtWlS-dWb5uM9ODhqIWKAhOqezH2LkANoxh6rPiI5VdzkpLohGMybnSCrwHhBJDUF5fgiuIPc27dp-eTMti3a3iLeob1CjYtzVRzJGSHM1ZeFXwi9AqgZsp4ASHFofkt7sxr/s320/DSC05186.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt7kbkK_eA_NHk9z2bSOKKdGJUi6HP-nVGD5u0ydK67FoTX6vjQyfRzAGiQ9R7FcEmDq8jEK3sF323sHVLd6YZ5QsE_yJIhEEkkeEEgqaQiaf6BHFEuhyphenhyphenIb6u5YGEmKcE7wA-xRLJFt16/s1600/DSC05179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517356697976185954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt7kbkK_eA_NHk9z2bSOKKdGJUi6HP-nVGD5u0ydK67FoTX6vjQyfRzAGiQ9R7FcEmDq8jEK3sF323sHVLd6YZ5QsE_yJIhEEkkeEEgqaQiaf6BHFEuhyphenhyphenIb6u5YGEmKcE7wA-xRLJFt16/s320/DSC05179.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBytw1UHrbsp565QU03kTslXoKgmmpIuGL1r8ZNatgDVL0xaJj6SZTGY2ySNyhCw7XO4mpLmgI-NfemvJ6W9Ikmef4hoclxfJWt8J-deZNRDNhtTf2herknuI4JnXofhJNAkdSBaehhyxf/s1600/DSC05183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517355187252826946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBytw1UHrbsp565QU03kTslXoKgmmpIuGL1r8ZNatgDVL0xaJj6SZTGY2ySNyhCw7XO4mpLmgI-NfemvJ6W9Ikmef4hoclxfJWt8J-deZNRDNhtTf2herknuI4JnXofhJNAkdSBaehhyxf/s320/DSC05183.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa4gPm7iT0GGDGlzY7_IWiOSgs76UiJ2Ggr_ZYRmNH7xohcv6vItmQI1NdQYAlikJY5dzzLHaDyaJlJtF7YfJaQTML9UGUwXKb5Lhe1roFFZX5E3VaXnu5uwitWa0GITX9kgnHm1ET-GG/s1600/DSC05192.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517352543959862338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa4gPm7iT0GGDGlzY7_IWiOSgs76UiJ2Ggr_ZYRmNH7xohcv6vItmQI1NdQYAlikJY5dzzLHaDyaJlJtF7YfJaQTML9UGUwXKb5Lhe1roFFZX5E3VaXnu5uwitWa0GITX9kgnHm1ET-GG/s320/DSC05192.JPG" /></a><br />Dorina and Larisa on the ski slope.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZW1HgerL8Ng4OWXQsI8fHjIJ1TuDUH55EZRUbtOll7V4LjXHh5x0RPsLMAd1WYcHbGXixWMpbZRa68o6VqEqYeZMvfoG-oe8nVamin9YImCzm9jMEO3W3BBtQN0Z7fAq756Mxg_7ExK/s1600/DSC05223.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517346722606921938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZW1HgerL8Ng4OWXQsI8fHjIJ1TuDUH55EZRUbtOll7V4LjXHh5x0RPsLMAd1WYcHbGXixWMpbZRa68o6VqEqYeZMvfoG-oe8nVamin9YImCzm9jMEO3W3BBtQN0Z7fAq756Mxg_7ExK/s320/DSC05223.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8E4lkuRVPS8R_pzdSm6e1yTU-GXg1-JVlhyphenhyphenO0vhQnG2_LZA2io0KD1dK1dSl4jHalg4LDZGn0Z0PePM4r_qxTzbqLtokKDFhZp_tNa94jlaHK6GhbNnvwdlv4332crq4LfzEy5AU7hNN/s1600/DSC05218.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517347975861269890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8E4lkuRVPS8R_pzdSm6e1yTU-GXg1-JVlhyphenhyphenO0vhQnG2_LZA2io0KD1dK1dSl4jHalg4LDZGn0Z0PePM4r_qxTzbqLtokKDFhZp_tNa94jlaHK6GhbNnvwdlv4332crq4LfzEy5AU7hNN/s320/DSC05218.JPG" /></a><br />We took the gondola down and found a great lunch of soup waiting for us! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPQyZPiUBNB1vDKg8alsb80c2eLQVAFjPHuPv_HqydvVFbri08zKUZAdmGyWeJsPXbx6NyMf9OitukyShspvTacFeBDFMfXZH7m3WgNQKHuz0BHz9vcRpDCQGAzyVfG1a8jZEgSptww-D/s1600/DSC05230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517344024816100290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPQyZPiUBNB1vDKg8alsb80c2eLQVAFjPHuPv_HqydvVFbri08zKUZAdmGyWeJsPXbx6NyMf9OitukyShspvTacFeBDFMfXZH7m3WgNQKHuz0BHz9vcRpDCQGAzyVfG1a8jZEgSptww-D/s320/DSC05230.JPG" /></a></div><div>Here's Radu--we think he looks like Putan!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68-4SybAV750PSyjA8uhaSZ4P9QF1oW10vk0jnFfxAVXnL0dR5EPo-5zvz4fvRnmeB6abTNq3kolYJ23DvPT6POk2ftSuD3-otsQasrnHFAQJGlhDIqyDULPxGSb_d82tiW0FnUi0CZSM/s1600/DSC05228.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517345325857442370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68-4SybAV750PSyjA8uhaSZ4P9QF1oW10vk0jnFfxAVXnL0dR5EPo-5zvz4fvRnmeB6abTNq3kolYJ23DvPT6POk2ftSuD3-otsQasrnHFAQJGlhDIqyDULPxGSb_d82tiW0FnUi0CZSM/s320/DSC05228.JPG" /></a>We said goodbye to our hostel hostess--here's Dorina and Larisa with her! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpu-JQJFAPkwH4DhTUm9Ie29vYnTKRWubVk-syp3h7ocG-hlFv3YaHZh7Nk-sfJ7T8LC-cUgOfdEJ_d3eSKuZnCBbDphuJYqE_-CaUqdZwB_AjYex-ooaNIzNp1XpuwoonAdL5ozkge-l/s1600/DSC05231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517341567875915234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpu-JQJFAPkwH4DhTUm9Ie29vYnTKRWubVk-syp3h7ocG-hlFv3YaHZh7Nk-sfJ7T8LC-cUgOfdEJ_d3eSKuZnCBbDphuJYqE_-CaUqdZwB_AjYex-ooaNIzNp1XpuwoonAdL5ozkge-l/s320/DSC05231.JPG" /></a>We reluctantly left the villa and headed toward Bucharest, passing through villages, fields, and finally the edge of the city. Took a while to find the hotel, but Octavian was good and persistent! Saying goodbye was so hard--I know we will see each other again, but it won't be soon enough for George and me!! We repacked our packs, hoping nothing will break on the trip. Enjoyed a long shower and washed a few clothes, drying them with the hair dryer!!<br />August 27: Up early and had breakfast in the hotel. Caught our shuttle on time--was a short hop to the airport (as planned!!). We ended up having to pay for the third piece of luggage--oh, well. Found our gate easy enough and boarded without problems. Nice flight to Amsterdam, where we had a short time (again!) to find our gate, go through security again, and board--and made it with no time to spare. We didn't even sit down. This KLM flight had personal viewing screens, a remote control and access to movies, TV shows, games, etc. all for free!! We watched the latest <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FPGAIjHtiICsKXjgR7x4oVwwhJykUTOZWX6paTLkY90aH5FSWLwQnBSJFQQ77vVLsMcy4iK8AJsQoxs1g3WVrWdi1bMZmhEGHhksLsjVKARn4XZzDi5CFXq_MJTh2GLZeLPER15CefvL/s1600/DSC05267.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517339737398784114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FPGAIjHtiICsKXjgR7x4oVwwhJykUTOZWX6paTLkY90aH5FSWLwQnBSJFQQ77vVLsMcy4iK8AJsQoxs1g3WVrWdi1bMZmhEGHhksLsjVKARn4XZzDi5CFXq_MJTh2GLZeLPER15CefvL/s320/DSC05267.JPG" /></a>Shrek movie, "It's Complicated," and I watched one called "The Yes Man." Pretty good way to pass the time quickly. We dozed a bit, but were trying to stay up as long as we could as a way to really sleep when we got home at 9 pm. Got into Atlanta around 5 pm and went through customs without our luggage--it didn't arrive from Amsterdam with us--so we waited until the last minute to get through customs and race for our flight to Seattle. We made it, but were among the last to board. On THIS flight, all the movies and games had a price attached-- we were even charge $2.00 each for the ice cream served late in the flight--- jeez. Got into Seattle on time-- had the luggage tracked and caught the shuttle home--- stumbled upstairs to bed....what a great trip................................!!! So---we are already planning the next trip!!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581870489693064340.post-39677936370911275892010-08-16T02:20:00.000-07:002011-01-12T21:26:15.476-08:00Chisinau Aug 14 to 22<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><strong>August 14:</strong> We arrived in Chisinau (Keesh-ee-noo) at about 4:30 am--before dawn! This bus stop is also used by local buses and taxis. A very kind young man was a bit worried when he saw us there with the luggage and no immediate ride. He gave us 9 lei so we could use the bathrooms. I think he was concerned because there were Romanian Gypsies sleeping on the benches around and at two little bar areas and there were men drinking and having a pretty good time! We told him Dorina would be here at 6:45 am--he wanted to wait with us, but that was too much time for him. He was very sweet--left us his phone number and name (Sergie) and told us to call him if we were stranded. We hadn't heard from Dorina via the internet as she has been out of town. There were other travelers around waiting for local buses, so we weren't really very worried. We sat on a bench under some lights and watched the morning come. We were situated next to a big market area, so watched the produce and meat carried in--huge quarter and half cows-- the men carried the hind halves of the beef perched on their shoulders with the tail hanging down the back--like you would carry a child on your shoulders! Huge sacks of onions and peppers and other craft items were all carried in by hand--only a few lucky souls had small dollys to help with the items. We didn't have any Moldovan money and couldn't find an ATM in the vicinity. 6:45 came and went--we were planning our next move (walk to a nearby hotel we could see--thought there might be a cash machine and internet) when Dorina and Pavel came down the sidewalk with bright balloons!!! What a great moment to see her again!! As I suspected, the information about where the bus came was wrong and she was at the south station--we were more in the city. Even though we asked several times about this information and were told there was only one bus stop, I suspected that we might have a problem with this. Dorina is a good problem-solver, so she figured it out and found us at about 7:45 am! She and Pavel brought us to her parent's apartment (we never would have been able to find it by ourselves--!) We showered and had a wonderful light breakfast of tomatoes and cheese and wine!! No coffee, so we could nap. Dorina suggested we take nap-- we did just that (and the shower felt great after the hot bus ride with little sleep). We slept from about 9:00 to 2:00pm!! We are sleeping in Dorina's old room and she is staying with us in another room (the old computer room--we used to see the rug on the wall in the background when we skypped with them and now we get to see it in person)! Dorina slept, too--and we woke refreshed. Pavel and Dorina took us in a mini-bus to the central area at night to walk around the see some sights in the cool evening. The large apartment buildings are in rows, separated by a walkway with trees and benches where people use it to travel to various bus stops and to just gather and visit in the cooler evening air. The top floors of these buildings have to be very hot--even with air conditioning units. I like the bus system--it's very efficient. The mini-buses (Marshukas--Russian word) hold 15 to 20 people and are numbered by the route. They simply rotate on the route all day, only stopping when people flag them down or want to get off. The price is very reasonable-- 2 lei per person per ride (1 dollar equals 12 lei). We could be much more efficient by copying this method in the US! The evening walk included the Arch of Triumph, Poets Walk, and various government buildings. The Presidential building is very tall and modern with a huge statue in the center which is not visible from the street. Pavel's school was adjacent to the center and he went in one time to retrieve a soccer ball and was able to see insidel. He said the workers there were not happy with having to fetch the soccer balls and began to keep them from the boys! We found a German Pub and had a beer and salted fish (Taranka). George took a larger bite than I did and said it felt like all the water in his body was being sucked into his mouth! I sampled a small bit--it was good with the beer. It is a favorite of folks here. We took a taxi back and had a small snack before bed with Larisa and Ion.<br /><strong>August 15:</strong> Pleasant sleep--the room stays cool. We had a proper breakfast with rice pilaf, tomatoes, cheese and fruit-- more than we could eat! Ion made our morning coffee--nice and rich--and they offer a small cookie or chocolate for me (being gluten-intolerant) right away in the morning. Dorina, George, and I set off for the city where we finally found an ATM that would accept the card (the first three didn't accept the card at all--the first time we had any problems with getting money.) We carried water with us--took the Mini-bus into the down town area and toured the train station (very beautiful!), Dorina's grade school, and along some of the same boulevards we went last evening. We went to the open market--very impressive array of many goods--- separate areas for produce, meat, shoes, clothes, etc. The booths are very tall, filled with the item, and are all under a large roof. Many choices and very good prices. These are the goods everyone would buy--the brand names and fancy item are at the Mall. There were craft booths set up in the park, similar to Pike Street Market. One man was selling Ocarinas-- very<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507761526732331170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYHxDyoSSj70NHIwt9-m6Blj96YLOuQyDpCyuMrZLvgmAH9KeWlX_GecYJS5FJSSjyT8Y0swyLyLtJtYMSU2cUEbJEDN_lPzvWe69QNgo78VHZUW6Ikr0j5yELw3q3TD23-AtzJYvJeSZ/s320/DSC03265.JPG" />friendly and a good salesman! He took our picture and will post it on the internet this evening--he gave us a paper with the URL on it--this is the age of technology! We made our way home via the bus. Freshened up a bit and we all took a larger taxi to Michael and Natasha's home, Ion's brother. He built his house himself and is a Contractor. We could not have had a warmer welcome. His house is wonderful--three stories and a basement, built on the very top of a hill. He h<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxf90jFJb2KRALNt2KUAd9a96YC6R2NaMU2OqV_4Cs_2Aa4ZhFEtIPnptMdRWT5L9hZRmBam8R-WPnLlKL0QQF-j-cp3PP31HRefdwqfP18aZlTVJWoVl1RNUBM23DL8xulZZ0a2MRilwG/s1600/DSC03272.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507761190328977362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxf90jFJb2KRALNt2KUAd9a96YC6R2NaMU2OqV_4Cs_2Aa4ZhFEtIPnptMdRWT5L9hZRmBam8R-WPnLlKL0QQF-j-cp3PP31HRefdwqfP18aZlTVJWoVl1RNUBM23DL8xulZZ0a2MRilwG/s320/DSC03272.JPG" /></a>as a wonderful view of the city in all directions from the top story. Olivia, their daughter, is about 14. She has been studying English for 6 years already and is very proficient. She translated for her folks and narrated the tour of their house. The kitchen and dining area and some bedroom space is on the first floor, bedrooms and living room on the second floor, and another sleeping area with a balcony--which has a great view of the city, as the house is located on the very top of the hill! The day has been hot and the air is hazy, but we could see the city and surrounding houses. The dinner was (as usual) incredible! Natasha made her specialty; a cabbage dish. We had great conversation---two translators and Natasha was saying some phrases in English, becoming more comfortable with us as the evening went on. After dinner we toured the extensive vegetable and fruit garden around the house--apple trees, many tomato plants, cucumbers, peppers, and flowers--no grass and it's all very productive! Then we all went into the basement where the ping-pong table is and played for a couple of hours! Ion and Michael are fun to watch and Olivia is quite an expert. I really enjoyed playing--haven't played for a number of years. We enjoyed wine and an applesauce dish. Michael and Ion showed us some handwork done by their mother--cross-stitching on a black background. Normally the designs are done on white, but the black background demonstrated her grief over the death of a child. In the back of the picture there were some newspapers dated 1954 which they were reading. The frame was made by their father with ordinary tools and was perfectly fitted together. Michael is going to frame the whole piece to display. We visited into the night and felt very much a part of the family. They made toasts to welcome us and our good relationship with Dorina. I was overwhelmed by their generosity when they made a gift to us of two hand-made pieces from their mother's dowery---she wove the cloth and did the decorative stitchery and crocheting. This is so special and we will treasure them forever. Just before we left the house they introduced us to another custom called "the mouth of the horse" which is one more glass of wine and a toast before you leave! In the old times when you actually had a horse, apparently the horse got a taste of the wine for a good journey. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507762268740209378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv-PafNmJ55NeUPLp_8V34CmCg7bTj92zWu1_SwNcCfj23X7igHZ5LaAD3973x_Gc3zD6XgrW798_iVVHMPfc3xrxu5ezYvqZ2OpdykTjI6bPwuFEZBgNrMkOshbjfZwXwVfv4sRfKy_A/s320/DSC03366.JPG" />Micheal, Olivia, and the rest of us walked to a war memorial, which was beautiful at night. It was a stylized depiction of five rifles leaning up against each other in a huge tripod, representing five years in WWII. We spent time admiring the artwork at this moving memorial to those who were lost in the war. We had bad luck finding a taxi home, but managed to get a small car and crammed four people in the back--Dorina on her dad's lap<strong>. August 16:</strong> Each morning we are greeted with coffee and a generous breakfast of tomatoes, brinza, eggplant, and some meat, usually pork or chicken. We enjoy each other's company leisurely, then leave for the day! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527395892954809474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPq3UYbKA5Ge-5SieJmh_WfMFhph3uVAvbtbCvqQUz9QPYuXXFbO8t4K3dLR74OxsS5f6EpZj6Zg3C0HdYDZxHzQVFZthgGaYwKrQIPdjgKom9FaOyYCZbl5MnEK2GYp_-T1Sohb7L791/s320/DSC04182.JPG" /> Today, Dorina, George and I headed downtown and viewed the building and statues again, then met Ion and Larisa for a glass of wine. Then we toured the Museum of Anthropology and History together. What a wonderful gathering of ancient tools from the Dacia era, examples of dress in various times, and a very moving diorama of World War II. Very realistic artwork for the background and a great collection of real materials from that period in the foreground. Tried to take the old trolley to the restaurant, but that particular trolley didn't come by for a long time, so we split up and took separate taxies and met Teodor and Iulea at restaurant that really was another museum!! We met the owner who had spent three years collecting items from surrounding villages to display in various rooms which depicted a typical village home--a cellar for storing canned and dried food (and wine!), kitchen and working area with a loom and a sewing machine, living area, --great examples of rugs and skins and heavy furniture made from rough-hewn wood. The meal was all authenic food; Samale (grape leaves stuffed with rice and carrots, duck with plums, pork dishes---we ate to our fill and were all sleepy and satisfied when we all said our goodbyes for the evening.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><strong>August 17:</strong> Good breakfast with the family and Pavel picked us up and picked up Olga (who is the owner of the car) and we drove north out of the city to visit the Saharna Monastery of the Holy Trinity. Pavel made fun of Moldovan roads -- taught us "Borta"-- which means "hole" and a host of other meanings--all derogatory! Their was a long stretch of road construction and examples of asphalt deterioration, but we certainly managed to get where we needed to go! We passed through villages of red tile roofs and gardens-- carts pulled by horses with families and businesses. There are vendors selling melons and other farm produce along the road. The villages have wells scattered around the village which are open to all. We stopped at one to refresh ourselves. The monastery in Saharna was a special place. First we hiked up to a large cross on the hill and a small structure housing the footprint of Mary in the limestone. As in Bulgara, the rock contains shells and small snails from the Devonian Era--and is very crumbly. Hiked to the top of the rim of the canyon for a great view of the river and fields below. Next we visited the Monastery grounds and the church. Women must have their heads covered in the church--I had my bandana on, although there are scarves available for women to use. We passed through the Monastery grounds to a spring-fed pool in which people would say a prayer and immerse themselves in the cold water! The water came directly from the limestone. Nice to cool off and rest a bit. We then hiked up a ravine following Saharna creek which is a series of 22 falls, culminating in a 4 meter high falls into a whirlpool which is 10 meters deep. We were able to walk in the back of the falls and cool off! We hiked to the rim again to find a monument to the Great Site of Ancient Settlement. A battle between the Romans and Dacian peoples took place here. After hiking back through the Monastery grounds, we drove to Villa Rosa, where we stayed the night. We had intended to visit another place, but we were running low on gas and a thunderstorm hit--great to cool everything down, but we had to pull off the road as the windshield wipers couldn't keep up with the pounding rain! We found gas after stopping at one gas station that had no electricity due to a lightening strike and another that didn't have the kind of fuel we needed. As we came into the village, we drove through a herd of cows coming in from the fields. Our hostess, Tanta Luba, welcomed us as the first guests to stay in her enterprise. She remodeled her mother's home to rent as a villa for people to experience village life with authentic food from her extensive garden. Her dog had four puppies we played with! We had dinner outside under the grape arbor--mamaliga, pork, tomatoes, and local wine. We slept well with cool breezes.</p><p><strong>August 18:</strong> It rained a bit in the morning, so we ate inside --we moved the food just in time ---the down pour hit minutes after the last plate was moved! Tanta Luba's daughter cam from Chisineau to act as our tour guide for the day! The rain slowed to a sprinkle and we hiked up to some old caves left by both priests living areas and mining for limestone to build houses and walls. Great views from the caves! Then we drove to the Orhei Vechi--a Museum Complex which includes a small museum with artifacts, a walk up to a cross and stone caves from the 15th century used by priests. The caves are accessed by a tunnel through the hillside to twelve small rooms used for meditation and prayer and a larger santuary (I used a wonderful shawl to cover my shoulders and head while I visited). </p><p>The sanctuary opened up on a ledge with a wonderful view of the valley and river below. Coins are pressed into the limestone cracks. We walked down into the village and viewed a house as it would have been structured in old times--a summer house, wine cellar, garden, and main house.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561529658238010626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNG1UHsaTLgEJhko_9_5VIrUqmFDwRez32Cs7oa627VFmkdp6ADX9WSigy2IBGOeXDjTrQtw46_yw5KuQLZ_W70EZN4AOReDdea8zz0AFJr7r38MHCfb8wDBjQi2qCDMDIvJqGTXynYsDY/s320/DSC03895.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561529653784634210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD6VTH-hjvjn3SZl6l7kM9kV1yzNG7PNC2Qaawey3IandS7vfdk_qOvNXT_AvQf_1CzF9hUMe5cKA2ZzOxpRaXwoby0qNZsS7Hzz_0OqXJPVhsxVe_AxxvNQogiXVbNvz-AsmhS56Q5Gq/s320/DSC03897.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561529648217036514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPFJM7g9NGhyphenhyphenqV06KApFREm9uUcKHrg8gzPrCoDbkDSaOajl5nNah_CmMnlZpbYc_VwQvX6a5ipKInG5UraIKA3jvNVOH2Mcs5YMcKMUKS4o5wwjdS6-XAiL-vB_3ssV9rrGSe6Xq0Cnm/s320/DSC03898.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561529645107012642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DnJeI_MADjc1CTWCXk5r2Rm_f_cCZhyq1NcDrfi9UCAmN6_HdhwUNiJ_zztViO6AdenwX_h7ijD0jEY4kkfxiqwWdRbdHZNJ2JDAXq5PHUWMNXu4Jib-vzzlaOy2KgWMoJGaint1o6X7/s320/DSC03901.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561528636002438050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5ATaPCgOLNNtsOsmc-LEBDWwZqjLTvlefhjInUuQoQ3TK8qGZGInVHVvbpW-nZA0zYxeXBiXOuDhA0LAJ_sJuuDOOB8wCIcUprpL0JVuV_iE6eIdKW27mYv_W4DJPd79y9Jo9NjjVNCD/s320/DSC03902.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561528633673221714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStoatbxpE1D9HLoHLuYw02w5cS7Kj0aoZBYR_8trgadK3sSGleuhnmNNT59k63KGM_in1iXfqYXqlI8vzRlz1lHowXsIiv6qtZLzfuQd4zJOgIQ8DdbdxSanFfGEbFpY_Exol-keIbP0i/s320/DSC03903.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561528623305131890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zuvfiGQessAZWRkcc_P3-SQqTMOqXxG5COYlzHu9VJoS7ZOmrW8iEO8Nrpi6Q-oCb6ZFL6ah04vgyFexEkD5VOW4PYYJU5YzLKeMv5Mi1X-7R95GtnuXOOoWeH7UOHa3BiPqXfQAfRaE/s320/DSC03904.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561528619320149762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesDWHCNCIBiY0mmvBshd-N-4lKKP-o5AhLLZgssf-HchJt89c8Sj3SiVJsIrGDQEVUIqsfsNZ-FDvrCfzjJbKed-GuJFgIPvxmgUJGF4y0x3hcZ-8LcWy6tW5T_SK15YCgllQwsh1A03J/s320/DSC03905.JPG" /><br /><p>At the edge of the village we stopped at a rennovation project-- a US government grant team was working with local craftsmen to restore ancient Roman baths--mostly in ruins, but it is slowly coming back to life. It is intended to be an economic stimulation for the village and the country. George and I were talking when a woman suddenly came out of the group and came over to us, saying, "You speak English!!!" She is heading up the grant project and is here for three years to see it through. She is learning Romanian and says it's a tough language to learn. Turns out that she is the same person who approved Dorina's grant--Valerie Colby. Dorina recognized her name and we all had a good visit with her and I intend to contact her when I get home. (PS-- we have corresponded in Fall 2010 and am exploring ways to tap into similar grants--more later!)</p><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511141651566114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPBK2DRreW-rhLA6gf0yIQbu644neku-bSrSo_Qn9UNUMXs1I96jkK8O9Ft2k4h8ZJXaqa2r15ImbFv3IvxPU4XTao5qholrUO8z-iWxtIZmKATQyJ0xvh1aTUhZcvBNKDvaAizyh6MG6/s320/DSC03914.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511134426677522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVFti8uJugL5k703dv9NvK_MjptdQ47LqGRJD-xBCtcz1bAsIJ0oGHAMXXz917uJmUprbKHzjAsMlf_rLmaIh9Bmou4VbEipY6JKgCHi2i0NAEWz8mki8nM_bHzHwX1texNeQavrrb_U6/s320/DSC03909.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511133448338978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvh-Qqu7ZUWH1Dy-Pjd1yFzgUsOdTnbl7fx7R5UFQAST1dQipMIHOJDu7cTLvNUpV3LhIrfyVVQ-0VdJSSpDTOmUHHdSGUPk8tzIEQSgdp9QUzk7-Ky4kX55zbjv7mYsuwCGLm1F58PPl/s320/DSC03918.JPG" /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561172667053398322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFjJW_bSv6SRH-UhitixvhyphenhyphensTepCCYSxnN13IwJ3bI_zwziYkjpsogscSv1b2bUEX9Jkbc203Qe_9eXfqY7ODLsf5ai5y6xt3KLqNB5r0gfBM96-YPkYa2tBW2W7BFaGe1VRwSbQPjXy4/s320/DSC03917.JPG" />We returned to Villa Rosa for a great lunch outside and signed her guestbook as her first visitors! I hope this investment works well for her. We really enjoyed the puppies and the great view from her house of the limestone cliffs.<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561172652212854322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIsL9NxIuc5v2aO64-4vr6F42keBmzlh3wLLTnaDWtZAwlOad5zbh67j9GooeMEWjTkw0NqadBNMN0MCbqUNM8p_dKjJkr3OSbCgFlg4qUWOE3VHGkoX9IWERljtMS3uox8RXHUcPCbfY/s320/DSC03923.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561172644343929730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQQG2vtCQmsbIuVlhukPVOnM8rooi6AJJRiv2-MA2Muci3WocWxIrb49kXGKAuExnpyNyglFr-GjVb0UXxhIWcQaK4uukmRjoyk21n2v826mrxJWUimULoJriz1ij1zKeySbyQxO9HhdS/s320/DSC03925.JPG" /> <p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561167903454183362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XGW_mTL_rv0GTq2XG231CZ_7ViyNRaNCINfezvsjh3In3hPa7x0FbRdblWgr4WaKddsKnVoLze7NJCm5ZHY1B-YlClC7lg6t30naLerXwRtUQZGveApyofHovyDI8p0JyNajDFkSYtbx/s320/DSC03927.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561167918659745682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXsDpNO9km1SxHTXavKyHqM4elvcr56ySWGPYf-1U8sA0YC9hG11LFEHSCm9dP9uXLh1pFbWerGanMRFrdoATcNVhRI-RkwIJO5otir_-mPkC_yX4G2APH6DYxoD0JfrjMEMg1cQhMGki/s320/DSC03919.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561167901030249218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilr8yr3V_dZcIK7fcHINfemvitfcoVku8Gp2-b5puXZ5CIwrntafLzkJjzMSjXFLHr1juwmsrtuP0wCVBFe0s63tDIuUvt0MsPC44FH94EjDoB60saP-Yx9eA8VDHVOTMiTqg5lEOHZXo/s320/DSC03928.JPG" />While we were looking for the Winery, we parked in front of this great wall of "want ads" taped all over for passersby to take phone numbers to contact the person!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561167890115106226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwr1tCPyGMqrnESDSkekwejN5UyeA-FlX0toAYgyoJaynBeScSujt_TbYMhS0718yt5DWVp2p8Jnwq9o6oj2Q__6kHBkfHX3YVc_i7P_D9pfNDpR_WfpHIMXTpN3CgYwvTRX90jsCokhRg/s320/DSC03929.JPG" />We drove to the Vartely Winery where Teodor and Iulea had some of their wedding pictures taken--and were very pleasantly surprised to see Larisa and Ion greet us at the front terrace!! A friend of Dorina's, Octavian, drove them up and accompanied us. We toured the beautiful houses to rent there and the grounds, then spent an enjoyable couple of hours sampling wine, pasteries, and laughing!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561163985803354802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CvsLqpdzqp8NHa_5U4oYWAZa_zTdRjEsC4k0c515rfFBdgqAr0BjlaTLdVzxH7zFF2x783yUesmFO9mVotymBaQiqnS5tjvZEYyfQmnVuWL8uThlo-lVfdN1FTTeD4qhoGUULcGKWigG/s320/DSC03931.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561163980403961474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mwZ2_AFNCawyrfCuLduj6se3S7P0fu9wMzTg5bxGEnjHhdAWeBr3mRjF3vj4xNb7KwvbKZcWSPHHbQn7GYX7ufrose-ydFy3lYusxzNuAwJwKjtMSfprplWTOa140-Sf9mEtHNdNRWio/s320/DSC03934.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561163971721307298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq5lLnlgfu1EVABYhbwBv53OzUGlOleZ5h2G2DB-m-E4DUfp6kXtirmvlCbGza4CbKufn7x0LymTtfaU5IOy7lRt0QxbfGjNAwj5HZwjlSosq4Pqi5ZwqbSICDvRDr0qHALKeWQCdXjy_/s320/DSC03936.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561163965932745842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLokCq0E9wS5lDkcJ4UbOuBXSzHnB7ZiUog3E_MrMJwb6G1H-Li8K1U5RgYXo8ajF5BZGNTTG7gDMZt3BGTA8wB4nORknG9azIAUlZ2f5vDf7A8Aq-L5zpkR3YrIQOhL-FPq9v-wnhtK1/s320/DSC03944.JPG" /> <p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561160877390285826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElngC3ArQxJ1WMslHzgTue9yCbFsuZjWyZpQlv-yK4hDfIB-qGySjsG0a6SNXFEcAmjqkTbpT4oIYg2kHgk_uZYNjEfF3kuoLfb1oIGuEEg6epDkckxUnmKBrq5ucpdt0bjdUCEfu0JVG/s320/DSC03937.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561160870273993634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmojj8XWtoc3FIdJPpsLjn_aWbeDb0q__xpiiFOPugLyqlbbHtx4uMeDFf8SoFpDeX_U3kU07wBRCJ16Oc66t-3HyLRlgHnPPqgxX6VWU6k_CYaSh_XiZvGLnlrR8pDj6Hv39oohsTd2D/s320/DSC03940.JPG" /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561160865790100034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mf5PwoihZjqgiWp6j3KKihpJ24aifi8Hul3Vbj-Ul10lnyuZ5hQcQaf7YshupTg5FhfjZ-UM9WGMq6fu1WVfhAbULLack4m4o3nPVolZZ2b-lrlbm29mCdcyVNQ0r-FrzUoya6od6DCd/s320/DSC03948.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561154870130305426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6ph7cK3fKsxcbbIPmR4qeePQa2koGU9e6KtoYRS1r1m4rHeWdL6n6DodRONcEH3cfz12IdAUQE3uIcyePLniYqPTPkVMhHqcTRf0R_-vkltshW6YJVziDQuzTJhfA5yyGuUXT8s5GYUg/s320/DSC03950.JPG" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561154856429094178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HJMFwHzEDza-wttBC3V2mzEH9HGaTwVI94QsW-uzbYzAliQBIPUgnl6ZsJZv0IMcM1XmQKm93gDPqU-9QogQbBRmA-hs8lJFs3oWNyu_GMeDaZDC9fTD1i5m9D3nEGsa56HMM5Faiw8A/s320/DSC03951.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561154845366231890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKxKEva01O3ZaHLcD5EKtO2Q5y_J9VHM17OmKbpewr8z21sk6rtVgvO3K6OqJf6oar4y7bQW1deqD-qy9wCpbZUQbEJJASFKrwcZ6Ub4-Pcp7GxOzMbGVuOg5NR-ffR6nxKMW-ptPCXbF/s320/DSC03953.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561154849782637810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKSwrZv3qrYSqKXAS50hX3LxuwOS9gDrCLlcWyaB_flOjOzLzVCYl9oPwv2KfkVaw2pebSVp4wotCqMwLsASZ0axQbuFbhg1VDuPWHzhPShXKOHBzTRzRnpuBgmpQgs8dZpyaCfhpFuEA/s320/DSC03952.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146411142768626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IjJpYQAU82bqUaz2Xa1lNNOjkaKW_ezARlyj-6GaXsZvdCzAWPzJSDJnXOQqyEQQCuSnvI5c_6DhhWeceWokfzXYEFr6OJE5bBQwR3Ebyb0FVwFdg-n2SC1ZKb05xMIEvJS7_i8I30LK/s320/DSC03955.JPG" /> <p>George and I rode back with Octavian, Ion, and Larisa. We stopped at "Doi Haduci"--a resort area which also depicts life in the villages. There were carts (carutas) of all kinds, rugs, handiwork, and furniture. Fences were made of bent branches. The roof material was bundled reeds piled thickly on wooden trusses. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146407631607410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQscXQ8zkYnxLKE0JaRz-nqqY1h8huZh5d4-Dn33cJYxkbv_Qs5v7d7tuD_aScC7sFRxB02EcsxHHzQRs1q9CYWqsjZXxVJckWTwaGLc3UAy0to9gWdOUpAc0EOsVKpswRVsedG69C2xg/s320/DSC03956.JPG" /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561146399262297026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8pCt2eXfdJWSMJvKIYMty1uXJ8X1GUiM3dNzy6pTGE9E8MErY2SlE52sAoeUB5uk9jjqFgWgZYo6Rb2CIjMHPvrAKkaCGdmPCaSmYHugQtUQsa8xdjaAQUI4b7z_CGtn8uAr9X10xnzk/s320/DSC03963.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561141523691208658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAC1yBQXn89vV2yt1b1itDT9zIy9kYyRTZGckBMrXK4P6nM83ZGccQ7FLm7LI81c3OEd71G7YZ3ChfQKPqRE-W6hRutrviXm_UWrq0g1B7xP1a4vxqQ4izDuqEf1_xj6qofUIH9z3GNef/s320/DSC03957.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561141510756370050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUPnOMu7Kt6MI7fImCUU_pExW_48Kua2PQ3PHXoqnCQk8EeSTUKcbeE7ouvy12FiLoVibfgUqCS0MS-H4pOg7ujFsHTeulQIj_hEIE3mIOyiZPV7u0ss4uxlitvE28LB0CtiXufDzKeYH/s320/DSC03965.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561141516400344066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYOcu_fIV2lxgSOhLq6jHNYshORfw4Era4eUNDjX_wMHKHALf3ZPrSCDfMpeZF16lZ3-sDV-giq7IFUjcnsBuNi1VMGgUFP-0EOuPksGTYKebTv6bt5jWh9uMcqEy6loyZc-2bWyHlPUP/s320/DSC03960.JPG" /> <p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561141502296776546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoP4E64iZDqLjUYa0F3bfdHX2n2jVBpSYGBD5Eax1epiciMF5H_gVPV_tXVeuhwLvdQOV3P4TP-KFcpSYuCNBj9nQ9zt6DwoadTuPaPuD9Qr_Y2WyGvDpxf5FJkA0GvnFx1kayxyVYr1M/s320/DSC03973.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553342577695166738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xtrEVf0i6_Yk6JVF2zVK2zHsFAV7tovGyGRauyR1iHv6BIGCBLXs1rqSlIGhUqZMKYxwGO0sPI6uwi_uOh1MnTVtHP9slb7nv1aPTeLF3a3tPtOg_aaR4-Kp-ASQ8xLjazO4_UB0YP5H/s320/DSC03959.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553342566110573506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP95qaudZUuYs_sybLtdBXPIQZ-S195PYPowZR1yjNubfQ1Jn8DDGsyq6JcGD5u9-0zs0iz8sITDCrlaZ387xigy-fc1uBxjpucu0PUa29L-5RvE2enzuj2RY3cs0t7NEo5sFa69bgBPzz/s320/DSC03967.JPG" /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552992419326759922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNubDMsw-O_cCsggvE8o0LBzeGfJ4P4GLHxXf16oQiycOcpQ6tSGSEiCa3yeuVPMiNChygABeNnptlzaqcn2-cCWGsj5Q57g-bFGFKnn_Zf84A815kK4XZFXJIHp8MOkmnZN4cZeeyJXVZ/s320/DSC03970.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552992402225392722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAGXXH9Lu9wyOUzM1KsUr_A4-klmAP7kvFLhALIltLDGBSZBGj58bnW-XJma8w1-zUadHIw2rkWk-wx94IqMEV_mcfsdRtakJIXGHoM-Rq4ytTh1Tod9rDQARg-c44CreYN65_4I-n1OC/s320/DSC03972.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552992389320384866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHMgIiOVck9o5TNVQD6sn7JxY-ifZDO9YdZGLWlaqWwdhSn0xrrzScsZJ_HYr8e1S0FfBFf6xGlJpMeEKcH3Uf1REMy3kDd5T51eoavIdTbVaseE4z5n865aWxsL7HhNthcCOC-2JxzhB/s320/DSC03976.JPG" /></p><p>We returned to Chisinau to dinner and sleep.</p><p><strong>August 19:</strong> Slept in and spent the day shopping for gifts to bring home-- wonderful items and we were able to find what we wanted. We met Dorina's work family and had coffee in their courtyard while she took care of some business. We walked by the US embassy and they wouldn't let us photograph anything there! Rested in a small gazebo where photos of couples are taken after they get their marriage documents in oder in the nearby office buildings. Dorina left to be with Pavel for his birthday, We shared the results of our shopping with Ion and Larisa. We had a wonderful pork meal cooked in a roman clay casserole dish-- Larisa soaks this unglazed dish in water for 20 minutes prior to placing it in the oven with a lid on, steaming the contents and making a great meal. We had a great meal-- mamsliga (similar to polenta) and russian cognac and great conversation rounded out the evening nicely. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540754198221296578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirteUiXOwxDtf77EuUVrVX3C23bEJpv_d78LeZrdP5HVIPndgJeVRNoJHpczbpw0xdEBt97IZeNOXh_URYUUamvbDdIahxcCQxpJdv4nbhbnvH1LnfvnAwpCyDu2PYRvpJL5PyjVIXU4R/s320/DSC04023.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540754190585111090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotLifPzG0LfPhEhx23YCpxj9UmpsKxmO-Zmqq8GnefrJJ6cQR72daU0j3LqORwkO_H2b2UJDhkqNfvDkQjAl5vtE7_gAU2XnLMYq7Sdd8GYqnYUSQTDfvpDmFneTB_qs92pOXg1HgC6kP/s320/DSC04025.JPG" /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540754182495020930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImaIQqgsmJN5g8o8DzUT-eGMbR59MOiocD0Pp_fnuHHv4OmUTOuaNnH_nsXPSjIiIO0yBFFFyH3o4Oa4dpI2zK3PM4i_kugjbLo1jbL97AJrGOqTjW111qllf57W-Ti1BndV54q7r2vKL/s320/DSC04026.JPG" /></p><br /><p>Ion's English is good and we managed to understand one another most of the time. We saw the pictures and videos from Teodor and Iulea's wedding--what a rich ceremony--everyone looked like they were having so much fun! Fell into bed late after many toasts of Amaretto--!!</p><p><strong>August 20:</strong> Leisurely morning, then Pavel and Dorina came and we met Ion's sister, Aurica, her daughter, Gabby, grand-daughter, Paula, and Olga and went to the winery in the caverns called the Milestii Mici -- Oras Vinicol Subteran. What an experience!! We all waited outside for a guide and for the electricity to be restored!! There were two fountains in front--one for red wine and one for white wine--very clever design! We were fortunate to have an English-speaking guide who spoke well and rapidly! There are 120 miles of roads underground and barrels of oak and stainless steel--and many bottles. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540747200729416242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeJ3FLkHFNxezGHhRKBq5YAWKXdq_KOVmwwxyqXT-e0Wbxn14INLRuA7ehtfBWLofsqeBIb1o2DxgzQR1fCqUJKJs4Uf3u3q4nwc3rUyoMZQy25QOuMKwGA6DBWZ31UrRndSGAYkG713Z/s320/DSC04042.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540745253506521330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCb5QmqZHf93FL9oW3uSG_BSNE2n1Tc9SHhks87JrkOwf4c61N3dIU-zGRbfTE5eI-fQ1rz_tzyw_ZHPmM_kPE0DWY5z1YBBPcyK9ztJbVqubd0LKb3bu9uVG4Gwg6lryXUR6yNzL9UAk/s320/DSC04037.JPG" /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540747199276921778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBWrKjOSlgER98-Y2jW_eFxDf9JaCvb3IzzbU0MIF7dZd5X3TOyffvpPfgVmblwJXd5mBZ0SENeathst2iKIYVE6GRBimcIhvxp-CLyefYmJ-2fL7CcFtEnqUaGXffz4cnG_yLQuO-mz9/s320/DSC04043.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540747211403189282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLefE0YV8Z9GmBte0b5SgZfBfABKahaFwo_ihItQ-wloCDAEfLnx76aOVnA4z-BTX79G8ew7gvIaRmRDNgFUiWjxuQhxruF-3iwRP53aSayvPyCyeKyZLgatxTaXGmc2UGWFSCqvVF43p6/s320/DSC04032.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540745243110358370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPVqACI7rCSl3zU8v84n4UKF2iggYsJ_-Ig6zPhdF5Gf_v8MwmMKR8Tx5P2PTeTPyI_YBpdTyC0ErBu_M6_SRyCkCEhhIWyv-e2TBDr6OWVWweL5ul2I6TtHjKbz3DV8GLlgOnySmM2kW/s320/DSC04048.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540741783513219458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvlMSiT4H3C3zxFSJtlnjzmI-6nqSzbGMAN_tai8XV3XTXsjUEPQx8zIGACfXHwA_1v38Us-6EP0hW4KwaGR9YJ6z1MwYrYlLK7GvV7sWLgd8LefA3VxvbwPHoO_w5LRgmGO1n45Gl37r/s320/DSC04049.JPG" /></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540741763194122306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqAllqcyWsBuoqzn3nZsTwXfpjK4d6XvGAYY5Nh64XkZFQMp8q6bc0gDjiHt2aJV4jYXAGBrwPkr1jSm-9_JLHUPVm2mNWcOjbivvL_utDDpP6s_B9SIYf0xpBugl8gmrJAVsvjnuGxo1/s320/DSC04073.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540741773278558274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJOREZQwlshL8nyQXPNX16WmeujN6nulx4pJyx5szxowQSugmpRZwkH0wBZXMf2FLkh7S_Bp5-an6essUXmkPJvlJtwARrkrhxI3kL2gP1aH-uW2xbOGqcWi6iV0hIp_mX85bb93fG9pf/s320/DSC04070.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530727691465049122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyuPU5G6EvvOFsH4dsvpC8ekZfJFzTItZAY8fAwHbuD7WnroG2gh5v-y9f8YqUfCIS-FaOfc0nu3t1GgrPBFP28T_9qsjIyeg_0iW69emQOXqN7x4xh1aT0ugKE4qztt6O5TOPun_xySZ/s320/DSC04072.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530727686485531442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF3k1SSE9GBeBu93DYJvaHKcCrmL0aHgkU2NRt7Py8mnPBNJx_5fDnAfq82UnooQMPuOpNitMCxoUmws9F2mQeE5BdAY_ymKdacqvUI0aEixqxDFiS9Ub5HmTETUfEs7WQn5rtzMtFvsK/s320/DSC04071.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530727679035983442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUvsQZJ2H6U2OmQmksz7lPwqUhpzJB1FJvZpVlPRMzoQqdu9pisr-qvYSk6ixgTEZ005ic02AEa08n726EMy6Re3U0oBv6UrGrK8vIjYsQf_HYwNZFMRH1kTR5xplrJGXuAQ_8hHWR1Fx/s320/DSC04076.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530722505302927282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ofnf2vzkAJ5NV1v_ewdItzkXts5zg-xNOyb9yCDIjXwIYNLa4vx3B7QJ_68ELI9L9dwbXfpVYMUVVnEDEvTjiGOIs2qHsB1_C0YMygZWPixstdFz9zV07NoHJNOtg2F-cQv3Ka_ttDqU/s320/DSC04083.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530722512943223858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaf6p9WTw7ar7spBRT71VhV-2Qin4eOWa23LKf8NKhYp4eWETdjDln42NBFIo9I-AgfTI0iMrOwHiAMar0U7JpjjPg-o8bkMre7G8L3TknqsnGwKbBaHG03_R7Hgt_jGqVoiOktyb9jfZ/s320/DSC04084.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530720833807100130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYetM7ZWUzj8K1EPjdPle0cesaFRETQxuEEXlkHsV7bFnl4O4hxeRzFCYwuKDE2vdH78sdGPRmrTn_GW-8dzYb7PRr_0ieOvRF2u1LUZrOrS3CzNsJUxZcbebFlmT6zTzpYWuV_6VQtfbv/s320/DSC04096.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530722498943358642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfeTDiZbOcWzn5uh23FSBEY0BJVnJQRdM53tpDoBwcLv4fBOLXI_x_QkuC4ykZR1gMunAC0EMi-TCSxuxZPYO_aJlhdE3WjJ_Xb5cwSiNsM1u2sAzXaCwTjAILIvebiisajYN392QgF1o/s320/DSC04092.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530720826070755938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TPOSh3yhymy5qNT-yNGEPOMm96IKokwC2Xio52OKzvKzmNWD5gRs33dxlJHGnh5LlVqx45-pxpCl6pu8W4eEiymTN5tO2ImAf2ch3Kxb1U0638Ms4viVEH5NwdJ5znIpX8OUCflMoTsO/s320/DSC04098.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530720820084098434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7fBpw2k-YKMk0KuPl4Bx139-UbCfep5vuIPjHGKQ1GxiQ0wJZgJrmvoYLhYR3QCdhK10i5O_e9Rqq99QkcXS_4m8xvEWABRPM3oNtCZnVMT48wLvfkH_6Rbyvk5R7ZVfllY_q0QH_b6k/s320/DSC04101.JPG" /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530722492132850514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_2OYdLoFq2xW7X2OWopE8j_v566YOYRigmtZy2sfATSg-sAoSuHqPGVS5Hv5MIUbrayOKnAkA9DDzZ0mVRp3WvjrkntQwVThBph-B1sl2qpcHeCUDYUtLmcsOk1Rkj4zCDrJOuqeQHks/s320/DSC04106.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530720816011409362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS5jUBTEnySUupM_tzdPtiBFWFXtKlOPNwRIPwYwYjBRNVwVuyZXPcJ7qNhnk64k90eQLbx3aisLttwpDh0kG4-2CQa71j9KNmKW03Trzw9JTeOEMaVkzGC_Ht4EWuuITa33254DCn4MT/s320/DSC04107.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530718052547474834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMXXJiQLy65CY38W8XiaHxD11jAhrkQ_p5KIu5tlAEkpb1Ka5MTt1EJ5_ANjfHUNhRG7dmBo-GuX6fU-xrdZ6DaWphuB4sUWX5AdHmjWCctO6QTMDutN65uBQ_8n2WlU7n-Zm5g4kos32/s320/DSC04090.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530711708990220066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxq5yq3tB8BAQW79raoaQ1MyR_xv9NDD5aj5A-uCRjiDoCwVS3D_nYNvo3JUty7zHTUX2bIRBxDWE0rSOJ2SSu8oQmqld0AN42Gc2Z-m4_5nktMuzbMRyat60W8xZQ5CslvE6fAFIrc4L/s320/DSC04108.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530711706117403682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6FVMlZ_RKRnJOhObUSiD6wgkCLz8PzkwK8jWhqD_bqI_r1otM94g90gfZwK09aqhMyFZAzxPfwlo3cXB28hoyavDuRSmJBHSQPGadgf8gShuSQ9DsW7h41JdLnUglc4h4zOtxj6R4Syw/s320/DSC04114.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530711695265487794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p_rSkMZZ9EXJ4VIXIC-oPl5hQyn2x2iOra9d38GRAH-I6U9QuSVl30FXe3xeZeUnIJeYpnT7mbLey04sA_1aBakR3IEkZ2v5duA7MjYl2aWL4cWU6bNyesrHLYVM5FEi3ELIPsDkqBk9/s320/DSC04109.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530711697151060914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7UnWQz1u-MXZbXGAl9gXhqa59DSpTPssv6lB-5S7_nWKuPxbRwsLO8c3O5hyphenhyphenQNcgCN9orB7T9ReLyt8Bqo9HiwqLvLi6-bLZwVtA9BenXLc5UanRxIVorX4rHFRxXm8O37JGb4oDRaQV/s320/DSC04115.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527752297863282514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGJ7847qSHQ7Rxt9sIXTnB-RctIL_H0SfIqlBRg5mBv3XH9_6OmRfGZEAtj5gwDyzGQtjZEDKAH2eWRL3h2Z82QKp8eOxnkWYCRnGDxAoluQyup_vvRXlSy-6cTXHH7N7PEWW0ecMjb9R/s320/DSC04133.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527752289730924402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNNFRmG6eMrvmyN-cvwy1e8VBO64aKhkjY9bCeGINq1Zk9kqtxk5UitqsFIJKFqcp7mpOe2f7l73UbEvh7lIYS5ixmC2Z7fiVH4L8DSds7hPgMwcoDpjFfgXPHAB_doiFnMs75bVjiLYY/s320/DSC04134.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527752281282574578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWCzQAgMIIJ7tQUnlyqcCrLeCtfnlV9lBf_-CVazZRHv8o9nezz_MFarN4_XKHMJCFB3PL1knHbLv9PBCQVACmOvP5uevQowrb_5r00XaM1QoYW92j-54B-u9PLeaLdwOi8kXmTeu0VcP/s320/DSC04138.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527752272272386306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENV-s0BhPlN_ZmROSPPAzcmhfseowpudsa5ZQ3988VMcO71GdQOScMrBNt8QLLxdiEw3Oiir1ihVg1biJbuaZqLcHzSC-IFHttuxR_WTaNpf9yayoYXjQon2iaHCZwzstqMW8Fn1buEPN/s320/DSC04142.JPG" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq16htL7wFGDjIOzBFcnNnvqfAvshLF5MpMQZ2iCDSoYRfxRh1oKRpLIMSSePzs-sBobMkMm9q1OjVD9UlV0A6a100ZQc1fB0SBuMgHFWwM7qyE4tU8vDDSeGFH7eXixTMLmjpUHn8D7v/s1600/DSC04119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508869077572314274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq16htL7wFGDjIOzBFcnNnvqfAvshLF5MpMQZ2iCDSoYRfxRh1oKRpLIMSSePzs-sBobMkMm9q1OjVD9UlV0A6a100ZQc1fB0SBuMgHFWwM7qyE4tU8vDDSeGFH7eXixTMLmjpUHn8D7v/s320/DSC04119.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFd9XNvqjK3HReD72K-l32f_OIif6GuAzbaNY0QILEm27oQkNS3ZqKwxKrlXAcyPiGxd8D6PcFnU-IsRPYHux8hyphenhyphend0yoXRBuG0fG0ySWIAH-1DI0LqQX1X3B9ZxejuHKgnlls0qQAh845/s1600/DSC04087.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509249139306501938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFd9XNvqjK3HReD72K-l32f_OIif6GuAzbaNY0QILEm27oQkNS3ZqKwxKrlXAcyPiGxd8D6PcFnU-IsRPYHux8hyphenhyphend0yoXRBuG0fG0ySWIAH-1DI0LqQX1X3B9ZxejuHKgnlls0qQAh845/s320/DSC04087.JPG" /></a>All the bottles are stored in small openings built like deep closets from limestone. Each closet is labeled with the harvest date and the bottleing date, the vineyard and kind of wine. The bottles are left to gather dust and molds--which are prized by the collectors. When a bottle is sold, it is wrapped with a label, sealed and placed in a plastic bag, dust and all! The temperature is consistently about 56 degrees F--and felt very good after all the heat we have been experiencing! We ended the tour with a wine-tasting session in lovely rooms, all hewn out of the limestone. They were furnished with dark wood furniture, artwork, and wood carvings. The doors into the tasting room were designed to look like barrels--very clever! We tried a Cabernet, a white wine, and a dessert wine with dried fruits, peanuts, and pretzels. We also listened at the door of a huge banquet room filled with people celebrating to musicians playing traditional Romanian music--we even danced the waltz a bit in the foyer! We came out into the light and said our goodbyes.<br /><br /><div>We were surprised by a visit from Marina who works at Pierce College in the International Programs with Pat Cavendish. Of course, Dorina spent many hours with both these fine folks while she was a student at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and evening together--laughing and telling stories about Dorina's year with us. She is here for a sad reason; her father has had a stroke and she is here to look after him with her brother. However, it was great to see her and we had a wonderful evening. George and Ion sang a memorable rendition of "Mothers, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys!!"</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXu1iwJKdqSvOOngJ8Ca8eJPml8BoQskmiKnQ7y0LkbVASUG4UH_avVj7xdOFPvxNVawa6B0UAmkxsP47Y2PBpxu6_mJ9YCfM-2R_pNR9sE0uhN4q_zPoUr0IGZonDI5WnLLb94kfIea6/s1600/DSC04167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509254439501215090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXu1iwJKdqSvOOngJ8Ca8eJPml8BoQskmiKnQ7y0LkbVASUG4UH_avVj7xdOFPvxNVawa6B0UAmkxsP47Y2PBpxu6_mJ9YCfM-2R_pNR9sE0uhN4q_zPoUr0IGZonDI5WnLLb94kfIea6/s320/DSC04167.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5E_o57JLJffRJE5T9DUwmwkC0czrYNptKaK2Z2gauXDIdeNu3W_hLyv_HEqocNIR6Udd2ap2R3kyovwRZh64mwSUUDl7XwpHqymLRCSXSz5SwRQNRJe9qmWUY80wZSIa4UflnlyGabd_/s1600/DSC04162.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509256600779926178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5E_o57JLJffRJE5T9DUwmwkC0czrYNptKaK2Z2gauXDIdeNu3W_hLyv_HEqocNIR6Udd2ap2R3kyovwRZh64mwSUUDl7XwpHqymLRCSXSz5SwRQNRJe9qmWUY80wZSIa4UflnlyGabd_/s320/DSC04162.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEUqwV9iZu6cx8hSWt4uZU2ckDZOnbEHeF7Op2nxm3EK9VfWkK2qmMwXkh0CudCMe6a_xU8aEz4HsPvo-_UkP0YHIT1G2a5KUA3m3XQWvmMyFkgbUpOvOaptZGYCzyOrErljghHdyEmH5/s1600/DSC04166.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509253085041793378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEUqwV9iZu6cx8hSWt4uZU2ckDZOnbEHeF7Op2nxm3EK9VfWkK2qmMwXkh0CudCMe6a_xU8aEz4HsPvo-_UkP0YHIT1G2a5KUA3m3XQWvmMyFkgbUpOvOaptZGYCzyOrErljghHdyEmH5/s320/DSC04166.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm_aU2Srum_BFwzlqHTk-qIqi1pwMnSWUXWenmIs1Ye-O0s2WyUgDiE-N4kP8aeD8yDjAZYK9gbmeLc6SOB0So4b9Zx1EBQHpliS6_Gk8y1OMcmV8t9q286w3ZUU_jX66wjSTay5uqyDn/s1600/DSC04178.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509250623237270898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm_aU2Srum_BFwzlqHTk-qIqi1pwMnSWUXWenmIs1Ye-O0s2WyUgDiE-N4kP8aeD8yDjAZYK9gbmeLc6SOB0So4b9Zx1EBQHpliS6_Gk8y1OMcmV8t9q286w3ZUU_jX66wjSTay5uqyDn/s320/DSC04178.JPG" /></a> </div><div><strong>August 21:</strong> Slept in and had a lighter day today-- went shopping for one more piece of luggage and a couple more gifts and sorted stuff and did laundry! Pavel took us to the National Ethnographic and Nature Museum--wonderful place! The outside is all decorated with tiles. He also showed us the house Ion and Larisa own in the center of Chisinau--Teodor and Iulea live in it now. Dinner at home with our EE family and some sad toasts with Ion, as he will stay while we go to Romania. His work at the University begins on Monday. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iTWO6fTNmV5VEiE0j8L4nYhlp62edle50izsdUYibDoNjJntsdAxtxFXCIhtiFY4XeW_PNFrDgZt780rOsdmTircqmpD72_FCYSS0YfaRUKsl8shgJzQmRDrU6GL0dOGa7oRFd9vaFEr/s1600/DSC04249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520340133059836994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iTWO6fTNmV5VEiE0j8L4nYhlp62edle50izsdUYibDoNjJntsdAxtxFXCIhtiFY4XeW_PNFrDgZt780rOsdmTircqmpD72_FCYSS0YfaRUKsl8shgJzQmRDrU6GL0dOGa7oRFd9vaFEr/s320/DSC04249.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp00qNUq0UTc6f5-dbuHhWBLh8TWXvrQk7Xr-beAO1CuaFZpfWcN1d_XgXItgllHKwQTHataUn-JmgGRKFw7jNzhWEBo7pULvSA8quMr8rFZGWAejOB3XSdAmqUpdKYFLCoPL2sCFGlhh/s1600/DSC04296.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509245145984181634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp00qNUq0UTc6f5-dbuHhWBLh8TWXvrQk7Xr-beAO1CuaFZpfWcN1d_XgXItgllHKwQTHataUn-JmgGRKFw7jNzhWEBo7pULvSA8quMr8rFZGWAejOB3XSdAmqUpdKYFLCoPL2sCFGlhh/s320/DSC04296.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOUSuKmfqb1j7xj48eBid16gqTaqEELNIxGckVV_SQc-r3chP0Lz1KWuYnkDgPzZ26g6j_qtJ8yVDnu6if9-TFQ0zdHYU9F3gJSo3Tr61hrfExxSfLVWElIij6iHp-TN9UAiL0MfGXxTl/s1600/DSC04321.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509242403583233986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOUSuKmfqb1j7xj48eBid16gqTaqEELNIxGckVV_SQc-r3chP0Lz1KWuYnkDgPzZ26g6j_qtJ8yVDnu6if9-TFQ0zdHYU9F3gJSo3Tr61hrfExxSfLVWElIij6iHp-TN9UAiL0MfGXxTl/s320/DSC04321.JPG" /></a></div><div>Relief Map of Moldova--made of fabric!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561520026669734162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9MUqP49NfslDiys-BZRDG2Z9b8Rh2-cP_OpYuyZzhIh-l_aOst5lpYhWKZExBrfZCiO6BCYSJLQQYGTq2aOF0mAO-IxPZvlMAGxXaXaT5qrRDjA3arschZd2z4ow_euVZLJmO7B5_xpv/s320/DSC04230.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8tmKlryUcKUi9hq0A709OnxK_PEJLxgmneFBQbwlQFLOLlgRggvmMh1oJXMmCxILhFi_qe-vaBssDdIg1eTIzd0HfiRTemmWL4M8poyBEpokoSUsEx2K4x2pu-PBSVnmWW9uf9yRtDXg/s1600/DSC04191.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509247176700378642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8tmKlryUcKUi9hq0A709OnxK_PEJLxgmneFBQbwlQFLOLlgRggvmMh1oJXMmCxILhFi_qe-vaBssDdIg1eTIzd0HfiRTemmWL4M8poyBEpokoSUsEx2K4x2pu-PBSVnmWW9uf9yRtDXg/s320/DSC04191.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1re7ijJ2O7oIb1ZA2NRI3O2gYd_uENA7_mp-GxmG6cJ0teDK8BweUFSsf_-680ybi0qrlxiOCk1RpWLCn0uVw2ZtHXUpJbFjpmxUykXy8zF_VHZCy_Qlrolj2ad5wLVJH0tQTd5YwkIC/s1600/DSC04318.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509229328506328850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1re7ijJ2O7oIb1ZA2NRI3O2gYd_uENA7_mp-GxmG6cJ0teDK8BweUFSsf_-680ybi0qrlxiOCk1RpWLCn0uVw2ZtHXUpJbFjpmxUykXy8zF_VHZCy_Qlrolj2ad5wLVJH0tQTd5YwkIC/s320/DSC04318.JPG" /></a> </div><div><strong>August 22:</strong> Spent the morning packing--everything fits in just fine! Whew. </div><div>The most welcoming door of our whole trip!!! Larisa and Ion's front door---</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530733302219726562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Fgzo66xFdCq1h2lPPSAwDNjbtb0S2rpbAM3p6D0OLy6xW7cDQUM6CaQXWYPFoIDP7jrUl1dJQtB9qX6AH_572o9RpJYNlFJu7p-l3ziebRFHhPM8SY9q5kBlgquadZcChlrMJKv7piiS/s320/DSC04342.JPG" /> Our bedroom at the Linga's home.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527385302530918466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMEgKT4458yqQyiUy9IRHZJPooysCUl5N3INWxP-8sC6HMX5mRCNcGmTpuezRC3lFuHRkdep0kP4IhmwodEfk43IxaqbnhOba-LUc7ixwmET5r8memtLhCETjnHrj6GXLAEwWH8oF9e_1/s320/DSC04343.JPG" />Teodor came and we visited his Flower Shop--Iulea was there, managing the business. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527385297360623634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthxErATG6N8iOIZIHo83DU2Xjmp25emb_3BRZGWY70n6g3bS4s7w-z9l6ATidUEocVQwH1Ih-ERI5AMuUTJnxIZX6oXPmwqeBm_9OZQcAVtTD6Z8LG2PlDRCw23dpLlOJ9npUMd8oVeuu/s320/DSC04344.JPG" /> We picked up Pavel and drove to Aurica and Nick's (Ion's sister and brother-in-law) house in Truseni, where we joined Olivia, Paula, Gabby, and another son with his wife. The lunch was mostly from their extensive garden and was wonderful-- the main dish was a huge deep dish of beef and vegetables--steaming hot and so tender! Ion's sister brought out a world map and we traced Dorina's travels to Washington and we all marveled at the long distances between our homes. I enjoyed seeing all the handmade creative goods-- cross stitching and crocheting-- beautifully detailed work. There is a big cross stitch work done as a collaboration between Ion, his sister and mother of a village scene--good stories about how various parts of it were designed and completed--what a treaure for the family--both in the creation of it and the years of enjoyment of the memories and the artwork itself. We toasted with Nick's homemade wine--they, as usual, were so gracious to us and expressed how grateful they were that we took good care of Dorina. We tried to express our feelings that having Dorina with us has left our lives so much richer in so many ways--getting to know Dorina and having her with us for the year was wonderful--such a joy, and now this unexpected pleasure of having an extended family in Moldova and Romania is life-changing for us. Teodor drove us to the bus station where we said our sad goodbyes to Ion, Pavel, and Teodor. We are taking a mini-bus to Brasov overnight--will arrive at about 3:00 am.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527378624195099314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3k75fK8qxo_hfx89ECJUH7asbeXFRgq1sKGnRjH-Qofhun2TOyX4zzolG-ByMn9yE6Xk6bUFdjX_4zKOzVcXCoJAEFcutfTFOSYK1Zjq2jbXJ3SeCQws3Dv2aagwKbE7VGKNctlZLXpV/s320/DSC04346.JPG" /></div><div>Front row: Pavel, Larisa, George, Sunny. Back row: Paula, Aurica, Gabby,Nick and Ion. (a sad post script-- Nicolae Mandan passed away August 29, 2010, in a tragic drowning accident)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511125779371906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ow4lcPnpj4Yk6rgMOxtgDIrltxImhII2PIRDPMnt5XPbKuFXoqC4XniWbIOUFY2a5vF0cfkODgTFAw6zqrzr-A1jVpRive7_SwkQik2UT800Z-7I7PlWqBNPZ3VANUQ7kPjlJqkZRWI7/s320/DSC04373.JPG" /></div><div></div><div>George, Sunny, Nick, and Aurica--in dining room-- Nick's wine in the glass!<br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553342573040308946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHUS9DMrqel_MGtSS_PJB7Ne8jXJeJweXgYlbGXo0Cm3Bcn6GKYunUKCGeGUVzKFs_kKYJ-g5EFiiuU6zxhiWlt62ThafYyLoxAOwvk64VL-Kf3HVnKGDjl5jaDeBFdZikgpOImAF9Gwk/s320/DSC04347.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql3Uzg_VvS1vyXD0CZfmzAeXrdrnHAW1R1nxuOkySsl3o3LpwMsfhDEDUpZFQy9UZz5Fyo8KY-lidaspq-CWBvZ6InlmGiZtih5o_-2hG2YWKBwM3TRDsdpe5BS2zDBBesWzdZk_-UiBk/s1600/DSC04352.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509239725136951170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql3Uzg_VvS1vyXD0CZfmzAeXrdrnHAW1R1nxuOkySsl3o3LpwMsfhDEDUpZFQy9UZz5Fyo8KY-lidaspq-CWBvZ6InlmGiZtih5o_-2hG2YWKBwM3TRDsdpe5BS2zDBBesWzdZk_-UiBk/s320/DSC04352.JPG" /></a><br />Olivia and Paula with the US T-shirts we brought them!<br /></div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527372545916631650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1am983ZjJ2Kgtjlqnuc0oItPL-i4nR53NqPYyRULDbmSBIv1jcwzY9wBFvArqWRZ4J987Bp2MPOL-qkNe7PzjAxzO8xjtAqQTLnQ2C5w-_qUmyasiP6HkSOaLVDBLdWb17clmrspEzOvv/s320/DSC04367.JPG" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEndFJ0pfXkEYYd-sRCwQ71FL5sjpyPbSw_SfI8PNQVQk0YWE5DzK6OZ1HPHTonoTwZEIGcWNGdkdHeOVPj0Q8ZeqNspdlLeXjs70_uOHkrw76yfHmwLXKy6N_IXw2ogHBsCJ1ON7x8n8W/s1600/DSC04368.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509238336811177138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEndFJ0pfXkEYYd-sRCwQ71FL5sjpyPbSw_SfI8PNQVQk0YWE5DzK6OZ1HPHTonoTwZEIGcWNGdkdHeOVPj0Q8ZeqNspdlLeXjs70_uOHkrw76yfHmwLXKy6N_IXw2ogHBsCJ1ON7x8n8W/s320/DSC04368.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs0KR5vGUGRyClva7ghD1Ih__fm00oK5XfwdB2rA-szSgfsv0ace1vt7e2pUrjw20w8Mf0-VlilRqjNFsqH4d2-oSnlheUJ5ZY0i68IIEYVvhJcxRt3m2s6um-nWptvtIyjLFaxYW4fT-/s1600/DSC04356.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509234338108454642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs0KR5vGUGRyClva7ghD1Ih__fm00oK5XfwdB2rA-szSgfsv0ace1vt7e2pUrjw20w8Mf0-VlilRqjNFsqH4d2-oSnlheUJ5ZY0i68IIEYVvhJcxRt3m2s6um-nWptvtIyjLFaxYW4fT-/s320/DSC04356.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YwFXjUYtjSE38i1iIQpfr4a0tddfLk_gT0MR_1QqOHPsYgpRK7zz5TlsSvfl6QTPrAyOH8ZkZ3D6Zk9rISHTWQpLkhtPlbnaZR-Atrux4JcDyauzyFSrlohHx7-NkCk-jEE4_UjFxYQ/s1600/DSC04350.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509236543673640434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YwFXjUYtjSE38i1iIQpfr4a0tddfLk_gT0MR_1QqOHPsYgpRK7zz5TlsSvfl6QTPrAyOH8ZkZ3D6Zk9rISHTWQpLkhtPlbnaZR-Atrux4JcDyauzyFSrlohHx7-NkCk-jEE4_UjFxYQ/s320/DSC04350.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581870489693064340.post-3375596221826888682010-08-10T00:40:00.000-07:002010-09-29T22:01:10.849-07:00Bulgaria through Bucharest Aug 7 to 13th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AkUOoPo6f7QnZJdgKtZdNYe83BVkQ3LE86YFrqoo9txawWsj9Up_KygtKTFL9f-d2qMq5ZZ0tYzBxOKEd2SiUcf2DLkIWpNTNncab9w_EnSQoPZsXwM8cF7CxZZhmtGM2Tm-b2YB6Mi6/s1600/DSC02985.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504608687472951746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AkUOoPo6f7QnZJdgKtZdNYe83BVkQ3LE86YFrqoo9txawWsj9Up_KygtKTFL9f-d2qMq5ZZ0tYzBxOKEd2SiUcf2DLkIWpNTNncab9w_EnSQoPZsXwM8cF7CxZZhmtGM2Tm-b2YB6Mi6/s320/DSC02985.JPG" /></a><br /><div><strong>Aug 7:</strong> Up early --what a great view to sip coffee and enjoy-- Usually just Wes, Lyn, George, and I are up-- the others tend to sleep in---and stay up later!!! We had breakfast-- did some laundry and caught a bus to Varna with Lyn. It costs 3 lv to ride and a bus attendant takes your money and issues a ticket. Varna isn't far away---pleasant drive on the road overlooking the Black Sea. There are many hotels here--and quite a few under construction. When we got to Varna, we agreed to meet each other at 4:00 pm at the McDonald's--an easy placeto find....but I still hate seeing them all over the place. We found an internet cafe first, had a coke and were in the cool booths for an hour or so--doing the blog and trying to confirm the bus. No luck on that, but caught up on the news around WA. Varna is the center of rose oil production, for the world's perfume and for whatever else one uses rose oil! There are a zillion rose bushes in the city--but they must actually have production level fields of them somewhere. We walked through the old town square, stopping to listen to a Native American/Peruvian band-- great sound and the crowd liked them! In a cordoned off street, there was a dance contest going on-- some of the young women had their high-heeled shoes taped to their feet! First time I've seen that! The buildings are very picturesque and in the French style as is much of Bucharest. There are huge advertising signs at the top of some of the old buildings--sort of spoils the look to see "COCA COLA" on the top! The theater in the town square was gorgeous--wish we could have gone inside. We saw a very large Orthodox Cathedral just beyond the square, but didn't tour inside it. The cross-walks on some of these larger intersections, as in Bucharest, are underground. There are shops, restrooms (called WC or Water Closets here), produce market places, and crafts--a little underground shopping district! We made our way through the neighborhoods, heading for the beach. We passed a very old Catholic Church in a sad state of disrepair---it was fenced off and I hope they were going to rennovate it, but the windows were broken, which means all kinds of bird nests are throughout the rooms. Found the beach and a bit of shade and just enjoyed the view---some big tankers and other ships to the south of Varna and could see other big hotels and towns down the seaside. There is an old communist-era structure on the beach--appears to have been a hotel or resort. Back up to the square and sat listening to the music for a while, until Lyn found us just before 4:00pm. Caught the bus with her and now we know the bus stop-- it's the Panorama bus stop and the last one on the north end of town--we actually go around the bus turn-around and our stop is right there. Walked down to the shops and bought a little honey pot to bring home--great pottery. We decided to shop on the internet when we got home and buy two place settings of dinner plates from each country we visit. Can't take them with us now--too heavy and I think they might break. Had dinner at Magdelenas and lingered over wine. Walked down the promanade in the evening. </div><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Aug 8:</strong> Thunderstorm last night--much cooler morning. Woke up in time to see the sunrise--nice wind from the north cooling everything off a bit. Joined Wes, Lyn, and Harry for an early breakfast--brought our bananas down, as they ripened fast and needed to be eaten. Wes and Lyn had banana open-faced sandwiches for breakfast! We hiked right from our lodge intending to take the forest trails just west of the house to a small monastary near Golden Sands and headed uphill a few hundred meters north up the road. We started up a trail through the forest which is national parkland. It was cool under the trees as we wound uphill on a trail (Wes calls it a "track") until we encountered a road trace. Following the road trace, we made it to a paved road where we decided to head west (right). The pavement ended, leaving a double tracked primitive road--went through forests of alder and oak for the most part, some pine trees and Mimosa (which has thorns--). The underbrush is low, but some of it is thorned--there is a blackberry-like vine, burdock, cow parsnips, chicory, and lot of wildflowers that I can't identify. We passed by a gate for the power company and followed some lines with very rusty towers across the hill. The road dwindled to a double-path, sometimes muddy and very slick, as this is a mixture of clay and limestone. It wound through a small meadow as we came down off the top of the hill. Very hot and lots of gnats--which left us when we got off the hill a bit. The track still showed traces of ATV wheel marks. We could see a town in the far distance and a smaller collection of houses in the near distance, so headed downhill. We crossed a small creek and the track became a small dirt road again as the terrained opened up into meadowland and in the open--which made the going hotter and a bit harder. We brought water, fortunately--because we realized now that we must have gone further than planned and had missed the monastary entirely! We headed toward the nearest homes on narrow dirt roads. Passed by two men tending a herd of dairy cows--all clustered in the valley near a stream. They were all in the shade--where one should be this time of day in the summer. As we neared the first house a young Bulgarian couple got out of their car--I think they were surprised to see us walking up the road! I gestured drinking from a cup and asked where we could get a drink. He talked and motioned that he would take us there--so we followed him through the outskirts of the village and brought us to the back door of the local tavern. After hiking in the heat for two or three hours, we were so grateful to go into the dark and air conditioned bar as we were getting overheated--it was at least 90 degrees and full sun-- no clouds to be seen. The bar owner spoke German and Bulgarian and appeared to be German. The bar itself was intimate, with dark wood booth seating around the edges of the tiled room and a wood bar at the end of the room. There were beams in the ceiling and carved wooden ceilings over each booth area. The posts were also carved at the top, creating a very old Bulgarian pub feel to the place. We ordered salads and drinks--and filled our water bottles. I had a great cold salad of plain yogurt, cubed cucumbers, dill and other spices--tasted great! George had the Shoppske salad we decribed <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_OklphmUHjJ41KTaK09vi_OHJNaKg-_AVDSIhyphenhyphenxxMKk-WS64MW8SHWvm3J3f4NjOdhyphenhyphenDjlXKBCbdWtf_DvFrvSlk5fjwPNKsfG8behXMPbH639EUT4ocyhzd8WPK1Wr3ceyJ3U6fXkqs/s1600/DSC03221.JPG"></a>earlier. We asked the bartender where we might catch a bus and he responded "Me--no English-- my woman--no problem--she will come later to talk." She was a Romanian woman who brought us our salads--and was very nice. She said she was cooking something for a party and would be back later to talk with us. The pub regulars were at one end, laughing and joking-- and smoking (because, of course, there is no smoking ban here--everyone smokes everywhere!). We were just enjoying being cool again and soaking up the atmosphere. When we were finished--and the regulars had gone out, the bartender (whose English was rough, but we certainly were able to make ourselves understood to one another), invited us to see the larger room in the bar. He and three friends built the whole bar building from local stone. It is post and lentil construction with thick stone and masonary walls--and the large beams with tiled roof. As we passed through the inner courtyard, he described the storm that hit last night-- ruined his flowers and lifted his umbrella right out of the rack! This walled in area held a small lawn with flowers lining the walk and a little Shetland pony grazing in the shade! The back bar area had a long table with wooden chairs covered in sheepskins. An open brick fireplace was at one end and a platform for musicians at the other end. There was a saxophone hanging from the back of the piano! The fireplace had a separate chamber off the side--he was building a great bed of coals in it. It had an insulated door to the chamber to keep the heat in. His wife was preparing a lamb to cook for a gathering that evening in Varna. We returned to the little bar and he showed us the bagpipes made of antelope hides (and played them for us -he was great)! He insisted we try it--I got some sounds out of it and it was very fun! I think I sounded like a dieing sheep--- He also played wonderfully on a pipe--I couldn't even get a note at all, but enjoyed his playing--had a deep whispery sound, like pan pipes. When his wife was done cooking, he left to put the lamb in the oven and we discussed options of what to do next with her. We could have gone back the way we came, but it is quite hot and bushwhacking up that hill didn't appeal to either of us. We could walk 4 Kilometers to the next town and catch a bus, or we could hang out at the bar and they would take us back to Golden Sands at 5:30 pm. We opted for hiking for the bus, after thanking them profusely for their kindness to us! They gave us directions through their village, Kitchevo, which I wrote down. We set off through the town--great old stone construction, well-tended gardens--lots of grapes and fruit trees. Crossed over a stream and headed back into the fields with no shade. We had walked about a mile when an ancient BMW jeep loaded with schoolboys from Kazakstan stopped and asked if we wanted a ride. Of course we hopped in and hung on!! The boys were very sweet--all dressed in white shirts and shorts. They all properly introduced themselves in perfect English and proceeded to bombard us with questions. One boy said he wanted to go to Los Angeles someday! They asked if they could take our photo--- so we'll be in their holiday pictures! They were all a part of a resident camp--and loved it. We were closely followed by another Jeep of singing girls, who also shouted things at the boys, who returned the taunts. Turns out that this was a commercial "Jeep Safari" tour and there were at least eight of them. They were racing each other and sliding around the corners on the dirt roads. George's door kept swinging open!!! We were hanging on to rope handles and the boys were standing up, holding the metal frames. We all had a great time! They dropped us off in Garnival and we snapped a quick picture before they got away! Found what looked like a main road and chatted with the first people we saw-- two elderly men in an outdoor cafe. I asked where we could catch a bus--then he urged us to stay and eat with them! We said we were full--and he said the bus was 200 meters up the road. Found it easily and waited for some time until we talked with a couple of woman, who told us what to look for--we had missed several and we were sitting a little out of sight, so they passed us by. When we got up by the turn out in the road, a car pulled up and offered a ride-this was not a taxi, so we asked 'How much?" There are driver entrepreuers all over the place, so it's a bit of a shadow economy. He said "6 LV"-- which was reasonable. He took us right to the bus stop directly below Bambook! So we had made our way home depending upon the kindness of strangers! Only the woman at the bar truly spoke English--everyone else had enough for us to get what we needed across and for us to understand! What a great adventure! We were glad to get "home" to shower and grab some dinner. A storm was blowing up--the cooler winds were wecome to all of us. Chatted in the patio area before crashing.<br /><strong>Aug 9</strong>: Another storm blew through last night---the window was banging during the night until we finally figured out how to secure it tightly. The winds cooled things down and bit and the cloud cover helped make it better to walk around! Went down to the "strip" (area along the beach with small shops), with our main goal of the day being to confirm where and when we catch the Leon bus back to Bucharest. We kept asking people and not getting much information, so decided to wait for the Leon bus that comes daily and talk with the driver. We finally confirmed everything around 2:30 pm! Strolled back down to the beach and had a cup of raspberries for lunch--and stopped at Magdelena's for a wine and beer. Made our way uphill to Bambook---Wes is finishing another room to rent!! George cooked dinner-- his famous Kung Pau Chicken for Wes and Lynn. We all enjoyed it! Calm evening, nice breeze-- good vacation so far!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Aug 10: </strong>Another great leisurely breakfast with long conversations. Wes drove us to Albena where we tried to get to the top floor of the hotel, but it was locked. He said there were great views from up there. We were able to get some pictures from the 16th floor of the gardens, pool below, and surrounding countryside. Good place to get some more cash and stop at the "loo." We walked around the gardens and establishments nearby--great walk. There was a compound of small A-frame cabins which looked like a resident camp or perhaps families rented the cabins-- looked like a lot of fun! There was also a huge double soccer field--stadium, really--bleachers and concessions. This resort area is mainly used by Bulgarians, rather than foreign tourists--lots of motels, but not quite as posh as Golden Sands. We made our way down to the beach--it's a shallower, much nicer beach than the Golden Sands area, which is quite steep. Swimmers can walk out a ways and still be waist deep--much better for children. It was easier to walk along the water's edge, too. The waves would occasionally splash up-- felt great! We walked through river areas coming into the sea and the water was refreshingly cool. The beach was lined with umbrellas and chaise lounges to rent and places to rent paddle boats and wind surfer boards. We watched a couple of guys learning how to do it--sure need a lot of upper body strength to manage this! I was tired just looking at them! They also rent this large plastic bubbles with a zippered entrance to "walk on the water" inside the bubble-- don't think I would want to get in one of those! the wind was quite high, so no parasail boats were out--saw a few air mattereses heading out to sea--flipping over and over in the wind! We walked along the beach to Kranevo and had an ice cream on the way up the hill. Found the place at "Top Market" Wes described and waiting for the bus to Panorama (the stop below Bambook). A driver stopped by and took us for the same price, 2 lv, as the bus, so we took the opportunity. Hiked up the hill--showered-- at came down to Magdelena's for our last dinner here in Bulgaria. I ordered two chicken skewers, as the picture in the menu made it look small--in fact, it was huge! I couldn't even finish one of them! George had the fried whitefish-- we shared a cold cucumber soup whcih was similar to the salad I had at the bar-- probably added milk to the mix. Definitely will have to make it at home. Makes a great summer dinner on a hot day! Wandered the beach a bit before going back up for the usual evening caucus -- wonderful to compare views with folks from around the world--lots of laughs! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdaxY3g-m3oupLB0DBG-ryPMvShrCl2GYShvMH6fWNn54jEPfYSFwFKwm-Zut15XNWFmoB1hf8YnlwDdoxQv2mcmz_YUF1p8zYoPrsmKrDZc9aKCIF26AiltbWklbEx0hdceb8vhMiGu4/s1600/DSC03072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504596266788262066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdaxY3g-m3oupLB0DBG-ryPMvShrCl2GYShvMH6fWNn54jEPfYSFwFKwm-Zut15XNWFmoB1hf8YnlwDdoxQv2mcmz_YUF1p8zYoPrsmKrDZc9aKCIF26AiltbWklbEx0hdceb8vhMiGu4/s320/DSC03072.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div><br /><strong>Aug 11:</strong><br /></div><div>Up with the sun--a red ball in the east--Sat on the patio enjoying the cool morning breeze while other folks woke up. Nice leisurely breakfast with Lyn and Wes. Packed up our gear and said sad goodbyes to everyone. Wes drove us up to the Melia Grand Hermitage about 12:30 to catch the bus to Bucharest and we have a nice place to wait for the bus out of the sun--and enough of a breeze to keep the heat down. We had been told by the driver of the bus we took to get to Golden Sands (Leon Bus Company) that it arrived daily at 1:00 pm, the folks at the hotel said it came around 2:15 pm and folks waiting said it was more like 3:00. However, when 2:30 pm rolled around and there was no sign of the bus, we caught another busline headed to Bucharest for 20 Euros each, forfitting our round-trip from Leon lines. This driver said the Leon bus had overheated and may not come today at all. We decided to get on and pay rather than wait--and the whole thing could have just been a big story designed to fill his bus--but, oh well, we were on our way to Bucharest! The bus driver had to wait while George ran into the hotel to find a place to get Euros---but it all worked out. The bus was air conditioned and comfortable. We had no trouble at the border and arrived in Bucharest at the big parking lot in front of the People's Palace just as the sun was going down. We hailed a taxi and went to the address in the tour book of the Butterfly Hostel. After we were dropped off with our packs, we rang the bell for the house-- a man's voice asked what we wanted and when we said we were there for the hostel, he said (not too kindly) that this was no longer a hostel. So, we were in a small dilemma--but found notes off the internet of a different address (it had, indeed, moved), made our way back to the busy street, got another taxi, and found the new address with some difficulty. We finally got to our place---a stone's throw from where the bus left us off-- well after dark. Our dorm room was ready for us-- the two of us were in a small narrow, former bathroom on bunk beds. We didn't care--it was so good to be settled! We found a small market nearby and bought some fruit and cheese. Good enough for me. The hostel is more on the party-on-down side, but we were so tired that the laughter and loud talking right below our open window really didn't keep me from falling asleep quickly.<br /></div><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Aug 12:</strong> Today was warm from the time we woke up!! We met a couple from Australia having breakfast outside in the courtyard. They are headed to Croatia and are trekking for six months! We are so jealous!!! We are traveling similarily, except they are using the air travel much more effectively. Next trip, we will be looking into that more ahead of time as the commuter fares seem pretty reasonable. Makes for less spontanity, but might lessen the time spent getting places we want to tour. We walked over to the People's Palace and signed up for an English Tour at 2:30 pm. Saw Bill and Adrian there-- they had an earlier tour. While we waited for the tour, we walked down the promenade, through huge government buildings--mostly built in the 1980's, in French style--so they appear to be older than they really are. The outside of the People's Palace also appears older, as the concrete parts seem to be wearing away rather quickly. We found a good market and purchased lunch, which we ate sitting along the street. It was good to get back to the tour area, as the heat was rising and we hoped the Palace would be cooler inside! However, when the tour started, we found the inside was cooler, but not as much as you would think, given the thick walls and immensity of the place. As we entered the building, we had to relinquish our passports (always unnerving for me!) and wear an indetification tag. They explained that this is a current government building, so added security was needed. The tour was wonderful-- each room was lavish and every detail was cared for--the carpets matched the colors of the fabric in the furniture and mirrored the detail in the ceiling. Rooms were decorated in various styles--French, German, Turkish, etc. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the palace, but we did got some of the view from the terrace. Everything in the palace came from someplace in Romania. All the crystals in the chandilars, all the various woods, and all the rugs were handmade in Romania. The carpets were so large that they had to be cut apart and restitched upon installation. In one huge foyer, there were two staircases sweeping down from either side, designed to have Coucescue and his wife entering to greet their guests. The stairs were specifically calibrated for his length of step and ease of descending the stairs and had to be rebuilt five times before he liked it! It is all white marble. There is pink marble in many places, that being the more desireable color. The tour was over two hours and well worth it--we did get our passports back with no problems! Went back over to the market and bought food to cook for dinner. Ate in the courtyard and visited with Bill. They had walked the full length of the boulevard (Calea) in from of the palace--quite a ways! Adrian caught a nap while we yakked away. We planned to hit some museums with them tomorrow.</p><p><strong>Aug 13:</strong> Up at a reasonable hour, packed our stuff and had a quick breakfast. Bill, Adrian, George, and I walked through the neighborhood with the various ambassadors houses from different countries. Passed the Canadian and United States ambassador houses! The US house had two guards in front of the gate--we chatted with them a bit. Found the Peasant Museum and really enjoyed seeeing the stove tiles, textiles, various authentic outfits, and many displays of handiwork. There was a whole reassembled house to view in one huge room--showed the way the roof tiles and decorations were constructed, common household objects, and farming/gardening tools. One sobering room featured names and information about the lives of those who were sent to Siberia or sent to relocation camps--pictures of children in the 1950's who were sent in groups. We spent a couple of hours examining artifacts and looking at displays, then found a nice, air conditioned restaurant and had a nice lunch together! Really enjoyed their company and hope they stay safe in all their future travels. They went on to another museum and we decided to head back to the hostel and pack for the bus ride to Moldova. Got all checked out and over to the Gara De Nord (North Train Station) and waited for the bus. 6:30 came and went, and no Chisenau bus arrived --we asked several folks in the area, but no one had heard of the bus leaving from there (despite our repeated confirmations at the hostel!!!). A taxi driver came over to talk, having noticed we were there for quite a while (two hours!). He knew where the bus was and said it left at 8:30 pm--so we were in time to catch it. He tried to charge us 80 lei for the trip--ended up giving him more than the trip was worth, but not 80 lei (should have been about 10 at the most)--but he did get us to the right place, so we tipped him well. I noticed mid-trip that he did not have his meter on, so I should have said something earlier--but, live and learn! The bus was comfortable and left at 8:30pm. Slow going through town and the two-lane roads are not always straight, so drivers cannot go very fast. We had a few rest stops and got snacks along the way at little markets very similar to our gas stations with stores. Managed to sleep a little bit, but the movies played at a pretty good volume and it's just not all that comfortable to sleep sitting up! </p>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581870489693064340.post-43459117672418242352010-08-07T06:14:00.000-07:002010-09-14T22:05:37.893-07:00Bulgaria Aug 4 through 6<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgQJnsLCbfv9eWvLFlwU-Geo9dhxPxzEW7q-S6OMz4wn5C5DBNvORrHqDmPskj0sTceGNdId9eM7S14ejv39YyvYvDACDMM25Ds1hdVP1Wo1oz7AaoHHkWPDQKqq26bJIJFZWOHw1pW9R/s1600/DSC02985.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502662619949393346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgQJnsLCbfv9eWvLFlwU-Geo9dhxPxzEW7q-S6OMz4wn5C5DBNvORrHqDmPskj0sTceGNdId9eM7S14ejv39YyvYvDACDMM25Ds1hdVP1Wo1oz7AaoHHkWPDQKqq26bJIJFZWOHw1pW9R/s320/DSC02985.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgAMj4yryw750XtbKEOSDp8AHEBDmJo0aulxh0grXNzTHX3kJW3L5kjj2vyBqFsE3dCH3f506R10g1_OGfOorjAOlnoLEEwzMFFs6qRP3IO48tikm-CJ8ZY-QNAZSo6sC9H2TjeY6pyy7/s1600/DSC02982.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Aug 4:</strong><br />We set two alarms--one on the cell phone and one on George's watch-- to be sure we got up at 5:00 am, so we'd be on time for the 6:00 am bus to Golden Sands, Bulgaria. After a bit of a fitful night due to the heat and jet lag, we woke on time, packed our gear and went downstairs to the hostel office. The young man in the office was just waking up and called us a cab--George checked us out and the cab showed up immediately! Our cabbie took us on a roller coaster ride through the early dawn light--"threading the needle" once between a moving bus and a parked car. You just have to belive these drivers do not have a death wish and trust their skills. He sped through the side streets, which have parked cars on both sides--parked partly on the street and partly on the sidewalk. This makes an interesting dilemma for pedestrians-- brave the streets or walk on the building sides with dogs sleeping under the cars and dripping air conditioners, or compete with the careening vehicles in the street! Our cabbie did obey the light signals and other rules of the road, but he wasn't shy about moving forward. Got us to the bus stop right across from the train station in plenty of time to catch the bus. We saw others with luggage waiting, so had the right place. The bus came on time and, although the bus attendant didn't speak much English, we managed to communicate where we were going and ascertain that this was the right bus. For only 30 Euros each (about $43.00 American), we got a round-trip ticket to Golden Sands. The bus was spacious and air conditioned! No on board bathroom, so we stopped periodically for a bathroom and snack break. I sure wouldn't have wanted to drive that bus through the city streets-- We were soon out in the countryside and enjoyed the trees and rolling hills. Saw a man driving a cart pulled by a horse on a parallel track to the highway-- what a great way to get to work. Also saw a flock of sheep in a pasture, tended by a shephard and a couple of dogs. There was a shack that, presumably, the shepard stayed in--plywood and looked pretty flimsy. When we made our first stop, the bus pulled away without passengers, but since no one else was alarmed, I assumed it was refueling. Since all announcements to the bus passengers were in Romanian, we couldn't understand much, so followed our fellow passengers on faith! At this stop, we purchased our tickets. There were some large vulture-like birds circling over a field--white heads and tails and brown bodies-- very wide wingspan. They didn't have long necks, but also weren't shaped like raptors, so I'm not sure what species they were! When we got to the Bulgarian border, we weren't sure what to expect--After a bit of a wait, the bus roster was examined. A Bulgarian official took both our passports away (concerning me a little-- I hate being parted from that document!). He returned them to the bus attendant, but, for a nano-second as the bus started to move and we hadn't gotten them back, we had a bit of a scare. Then the bus attendant came into view with all the passports and returned them to us with nice stamps added to our collection! The Bulgarian landscape was, again, rolling hills-- fields and small forest lands, dotted with red-tiled roofed houses-- not many, though. It's very green, the result of unseasonably heavy rains, according to the locals. Crops included sunflowers, corn (LOTS of corn!), and possibly flax. Enjoyed another stop at a very modern gas station where we got chips and drinks (it is a dead ringer for the roadside minimart-gas stations in the U.S. ) The four-lane highway is well-maintained and smooth. Stopped at a small town about an hour south of the border and many passengers transferred to another bus for points south of Golden Sands, includin "Sunny Beach." Arrived right on time at 1:00 pm in Golden Sands at the Grand Hermitage Hotel. We hadn't written down the address of the place we had reserved, only had the name. The driver (not a cabbie, but the brother of the cabbie owner), took us to a nearby hotel with internet access, paid by ten minute increments. Found the information needed and drove through narrow back roads, really more path-like narrow driveways than roads. Partially paved, gravel and dirt--very twisty. Arrived at Bambook (Bulgarian for "Bamboo"--and there is lots of native bamboo growing by the roadsides) and found no one there at first. It was very hot and we were soon soaked in sweat! We chatted with a high-school age boy at the house next door, whose family was visiting there from Greece. He informed us that the owner was away until later in the afternoon and that he spoke<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHASGHOV18-pr2bkhJP6PW-8Gsx44eoRx9AZphiw7LHJ-2Eqk9Bhgls12-72O1K5kU6FLfQerCtT7OI2y6_MRLJIPFiWnhcNLQ2fO2eMi-pFp4o5rmaOGnkRZcDZo5JY9smfiujyzyPLWK/s1600/DSC02976.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502660848976884962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHASGHOV18-pr2bkhJP6PW-8Gsx44eoRx9AZphiw7LHJ-2Eqk9Bhgls12-72O1K5kU6FLfQerCtT7OI2y6_MRLJIPFiWnhcNLQ2fO2eMi-pFp4o5rmaOGnkRZcDZo5JY9smfiujyzyPLWK/s320/DSC02976.JPG" /></a> only Bulgarian! We commented that his English was very good--he said he had studied it in school. His goal is to live in New York and knew all about the city! When I told him I had been there, he was very impressed. We decided to go into the house and look around, as it was open. We stashed our packs out of sight of the road and poked around the guesthouse a little. Shortly, a small woman came up the stairs and greeted us sleepily--she had been napping in this heat and wasn't aware that we had booked the room. Turned out that when they checked their internet messages, we had actually booked a tent!!! Glad they had a room available, because the tent would've just been too hot. The room was on the top floor of the three-story guesthouse with a nice view of the Black Sea and coastline to the north--white limestone cliffs that catch the light at odd moments in the day and are very impressive. There are four or five red-tiled roofed houses below this house--very picturesque. These houses are local folks summer homes. Interestingly this guest house has identicle roof tiles to the ones on our house! All the houses have big gardens with lettuce, squashes, beans, and fruit trees ----apples and plums in the yard. We can pick ripe plums right off the trees for snacks! They are delicious. Got settled in the room after a nice chat with the owners of the Guesthouse, Lyn and Wes. Lyn is from England, Wes from Australia and neither one speaks Bulgarian! Sat on the small terrace outside our room and enjoyed the sea breeze and the view, and a little reading/crocheting. Made a trip to town with Wes to the grocery store (another <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdT9Gnloy6DD_ZmmYRxKydETBcpu4_curigXCXYfuf_XuTwR7dbN9D51iBs2CN-UbnjKIUNEpeMlf6bMY8yCypb8_2Ua7LGutWUehIVh8J6Yw-SGFo8qSpW7ISUerP7uxKSFinYBb-sQk/s1600/DSC02978.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502662026039257298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdT9Gnloy6DD_ZmmYRxKydETBcpu4_curigXCXYfuf_XuTwR7dbN9D51iBs2CN-UbnjKIUNEpeMlf6bMY8yCypb8_2Ua7LGutWUehIVh8J6Yw-SGFo8qSpW7ISUerP7uxKSFinYBb-sQk/s320/DSC02978.JPG" /></a>cross-cultural adventure)-- found food for a few days. Breakfast comes with the room --so only needed lunch/dinner food we can cook here. We haven't been to a restaurant for dinner yet! Showered and cooled off after the trip and chilled. Washed a few clothes. I was overcome with fatigue around 4:30 pm and had to sleep-----George enjoyed a visit with our hosts.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Aug 5: </strong><br />Up early-- still feeling the effects of the time difference, but we both felt better and more energetic today-- it's cooler and we slept well last night. Cooling breezes were great--we left the doors and windows open. woke early and took several picutres of the dawn breaking-- very peaceful here. Dozed off again, but was up early. Breakfast downstairs with Lyn and Wes -- melon wedges, one scrambled egg, and a plate of goat cheese, tomatoes, and another kind of cheese. Got acaquainted--great conversation! Compared our traveling experiences and generally had a good laugh! Wes led George and I down the path to the beach. He swims in the morning down at <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbpvy-6SEj6liVASqOp8DrrwjHRIpXb4_hGDSqVSIqYfEQqORnZQetttDORO7SAbpJwAX8Jic_cd_5eKSImHI6SPaGC2Jk17GjW1hfPHYJiIU6D9SbNK-P9pLKCTpAG0SzBnQVxsPkxnT/s1600/DSC02959.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502661358948147730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbpvy-6SEj6liVASqOp8DrrwjHRIpXb4_hGDSqVSIqYfEQqORnZQetttDORO7SAbpJwAX8Jic_cd_5eKSImHI6SPaGC2Jk17GjW1hfPHYJiIU6D9SbNK-P9pLKCTpAG0SzBnQVxsPkxnT/s320/DSC02959.JPG" /></a>the point below the house. "Pirates Beach" below the house has less expensive umbrella and chaise lounges and beyond that beach is the nude beach and the gay beach-- good places to enjoy the sand and sun for everyone. We walked down the beach at the water's edge until I found the hotel with the internet. We bought 20 minutes and sent a message to Dorina and Rose about where we are and plans for the next few days-- and that we can't communicate every day because we don't have internet at the Bambook Guesthouse. Walked quite a ways down the beach, lots of little shops and places to eat--and vendors selling jewelry. The beach is full--vacationers from all over, but not many speaking English--mostly folks from Romania, Bulgaria-- also some from Germany. Heard many languages---great to<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFBifm7CEXvUJtJ-OIeeeupepauU1JlV7qlhsjB1o89VFcWapaR9jqRV2Ox2kjXnbyaCieYYMutWilFpNlN5P4FxpBQQ7gaXxlFp_HIKWxcY-Wl3fjfa3G5BpP6PqP9MEBUXGOX8cUfl9/s1600/DSC02981.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502660666960085618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFBifm7CEXvUJtJ-OIeeeupepauU1JlV7qlhsjB1o89VFcWapaR9jqRV2Ox2kjXnbyaCieYYMutWilFpNlN5P4FxpBQQ7gaXxlFp_HIKWxcY-Wl3fjfa3G5BpP6PqP9MEBUXGOX8cUfl9/s320/DSC02981.JPG" /></a> be here! Folks are in all stages of dress and undress on the beach-- women go topless without comment and many of the little children are sans suits. Very healthy attitudes. Stopped at "Magdelena's Fish Bar"--owned by a friend of Wes's for a wine/beer and a nice break out of the sun. Took a dip at Pirates Beach on the way home--water is so warm that you can literally walk right in. Lyn was making a pork dish, so invited us to join them for a very low dinner price! Spent the rest of the late afternoon on the terrace, reading and crocheting. We could smell dinner coming--so joined them on the patio with our bottle of wine--which turned out to be pretty good!! Visited until late -- finally feel like our energy is back and we are with the time zone now.<br /><strong>Aug 6:</strong> Woke several times in the night to a chorus of dogs---turns out there is a female dog in heat somewhere in the neighborhood! She must have been sauntering through the neighborhood, exciting all the fenced in dogs-- Despite that, we had a good rest and woke refreshed. Enjoyed a breakfast with our hosts of goat cheese, tomatoes, and chilled melon wedges (my personal favorite!). George had toast with homemade plum jam-- great stuff made by Lynn! Headed out to the beach--decided to go to the area in front of the hotels since the umbrellas are a little bigger. Spent a very relaxing day reading and swimming periodically to cool off. The waves are pretty big--it's fun to ride them. We got a bit fried, even though we were scrupulous about staying in the shade and had sunscreen on---oh, well!! We learned that white beach umbrellas do not stop UV totally! Of course, we don't spend a lot of time on the beaches of the Northwest Coast for what should be obvious reasons! Stopped by Magdelena's for a Bulgarian Salad and wine/beer--great dinner! The salad is a big pile of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, cilantro-like greens and grated goat cheese. The chilled salad was a nice contrast to the heat. We got acquainted with the other guests at the house after dinner--Ivar and Jennie from Sweden, Lyn and her husband from Australia, Harry from Turkey, and Lynn and Wes from Britain. Great conversations comparing work experiences, unions, politics, e<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZLQL_TlaQf1d10NNtZKTvqIrHjfRh7I4eXHxl9-Up35bpB7FMgloWImlXAd1XEAPbUZwCh-qhy4l8WONA34JyQ8FojXmfKXMBzHawma0mJVxTgcCt7QUYbee75dv5_9cU5TJOrYW-Ew0/s1600/DSC02974.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 318px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502661067962843682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZLQL_TlaQf1d10NNtZKTvqIrHjfRh7I4eXHxl9-Up35bpB7FMgloWImlXAd1XEAPbUZwCh-qhy4l8WONA34JyQ8FojXmfKXMBzHawma0mJVxTgcCt7QUYbee75dv5_9cU5TJOrYW-Ew0/s320/DSC02974.JPG" /></a>tc. We played a card game until late while the beer flowed! Great crowd<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 316px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502662512449965202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmmIijv3ySrHFmR5OHfS-Q5mgO-REYnw6xT042KJL084JtJQV_YN1KYC3AyCt-j2cKadeNFEPlcbVhF_X3r42nlL1DUJgr_wyZw16NkfbbT7T8S0pfXza-nBhUTfQ8CryZINWL8faBfRW/s320/DSC02971.JPG" /> and lots of laughs and great stories!Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581870489693064340.post-62334815033720007332010-08-03T08:49:00.000-07:002010-09-21T20:01:30.859-07:00Arriving in Bucharest Aug 2 and 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0TUx01FaVJpihxhSzqFO4dv0w8zW64-kWCV04hiPVBjzYBXWdepu4Y8lgGxa9UwMEq8p5T4_CmxYQQg-TJZzObpn26m9rkT9c50u5epO_uNh5EmjqeOmFugxRCW5ZUGC8VJDGyFnn-4w/s1600/DSC02868.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502657210136077778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0TUx01FaVJpihxhSzqFO4dv0w8zW64-kWCV04hiPVBjzYBXWdepu4Y8lgGxa9UwMEq8p5T4_CmxYQQg-TJZzObpn26m9rkT9c50u5epO_uNh5EmjqeOmFugxRCW5ZUGC8VJDGyFnn-4w/s320/DSC02868.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>August 2:</strong> We made it to Eastern Europe!! Our main purpose is to visit with Dorina Linga and her family in Moldova-- she was our international student two years ago. Our intent is to spend the first two weeks exploring on our own, then meet Dorina in Moldova on August 14th. We have packed one pack each, with a carry-on and limited what we brought to what we can comfortably carry with us. We flew from Seattle to Amsterdam via Delta. The flight was nine hours-- limited space and a crowded flight, but it was fine! While most of the flight was over clouds, we were able to see Greenland's rugged interior and coast. Lots of little "berglettes" in the waterways--and, of course, spectacular glaciers and rugged new glaciated alpine ridges and arettes. The approach to Amsterdam over the North Sea was clear-- saw lots of oil rigs and vessels, so thought of the gulf spill. Sure hope nothing like that happens here. Holland, from the plane, was very green and very organized-- definite town boundaries and lovely parcels of varying shades <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8KazhHJPKnfn8SeTsUOmjG1SUnpIdSAj0NijsbubAs9b8g8PARs4CWMo6J_gBK8aqZtv-0kiZIUQA3Liz3XaPjDGcVjJ6E1ku7pc7Z9xRCoxBtrJq_0HNsY9GlwUI7MLI7dzsWMOMclL/s1600/Greenland.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502659277311141234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8KazhHJPKnfn8SeTsUOmjG1SUnpIdSAj0NijsbubAs9b8g8PARs4CWMo6J_gBK8aqZtv-0kiZIUQA3Liz3XaPjDGcVjJ6E1ku7pc7Z9xRCoxBtrJq_0HNsY9GlwUI7MLI7dzsWMOMclL/s320/Greenland.JPG" /></a>of green and brown--very geometrical and meticulous. Once we landed, we had 40 minutes to get off the plane, find our flight with Royal Dutch KLM. Fortunately, the airport was easily navigable and signs were clear. We hurried there and got right in line for security and walked onto the flight. Our seats were a bit jumbled, and we ended up sitting in different seats, but near each other. I sat next to a young mother and her son who were coming to visit family for two weeks. She is from Romania (Bucharest) and married a man from Holland-- her son was about six years old and very bright! He was working on a Lego set, which was also a game they played together. Enjoyable visit-- she warned us it was going to be hot! Dorina's brother's friend, Octavian Vataman, met <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj124qGZ0KP7XjH6N0-yXLx3gV_bYwKd7MrfKpQihWNpPkGnd3pAtZnljFLoKfHIpjLEFqa796ybnZVwFYzRiy1v44DiI36qtRA-Rf8igk7BHnzyvEHOfnDMpkM4cZE5guIFL3P8nGu_b3e/s1600/DutchCountrySide.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502658985662112482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj124qGZ0KP7XjH6N0-yXLx3gV_bYwKd7MrfKpQihWNpPkGnd3pAtZnljFLoKfHIpjLEFqa796ybnZVwFYzRiy1v44DiI36qtRA-Rf8igk7BHnzyvEHOfnDMpkM4cZE5guIFL3P8nGu_b3e/s320/DutchCountrySide.JPG" /></a>us outside the airport--we came out to many people holding signs with names, but didn't see our names-- we recongized him from his photo and his friendly smile! Our back-up plan was to bring his photo up on the laptop and show it to the crowd!! Fortunately, it was a smaller airport and we only had one place to look. He was a great tour guide on the way to the hostel, pointing out historic buildings and monuments. Found the YMCA Hostel without too much trouble. Our kind hostess showed us a second floor room-- with an oscillating fan (thank goodness) and adjacent shower and bathroom-- down the hall. It was warm--about 95 degrees F. We walked around the neighborhood a bit; found a market and bought some fruit and cold drinks. Wonderful old buildings, walls with wrought iron gates and window guards-- took some pix for Paul, showing the fine ironwork. Finally showered and turned the fan on and slept.<br /><strong>Aug 3:</strong> I was up very early with a bit of a headache that clariton fixed quickly. We went out before the city really woke up-- and joined the workers walking to the center of the oldest part of Bucharest. Started out with coffee at a small outdoor cafe, then toured around the oldest center. Lots of restoration going on--and great architecture from the 1800's-- a mix of French influence, old Soviet block-style buildings and Turkish influence. Fascinating--we followed a walking tour of some of the oldest, most interesting buildings from one of our tour books, which took us right past our hostel! We ducked in for a break, then finished the tour. Streets are predictably narrow, drivers are fast and pedestrians are not always considered when careening around corners or coming down the streets--many are one-way. Boulevards are wider, with many roundabouts and other similar exchanges. We were warned to stay away from the many dogs in the streets-- not many of them, but we had to be careful where we stepped! There are many very small bakeries-- with a small storefront and beautiful displays of breads and rolls with one person at a window dispensing the goods; flower vendors line the streets downtown. Many walls around inner courtyards, some with very well-kept plants, most are fairly wild with native plants. Made our way back to the hostel, only getting confused once! By then our inner clocks caught up with us. After a short break in the courtyard in the back of the hostel, we gave in to a two-hour nap. The courtyard is a nice gathering place for folks here-- and the communal kitchen (but it's too hot in there!). There are two picnic tables, a TV set on a table and a couple of chairs under several large trees providing a much-needed shade. Met several folks here--most are younger people with packs--students on holiday. One young woman had been an exchange student in Los Angeles when she was sixteen. She saw her host family three years ago--and commented that they would not stay in a hostel--only five-star hotels!! We have found the language close enough to Spanish that we can figure out signs and basically understand most meaning of some conversations. No problems in buying products or getting directions, but most people speak English. Our hostel hosts have been very helpful. We have arranged for a bus trip to Golden Sands tomorrow morning, bus leaving at 6:00 am. We will take a taxi to the bus station. Had a bowl of peaches for dinner-- the heat has killed my appetite (which is a good thing!) and we are careful to drink lots of water. Again, it's 95 degrees F or so-- but the evening breeze was welcome.<br /><br />These are some of the churches and buildings around Bucharest--<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HiNK38KAzL2i6QP6je5zvz61_YbpLVE1kESH6wH7v4aq2GzWWvTfYOoGq-41Janr53KhHbRr7XJx_cgCN5w7VAjzdmVMgcJOo50NIRZhrTiDrPko1bdfTBkYKQsdIWAJ6Ao-GK5SfuPS/s1600/ChurchNearHostel.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502658637012495666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HiNK38KAzL2i6QP6je5zvz61_YbpLVE1kESH6wH7v4aq2GzWWvTfYOoGq-41Janr53KhHbRr7XJx_cgCN5w7VAjzdmVMgcJOo50NIRZhrTiDrPko1bdfTBkYKQsdIWAJ6Ao-GK5SfuPS/s320/ChurchNearHostel.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu10LmnKKRvnPfJe6NS1Fn_LkAguDO43ZCe938ZTh1DVu9z5B_EIu7C3vEwAdkCbi-RHoYsDID0gmgI4eoVbvyUIec2T-nCrjTkJjAhjntBJMHEls9h9aoCof_yVOYA-iyI4bNjAJnSiK/s1600/Bucharest2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502659470387327554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu10LmnKKRvnPfJe6NS1Fn_LkAguDO43ZCe938ZTh1DVu9z5B_EIu7C3vEwAdkCbi-RHoYsDID0gmgI4eoVbvyUIec2T-nCrjTkJjAhjntBJMHEls9h9aoCof_yVOYA-iyI4bNjAJnSiK/s320/Bucharest2.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YhKD12Xe4LezZNmRU8xfwJl4KaZEAXjPHEZyJpgkrxw3Kbe5PpUBwn0HIDq-wgjbwI2vMSztOe3qpLsutcxI9ryy9AgiTaojR9mDXJatJHqlr66NkQVE0kKiaqBTReZwF5Jy3Ai0FSNj/s1600/Bucharest3.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502657584412902914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YhKD12Xe4LezZNmRU8xfwJl4KaZEAXjPHEZyJpgkrxw3Kbe5PpUBwn0HIDq-wgjbwI2vMSztOe3qpLsutcxI9ryy9AgiTaojR9mDXJatJHqlr66NkQVE0kKiaqBTReZwF5Jy3Ai0FSNj/s320/Bucharest3.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawsOYYjfP7crxt-oGf3LZfRuk5hyU3gxFqSPhnT7Tsg3HPLkYKC1I8M-J1xTRzt-QfCG_aVe2Lz0Fcz9uMZ4RkYDVfZWyasZNEhOOkzeuVgI4jmK5wOxRS05Mcd5ZDRYetwoc6HOBfykv/s1600/Bucharest.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502659790384088482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawsOYYjfP7crxt-oGf3LZfRuk5hyU3gxFqSPhnT7Tsg3HPLkYKC1I8M-J1xTRzt-QfCG_aVe2Lz0Fcz9uMZ4RkYDVfZWyasZNEhOOkzeuVgI4jmK5wOxRS05Mcd5ZDRYetwoc6HOBfykv/s320/Bucharest.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This shot shows the contrast between the older buildings and the newer construction in the background--also shows the narrow streets!Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097231271796800101noreply@blogger.com2