His grandfather burnt all the family’s papers in order to hide their Jewish identity to protect the few that survived. Our guide only found out he is Jewish at 15.
Author: Caren
Veliko Tarnovo Tidbits
The Bulgarian language is written in Cyrillic, and very few signs include the Roman alphabet. So, that takes away even the little bit of guesswork that had helped us navigate. We are completely clueless.
I Will Miss This Place Very Much.
Children playing football or making sand castles with sand at the construction site; old ladies fetching water for the plants along the street, or just chatting the evening away.
The Cats of General Gurko Street
He opened containers of wet food, and gave each cat a spoonful. He tore off pieces of sausage cat treats, and hand fed each of the eight cats.
George Constanța and the Roman Mosaic
The cat got up, and started walking towards where I was. Then, he leaped and jumped, and I realized he was serious. I ran down the stairs to meet him, and suddenly, “Meeeeeoooooowwwwww!”
Mosques of Constanţa
I told myself, “You know better than that.” So I shouted, “Waalaikumsalam!”. He turned around, smiled and waved, and went on to his Maghrib prayer.
Photos from the Shore of the Black Sea
Hello from Constanta (pronounced Constantza) on the shores of the Black Sea.
Always Look for Cultural Events
“Wait a minute, that’s the Malaysian flag!” I found out online that this is the Festival of Embassies. The exhibits are from all over the world, but heavier on Romania’s neighbors in Eastern Europe.
Bucharest Tidbits
Then, I remembered; one of the best ways to discourage men from doing something is to give it a woman’s approval. Oops! It’s really their loss.
Visit The National Museum of Art of Romania
The museum seemed sparse simply because the place is huge. We had to rush on the other two floors which had many paintings on display; some really great stuff, and some unfinished.