She beckoned me and said, “photo”. “Yeah?” She beckoned me again, put her arm around my back, and posed with a big bottle of syrup.
Author: Caren
Rent a Car and Drive the Transfăgărășan
Be Careful Which Hotel You Choose We drove the winding road of the Transfăgărășan Highway up the mountain. We stayed at a hotel that gave us quite a headache. First, they insisted…
Brasov Tidbits
Reminded of My Childhood The further east in Europe we go, the more I am reminded of my childhood, except that I didn’t have a fancy scooter, and instead of being on…
Become a Cafe Regular
We left feeling lucky to have found a nice cafe at a nice location with great drinks and people. The next day, after we were done exploring, we automatically went there again.
Novel Encounters in Braşov
We took the cable car up to Mount Tampa for a view of the medieval city of Braşov, Romania. I wish we could see it at night, but the last cable car…
The Little Girl’s Got It in the Grocery Bag
I started stacking the groceries in the bag nicely. She immediately caught on. As she put each new item that I handed her nicely into her bag, I would go, “Mmm…hmm” and she would smile.
The Open-Air ASTRA Museum
Today, we went to The ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization. It is a huge open air museum. They have 400 exhibits that show how the different people from the different regions…
Doing Laundry on the Road
When I opened the washer yesterday, I immediately gave up and asked Kenric to figure out that contraption. He did, but the machine’s capacity is only 6 kg (13.2 lbs). So, this is our third load.
Sibiu Tidbits
Take in the View from the Evangelische Stadtpfarrkirche We climbed 190 steep steps up the clock tower of the Evangelische Stadtpfarrkirche (Evangelical Church) in Sibiu, Romania. The 190 steps down felt scarier,…
Our Introduction to the Orthodox Church
We went to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Sibiu, Romania today. It is an Eastern Orthodox Church. So now, I have now seen at least one church from all three of the…