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…
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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…
Taking a Bath in Budapest
One of the major attractions of Budapest is its thermal baths. Roman Baths were of course very popular during the Roman times. When Hungary was part of the Ottoman Empire (1541 – 1699), Turkish Baths were built instead.
Trouble With Local Currency
“SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS?!!” the man screamed at the taxi driver. I looked over, and saw him holding a big wad of US dollars.
Budapest Tidbits
It’s a triple celebration in Hungary on August 20th. St. Stephen’s Day celebrates Hungary’s first king, King Stephen I, who is now the patron saint of Hungary. Hungarians also celebrate the Founding…
An Unplanned Visit
Every planned activity for the day was mired with unpleasantness. The one place we were nudged towards, by whom, I don’t know, turned out to be way more profound than I expected.