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Va rog, duceti-ma la Sighisoara!: Photos 63 to 84
Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara
May 23rd 2009 by feministraveler
Saturday May 23rd..Today we travelled Northwest to Sighisoara by a dirty old rambling train with lots of character. Our new friend Wieteke from the Netherlands took the train with us because she had also planned to stay a night in Sighisoara. When stepping off the train, it had a distinct small town feel about it. Sighisoara was high and low. The main city was low in the valley in between two mountains (well, to the locals they might be large hills but they were mountains to me) and then there was another city, a fortress city high in the mountains on one side. It was really beautiful and very picturesque like the rest of Transylvania. We walked to the main street in town and almost immediately started seeing families on horse drawn wagons. We walked to Nathan's Villa Hostel where Wieteke was staying. Tages and I planned on staying at Camping Villa Franca to save some money but weren't exactly clear on how to get to the campground. There was an incredibly nice woman working at the hostel who let us store our packs in a little bedroom in the basement while we all went to get groceries at the Penny
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June 15th 2009 - Cheri: Romanian Wedding and your lack of ....
Now what is this about not having a cultural dance that everyone knows to do automatically at a wedding???? The chicken dance has roots WAY back as far as I can tell. And they probably came from some polka-dancing Germans I would bet...rats!!
June 15th 2009 - Mom: scara acoperita
Em, this scara acoperita reminds me of a stairway you used to take up to Flint Hall at Syracuse...what do you think??? ;~) xoxoMOM
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Torture Museum
Of course, this is the only museum Tages wanted to go into in the old town. We learned about many methods of torture that were used in Sighisoara including the "Spanish Boot". Which to this day, Tages... [more]
Piata Cetatii
small square where markets, craft fairs, public executions, impalings and witch trials were held. we sat and enjoyed a drink.
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June 15th 2009 - Cheri: Romanian Wedding and your lack of ....
Now what is this about not having a cultural dance that everyone knows to do automatically at a wedding???? The chicken dance has roots WAY back as far as I can tell. And they probably came from some polka-dancing Germans I would bet...rats!!
June 15th 2009 - Mom: scara acoperita
Em, this scara acoperita reminds me of a stairway you used to take up to Flint Hall at Syracuse...what do you think??? ;~) xoxoMOM
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