Old Lady

This old lady walked the streets selling apples. When we gave her 1.4 Lei or $.75 (all we had in smaller bills) she kissed Shawna two times on the cheek. Later on she met us again on the street and kissed Mikayla. "Thank you, thank you" she told us in Romanian.

Sighisoara

May 3rd 2008
Today we visited Sighisoara, home of Dracula, a Romanian folk hero. NOT the Disney Dracula! The castle dates back to the middle ages, although the settlement is probably older. Dracula pushed back the Turks who continually invaded Romania. We went there via train; a forty minute ride. Today was Peter's birthday, although we celebrated last night already with Peter, Hailey, Gerrit, Jane, Ed and I w ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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