http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Romania , Bucovina , Suceava en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:38:25 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:38:25 +0000 The most famous of Romania's Painted MonasteriesRomania's Painted Monasteries are UNESCO World Heritage monuments. Perhaps the most famous and stunning of the painted monasteries is Voronet. Widely known throughout Europe as the Sistine Chapel of the East due to its interior and exterior wall paintings this monastery offers an abundance of frescoes featuring an intense shade of blue common http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Gura-Humorului/blog-413384.html The northern part of Romania is home to painted monasteries from the 14th and 15th centuries. The monasteries of Bucovina near Suceava were beautiful. It was incredible to witness the vibrancy of the frescoes both inside and outside the churches. The details are still intact and in some cases appear to have been painted within the last 100 years rather than during the 14th century. Monica was a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-300849.html From the Maramures we went over the mountains to Southern Bucovina where there are a number of painted monastries. Weve read the monastries are a few hundred years old all on the UNESCO world heritage list and have gorey paintings of stories from the old testament on the inside and outside walls. Weve been enjoying our time in Romania so much that this was certainly good enough an excuse for us http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-194186.html Went on a tour to the 4 painted monastaries in Moldovia....and today is St. Elijah's day..big thing for the Orthodox.. They are very nice There are paintings from the outside to the inside.. Using plants..painted on plaster.....Surprised how long they last actually These are all very old They have many Christian stories painted on it and some are even in unique Romanian style The hostel I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-183533.html Suceava the captial of the moldvia county... its big but the part I am in is SO laid back The hostel is very nice its in the outskirts but easily accessible. Farms and very friendly people around They have cows and chickens in their little farm here and have fresh milk and eggs everyday YUM I arrived today and they served me breakfast as well So nice They make Romania http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-183158.html In the morning their offsider arrived and she spoke good English sorted out money and things. I was going to go for a walk around but didnrsquot get to it just checked my email. Couldnrsquot see the big dog that they had well I assume he was big going by the barking he had been doing last night when I turned up. Before I had left Australia Monica has said to make sure I had some warm clothe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-132832.html It seems that I exist in a time vacuum having no concept of the days of the week or the uncanny ability that time has to fly by. Really it's unbelievable to me that it is now August another month is gone and another country awaits. However the next stop will not be reached without a considerable amount of suffering as my train trip from where I am now in Suceava Romania to Kiev Ukraine wil http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Romania/Bucovina/Suceava/Suceava/blog-15461.html