Cabbage, Tomatoes, and more Cabbage

We had to improvise on all our dishes to use cabbage and tomatoes. There is no supermarket here, Everthing is bought at the local market which was fun. No out of season vegetables imported from Israel here! Shilpa handed the equivelent of 50cents and got a massive bag of strawberries! yum!

Travelling Back in Time : Maramures

May 30th 2007
Botiza Botiza is a little village in northern Maramures, off a road, off a road, off the main road. When we got to Botiza we took a side road and found a nice guesthouse where we asked about parking up our van. The said 5 euros to camp in their garden and to use thier bathroom and shower. We had just managed to park the van between the spud patch and the plum tree when our hosts, Alexand ... read more

Europe » Romania » Maramures » Maramures » Baia Mare

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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