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Elaborate room on upper level of Peleş castle - Sinaia, Romania
A Forest Reveals its Secrets
June 25th 2014 Transylvania (derived from the Latin “land beyond the forest”) is true to its name, for this region stretches across undulating hills decorated by a thick carpet of forest, and it is superior in scale to every other European forest I have seen. In fact, these forests contain the largest bear population in Europe, and notices alerting people of their presence are found on road signs and elsewhe
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
The beauty of Romania
What a grand room. As always your word pictures draw us in and make us want to book at trip to this amazing country next week. It will have to wait for a while for us but we will add it to our list. I assume you didn't see any bears while in or near the forest or we would have had a story about that. The Smokey Mountains in the U.S. has a lot of black bears and it is not uncommon to see one as you drive through the mountains. The churches and palaces you've described and photographed are wonderful. I love going in churches and appreciating the architecture. Not sure I would have made it to the top of that unsteady staircase but I would have sent Dave to the top to either take pictures for me or describe it to me.