Apollo Sibiu
3rd1 Decembrie 1918 ST Sibiu, Transylvania, 550200, Romania
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Sibiu-Medieval City-Oct.19 - Part 3
... as well as the Square on which the Evangelical Church is located. The Grand Square is an extremely large square with buildings on all four sides. We spent a bit of time looking around and taking pictures and then went to have something to eat. I was once again introduced to some Romanian food. It was a sample plate of various meats and cabbage rolls and the obligatory Polenta. By the time we were finished our meal it was getting ...
Biertan the Fortified Church-Oct. 19-Part 2
... time to look for the really old ones. However, we had many things to still see that day.
We walked down the hill and went into a cellar where the man who owned the place greeted us. He and his family had been making Palinka for many years. I was encouraged to taste a few different flavours of Palinka, before deciding on which one I was going to buy to take back to Canada. I finally decided on the Apricot Palinka - which was a good ...
Following Saxons' trail
... villagers throughout Romania. In this small village stands the 14th century church which we were eager to visit. Took us some time to find a person that held the key to the church (most of the UNESCO sites in Saxon Land have their caretakers which will gladly open the places up for you, but first, you need to find them among the many houses in the village). Malancrav church is a pearl, with breathtaking frescoes and yet again - ...
Muuaahahahaa
... was pushing a boy without legs in a wheelchair."My God", I thought and handed over some euros. They waved at me when I finally got moving.
There were two roads feeding into our one, then a T junction with a (much needed) traffic light and finally a roundabout where all these lorries circled like water going round a drain before they were finally off. I believe there is a place somewhere in the centre of the oceans ...
Romania
... was a little worse for wear from the night before). Our first stop was at Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) which was interesting despite its very dubious connection to Dracula. It was a cool castle perched on a rocky outcrop with all the token Dracula and vampire souvenirs for sale outside.
Next was Sighisoara which is a cute little walled fortress town where Vlad the Impaler spent his early days– our highlight here was visiting a distillery where we ...



