Codrisor Bistrita
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A place where the time stopped
... where you could find mostly clothes and groceries) we found a peculiar parking. One designed for horses and wagons, well in fact it was a piece of grassland where everyone could leave their animal. Apparently most of the merchants prefer this way of transport (which you could clearly see on the roads). We had to leave this place fast enough though, after Aga caught the eye of one Roma lady who clearly was not happy with Aga taking photos of her... Before ...
Bucovina delights
... in most of the countries we had visited so far and sadly, in Poland mostly as well. Breathtaking Bucovina environments, forests, hills, animals were adding to the scenery that was hardly forgettable. The monastery as such is not as impressive as the other we visited or where supposed to visit that day, however it was worth a trip (the monastery is situated far north, not far from the Ukrainian border). It is worth to drive there, even if ...
Polish roots and painted beauties
... in a few hundred years from now. We loved it. The interior walls were covered by paintings and all the furniture were made from hand-carved wood. You could clearly see lots of time, work and devotion put into it.
Probota Monastery was a whole different thing. Since this one is not covered by Lonely Planet (most surprisingly, while it's UNESCO world heritage) you can find more details here: ...
Following Saxons' trail
... to Biertan, as we were advised by Lonely Planet to save it for the end. Not as impressive as Viscri as I would rate it, but a good summing up of the Saxon trip. In this 15th century old church we found the formidable lock on one of the doors - a mechanism that we though no one ever would dream of breaking. You can see that in one of the photos below.
Our accomodation for today was Sibiu, the European Capital of ...
Bram Stoker's Big Adventure
... wide open) or scaling a giant cross (it had stairs, to be fair) - maybe these were questionable decisions, but I don't go abroad to sit in a hotel. We took pictures of the rapture (weird patterns in the clouds - it was rumored that today was the end of days) and exhausted ourselves climbing over structures and hills and ringing church bells with Hillary and Garrett, who found us on our way down. By then the rain was no longer ...



