Coroana De Aur Bistrita
4 Piata Petru Rares Bistrita, Romania
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A place where the time stopped
... we noticed a huge (20 meters high) stone horse sculpture (and legs of the rider - apparently still in progress) and a... dinosaur sculpture of the same size... don't ask me...
Ieud, as we learned is the oldest church in Maramures, dated to the 14th century. The nearby cemetery is not that old, but equally "cute" (if that's a good word to describe a cemetery). All the graves had wooden crosses, hand carved and each one of them was ...
Bucovina delights
... the sights that you can observe along the way.
From Putna we followed the same track back to Radauti, a small town famous for its Bogdana Monastery. We spent an hour or so looking for the monastery, as all the signs and people were telling something different. We even took a gravel road out of town and drove for about 15 minutes before we decided it was not the right route. Spare the trouble, the church is the least impressive ...
Polish roots and painted beauties
... vina/probota. I do post the link here also because, when we arrived, our car was the only one on the huge parking. The monastery is perhaps not that impressive as the other Bucovina beauties from the exterior, but the interior is enough to pay it a long visit. Most parts of the mural paintings were renovated and you can now admire them in their whole splendor (and perhaps make a photo or two, if the nun is not watching - I have to ...
Following Saxons' trail
... in 2007. We stayed in Felinarul Hostel (http://www.felinarulhostelsibiu.ro/), a place as beautiful as strange. The owner was out, so we were greeted by... his friend who was taking care of the place (sort of). Also throughout the day there was no one to be found, or any reception available. At the same time, the places was perfectly situated near the center of the city with a nice and cozy, little room (without a lock) and a cool ...
Bram Stoker's Big Adventure
... and we were able to peruse the "folk art" for sale at the foot of the "castle." I got a cute rug for my mum - but my cat would ruin it before I'd be able to give it to her. We were tormented by a guy posing as Dracula, who springs out of his coffin for hotel guests (and who apparently made out with a girl on a prior trip), and enjoyed dinner with a live band and copious amounts of Ţuică, provided happily by our bus ...



