Diana Bistrita

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... living room was a little cramped, as he was hosting more couchsurfers than he should have. <br> As I drifted off to sleep I thought about how I had been off work for over a month and hadn't once missed it, or my cellphone, laptop, apartment or car. It's funny how the worldly possessions and routines we become accustomed to are easily forgotten when something new and exhilarating is occupying our time. <br> The next day one of the couchsurfers ...

... frescos. Each is surrounded by a fortification and flowers growing around its courtyard. In our last monastery, the nuns are beginning mass. They are chanting. It is only us as observers in the tiny interior. Pretty amazing. <br><br>Since the nuns get out rarely and transport costs are very high relative to local salaries, Monica turns out to be the transport provider for many of them as they send goods to/from their ...

Before I leave the hostel, I get my laundry back. It has been 24 hours and the laundry is folded but is very wet. I am guessing that they had it had been drying outside when the rain hit last night. Yuck!<br><br>I am crossing the mountains to get to the Northeast section of Romania, apparently an uncommon path. There is only one mini-bus per day. The availability of such buses is difficult to ascertain until one is actually at the departing location. The hostel is able to ...

... He realizes that farming is coming to an end. He wants to escape it but his family clings to its roots. Like the students in Cluj, he believes his government is corrupt, local and federal. He does not believe it will change and that his country's economy will remain decrepit. He says that he wished that Germany in WWII had won and kept Romania so that it would be stronger. I can hear the despair in his voice. He listens to a type of music that is of the underclass ...

... closed but I find the art museum open. Some of the paintings make me feel as though I am in Transylvania with portraits of people with white faces, coming right out of horror movies. <br><br>I spend the afternoon with the locals at a café, working on photos. Nightlife looks really good but I have to get some sleep for my early train.

Located out of town, but close to the economic area of the city, BLACK TULIP, a four stars hotel, represents the perfect destination for those wishing to rest. I have appreciated the room atmosphere, the quality of the services...and the high degree of refinement of the cuisine.<br>

... and ceilings. We walked into another outbuilding and there were tombstones in the floors and walls, and a couple had life sized reliefs in color. On we pushed, up to Targu Mures. The Palace of Culture has a stained glass museum with depictions of traditional Romanian legends. Unfortunately, it closes at 4, and we got there at 3:50. Instead we wandered around the fortified church, then pressed on to Bistri ...

... to work a bit, I spied a small smile coming from the lady. The man with her stayed silent and immovable. I made my way back to my original cabin and speculated whether the couple was married. My tourmate Bill quipped: "Were they talking?"...I said "No" and he said, "They're married!". Lots of relaxing this pm and tomorrow too is a free day. Get to see a UNESCO Saxon church in a Saxon village tomorrow evening...stay tuned!

... 30pm. While the roads are still good we while away the time playing "Gay Libs." It is a game where we fill in the blanks in a story with nouns, adjectives and expletives taken from the group at random. Then you read the finished story and have a hearty laugh (if all goes well). We get through two of them before realizing they just aren't all that funny, so we refocus our attention on the wonderful scenery. We make a brief stop in Bistrita to photograph the high-towered ...