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Sibiu-Medieval City-Oct.19 - Part 3
... seven cities) at the time because of the seven cities that were so important to trade. Out of the seven, Sibiu was the most important. In 1376, there 19 guilds in Sibiu. It was considered the Easternmost city of Europe at the time, as well as being the very end of the Eastern postal route.
As with all of Transylvania, after WWI, and the fall of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Sibiu became part of Romania once ...
Biertan the Fortified Church-Oct. 19-Part 2
... to be built on a hill! I loved it, as I lost so much weight with my stairs...These stairs led up to the school as well as the Church on the Hill. Only part of the Church is from the 14th Century. However, although I didn't get to take pictures (I was not allowed), I did get to climb down into a crypt. That was the first time I had ever seen a crypt before and the fact that I got to climb down into the crypt made it especially creepy in a good way. ...
Following Saxons' trail
... nice old man a few coins for his efforts and were... asked for more (because what we paid was the entrance fee and he wishes something for himself as well). We did add a few more coins only to learn that we could be more generous... Ah well.
Driving ahead we have "lost" a few minutes along the road when the herd of sheep appeared in front of us. There was no other way but to stop and stare. For the next attraction, we ...
Trains in Transylvania
Today we completed the drive to Sibiu without any detours up mountains, though the campsite turned out to be in a small village forty minutes outside Sibiu. We parked in their wet and muddy back garden, deciding not to think about the potential difficulties in extracting ourselves from a wet and muddy back garden. The following day, another grey and dreary one, we took a train to Sibiu. The station was just a short section ...
Quiet Saturdays
... It was very interesting to see pictures of what the castle used to look like. There was also a photography expo we walked through. All the pictures were gorgeous. The had some children perform Romanian dances in traditional Romanian clothing. Finally there was a theater performance. It was about life in the castle. It was beautiful and I'm glad I decided to stay. [Any of you music fans out there should check out Muse: Instrumental]
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