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Sibiu-Medieval City-Oct.19 - Part 3
... the old buildings. These windows are unique to Sibiu and are known as the eyes of Sibiu and are said to keep watch over the town.
The town was divided into Upper and Lower Town. In the medieval period the higher classes lived in the Upper Town, and manufacturing was done in the Lower Town. There is a staircase that joins the two sections together, known as the Passage of the Stairs. We made our way up those stairs.
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Tour of Churches – Magyarsáros
Our last church of the day was Magyarsáros (Deleni), which translates loosely as "A Muddy Hungarian Town". I distinctly remember being surprised by running into a large Canadian flag hanging in one of the entryways of the church, and it appears they are partnered with the First Unitarian Church of Victoria, Victoria, BC, but I can't ...
Tour of Churches – Küküllődombó
On to Küküllődombó (Dîmbău), where the minister was not home, but his two sons and his wife (the church organist) spent some time with us. The minister's wife was very happy to show off their organ, which was gorgeous, and played "Nearer My God to Thee" for us. They knew that this was the rumored to be hymn played just before the sinking of the Titanic. We hoped that there was no particular ...
Back to Germany
... come out depending on what time of day it is and what day of the week it is, very nice! We went into the historical museum in order to see this clock in closer detail and then walked around the cobbled streets and up the covered walkway to the church on the hill. After this we found a restaurant for dinner on the main square (which wasn't the best choice, unfortunately) and then headed back to the hostel near the train station, in which we were the only guests!
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Do I have shit on my face?
... in the country. It's sort of a spiritual center for Romanians. It is set up against the mountains, and I can see why this place would be used for a holy site like this. The chapels are painted inside like Orthodox churches, and they're beautiful, but people were so rapt inside them that I thought it would be rude to take pictures.
I'll write next from Brasov, hopefully with some more interesting stories to ...



