Pensiunea Zorba Sibiu
E.A.Bieltz nr. 86 Sibiu, Transylvania, 550031, Romania
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Sibiu-Medieval City-Oct.19 - Part 3
... as well as the Square on which the Evangelical Church is located. The Grand Square is an extremely large square with buildings on all four sides. We spent a bit of time looking around and taking pictures and then went to have something to eat. I was once again introduced to some Romanian food. It was a sample plate of various meats and cabbage rolls and the obligatory Polenta. By the time we were finished our meal it was getting ...
Biertan the Fortified Church-Oct. 19-Part 2
... house and did a double take. This was the birthplace of Vlad Tepes. His father had owned the house and Vlad and his brother were both born there. Once again, I shivered as I realized I was walking on the same cobblestones as "Dracula". I don't think this could ever get old - I hope not anyhow.
Bogdan and I walked up the hill toward a covered wooden staircase. This staircase was built in 1642 for the benefit of the pupils of the ...
Following Saxons' trail
Next morning we woke up early to enjoy a good breakfast at the Pension Citadela and embarked on a journey through the Saxons heritage with the final stop at Sibiu, voted European Capital of Culture a few years back. We were struck by amazing rural landscapes along the way. Sadly we did not have a chance for take any hitchhikers this time.
First things first, we arrived at Malancrav, which boasts the highest proportion ...
We love Romania, but it ain’t for the servic
... broke the camel’s back. We had to wake up at 06:30 (believe me, that is early when you get used to sleeping until 9 or 10!!) to catch our train to Oradea (and, it may look close on the map, but it is a 9 hour journey on a Romanian train with a change at Arad). And I didn’t sleep very well, because I decided to cram in all the Romanian desserts that I hadn’t tried yet into one evening, so my stomach hurt. When we got to the train station, we had ...
Medieval Heaven
... her. I can't imagine that lasting long on the streets of Winnipeg before someone walks away with them! You also see these old guys with an old style popcorn machine selling little bags of popcorn and others with a soft serve ice cream machine. There people coming into restaurants selling their cheap dollar store items to you and the waiters don't kick them out, and they let them do their selling. They aren't pushy at all which is nice. I ...


