Sapanta, Romania

... until the early 70's, when a French journalist visited and wrote about his work. His fame grew; in 1974, Romania's notorious dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife visited. Their carved portraits and those of the entire Communist Party Committee now hang ...

... wanding around the graveyard. Unfortunately, that left me with another six hours before my train was due. A quick look around Sapanta revealed perhaps the most frightening monastery I have yet seen and absolutely nothing else, so I returned to Sighet and ...

We were on our way back to Sighet from Săpāntă. We had already stopped at a small shop to get some food before we set off. As we attempted to enjoy another exceptional lunch of yoghurt and ice cream, a Yankees fan (as indicated by his hat) ...

... , we finally saw a sign: Sapanta - 4 kilometres.  So bummed!  We trudged on.  A bit before 5:00 we reached Sapanta.  It took a couple more kilometres to get to the Merry Cemetery. By the time we were leaving, dark clouds had begun to ...