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Ieud: Farming Fields Ieud: People in the Maramureş region have a unique way of drying hay, storing it in mounds instead of bales. Ieud Ieud: This region has been compartively untouched by modernity. It escaped the collectivisation of the 1940s. Peasants still make their living off the land. Ieud: Horsecarts outnumbered cars in Ieud, which was first documented in 1365 Ieud: The Road (and I really mean THE road). Ieud: Famous for wooden churches like this newer one. Ieud is in the Maramureş region of Romania. We took quite a bus ride to get here! Baia Mare: The "View" out our window. From here, we caught an early morning bus to Ieud. Baia Mare: Instead of the cute little guesthouse we had reserved in Ieud, we had to stay one night here. We arrived around 1:30 a.m. with no reservation; someone at the train station recommended it and we caught a few hours of sleep. View from Train View from Train Ieud: Hay drying View from Train Ieud: Before the rainstorm. Ieud or nearby town from train--on our way to Transylvania! Ieud: Cemetary outside of the oldest wooden church in the region. Ieud: Typical home. Ieud: Oldest wooden church in the region. Ieud: Steeple on the oldest church, which is Orthodox. 87% of Romanians are Orthodox. Ieud: The oldest wooden church in the Maramureş, dating from 1364. View from Train Ieud: Hay drying Ieud: Sunday morning - virtually everyone was on his/her way to church. Some in traditional dress, some in a mix of modern and traditional. One woman had on Chuck Taylors. Ieud: Liviu & Maria's cat - Very friendly! Ieud: Chickens at the Ilea Guesthouse Ieud: We stayed at the French-speaking Guesthouse Ilea, with hosts Liviu & his wife Maria and 3 kids. Both are teachers. Ieud Ieud: After the rainstorm. Ieud home Sighişoara: Crypt of the Church on the Hill Sighişoara: The Church on the Hill, built between 1345 & 1525. It was reached by climbing the 175 steps of the covered wooden Scholars' stairs of 1642. Sighişoara: View from the Clocktower Sighişoara: View from the Clocktower Transylvania: Roses at the Monastery Transylvania: Brâncoveanu Monastery Transylvania: Brâncoveanu Monastery Transylvania: View from our rental car, a Dacia (the Romanian national car), on the way to our hike. Sighişoara: View from the Clocktower Sighişoara: Kim in the Clocktower Sighişoara: Kim in the Clocktower Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - A P.M.O.P.S. picture. How 'bout that waterfall! Sighişoara: Kim in the Clocktower, which dates from 1648 & still keeps time Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains Sighişoara: Colorful house Transylvania: Brâncoveanu Monastery Sighişoara: Colorful house outside the preserved medieval citadel that is in the heart of town Sighişoara: Kim View from Train Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - Remaining snow cover, tricky to climb over Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - Waterfall Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - A P.M.O.P.S. Picture. Look at that "bridge!" Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - "The Hills are Alive..." Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - Puppy! Puppy! Puppy!!! Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains - Puppy at the Cabana Valea Sambetei Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Hiking in the Făgăraş Mountains Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara - Horse cart loaded with hay coming our way! Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Transylvania: Views on the drive from our hike in Victoria back to Sighişoara Braşov: View from cable car of Biserica Neagră (Black Church) built between 1384 & 1477. The Church's appearance after a 1689 fire led to its name. Braşov: View from cable car of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: From the cable car Braşov: The cable car rises from 640 m. to 690 m. Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului from the overlook after taking the Tâmpa cable car Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Sighişoara: The birthplace of Vlad Tepeş (AKA Dracula). We had dinner at this touristy, but surprisingly nice restaurant, Casa Dracula, where little Vlad took his first steps! Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Braşov: St. Nicholas' Cathedral Braşov: St. Nicholas' Cathedral Braşov: St. Nicolae din Scheii (St. Nicholas' Cathedral) from 1595. The clock tower from 1751 was financed by Elizabeth, empress of Russia. Braşov: Sport Complex Bucharest: Memorial of Rebirth commemorates the struggles and victims of the 1989 Revolution, which claimed about 1500 lives and overthrew Nicolae Ceauşescu. 25 m. high with metal "crown" Transylvania: We hiked up to Râşnov Fortress (seen here in the distance) with an American woman who works in Antarctica. Bucharest: The shell of a building that housed the hated Securitate & was destroyed by protestors in the 1989 Revolution. The glass structure inside was built by & houses the HQ of the Romanian Architecture Union and dates from 2003. Transylvania: Vlad himself probably never set food in this castle. Bucharest: Muzuel Satului (Village Museum) - Gate that resembled ones we saw in Ieud (because it was from Ieud!) Bucharest: Muzuel Satului (Village Museum) - One of the 50 complete homesteads, churches, & windmills at this open-air museum Transylvania: View of countryside from Bran Castle Transylvania: View of another part of Bran Castle from inside the Castle Bucharest: Carousel at Muzuel Satului (Village Museum) Transylvania: Brian on the steps of Bran Castle, which dates from 1378. It was the favorite summer retreat of Queen Marie in the 1920s. Bucharest: Herăstrău Lake Braşov: View of Piaţa Sfatului Bucharest: Gardens by Herăstrău Lake Bucharest: Gardens by Herăstrău Lake
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