On the way to Sibiu and Brasov
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006So, after the adventurous night, we got up the next day and went to see the sights. A tall clock tower with cool figurines, and one of the figurines plays a drum to “chime” the hour, the church and cemetery at the top of the hill (not so scary during the day), a town walk and we walked nearly everywhere in the town, and then after it all, a drink and dinner at a place called the Rustic. There was a couple there that we saw the previous day just before our night walk, and another time today. They knew English. They were at the Rustic too. They invited us to their table and we talked. They suggested we go to Sibiu while we were in Romania. It wasn’t out of the way. It’s real close. After they were done with their drink and desert, they had to leave for home in Bucharest by train. They were a nice couple. After that, we had a quiet evening reading and then went to bed.
The next day, we took a hike up to the top of a nearby small mountain. It was really fun to see Sighisoara from above. It was very scenic. After that, we had another quiet night.
Next day, we were on the way to Sibiu. We were halfway there when we missed the connecting train at Medias. We were stuck here for 4 hours. We made the best of it. We didn’t get to see any fortified churches near Sighisoara and thought we wouldn’t be able to. There was one in Medias. It was fun. We explored the town a little and hung out at a coffeeshop/desert place. Later, we made it to Sibiu. It was foggy and it was night-time. It wasn’t the same as Sighisoara. There were 3 big plazas and a shopping boulevard. It was a town almost ready for super amounts of tourists. Everything was being refurbished. Streets, buildings, all was being re-done. It was a fun walk through the town.
Now, we are in Brasov. We have done a night-time walk and have just eaten. It’s a nice place. Tomorrow, we will explore it.
Write more later,
Dan
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