Category Archives: Romania

Medicinal

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rosemary

Making Palinka Yesterday, I told you that Palinka, an apricot brandy, is kept on the table in Romania, much as we might keep salt and pepper. Palinka seems to be a symbol of hospitality along with a loaf of bread … Continue reading →

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Kalnoky Estate

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Rosemary
room at Kalnoky estate

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 When I first got married, Time-Life books issued a series of cookbooks featuring the cuisines of the world. The recipes were excellent. I still use many of them, but the photography and stories made the countries and customs come alive … Continue reading →

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Medieval Sibiu

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rosemary
Evening in Sibiu Square

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The Main Square in Sibiu Sibiu was our first stop after leaving Bucharest. These wonderful buildings were built by the Saxons. They began building in the 13th century although the area has had a settlement since the Stone Age. The Saxons … Continue reading →

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Fagaras!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Rosemary
Romanian landscape: Dawn, Mountains and snow

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My guide, Daniel Gheorghita, (www.covinnus.com) and I left our hotel rooms early on many mornings. This morning was the hardest as we knew the temperature would be below freezing. For once I was ready with woolen hunting sox, long underware, Patagonia ski tops, wool … Continue reading →

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Romanian Village

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Rosemary
A horse crops the verge on a Romanian village street

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 This was a lane in my favorite Romanian village of Biertan. The long lens compresses the houses making the roof lines and gables geometric. Of course, the horse and wagon adds the human element. I loved those horses and wagons that … Continue reading →

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Cooperation

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rosemary
Two storks build a nest

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   More storks! Here the male and female place twigs on their nest. The nests remain from year to year, but the new couple always needs to remodel a bit. Most likely, the nest sustains a lot of damage from … Continue reading →

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Old Romania

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Rosemary
romanian peasant woman wearing opinci and leg cloths

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 I had hoped to see these old costumes being worn as daily garb rather than for a festival or holiday occasion. We had stopped to photograph some storks building their nest when this woman came along. At first I didn’t notice … Continue reading →

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Photographs Enhanced

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Rosemary
Tulips in Cluj Market

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 My bed and breakfast in Sighisoara was on the main square and I looked onto this view each time I drank coffee on the terrace. (I was reminded of Prague and the street of tiny houses where Kafka’s family once … Continue reading →

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Celestial Manors

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rosemary
gypsy mansions

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 Gypsy mansions…somewhere near Cluj. These gypsies have ‘made it’ one way or the other and, by gosh, everyone is going to know about it. Look at those rooftops! Who made those? Who designed them? They look like a combination of an iconostasis and a … Continue reading →

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Gypsies and Horses

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Rosemary
Gypsy man breathes into his horses nostrils

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 He was trying to find work in the village: he and his sons who were sitting in the wagon bundled up against the cold. Look closely at his face. Who does he resemble? Czar Nicholas II, of Russia! Could he … Continue reading →

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