I have spent a leisurely day in Sibiu and honestly I’ve run out of adjectives for these beautiful towns in Transylvania. In many ways Sibiu is the one I love the most, just for its ambience, it’s laid back chic ness really. Again just a beautiful small town with wonderful buildings, a fortress wall and passages, towers, bastions. It is Sunday so when I set out this morning people were coming and going to church…religion is big in Romania. So I just wandered all over the place. Nothing too dramatic just absorbing it all and loving it….so many photos!! I went to the art gallery in a magnificent building. It is supposed to be the best art gallery in Romania which is good because it will compensate for the missed ones in Bucharest. And it was good….some lovely pieces. What it reinforces is the strong Saxon/Germanic influence in this region that perpetuates. Germans and their influence everywhere.
I then found a lovely place for lunch and sat in the warm sun on this lovely day. I wandered the fortress walls and the towers, I sat in the Piatas and watched Romania on their play day. It was gorgeous. The other observation is that there are quite a few gypsy’s about in their distinctive dress. They do beg at times and you do (rightly or wrongly) make sure your bag is well zipped up.
Now I’m out to dinner in an LPG recommended restaurant in a cellar. Unfortunately my camera is recharging so no photos of this really lovely atmospheric place. Only,and usual, problem is that IRS full of smoke. I just asked some guy not to close the door when he got up to do same. Anyway, you would all love it here and how I wish you were with me!!!!
I start with breaded, fried cheese and I follow with ‘peasants stew’. Hopefully this will save until I get back to my lovely hotel to send!!!