Rarau M-tin

Nature feels right, it always did, and my parents made it a custom at least once a week to go out, either wandering the forests, either for picnics or BBQs near a lake or a river... So when we decided to go and hike the Rarau Mtin, was a welcomed summer activity. Fresh air and splendid landscapes were just a few things that I loved best of this day. ...of course fooling around was our main course! :))) Enjoy!

the beautiful part of Romania...

Just a quick note on what I am doing...or where ...Going home for Easter!... here is a spark of the beautiful country Romania is...Talk to you soon!

"Winter is not a season, it's an occupation." S. Lewis

"And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind,

and all the land will be mantled with snow."

Roy Bean

beautiful Romania

Romania is truly a beautiful country...it's just a pity that people here don't make an effort to embellish it with modern ideas, that other countries lived with for decades now... We're waaaayyy back... and that gets on my nerves... And every time I travel outside the country, a dual sentiment overwhelms me ... it's a lot of joy and it's sadness too. I love travelling and learning new things about other cultures, but in the meanwhile I am so aware of the fact that my country is behind, beginning with the outlook of the people, ending with all the institutions that conceive Romania...

Anyway... I want to talk about good things here though... and for that matter I can (at least) proudly say that we have astonishing nature all around Romania... Here are some pics that we took as we were going back to Maramures, from the Theatre Festival in Piatra Neamt. All the theatre crew wanted to eat so we took a break on the Tihuta Pass, in the mountains...

Enjoy!

The pics below were taken at the "Ion Creanga Thematic Museum" in Humulesti, Neamt. Ion Creanga is considered the best romanian narrator (or story teller). And he really has some nice & funny stories. Plus he was born on the lands were my grandparents were born, I lived my childhood summers where he used to play... so I always felt a connection with his stories. It will ever be an absolute joy and pleasure to visit those places.

Inna and me fell in love with a splendid tomcat, who was hired to keep watch and ward over the museum...He was kind enough to allow us pet him! So we did...

:)))

going back...home

We really have some beautiful spots in Romania...it's a pity there's nobody to protect and make a nice bizz out of them like in the States... For the several months I've been in the US, I saw how the americans made a point of tourists attraction out of evey little thing that you can't see in your backyard. Good for them! All my respect for that, gringos! ...just a fresh air breath stop from our driving back home...on the top of the mountins there were lots of snow...still
Zara top, TerraNova leggings, Adidas shoes with my sis, having some wind fun!!