second part- "looking for the light"

I spent this afternoon visiting: 1. the only volcanic lake that Romania has...Saint Ana lake...I must say even though it's some 30 miles away from my home town, I didin't got the chance to see it yet...but today... The scenery until you get there is beautiful, but the road...Oh...God, this is one reason that makes me hate this country. The road was sooooo bad up there...you need a 4x4 car to survive the craters on the street...... and when I got at the lake...they don't even have an indicator to say "this is...and why...and so on..."

oh , Romania..."poor ...rich country"!here is some more info about the lake: Lake St. Ana in Transylvania (Romania) lies in the cold crater of a dead volcano, at an altitude of 950 meters.The Saint Anna lake is surrounded by legends, mysteries and miracles. Even the shape of the lake is not usual; it looks like a large tear-drop. One Szekler legend suggests that it was filled with tears of virgin girls who were forced by a cruel landlord to pull his carriage. The lake is not fed by any brook or stream, the only water supply is the rain, therefore, the water of the lake is nearly as pure as distilled water. The area of the lake was not only believed to be a hiding place for pagan gods or genies, but also has been and still is one of the most adored and respected sacred place for the Christian Székelys, who always come here with a spirit filled with piety.

2. I couldn't wait to visit some caves... Varghis caves...awesome..with bats( over 11 species of them)...you can definitely feel the adrenaline rushing into your veins when you're about to enter in a black hole...not knowing what's gonna wait for you in the darkness. You feel so alive!

Enjoy the pics!

...inside out...

still had some things left to see in Sibiu...and forvever will

A new trip to Sibiu was planned for this summer. For the ones who are reading this post for the first time( or this blog :)... Sibiu was the 2007 European Cultural Capital and it's a beautiful medieval city in Romania. I had another post with a lot more info about it -hope the link works.The first touch down wasn't so happy...when I left Sf.Gheorghe, the weather was excellent, sunny.. And ,of course, I said " It's shorts day!!!"...and in Sibiu was almost raining and windy. At first I was a bit sad...it was pretty cold and I had only a cardigan with me...so I could't enjoy 100% the sights....but we've warmed ourselves in one of the many cute cafe's that Sibiu has to offer, then we kept on going...the sun finnaly came out, so I could deforst my body and smile a bit.Forever in love with the medieval architecture, view from the Lies Bridge.Finnaly I visited the Brukenthal Museum,housed by the Brukenthal Palace at Sibiu, it's the oldest museum in Romania (1817); it gathers together 14,000 exhibits, paintings, engravings, sculpture and decorative art works; 1,100 works belong to the Section of European Art Collections including the main schools of art between the 15th -18th centuries, with works of well-known painters among whom Tizian, Frans van Mieris the Old, the Anonymus (Flemish School, 15th c.), F. Snyders, J. Jordaens, M. van Reymerswaele, F.F. van Vriendt, H. van Balen, J. de Momper, I. Fyt, Lucas Cranach the Old etc. and engravings by M. Raimondi, A. Dürer, H. Goltzius; the Section of Romanian Art Collections exhibits paintings by Vincentius from Brasov, F. Neuhauser, A. Coulin, C. Dörschlag, Th. Aman, N. Grigorescu, I. Andreescu, St. Luchian, Gh. Petrascu, N. Tonitza, I. Iser, V. Popescu, C. Baba, Al. Ciucurencu, as well as Transylvanian drawings and engravings of the 17th - 19th centuries.
...inside the museum, near the Brukenthal Library.
http://www.brukenthalmuseum.ro/

For the first time I saw The Dumbrava Sibiului Natural Park- it stretches over 960 hectares and it is situated 4 km away from the center of the city in the southwest direction along the road towards Rãºinari. It is crossed by the Trinkbach brook, which forms on its course three man-made lakes: one within the Museum of the Folkloric Technique and two within the Zoological Garden.The Dumbrava Forest is a terrace oak forest within which, besides oaks, the hornbeam, the wild cherry tree, the elm, the field maple and the lime tree vegetate very well. The durmast, the ash tree, the maple tree and the field ash appear sporadically.Among the bushes growing here we mention the privet, the hawthorn, the dovecot, the female cornel, the buckthorn, the guelder rose. Nearby the lake there is a 400 years old oak. Over 100 plant species with flowers grow in the lower vegetation layer of the forest, among which the melandryum pratense, the primula, the lily-of-the-valley, the tussocky grass and the rattlesnake root are the rarest.The Dumbrava Forest is populated by mammals: deer, squirrels, porcupines, wild boars, mice, hazel dormice, foxes and the following birds: the large chaffinch, the blackbird, the yellow throated bunting, the large woodpecker, the jay, the turtle dove, the owl, the hoopoo, the cuckoo, the finch, the goldfinch, the sparrow, the raven and a large number of insect species and other terrestrial invertebrates.The Dumbrava Forest was the favorite promenade location for the inhabitants of Sibiu since as early as the 18th century, nowadays being famous for the ASTRA Museum of the Folkloric Civilization which is situated here. The tramline connecting Sibiu with Rasinari unwinds parallel to the road.

...a final lake view from the Dumbrava Sibiului....the trip ended up really lovely, I saw a lot of new things and learned more about my country.

orange mood :))

Hey there! ...how about a light textured "strong" orange summer dress? I took my Zara statement colored dress, my summer Meli Melo hat, the light New Yorker flats, my animal print sunglasses...and on the way to visit Braşov and Poiana Braşovului.

the sunset time is pefect for visiting....during the day it's way to hooot!
Piata Sfatului is a nice place to rest, and soak in the beautiful scenery. During summer time, outdoor cafes line the square and the place is lively.

above Braşov, on the way to Poiana Braşovului
Poiana Braşov is the most popular Romanian ski resort and an important tourist center preferred by many tourists not only from Romania, but also from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and other european states.

Poiana Braşov is host to a number of hotels and restaurants, the majority of which cater for foreign tourists. Two of the better known restaurants are Şura Dacilor (The Dacians' Barn) and Coliba Haiducilor (The Outlaws' Shack). There is also one nightclub, Capra Neagră (The Chamois), adjacent to a pizza place which plays a mixture of Europop and dance music. Among other attractions in Poiana Braşov visitors can find traditional mulled wine and a pepper spiced alcoholic drink known as ţuică as well as other traditional Romanian fare

...after some long sightseeing walks, we've stopped under the forest coolness and shade and had a healthy picnic, ending with my season favourite desert, nectarines...(I'm eating one right now!)
See ya soon, 
Love, Gab~

Michael Jackson Party

I missed having a club night out with dancing and lots of fun-since last friday ... :)) So I gathered my dearest friends and went to spend some time in Mata Hari...where, for 2 weeks now, my sis it's a "DJ" too... My mom came along with us, just to feel the atmosphere and that was a bit odd, but that didn't bothered us! :)) We've started to full around and had a lot of fun! We got home at 5 a.m.... :)

...and of course, the Canon Rebel came back on track so we did a lot of pics! here are some! Enjoy!

I've decided to wear smthing light and sunny coloured ... a recent acquisition that I love!

my fave pic!

...the theme of the party was "Michael Jackson", so there were a lot of black hats. Keep on loving his music!the girlzzzz....
"Beat it!!!!!"

it's all about sharing

after a long party night, I woke up at 10 a.m. to start my study...

I simply adore when my cat just comes by, while I'm doing smth serious and just begs for attention...and no matter what I'm doing, eating -and so on- she has to be in it...I have to share even my sweet jam crepe (fritter-pancake...) with her! what better proof u want...

missing Cannon rebel eos XTI...

I got to go out with my sis and some friends last night, back home in Sf. Gheorghe. Well, for me, everything seamed pretty new again( that happens every time I get home, probably because I only do it twise a year ...). But anyhow, we spent some nice time hanging out in a bar-lounge and a new club( at least for me...). I got to meet some old friends of mine - since I was in the first grade :O -, and meet new ones. My only big disappointment of the night was the pics that I took with my -2 years old now- Sony Cybershot camera... Damn!!! Even my iphone is way better than this camera...or I got to used with my bf 's Cannon rebel eos xti... :(( Anyways, I'll post some pics - the "better" ones...

u rate it...I'll keep on hating my camera anyway!

last day in Baia...at least for some weeks

My sis came to Baia, just to go back home with me...I can't stand going by train anymore... We used to travel a lot by train since we were babies ( me and my bros). So, I was lucky I went with her back in my home town. She only had the chance to stay one day, cause we had to leave at 11 pm on the 8 of july.

We made some pics in my front yard before going out to have a drink and some cakes...I love sweets! so...enjoy!

Dress: Mim, Flats: New Yorker, Clutch: Mango, Sweater: One step up

me and Mate

morning mood

just woke up...well actually I woke up at 7 a.m....the rain drops did, and I rushed outside to hide my clothes that I washed yesterday and let to take a sunbath :) Then as it was raining ...I just forgot myself outside under the roof cover on a light chair with one of my cats...the same thing did my bf, who stood aside me, wit my other cat :)) It was so sweet...We were feeling like a couple of old people...still in love. :))

wish you all a happy day!

summer plans

So, I'm officially on my first day of vacation... that should sound fun huh...?

Instead of having fun, I need to go to my home town to learn for my driving licence...and that's quite hard to get in Romania.. :( But I'm happy I'll get to see my family...and my kittens :))I don't really have big plans for this summer.

I planned some months ago to go work abroad, but with all this global economy problems, my plans droped dead. I'll have to attend some weddings this month, but I can't wait for august to come, cause I reserved me and Mate some plane tix for Norway, where I have my brother. Cant't wait to get out of Romania and see new things!

stop. refresh...

Cele şapte minuni ale lumii antice
Marea Piramidă din Giza Grădinile suspendate ale Semiramidei Statuia lui Zeus din Olympia Templul zeiţei Artemis din Efes Mausoleul din Halicarnas Colosul din Rodos Farul din Alexandria

go nude...

Zara top,

Banana Republic shorts,

Gap bag,

Kenvelo belt,

No Bounderies shoes.

summer...love it!

good morning sunshine!

...just a morning after coming back from work...

since I have my two little cats, they always welcome me every single time I enter in my house yard... lovely!

TopShop skirt, Amiusa shirt, Bershka shoes, New Yorker bag