Two more churches
7. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Coffee stop
7. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Rolling hills of Romania
7. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Waking up to church bells
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
There is a lady in the village who rings the church bells 3 times a day.
We got up early this morning to see the few cows be led to pasture, so we heard the 6 am bells
Walking with the cows
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
A few families still have a milk cow or two. They are herded to a pasture in the morning and come home at night.
We walked with them towards the pasture
Touring the school
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
There is a 2 room school in the village
Boiler factory tour
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The village has a small factory that makes boilers
Hayride up the hills
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
View from the hills
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The first picture, and the background picture, is the village we are staying in
Dinner outside
8. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
The minister invited several people over for dinner. We ate outside at the parsonage with the church steeple in the background
Thank you/friendship gifts
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Magda has been our host. She has made most of our meals.
Another day away
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Waiting for goulash
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Bicycle race on the road
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Tour of Szekerland
Stop for the restroom, play with a puppy
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Mini Transylvania
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A park with miniature buildings
Stopped for coffee. I got pizza
Collection of yard gates
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Another meal outside
9. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
A nice meal by our host, Magda. She also made a cake!
Visiting the garden
10. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Magda has a large garden
Baking chimney cake
10. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Several ladies are baking a dessert called chimney cake. It is a thin pastry wrapped around a stick and baked.
Community dinner
10. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Some of the villagers made lamb stew for everyone
Watching the cows come home
10. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
After a day in the field the cows came home and were milked
It reminded me of Sunday evenings in Iowa when we went to the dairy farm to watch the cows be milked
Sunday service
11. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Our stay in the village will end after a worship service and lunch
Leaving the village
11.–13. aug. 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We had a lunch and got on the bus
Church in okland
11. august 2024, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F