Two more churches
August 7, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Coffee stop
August 7, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Rolling hills of Romania
August 7, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Waking up to church bells
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ 🌙 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
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
There is a 2 room school in the village
Boiler factory tour
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The village has a small factory that makes boilers
Hayride up the hills
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
View from the hills
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The first picture, and the background picture, is the village we are staying in
Dinner outside
August 8, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Magda has been our host. She has made most of our meals.
Another day away
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Waiting for goulash
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Bicycle race on the road
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Tour of Szekerland
Stop for the restroom, play with a puppy
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Mini Transylvania
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A park with miniature buildings
Stopped for coffee. I got pizza
Collection of yard gates
August 9, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Another meal outside
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A nice meal by our host, Magda. She also made a cake!
Visiting the garden
August 10, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Magda has a large garden
Baking chimney cake
August 10, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Several ladies are baking a dessert called chimney cake. It is a thin pastry wrapped around a stick and baked.
Community dinner
August 10, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Some of the villagers made lamb stew for everyone
Watching the cows come home
August 10, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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
August 11, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Our stay in the village will end after a worship service and lunch
Leaving the village
Aug 11–13, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We had a lunch and got on the bus
Church in okland
August 11, 2024 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F