August 15 – The Assumption/Sleep of Mary

In my book (and here on the blog) there are a couple of holidays I failed to mention. The reasons are multiple: I am not a member of the Orthodox church, likewise I was not raised Catholic either, and these are fairly “new” holidays. They’ve always been religious holidays but a couple of years ago the Romanian government decided to add a few of these … Continue reading August 15 – The Assumption/Sleep of Mary

Poza Zilei: Please Don’t Feed the F***ing Bears!

This poster (in English) was at the top of the mountain in Busteni. While there certainly were no bears in sight at that location (crowded with over 1,000 people), earlier in the day we saw a news report that locals (ie Romanians) were indeed being idiots and tossing food to bears near our hotel in Sinaia. I’m not quite sure why bears seem to fascinate … Continue reading Poza Zilei: Please Don’t Feed the F***ing Bears!