I went ahead and uploaded this in the MEGA size because it turned out to be such an awesome photo – little boy having fun splashing in the fountain in Piata Unirii (Unification Square) here in Unicorn City. Enjoy! :) Continue reading Poza Zilei: Playing in the Fountain

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!

This particular little basket of zmeura (raspberries) was sold to me by a Gypsy up near Peles Castle but Sinaia and Busteni were full of people selling these and blackberries, all apparently harvested locally. I even found them in the piata (market) but last time I looked in Cluj, they were non-existent. Wish I had bought more of these delicious gems as they were fabulously … Continue reading Poza Zilei: Raspberries!

This is the picture of the WW-2 era field phone that I mentioned in this article. This field phone was inside the older telecabina in Busteni and still works (powered by a hand crank). It’s used by the lift attendant to communicate with the base stations. . I tried to take several photos to get a clearer picture of the instructions but this one was … Continue reading Poza Zilei: Atentie – Dusmanul Asculta