I’m in Sibiu – European Capital of Culture 2007, with its beautifully preserved medieval core – for a couple of days, working on the updates for the Bradt guide to Transylvania. Here are a few photos from today…
Street #1
Street #2
Paparazzi
Kindness
View from the Council Tower
Dracula kitsch
Members of the ‘Balkans Let’s Get Up’ project
Windows to the soul
Doorway #1
Doorway #2
Sleepy dog
Reflections in the Great Square
Infectious joy
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Rudolf, Loved the shots of Sibiu. We were in Romania a year or two before the wall came down – 1986 – frightening. Better now I think. It looks like a small brown bear asleep in that covered street – please tell me its not! Dave H.
Thanks Dave – yes, it’s a beautiful place. Definitely a sleepy brown dog rather than a sleepy brown bear, stretching and looking particularly contented at the time…!
¡Lugar bellísimo! la primera y la segunda fotografía me han encantado, saludos
Beautiful place! the first and the second picture I’ve loved, Greetings
Gracias Manoli 🙂
i so wanna see that place one day. lovely pictures i love the houses.
Thank you Giannina
How interesting! Love the colours (especially of the first photos), and the content!
Bente, thank you very much 🙂
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Great images of Romania. So nice to see this again! It’s been 45 years since I’ve spent wonderful times there
Thank you Klaus. Yes, it’s a beautiful place – hope I’ve tempted you to go back… ;~)
Nice photos.
Thank you Cornel, it’s a beautiful city…
Love these – I was there about 10 or 12 years ago. I don’t think it has changed that much, thank goodness. I like your offbeat views very much.
Thank you Diana
‘offbeat views’ – I like that description ;~)
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