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| In Service Training was in Sibiu, soon to be the cultural capitol of the European Union. What a wonderful city to have a conference . . . even though I was busy for most of the day I managed to venture out and ramble down the old streets. Much of the city is being renovated for the New Year celebrations. |
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| The huge square full of museums, churches, clock towers and city council buildings |
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| A closer look at the Evangelical Church |
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| The wide and welcoming promenande |
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| A bell in the church tower |
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| We climbed the bell tower of the Evangelical Church and saw the city spread out below us surrounded by mountains |
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| A Catholic Church just slightly off from the main square |
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| Exploring the old lanes and alleys was a treat, here with my friend Jamie |
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| The stairs leading up to the center from the old part of the city |
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| You can see the clock tower in the background as well as another small square |
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| We visited the market and I took more than a few snaps of the sellers and vegetables |
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| This lady was arranging her bottles of pickles, zacusca, etc. |
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| Another pathway up from the old streets to the central squares. |
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| A house being restored |
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| Looking out over the rows of streets and houses |
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| Eric and I decided to take our counterparts to a Chinese restaurant. The food was too spicy for Ioana but I enjoyed having Chinese food for the first time in Romania |
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| Anna fascinated by the chopsticks |
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| Our final party in Sibiu with the volunteers throwing a Christmas sweater wearing contest |
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| Two of my favorite volunteers, Jim and Lynne, here at an alley leading to a winery |
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| The next series of pictures are from the village museum in Sibiu |
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| It was a beautiful if somewhat haunted forest with almost no one else around |
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| Very similar to a church I saw in the village museum in Bucharest |
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| Look closely . . . Maramures |
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