The Black Sea and the mountains

Since last time I wrote, we went to the Black Sea and Bran Castle (also known as the fictional character Dracula's castle). The Bran area was my favorite, with its spectacular mountain views and beautiful little villages scattered throughout.

Things are always good when animals come into the picture 

Muzeul satului (Village Museum)

This is a very special open air museum, where real homesteads from traditional Romanian villages are shown.

Where I grew up

Dinner with my extended family

The church where my grandmother used to go, close to our neighborhood 

The open air market we used to go to 

The kinds of cars we used to have are still found in some places 

The apartment building I grew up in

Carul cu bere

Can you believe this is a restaurant?

And more cobblestone streets

we met my cousin's son, and he took Sena and Aiyana out around town.

More of old Bucharest

Some highlights from today:

The beautiful Stevastopolus Monastery.

Other cool buildings

This book store was amazing

In Bucharest!

Finally arrived! My friend Adina waited for us at the airport. So nice of her. Been friends since 14! She drove us to our Airbnb which is in the old part of Bucharest. It's a beautiful part of town. We ate at this restaurant that is actually an inn dating back to 1808 and one of the most beautiful restaurants I've ever been to.

Lots of old cobblestone streets, pedestrian only, in this area too. I love that.