Romania

Picture on eggs

This person on the photo was painting pictures on Easter eggs. It is really a fingertip work that requires precision. She said it took 5 – 6 hours to complete one. Her…

Romania

Bran Castle

Bran Castle is one of the most famous castles in the world. The reason why is that it is supposed to be Dracula’s castle. But the model of Dracula, Vlad Ⅲ never…

Romania

Climb up the snowy mountain

We climbed up this snowy mountain in Romania. By ropeway, though. We took it from a town called Busteni, which is a little north of Sinaia. On the way up, the trees…

Romania

Sound of hitting wooden board

There is also a gorgeous monastery in Sinaia in Romania. When we arrived, we heard a sound of something hitting a wooden board. I wondered if it was a noise of some…

Romania

Ciorba and Sarmale

After visiting castles in Sinaia in Romania, we went up the slope on and on and finally arrived at a restaurant called Cabana Schiori (meaning Cabin for Ski ). In Romania, we…

Romania

Mahjong

This is a photo of a part of the golden room in Pelisor Castle in Sinaia, Romania. This 70 room castle is a home of Ferdinand the first and his family. He…

Romania

King wanted

Sinaia in Romania is famous for Peles Castle, which was the royal villa for summer for Carol the first, the first king in Romania. They started building this castle in 1875 and…

Romania

Small version of a castle

Our Romanian holiday was organised by our local friends there, from the itinerary to the selection of hotels and restaurants.They planned everything according to our wish, which is that we wanted to…

England

Eton

When you cross the river from Windsor in England, it is Eton there. Eton is famous for Eton College, a boarding school for boys who wear the pretty uniforms which reminds me…