Gothic and whimsy, once named At the Black Bear, the Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu is a wondrous place tucked behind a bowed wooden door sheltered by the Small Square’s vaulted loggias.
Continue reading “Gothic and Whimsy, the Pharmacy Museum of Sibiu”Reading Hour, Read Here & Now Dreamland, 100-word Stories Folklore & History on World Book Day
For the reading hour this World Book Day I’ll help all readers enjoy a sample from Dreamland, 100-word Stories, Folklore & History right here, right now.
“A novel idea and a captivating read.”
“Dreamland is a book for history lovers as well as anyone who enjoys colourful folklore and legend.”
A Studded Gothic Door and a Medieval Door Lock, Evangelical Church Sibiu
What can be more intriguing than a studded gothic door with a Medieval door lock found inside the Evangelical Church Sibiu as well as a story – how else! – for the exciting Thursday Doors weekly challenge.
Continue reading “A Studded Gothic Door and a Medieval Door Lock, Evangelical Church Sibiu”The Secret Shoemakers Passage, Pasajul Pantofarilor, Sibiu
I’ll show you where to look to discover the concealed Shoemakers Passage, Pasajul Pantofarilor, like a secret legend connecting early medieval Huet Square with the quaint Small Square in Sibiu.
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Look past the contemporary photos of Goldsmiths Square Sibiu and discover the life of a medieval village at the time of the Mongol invasion of 1241, through a story.
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