Patricia Furstenberg, Author of Historical Fiction, Kids Books
Travel Through Stories
Small Square in whimsical city of Sibiu, Transylvania, hides many quaint places not only secret passages and curious eyes on its roofs.
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One of the things I love about traveling to Brasov is that in the old city, at least, doors and passageways so hide marvelous surprises.
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Transylvania belongs on any holiday destination list, watching over Romania, coming from eternity and traveling into history, echoing of a famous past. Be it a family holiday, a solitary traveler’s adventure or of a historian buff’ treat, Transylvania is a must see. National Geographic said it, and here’s exactly why you must visit Transylvania.
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I am telling you, time stands still in Romania – or in any other place in the world, if one was born there. So let’s all take kindly to it.
We have snapshots saved in our mind, of trees in autumn or summer sunsets peeking between traffic, of old buildings and tramway rides, snapshots accompanied by scents and sounds. Lindens in bloom, snow crunching underfoot, hot summer dancing over asphalt, the first tram echoing in rhythm each morning. Easy to remember, yet forgotten until we spot the same place again, hear the same chime, or a scent washes over us, two decades later. Time stands still in the spot where one was born.
A Romanian saying goes like this: eternity was born in a hamlet. And how much truth lies in it…
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The solitary Corvin Castle hides many secrets and legends, all guarded by historical doors. If this is your first visit, then do open Corvin Castle’s most ancient door too, and read what stories this kinda old fortress inspires.
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