Since we are not leaving for our driving tour until Friday, we were on our own again today, Thursday, so we decided we would take the gondola up the mountain and see the town from the top. Well it was not to be. It thundered and lighteninged all day. We did get rained on a little and it felt good. Yes it is still hot.
We walked in a lovely park along the old city wall and saw 4 towers. When we were done walking the wall we went into town to find the smallest street in Romania, 4 feet wide, you can touch both sides easily.
In our search for the little street we found the local synagogue and went in. We learned that Brasov lost no Jews to the nazis. Yes, they had Jews, but they saved them all, about 2700, even with the German occupation. What a wonderful thing. The rest of Romania did not necessarily do the same.
After leaving the synagogue we went looking for the street, called Rope Street. Turns out we were going the wrong way, but while we were checking our map, again, a man came over and explained they he was taking pictures for a famous Romanian writer who was involved in a competition with 8 other writers and photographers. The writer was also there. He asked if we would sit on his foam couch and let him take our picture. We were very colorful, he said. Of course we said yes and afterward we laughed for a whole block.
Off he went to find other sites to photograph
The writer, whose name I don’t remember, directed us to Rope Street.
During our walk we visited an Orthodox Church, which is Russian Orthodox, which explains all the icons. Most Russian Orthodox churches are covered in icons, and this was no exception. Outside the church was a cemetery that had these strange handles on the crypts. Don’t know why.
another fortress wonderful old buildings
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