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Sibiu · Alba Iulia · Brașov — Summer 2014

Back to Alina's Romania — the villages, the family, and the everyday life behind the postcards.

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The trip in brief

Back to Alina's Romania

Summer 2014 · 11 entries

Where we went

From a layover in Amsterdam to the villages and cities of Romania — Moreni and Codlea, uncle Gheorghe's cabana, Sibiu, Alba Iulia, Făgăraș and Brașov.

Why it mattered

Time among Alina's family and roots — the people, the homes, and the ordinary life that no guidebook shows.

Favorite moment

A day up at Cabana Lui Gheorghe with the family. (Hans: confirm.)

Family & reunions

Babysitting little Antonia in Târgoviște, Augustina's family in Băleni — reunions far more than sightseeing.

A taste of Romania

Village kitchens, old city squares, and the famously fearless Romanian street dogs.

The photo essay

Romania 2014, in pictures

The journal

Every day of the trip

11 entries · oldest first

Entry 1

Layover in Amsterdam (part 1)

June 28

June 27-28, 2014 Alina and I left Bakersfield at 8:30am Friday, June 27 to depart for our trip to Romania. I dropped Alina off at the Bradley International…

Entry 2

Moreni and Codlea (part 2)

July 1

June, 29, 2014 After arriving in Romania, we spent the night and the next morning at Alina’s family’s home in Moreni. It was a leisurely morning of sleeping…

Entry 3

Who Let the Dogs Out? (part 3)

July 2

June 30, 2014 I want to briefly talk about dogs in Romania. Every country has dogs. Sometimes people own them, other times, nobody does. However, in Romania, a…

Entry 4

Cabana Lui Gheorghe (part 4)

July 3

June 30, 2014 On Monday, June 30th, Alina’s uncle, Gheorghe, wanted to take us to see his cabin he built by himself in the mountains. So, Gheorghe, aunt…

Entry 5

Sibiu: The European Cultural Capital (part 5)

July 6