The Sights of Romania

Having spent most of my time in Tirgu Mures, I managed to take a few shots of the local iconic buildings before travelling on the bus on some roads that needed some serious repairs, to the beautiful town of Sibiu.   Luckily we headed off early in the morning, because with no air conditioning, a crowded bus with people standing, and an extremely hot day, the three hour trip could have been long suffering!!  Instead it proved interesting and very scenic, with views of Romanian cottages dotting the road sides through villages, fields of crops like corn and sunflowers growing, and areas of forest trees with patches of windy roads up the hillsides; a very beautiful display of Romanian countryside.
Sibiu shows itself to be another example of amazing historical buildings that fill European countries, with the Old City cobbled streets lined with buildings and churches dating from the 13th Century and the Astra Open Air Traditional Folk Civilisation Museum showing buildings prior to that.

It would have been nice to have had time to see more of the Transylvanian area, and the forests, mountains and seaside areas that are also part of this beautiful country.

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tirgu Mures

Tirgu Mures city building

Sibiu, in the old town area

Ceiling in entranceway to Orthodox Church, Sibiu

part of the remaining fortress wall, Sibiu

Some great renovation projects in the old city, Sibiu

Piata Mare

Bridge of Lies, Sibiu

Windmill at Astra Traditional Folk Civilisation Museum, Sibiu

Shed for farm wagons

Tradional housing

Astra showing traditional housing

Tirgu Mares on the side of the road into town

fields of sunflowers