Romania Day 4

Another fun day. We were on our own as Ninel and Roxanna needed to work most of the day. They had shown us how to get to several interesting places within walking distance of our hotel. Some of them were shops that Jane and Carri really enjoyed. They found several things to buy of course, and it was great for me to tag along and observe the local people on the streets.

We visited a church that was first built in 1722, and has been renovated several times, but is still very much like it was originally built. No photos allowed inside, but I did take some outside. The church is across the square from the balcony where Nicolae Ceausescu gave his last speach before he was overthrown. When Jane was here in 1991, there were bullet holes in the outside walls of the church, and they have been plastered over. There is a monument to freedom in the square with a wall listing the names of the people who died in the revolution.

While walking back to the hotel, we were looking for a place to get something to drink, and came upon a Pizza Hut. We went in and got a drink, and a small snack. The menu is quite a bit different from in the US, they have a lot more European style things, but they do have Pizza, also Mountain Dew and Pepsi, which is understandable as Pepsi owns Pizza Hut.

We stopped by the National Art museum, but didn't realize that it is closed on Mondays, so will go tomorrow morning. Roxana has also arranged for us to tour the Parliament building tomorrow. It is open for public tours, but as she has some connections, we will get to see parts of it that most people don't get to see.

This evening we walked about a mile North of our hotel to, of all places, McDonald's. We wanted to try it once while we are here, just to compare it to the USA. It is pretty much the same, but the menu is a little different, more healthy foods, but they do have burgers, fries and shakes.

Blessings to all who read this.

Phil