As some of you may already know, my family
originates from Romania. I visited there for the first time about 3 years
ago. For reasons I shall not go into, I was not totally overwhelmed with
the place during my first visit. However, this May I went again and this
time I was very much taken with the beautiful country of my ancestors.
The reason I went this time, is that my father got back the little mansion
in which he was born and where he spent the first 9 or 10 years of his
childhood. The house is in bad repair and is currently undergoing restoration.
I was put in charge for overseeing the interior refurbishment, such as
which room will be used for what purpose etc..
On these pages I would like to share some
images of my trip with you.
For a closer look at a map
of Romania, click on the image above.
Iasi, Moldavia
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This is
Iasi seen from a hill near by. Iasi is the second biggest city in Romania.
It is the capital of Moldavia where my family is from.
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A view over the country side taken
from a strip of land high above Iasi and which my brother bought and will
hopefully one day build a house on.
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A cow (obviously LOL) standing in front
of (and in of course) the beautiful countryside around Iasi.
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Most of the roads had lines of trees
running alongside them. Very often you could see horses grazing in between
the road and the trees. That strip of land is communal and can be used
by anyone. The acres beyond either belong to individual farmers or to a
coop of different farmers. This dates back from the colchose days of the
communists.
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This is a statue in Iasi. It depicts
the Queen Mary of Romania and the 3 children in her arms represent the
3 Romanian Provinces. The little one kneeling represents ex-pat Romanians.
This statue is of interest to me in as much as it was done by my great
grandmother. It got destroyed by the communists of course but a few years
back my family's agent had it rebuilt by a famous Romanian sculptor . :o)
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Romanian Orthodox churches are famous
for their paintings, inside and out. The ones we visited in Iasi were ornated
outside but had no paintings.This little angel was on the inside of one
of the most beautiful churches we visited. But since the walls are so high
and the light rather dim it is also the only one we were able to photograph.
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