tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64273910905860178262024-03-14T02:13:08.124-04:00My Romanian AdventureBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-6783065277394026702011-07-11T14:27:00.001-04:002011-07-11T16:24:49.122-04:00Our trip is sadly coming to an endWell, we are sad to say that we are leaving tomorrow. Although we miss the little buddy (Alex), we really have had a great time and don't want the time to end. There are so many other things we would have loved to see yet, but we are just thankful we got to see what we did.<br />
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Today we went to Ostia Beach. It's about 30 minutes away and we could get there by taking the subway. We went to a private beach (most of them are private which means you have to pay to get on the beach). The fee included a lounge chair for each of us and a table and a beach umbrella. Having those things included made us feel a bit more willing to pay to access the beach since obviously Brad didn't let me pack the beach chairs and umbrella. Even sitting in the shade most of the time we got sunburned. It was very hot today in the mid 90's and you could not walk on the sand barefeet without burning your feet. The water in the Mediterranean sea was so warm. Even though it was salt water, it felt great! We had done so much walking and sightseeing during the last week we decided that a relaxing day on the beach sounded good. And, we found out that a lot of the tourist attractions are closed on Monday's anyhow.<br />
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We will be getting our last gelato tonight. We will miss that treat when we get home. There is a little shop just up the road from our hotel and we have been there every night to get our nighttime snack. Mmm Mmm. Last night I thought I would try something different and I am not sure what happened (probably had something to do with the language barrier) but I got 1/2 of caramel (which I wanted) and 1/2 lemon (which I didn't order or even point at). The lemon was sooooo tart! And, mixing it with the caramel was not a good combination. Oh well, that's what happens sometimes when we don't speak Italian and they don't speak English. Tonight I might just stick with mint chocolate chip. <br />
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Thanks for reading our blog. We look forward to getting home and sleeping in our own bed again. But, we would also be ready to leave next week if we had the opportunity. We love to travel and are already discussing where we are going on the next trip. It probably won't be for a few years, but planning it is 1/2 the fun. <br />
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Brad was just checking his work e-mail and saw there were some huge storms that went through the area and took out some trees. We will go and check the local news websites now. <br />
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Kathy (and Brad and Beth)<br />
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</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-67506820201618225402011-07-10T14:49:00.002-04:002011-07-11T14:32:50.768-04:00città di molti passi - city of many steps<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well we are in Rome and it is very warm here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s in the low 90’s but feels like high 90’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been going to see everything we can see, before we collapse on our bed for a rest and then we are back at it the next day.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first day we had a tour of the Vatican.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to be there by 7:15am to get in at 7:30am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The line started to form about 7:00am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had reservations with a tour group that got us in as some of the first without waiting in line. Our leader told us we were going to skip everything and go right to the Sistine Chapel, she said you will want to stop and take pictures but we will come back to take them afterwards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was right as soon as we started to walk through the first few rooms, I wanted to take pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we kept going to the Chapel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We walked into the Sistine Chapel and there were only about 20 people in the chapel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the rest of our tour we had to travel through the chapel again and there had to be 200-300 people in there and we could hardly move through the crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not allow pictures in the Sistine Chapel so we have none to show you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go check it out online, there are some good stories to read about.</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Main.html">http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Main.html</a></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After we rested for about 3 hours back at our hotel, we set out again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First we saw The Capuchini Crypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is a church run by monks, built in 1645.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have 6 rooms full of bones which are monks that lived there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.cappucciniviaveneto.it/TheCrypt.htm">http://www.cappucciniviaveneto.it/TheCrypt.htm</a></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We then went and found the Spanish Steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, was there a lot of people there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spent some time there and rested for a little bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we went to find the Fontana di Trevi. We had to walk down some small roads, the classic Rome roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after asking some people we found it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought there were a lot of people at the Spanish Steps...there was more at the Fountain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same thing, we took pictures and rested then found a pizzeria for supper. Then we went back to our hotel to collapse on the beds.</span></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Steps</span></a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevi_Fountain">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevi_Fountain</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The second day we had a tour of the Colosseum and Roman forum area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very cool, once again we had reservations so we could skip the lines which were about two to three hours just to get in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also got to go under the coliseum and see where the animals and gladiator’s moved around before they went out “on stage”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we went to top and got a good look down, very cool, absolutely unbelievable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I am writing this we just felt a very small earth quake. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So here are some pictures we have taken. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-65485814807012189782011-07-08T08:30:00.000-04:002011-07-08T08:30:36.928-04:00Saying goodbye to Cluj alreadyWell, it's hard to believe, but our time in Cluj has already come to an end. We knew we wouldn't have much time here (well Beth has been here since June 12), but Brad and I just got here on July 5. We would like to stay longer, but that is how things work out, so we are just glad we were able to come.<br />
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It has been a great experience. We had a list of things we wanted to see in Cluj and I think we were successful in seeing everything on our list. Every day we walked between 15,000-20,000 steps, so we are usually pretty tired at night, but we aren't complaining as the weather has been great and the things we have seen have been so awesome. <br />
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Yesterday we had a tour guide from Italy. I think his name is GianLuco (sorry if I got that wrong). He speaks good English (which is always helpful to us) and of course he speaks Italian and Romanian too. He is friends with the family that Beth stayed with so they were kind enough to arrange for him to be our driver and tour guide to take us to the Turda Salt Mine. Too hard to explain and pictures probably won't do it justice, but it is just absolutely amazing! Here is a link if you want to check it out: <a href="http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Turda_Salt_Mine.php">http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Turda_Salt_Mine.php</a><br />
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Then from the Turda Salt Mine we went to the Turda Gorges. We did some walking around and a bit of climbing and the view from where we climbed to was unbelievable. We read that you can do rock climbing there, Beth said she wants to come back and do that sometime. We took a lot of pictures and again don't know if they will give the true picture of what it looked like, but at least we will have the memories. <a href="http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Turda_Gorges.php">http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Turda_Gorges.php</a><br />
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This morning we walked through the Old City and also through one of the markets in Cluj. We had a Romanian pretzel called Covrigi, it was very good. That is one thing that is so neat about a city like this that we don't have at home. You just walk down the sidewalk and everything you would ever need is going to be in one of the stores you pass. Fresh meat, cold drinks, ice cream, pretzels, sandwiches, fresh bread and baked goods. Mmm Mmm. So much fun just to walk around and try different things. <br />
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Right now we are all packed and ready for the next journey of our trip. Our flight leaves Cluj at 7:40 pm and then we fly to Rome. We will then take a train from the airport and then a short walk (Brad's words) to our hotel which he tells us is near center the Rome. We will be there until Tuesday and then we fly back home. <br />
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That's all for now, sorry if my post got too long. Thanks for reading and thanks for praying for continued good health and safety. <br />
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Kathy (Brad and Beth too)Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-13081575227134818222011-07-06T16:10:00.002-04:002011-07-08T02:11:57.591-04:00Tired, but having a great timeKathy here...thought I would try and update this blog. We are having a great time. Still adjusting to the time change (they are 7 hours ahead of us). We fall asleep pretty fast at night, but then wake up around 3 or 4 AM and then have a hard time going back to sleep. Brad and I were both awake and just laying in our beds for awhile between 3 & 5 AM before we finally fell back asleep for another couple of hours. We think we are doing fine, then all of a sudden I am sitting here trying to do some school work this afternoon (yes, I am taking my last two classes) and my eyes are so heavy I can't keep them open. All of us did lay down and slept for about 2 hours this afternoon, which felt good at the time, but now it is 10:45 PM and we should be sleeping, but we are wide awake. Well, Brad and I are awake, Beth is sleeping. Kind of crazy that body clock that we have. <br />
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We have been doing a lot of walking. I have been wearing my pedometer and yesterday we walked almost 24,000 steps. Today we only walked just over 15,000 steps. Guess that nap this afternoon didn't count for many steps. And we were driven around more today which also means no steps. Oh well, 15,000 steps is a lot more than I get at home most days. <br />
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We went to the Botanical Gardens and the Ethnographic Musem. Here are some links to check them out: <br />
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<a href="http://www.clujonline.com/places_of_interest/botanical_garden.htm">http://www.clujonline.com/places_of_interest/botanical_garden.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Ethnographic_Museum.php">http://www.traveltransylvania.net/en/Cluj_Region/Ethnographic_Museum.php</a><br />
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Very interesting places to visit. So much history here, it's just fascinating. We had a friend of the family named Cristina take us to these places. We could talk with her also as she speaks really good English. Many of the buildings were locked at the Ethnographic Museum, but she discussed with the workers there that we came all the way from America and so then they walked around with us and opened all of the buildings so we could see inside. And then when the workers were explaining the history of the buildings, she would interpret what they were saying for us. Then, we met up with a gentleman that worked there who told us he had not spoken English in 25 years (since High School) but yet he remembered enough words to explain to us how old the homes were and what type of people lived there and he showed us all the different stone and wooden tools and told us what they were used for. I am just amazed at their kindness to us "foreigners" as they call us. Really, everyone has been great!<br />
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Brad is going to post some pictures here too from our adventures today. Thanks for all of your prayers for our health and safety. We really appreciate it. We feel so blessed that we could come here and are really enjoying our time (even if our feet and bodies are tired). <br />
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Kathy Bouwkamp<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Kathy and Beth interviewing each other in the TV studio run by the family friend</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Entrance into the Ethnographic park</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">We ate outside as the grapes hung overhead</span></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-38123659803176404102011-07-05T14:55:00.003-04:002011-07-06T15:35:43.129-04:00Long time no seeThanks for your patience as it has been a while since I last updated. I spent a few days home with Linda to help her get around and grab things for her especially when things were upstairs :) She is doing a lot better now so that is an answer to prayers. I also had my senior pictures taken over the weekend. We went to an old castle that used to belong to a count. The pictures turned out great! I couldn't be more pleased. Sunday we traveled up to the mountains where we enjoyed a small walk and lunch. The views were incredible!! I wish there were mountains closer to my home. At midnight on Monday my parents landed in Cluj!! I was so excited to see them!! I'm pretty sure that I didn't stop smiling the entire ride to the airport. Today I was able to take them around town for a little while. It was really fun to show my dad where to go because usually he is always bringing us around. Although, I'm sure it probably won't last long because he is a really good navigator. I was able to show them a few of the churches and bring them to the top of a hill to see all of Cluj. We enjoyed lunch at a restaurant that served American-style food and it was very delicious. At night we went over to Andi and Linda's house where I introduced my parents to the neighbors and took them for a walk through the village. Over all it was a very good day. I am thankful that my parents are able to spend time with me here and I am very glad to have them here. Thanks again for all the prayers. They have definitely been felt.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Andi and Linda's house. Very nice area away from the city and very quiet.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Andi and Linda's neighbors (Don and his Mother, Father was in the house)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Dad and David feeding the chickens.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Dad and David again, waiting for the cows to come home.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The cows come home at 7:20pm (I know you were going to ask)</span></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-49369913988386765642011-06-29T10:05:00.000-04:002011-06-29T10:05:19.553-04:00Here are some pictures that Beth has sent us. They are of things she has seen along the way of her time in Romania.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Gypsy house</span></strong> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Sheep on side of hill</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Bear skeleton in cave</span></strong></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.romanianmonasteries.org/romania/bears-cave">http://www.romanianmonasteries.org/romania/bears-cave</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">View from fortress</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The fortress</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Bison</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Roman ruins</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Stadium in Roman ruins</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Column (laying on the ground)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">An old vault </span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Castle</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Courtyard in castle (I don't know who that is with the cape)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Ballroom</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Dinner table</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Long hallway with holes for archers</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Old Fireplace</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Old Well that is 28 meters (about 100 feet) deep. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Legend has it that it was dug by hand by prisoners</span></strong></td></tr>
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We started the day off with breakfast at the hotel. It didn't take much of a car ride for the boys to fall asleep so we decided to go out of our way a bit to see something else so they could sleep for a little while longer. We decided to go to a national park to see some European bison. They were pretty neat. It's amazing at how big the animals are, even the babies (calves). Then we continued on to the roman ruins. These were amazing. It was pretty much a field with all parts of an old roman city in it. We saw houses, a stadium, the financial offices, and the town center with a fountain, and vaults. It was cool because you could just walk through everything. There weren't any restrictions. Of course you don't jump on anything but still to be able to sit in the stadium or touch the pillars was pretty neat. I was told that the structures there were over 2000 years old. We then went to the Castle. If you google Huniazilor Castle that is the one I saw. It was incredible. Absolutely unbelievable. It was so big and just awesome. Once again you could just lead yourself around at your own pace which was nice. Most of the rooms were on display besides a few that were under construction. There was a couple getting their wedding pictures done there and which I'm sure will be beautiful. Here is a link for information: <a href="http://see-romania.com/corvin-castle-hunedoara/">http://see-romania.com/corvin-castle-hunedoara/</a> I would have really liked to get a few senior pictures taken there but I wasn't looking very good today with the not changing clothes and everything. It was all good until Linda fell and sprained both her ankles. When we got back into Cluj the boys and I went to their grandmothers apartment so that Linda and Andi could get X-rays at the hospital. Luckily it didn't take long so we were home by 8 but Linda can't walk for 3-4 days so her father-in-law is coming over to help me with the boys tomorrow. I won't be going to the school because the teacher isn't able to make it. Pray a quick recovery for Linda because it will be a tough few days with her not being able to walk.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-78874782846530148062011-06-26T15:07:00.002-04:002011-06-26T20:30:03.668-04:00It's just like a roller coasterWell, where do I begin than to say that this was by far the greatest weekend ever. Friday I was not feeling too hot and I knew that we had plans for Saturday so I just laid low and caught up on some sleep. Saturday we had to plan to drive a few hours to see a cave (pestera ursilor) that had some cool bear bones in it. It was pretty rainy but we decided to try it anyway and left mid-morning to drove through the mountains. These were some of the most gorgeous scenery that I have ever seen. Absolutely amazing. I must have looked silly because I was pretty much drooling looking out the truck windows. :) This is also where I could be quoted saying that the streets were like a roller coaster because you go up and down and take sharp turns. It was crazy! Oftentimes you would see herds of sheep grazing on the mountains. I asked if it would be OK to stop and take a picture. We did and ended up going to the herd and petting one of the sheep. It was pretty neat. We continued to drive and got to the town at about 1:00. We had some lunch before going into the cave. The streets leading up to the cave were lined with people selling souvenirs. One lady even said that she would take other currencies. Why she would think I would have a different currency it beyond me. :) Once in the cave we felt a sudden temperature change as it was much cooler. The cave was amazing. I got some great pictures. There also was full bear skeletons in it. Just sweet. We left the cave and I was told that we were going to take a different route home to show me some different things. About five minutes later Linda turns around and asks "Do you want to make a real adventure out of this?" "What do you mean?" I asked with hesitation. "Well we could spend the night somewhere and see Roman ruins tomorrow." She explained. "Does that sound like fun?" At this point I'm thinking NO! I have nothing to change into, no toiletries, absolutely nothing. I raised these concerns to her and she said that we would just sleep in what we are wearing and re-wear it tomorrow. This didn't sound appealing to me at all so I let them decide what to do. A few minutes later Linda said, "Oh, and we would see a really cool castle. You do want to see a castle right?" I get a big grin on my face and nod. "OK then," she said "We're going!" Now I was really excited. I have always wanted to see a castle. On our way to the hotel we passes an old fortress where we also stopped. That was pretty neat also. Then we went to the grocery store to get necessities like toothbrush, toothpaste, and diapers for the boys. We had dinner at the hotel at 10, then called it a night.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-57715580646621127942011-06-23T13:18:00.003-04:002011-06-26T20:45:23.640-04:00FlowersNot much happened today. I went to school like normal where everyone seemed very sleepy. haha. I walked through town again today but was surprised when the city center was blocked off because they are setting up a stage for a concert this weekend. I walked around trying to make sure I could get certain places on my own. I was successful. :) I was walking through a small side street where there are booths set up with different things. At the end an old lady was selling flowers. Before I knew it there were some in my hand. I asked her how much they were and she didn't say anything or even react. I continued to ask but finally gave up and said thank you and started to walk away. That woke her up "no no no buy" she said. I turned around and again asked how much. I feel that at this point she should have know what I was asking and held up fingers. Well she again didn't answer so I pulled the smallest bill I had out of my wallet and asked if it was OK. She nodded so I walked away. I guess they really know how to trick the tourists. ;) We are getting a thunderstorm right now so it is the second time that it has rained since my being here. From what I hear though it sounds like MI has been getting some pretty bad storms? Hope everyone stays safe.<br />
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</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-6743866868569435802011-06-20T14:20:00.001-04:002011-06-20T15:12:29.890-04:00Chicken chips??Today I went to the school but was picked up early by a family friend who had offered to take me around town. She is 10 years old and took me all around Cluj all afternoon. It was so much fun! First she took me to an art gallery where there were a few statues. Then she walked me through central park (no, not the NY one). Then we went back to the main part of the city where she took me to some more Churches. I know I have been talking about churches a lot on here but they really are breath-takingly beautiful. Sometimes I just stand in them and think this can't be real. Then she took me shopping. It was really fun because she took me through all the side streets and we weaved in and out of shops. It was a awesome day. While we were out we stopped at a little grocery store where I saw Lays brand chips but the chips were chicken flavored. Of course I had to try them and they were actually pretty good. The girl that took me spoke broken English so we did a lot of pointing. We laughed at each other a lot because we both want to communicate so bad but it is just very difficult. I also had more covrig today. That stuff is just so good! :) Tonight we had some guests come to visit us. Andi has some friends that live in the southern part of Romania and they are taking a motorcycle trip around the country. Tonight and tomorrow night they are staying in our backyard. It was kind of funny because they introduced themselves to me in Romanian and then when I said hello back they went Oh she doesn't understand us. haha. Another beautiful day in Romania. I hope it stays like this the rest of my time here. Thanks again for the prayers.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-15623098935277125762011-06-20T14:10:00.000-04:002011-06-20T14:10:00.396-04:00Sunday lunch with the familySunday started with me being able to sleep in again. (ahhh what a treat) :) Then I went with Linda and her two boys to the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania. It sounds boring but was actually really neat. It was an outdoor museum that had original Romanian houses that have been preserved. It was kind of like walking through a ghost town because it is set up like a village, all the houses are furnished, there are dirt roads, and even old farm equipment. The neatest thing about this museum was the church. It was very dark but it was made completely out of wood and had paintings all over the walls. Definitely a neat thing to see. After the museum we went to Andi's aunt's house because it was his grandmothers 87th birthday. I'm going to be honest and say that I was REALLY nervous for this lunch. I kept thinking to myself 'what if I don't like what they are serving? I have to eat it. What if I can't?' It turned out that lunch was actually very good. It started with vegetable soup and bread and then we had white rice, chicken, and pork. I was very relieved. It all tasted great. We left right after eating because the boys were tired and wanted to take a nap. The rest of the day was spent relaxing. It rained for the first time since I have been here also, other than that though it has be absolutely beautiful weather. Warm but with a nice breeze.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-569904270781420442011-06-19T09:37:00.000-04:002011-06-19T09:37:57.815-04:00Pictures from my travels around Cluj<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-6653025034955885942011-06-18T14:21:00.000-04:002011-06-18T14:21:35.276-04:00Saw my family todayToday started with me being able to sleep in. It was a nice change to having to get up at 6:20 during the week. The afternoon was spent at one of the two malls here in Cluj. I walked through a few stores but didn't see anything that I couldn't get at home (why waste the luggage space?). Then we went the a grocery store that was located inside the mall. Now this is still weird to me because I have never been in a mall in the U.S that has a grocery store in it yet it seems that every mall in other countries (Romania/Philippines) do. It makes sense so I think the U.S needs to catch on. Before we left the mall I asked to go to McDonalds because I really wanted a hamburger. I stopped there on our way out and it was worth it. We got home early afternoon so I was able to skype my family. It took a while for the technology on my end to work but we eventually got it going. My webcam didn't work so my family couldn't see me but I could see them. It was good to know that they are surviving without me. ;) I asked them to bring a few things when they come in 2 weeks and I told them all about the Germany/Bucharest airports for when they are trying to navigate through them. haha. Thanks again for the love and prayers while I am over here. I really do appreciate them.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-28524009044868319702011-06-18T14:10:00.000-04:002011-06-18T14:10:48.212-04:00A salty bathToday began with me at the school from 8-2. Then David (the oldest boy of the family I am staying with who goes to the school I am helping out at) and I were picked up by Linda (The owner of the school/Davids mom) and brought to a saltwater lake. It was different for me since I am so used to lake Michigan and fresh water but it was still a good relief to a hot day. What was really neat was that the water was so salty you actually floated!! It was quite strange being in water and not having to work to say afloat. We ate lunch there where I was able to try mititei. It is a traditional Romanian food that is cooked on the grill. It is made of pork and it tasted a lot like a brat. Then after a good few hours of swimming we went to Andi's (Linda's husband/Davids father) mother and sisters house for dinner. Andi's mom made fried chicken and mashed potatoes. It was so good to have some familiar food. :) I was also able to Skype my dad tonight for a little bit. My dad wanted me to let everyone know that he changed the settings on my blog so that now anyone can add a comment. :)Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-34391833434390757992011-06-17T15:56:00.002-04:002011-06-17T16:07:28.112-04:00Another amazing day<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yesterday had to have been one of the best days I've had here yet. I was picked up early from the school I am working at and was able to walk downtown with a family friend named Dalila. First I tried Covrig which was very good! It is basically a pretzel but instead of salt it has seeds on it (sesame, sunflower, etc.) Then there was an ice-cream festival going on and lets just say that we definitely had our fair share :) Then Dalila took me into some of the churches that are around town. They were amazing! The first church we went in was the largest Catholic church in the city. The second one was built in 1428! I'm pretty sure that I had a stupid grin on my face the entire time we were in them because it was absolutely breathtaking. Then we continued to walk around town and I also saw some old roman ruins from year 100 AD. It is really neat to be in the middle of all this history. At night I went over to the neighbors house with the family's oldest boy David and the mom Linda. The neighbors have a farm with many animals and David loves to chase around the chickens. After being there for a little while I was offered some traditional soup. I was somewhat hesitant since I didn't want to offend anyone if I didn't like it but I said I would try. We went inside to a small kitchen room where we all sat around and table and had chicken soup. Let me tell you that it was hands down the best chicken soup I have ever tasted. It was amazing!! I kept thinking to myself what an amazing experience this is. How many people can say they have had traditional Romanian soup made by farmers in their own home? It was quite the awesome way to end a night.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-62803495536035495332011-06-15T14:13:00.000-04:002011-06-15T14:13:23.513-04:00Thats nice, use the Mercedes to move the goatsHello all! I have enjoyed another beautiful day in Romania. This morning I went to the school and helped out from 9-2. It was a lot of fun. Many of the kids looked at me strange and it took a while for them to get used to me but by the afternoon we were all friends. I hope to bring my camera tomorrow to show some of what I am doing. At first I was struggling finding what to eat but tonight I had chicken and potatoes which tasted very good. Tonight I met the neighbors. They were out in their field working. They didn't speak a word of English but through the translation of the guy I am staying with I learned that they had never left Romania and have only left the city a few times. To me that is incredible. Last night I took a walk with the two boys and their grandmother where we saw the cows coming in from grazing on the mountains. Also we went to the local bar and shared a bag of lays chips (Mmmm). Thanks for the prayers while I am away.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-81568990237347088312011-06-14T10:42:00.003-04:002011-06-15T13:58:59.055-04:00Its Beautiful HereWell I have finally arrived in Cluj after a long 30 hours of travel and about 36 hours without sleep. When planning for this trip, I kept saying to myself once I get onto my plane to Germany everything will be fine because I knew the German airport was just one long line of gates so it wouldn't be hard to navigate through. Little did I know that when I got onto my plane to Germany was when everything would go wrong. I had a three hour layover in Washington DC where there was a small thunderstorm. It passed pretty quickly so I assumed that it wouldn't affect my plane. When we boarded for Germany they told us that we would have to wait 30 minutes because the storm was in our flight path. To keep a long story short we didn't take off for 2 hours. They said we would land at 9:20 AM and my next flight took off at 9:25 AM so I figured they would announce the gate information on the plane and then I would run to my next gate. It ended up that we landed at 9:05 AM so I thought I would have enough time to find my gate and still catch my flight. When I got off the plane I asked the first person at a computer that I saw if they could look up the gate info for me. She said I had to look it up myself on one of the screens. Well there weren't any screens anywhere around, so I started walking past gates to try and see if any of them said Cluj. None of them did and there were no workers at any of them either. I finally found a gate with someone at it so I asked if he could tell me where to go. After typing in lots of numbers into his computer he looked at me and said I can't help you. So I then went and got into line at the airlines help desk. The guy that helped me there was so nice and even let me use his phone to call the people that were going to pick me up in Cluj to tell them I would be late. He said I would have to go to gate H16 and fly to Bucharest and then to Cluj. So I thought I would just go to my gate and wait. I walked to gate H15 and then there was a glass wall blocking H16 and the rest of the gates. So I walked around and found that in order to get to H16 I had to go through security. So I walked up to security and they told me I couldn't go through because I was too early because my flight left at 12:45 and it was only 10:45. They said to come back at 12. So at 11:45 I started walking back towards security. They started talking to me in German so I walked away. I asked a flight attendant where to go and she said that if I went to get H15 the doors would be opened. Eventually they were so I walked through only to find that the gate had been changed to H25. so then I walked all the way back. When walking up to my gate a guy asked me (In English yay!) if I really went to Davenport University because I was wearing a Davenport sweatshirt. I said that no my mom went there. He said that he was from the GR area. I said that I was also. We started talking and he also missed the flight to Cluj and was re booked through Bucharest. Once again to keep a long story short we stuck together throughout the rest of the day and if it wasn't for him I would have had a much harder time navigating through the airports. I am so thankful that I met him because he made the last part of my travels much easier. I got into Cluj at 6:30ish and slept 14 hours my first night here. (Tired much?) The family that I am staying with has a 6 month old and a 2 1/2 yr old. The oldest one (David) spent this afternoon sleeping on my lap in the yard. He speaks multiple languages (English, Romanian, Hungarian) and thinks its funny to speak to me in different languages because he knows that I don't understand. I told him that every time he talks to me in a different language that I am going to talk to him in Spanish. That's all for today. I have pictures but they don't want to work for me today. I will try and email them to my parents and have them post them.<br />
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We just heard from Beth about an hour ago. She made it to Cluj, Romania and our friends were there at the airport. I am sure she was so glad to see some familiar faces.<br />
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We will let Beth give you all the details, but the short version is her flight from Washington, DC to Munich, Germany left 90 minutes late so she missed her scheduled flight from Munich to Cluj. But, our world traveler just decided to take a different flight which took her to Bucharest and then from Bucharest to Cluj. What's another flight in a 24 hour day? So in the end she arrived about 6 hours later than originally planned. But she arrived and so did her luggage. YEAH!<br />
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Romania is 7 hours ahead of us, so at least it's getting close to their nighttime so hopefully she will get some much needed sleep soon.<br />
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Thanks for all your prayers on her behalf. It was a bit unnerving for Brad and I to see her walk down the terminal in Chicago yesterday and then we were besides ourselves last night when we realized that she was going to miss her flight in Germany and there was no way for us to communicate with her. But, God was with her and we will let her update you all on just who He sent to her. <br />
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Love you Beth!!<br />
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KathyBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788363192198236630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427391090586017826.post-39529673377091786042011-06-11T23:12:00.000-04:002011-06-13T14:02:31.973-04:00The night beforeI am finally packed and ready to go. It was a crazy week here at our house so I am glad that I won't have to pull an all-nighter to do last minute packing. I will try and update this blog as often as possible but won't guarantee anything because I don't know how strong my internet connection will be. I want to thank all of you for your prayers on safe travels and a good trip. I am pretty nervous about the traveling but hopefully it will go OK. Another update when I land :) Have a nice night!<br />
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