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Storks
There are huge stork nests everywhere in the countryside. They’re massive bundles of hanging straw. They build the nests on chimneys, power poles etc and look as if they will topple down at any moment.
The Turks and The Romanians at war
This painting on The Monastery of Voronet shows a war between The Turks and The Romanians. Bill and I walked around these city walls that still stand in Istanbul, last week.
Lot’s and Lot’s of Monasteries!
The Moldovita Monastery. Has painting on the exterior of the church depicting various religious stories. The peasants of the time where illiterate. The paintings helped to educate the people.
Salt mines in Praid Romania
The salt mines are massive. We weren’t expecting them to be so large. The Romanian’s believe the mines help with respiratory problems. They generally make a day of it. They have picnic tables, skate boards, pingpong tables, exercise classes, etc. to oc…
Tanna, Vanuatu – Yasur Volcano
From Anatom, it was an overnight trip to the next island, Tanna. The GRIB files lied and the trip was rolly with confused seas. Thankfully, it was a relatively short hop and we arrived in early afternoon. This was a unique landfall: although the nigh…
Time changes everything
Even Compass… Co…
We share the road with the farmers
The hay wagons move to the side as we pass by. It’s very interesting to see the farming in this area. There are many tractors. But we have seen the horses in the fields also tilling the ground.
