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For many years, we've traveled to places around the world which intrigue us. Capturing photos, and always memories, this blog is our attempt to inspire others to pursue their dreams. Email us at gfearon@gmail.com.

Thursday, August 18th, Dresden, Germany

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August 18, 2023

Greetings!

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Friday, Sep 15th, Sibiu, Romania

September 15, 2023

Greetings! The City tour this morning began with the Holy Trinity Cathedral , inspired by the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, A relatively new church, first proposed in 1857, it was finished in 1904. Next was the Sibiu Lutheran Cathedral , the most famous Gothic-style church in Sibiu. It was originally built as a Catholic Church, dedicated the St Mary. In the 16th century, it became a Lutheran parish when Johannes Honter converted the Transylvanian Saxons to Protestantism. For three centuries, it served as a burial place for mayors, earls and other personalities from Sibiu. It has two large organs, and we are hoping to attend a concert tonight to hear them. The Bridge of Lies was the first cast iron bridge built in Romania. Legend has it that it will collapse if someone tells a lie while standing on it. Our guide indicated that the Country's recent President has delivered some pronouncement there, and it hasn't collapsed yet. We made our way t...

Monday, Sep 11th, Sighisoara, Romania

September 11, 2023

Greetings! On the way into this small town ( Sighisoara ), our guide (Joe) announced with great glee that we had truly arrived in Transylvania. Surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, in a bowl of pretty terrific soil, and born of almost a thousand years of Saxon influence, this town deserves the joy of our guide. We will learn more about it during our three-day stay. On this transit day, we visited a fortified tower ( Rupea Fortress ), rode a horse-drawn wagon to Viscri to meet a blacksmith (Ivan), accepted the invitation to examine a Saxon-fortified church, stuck our heads briefly into the gates of one of King Charles III local properties, shared a soup and goulash lunch in a large community home, and a special desert at a nearby "gastronomic location". Using crepes prepared for our lunch, we walked a few blocks to a local jam-maker. Gherda Gherghiceanu provided us with a dozen home-made jams to scoop into the crepes. Gherda is the insp...

Monday, August 21st, Prague, Czech Repbulic

August 21, 2023

Each day, I learn how little I know about what happened in the past several hundred years in this part of the world. And I don't think I'm alone in that ignorance. Sure, I can name the countries and probably their capitals. I know the major events for the continent we call Europe (wars, national leadership, olympics, etc.). And up to recently, I thought I could have located western, central, and eastern Europe. But over the last few days, with a deeper look at Germany and the Czech Republic, I'm finding how little I have been paying attention to the dynamic between the two, and how much the drama has played out the essential issues of our day. This area has played an important part in shaping religion, government, business, and personal rights. With every new family empire, subjugated townspeople and peasants responded with a continual pursuit for freedom and personal justice. Strolling through town, it is impossible not to be amazed at the exp...