The Cousins Meet

So I was lucky enough to meet Anca two years ago on my first trip here. Our grandfathers were brothers, so we’re second cousins. This trip we all got to meet her, AND Christina got to meet Anca’s son, Andrei. My grandfather left Romania in 1906 — could he ever have imagined that his great grandchildren would meet back in his village in Romania 111 years later?

Well here they are! LaLa’s Danny and Maria, Anca’s Andrew and Alexandra, and Lisa’s Christina.

My Grammy and Grampy are smiling in heaven.

We left beautiful Sighisoara for the fortified church in Biertan.Beautiful and very historic walled city.

Never too far away from a good meal, we stopped in Copsa Mare for a lovely lunch prepared by Simone. Chicken paprikash, spicy potatoes, the BEST zacusca, and a gorgeous dessert.Oh, did we mention wine?

A wild storm came across the mountains as we headed to Sibiu. Lightening, dark skies, wind and rain –Cecil B. DeMille weather in Transylvania.

We’re staying at a lovely new pensione, Maison Elysee. Our room has a piano in it.The highlight of the trip was seeing Anca again, and meeting her son and his fiancé.Anca brought us all a piece of our family — hand woven decorative cloths from our relatives, photos of our grandparents, and even a photo of our great grandfather, Bazilu VasuTime travel in Transylvania. What a trip — in more ways than one!