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    Mud volcanoes by: mareklapis Views[387] Mud volcanoes by: mareklapis Views[388] Mud volcanoes by: mareklapis Views[400] Mud volcanoes by: mareklapis Views[429] Miruna takes care of a wounded stork, in Cristian, somewhere in the centre of Romania, in August 2010. She and her husband founded in 2007, right in their own backyard, a rehabilitation center for injured storks. by: darkenge Views[516]
     
    David is looking at the sky near a wounded baby stork, in Cristian city, somewhere in the centre of Romania, in July 2010. His parents founded in 2007, right in their own backyard, a rehabilitation center for injured storks. by: darkenge Views[341] Rainbows: crayons and paper are strewn over the table at a girls' home after dinner, a time to explore creativity and complete homework. by: unumastrum Views[1507] Undefeated: seniors meet daily with others in their community to share coffee, a meal, and challenge each other at chess and other board games. by: unumastrum Views[901] Aiming High: young men show off their acrobatic skills for a young female visitor to their countryside home. by: unumastrum Views[1062] Evolution: formerly strict Orthodox norms give way to other religious expressions, seen here an elderly Romanian woman and visitors from her evangelical church. by: unumastrum Views[1120]
     
    Six years after the mine in Rosia Montana was closed, local people can rely only on agriculture and on their livestock. It’s a simple life they have, but one full of joy. It’s the pleasure of working in the fresh air, the gratitude for the rain and the goodness of the sun that might probably be understood only by those who live in a close connection with nature. Most of the households have at least one or two cows. The grass is plenty and the meadows are rich in medical plants that assure highly nutritious and healthy meal for the cattle. Nobody heard about organic farming and bio products in this area simply because they don’t know any other way, nor can they imagine it. In 1989, there were 7.5 million cows in Romania. This number has decreased to 1.5 millions in 2012. The much awaited EU integration in 2007 did not help the small farmers: the Ministry of Agriculture does not support them and the European grants are out of their reach. So this is what a small farmer would get for their cow – a pierced ear with a registration number. by: lauraturdean Views[995] When I visited last year Rosia Montana, I felt as if I won a trip 150 years back in time. All the houses are made of timber, stone and covered by limestone. I guess you could imagine a city dressed in a white wedding dress. Maybe except for a few houses that were left to ruin, deserted or bought by the Canadian mining company. Amongst the supporters of the Save Rosia Montana campaign, is an architectural organization that proudly restores these houses in the old fashion way: with timber, mud and limestone, all with the help of private people and with the effort of volunteers. by: lauraturdean Views[792] Dr. John Akeroyd, a British botanist and a UK Wildlife Trusts consultant, since 2000 regularly visits Transylvania. He is working on the project Protecting Romanian's lost world. Together with Romanian scientists, he made a study in which he declares having encountered at least eight ancient meadow, moorland and marshland communities of plants, all very rich in species. Sixty percent of the Rosia Montana area is covered by flowery meadows. Amongst the flowers, six species of meadow orchids are endangered in Romania. The British botanist was dazzled by the rich variety of Asplenium septentrionale he has seen here. Local people and committed supporters are still struggling to get sustainable development that could protect this unique heritage for Romania and all Europeans so that its miracle could mesmerize us in the future as well. by: lauraturdean Views[1899] Rosia Montana with its existence of almost two millennia is a mining village in Transylvania, subject to high controversy due to a mining project owned by a gold-hunting Canadian company. NGOs and private people unite their forces to preserve the ancient village and to make it a UNESCO World Heritage site. Once a year, they organize FanFest (Hay Festival) to make people aware of the beauty that this area holds and that tourism could be a worthy choice for the people in Rosia Montana. I managed to take a shot with the hand of our guide, also a volunteer, who was showing us the village from the top of a mountain. In the back, there is another group of visitors enjoying the beautiful vista that the rich Rosia Montana gives for free. by: lauraturdean Views[774] Travelling in the Romanian countryside, one would find many crosses and religious monuments at crossroads or side roads. They were made to help the traveler choose the right way, to inspire him to pray and ask the protection of the Holy Trinity. In Rosia Montana, there are made of rock and sometimes painted with limestone, prime materials which are plenty in the area. by: lauraturdean Views[601]
     
    Construction was finished in 2008.Church is completely made out of calcareous stone and carved out of stone.Even the iconostasis is carved out of stone, that inspires purity and durability. by: alexpoke Views[551] At approximately 100m away from the church there is a calcareous mountain.Stones were carried from this mountain to build the church.On the other side of the mountain is a vast forrest. by: alexpoke Views[534] As you enter Naieni village, you can see the church on the top of the hill Colarea at an altitude of approximately 600 meters. by: alexpoke Views[699] Picture from Sibiu (Romania - Hermannstadt: European Capital of Culture in 2007) - Bride and groom by: radasca Views[976] Picture from Sibiu (Romania - Hermannstadt: European Capital of Culture in 2007) - old man on the stairs. by: radasca Views[564]
     

     

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