I have just added two more fresh-from-the-bookstore books to the wobbling pile of ‘to-read’ books on the shelf. This pile does not include the stack of Reading-In-Progress (RIP) books (my 3 summer reads too) sitting on the other end of the shelf. And, the latter has yet to account for my various kindle purchases sitting …
Month: August 2018
Sighisoara is a pretty little town in Transylvania, Romania that you should not miss out. I went with my in-laws from Sebes, and it took us 5 hours by car (1.5 hours departure from Sibiu). The drive is a good way to explore the Transylvanian rolling hills and its villages. History Sighisoara, designated as a …
On the third week of summer holiday in Romania, I embarked on an overnight bike trip with Silviu and his college friends (Florin, Ionel and Nicolae) – “The Boys”. Last year, we did a day trip on Transcindrel and Transalpina national roads. This year, we explored the recently completed Transylvania mountain bike trails, a network of …
One of my summer projects is to catch up on my readings. The fickle-minded and multi-tasking me embarked on my ‘to-read’ list by with the following three summer reads, in parallel. Summer Reads Read 1: The Three Musketeers I want to read the original text of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. Why? We happened …
To compensate for all the eating and sleeping in the summer, we incorporated some vigorous physical activities in our 5-week stay in Transylvania, Romania. One of these activities was to pay another trip to the Retezat Mountains in the Retezat National Park. Let the photos show why the Retezat Mountains is one of the hidden treasures …