In the middle of June my dear cousin Simone came to visit for a week. Simone just graduated from the University of Chicago with a Masters in Public Policy (total smarty pants) and is doing a post-graduation European tour. I was honored to be her first stop before she met up with her boyfriend in Germany. I was done teaching so she came to my town to see the end of the school year award show and then we traveled over to Transylvania.
Simone at the Nadia Comaneci statue in Onesti
We started our travels in Transylvania with a day trip to Miercurea Ciuc which is a three hour train ride from my town on the other side of the mountains. We were blessed with great weather and visited a museum to see an exhibit on loan from Hungary with Hungarian mummies. The museum also had a lot of traditional Romanian costumes, tools, and crafts.
Csiki Szekely Museum at Miko Castle in Miercurea Ciuc
Over the next few days we visited Sighisoara and Sibiu. I had never been to Sighisoara before so it was fun to explore the city for the first time with Simone. We visited the museum in the clock tower and explored the old town. The next day we hoped on the train to Sibiu and then had two days to see Sibiu.
Clock Tower in Sighisoara
View from the train between Sighisoara and Sibiu
Day 5 - Liar's Bridge in Sibiu
We also visited the ASTRA Museum in Sibiu. It was by far, the best museum that I have visited in Romania. It was filled with traditional buildings moved from different locales across the Romania that are now set in a beautiful forest.
ASTRA Open Air Museum in Sibiu
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