Monday, June 14, 2010

Transylvania (Part Three): Cluj (Kolozsvár) and the Countryside

On Sunday morning, after another delicious breakfast provided by Joco's mom, we left Ludus and traveled up to Cluj, a trip of 75 minutes. Our destination was the 10th Reformed Church of Cluj, pastored by Rev. Peter Visky. After the service we enjoyed an hour of fellowship, meeting many of Joco's friends. Then, having a geocaching travel bug to drop off, we searched one area unsuccessfully. So we went for lunch at a large mall that offered wireless, and therefore another geocache to try. Before leaving the city we went to a good lookout place where we had tried to find a cache last year. We were successful this year! Yea!

During the drive back to Hungary we stopped at a sheep station for some fresh ewe cheese. Joco has an eye for spotting these camps that are a ways up the hill from the road. We stopped here last year and really liked the fresh cheese. It was so good having Joco with us to speak Romanian in situations like this.


Renata, Joco, and Jack at the panorama overlooking Cluj. (Geocache just behind the wall on which they're sitting.)


Cheese processing shed.


Fresh cheese floating in the brine.


Every country villge has its resident stork's nest!

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