Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Sultan Mehmet In Brasov

We found a Turkish restaurant in Brasov.  It was far from the tourist areas and on a residential street.  We thought we were lost.  It was there, though, and we went inside.  Sultan Mehmet isn't a large restaurant, and the locals who go there are of Turkish origin.  I don't know much about Turkish food, but it sure was good - well, except the lemonade.  They don't believe in sweetening it.  Anyway, we walked away stuffed and with a very positive experience.  It was worth going out of the way to find it.









Looks Like An Armory

It seems the powers that be that run Peles Castle took all the weapons lying around and put them in the same room....









Monday, September 22, 2014

Hill Top

I am making a hill now for the cute sheep to stand on.

Bits Of Stone

I've been working on the border squares and some of the gargoyle on the right.

The Road Back

 A couple of photos of the beautiful mountains between Sinaia and Brasov, taken on the way back from Sinaia.  They're breathtaking in person.

On To The Big House

We ended up going on the Romanian language guided tour of the big castle because it was going to be another hour until the next English language one.  And it was raining.  We had a group of Orthodox priests in the (large) pile of people, and they were surprised by our desire to go with the Romanian stuff.  In the end it didn't matter because we couldn't even hear the guide because there were 60 people in the group.  We learned more listening to the monks talk to each other.  Any way.... outside then inside Peles Castle, big version.  Nothing looking comfortable here!











Sunday, September 21, 2014

Out Of Thread

I am how out of the Neon Rays provided in the kit for the Fort Worth.  This means I have to wait to complete that part until I get my order in from Nordic Needle, probably a month from now - despite ordering two weeks ago.  One of  the joys of living overseas.