Wandern in Rumänien, Wandern in Siebenbürgen Bergdörfer

Greetings,

to be very honest my knowledge  about German language are not so great, I mean I can say that I speak some German, as basic conversation, but unfortunately for the moment I’m not able to lead a Walking & culture (Wandern und Kultur) tour on our nice mountain villages, but I think that I manage this type of tour very well in English ;) Luckily Erika and Marcel spoke English, and like this we enjoyed our tour :)

My guests on middle of May, 16-21 May, were coming from Berlin, Erika and Marcel, and as you may see from photos below, we did a nice tour on our mountain villages from Bran county area, milking cows (thanks Joana and Breaza! ), making cheese on a local pension, and not the last having interesting conversations with local people which we meet on our walks.

The man working on metal, from the top of the page, is born is 1929, named Nicolae, and he live on Simon village. During the second world war he was a boy of 14 years old, working in a sheep farm near Ciucas mountains, in Bratocea pass. When at the end of the war the German troupes start to retreat because the Russians were coming, the need food. And they stop to the sheep farm where Nicolae from Simon village was working helping the shepherds. They ask for 3 cows, 12 sheep and a lot of cheese. Even if was a war, they pay for the cows, sheep and cheese, and they follow their way… When the Russian soldiers arrive, they didn’t ask about the animals or cheese, they confiscate all what Nicolae and the shepherds have, and were gone….

This was one of the stories what we listen on our walking days from South East of Transylvania … At the end of his story Nicolae said: “Niste domni Nemtii domne’ niste domni, au cerut mancare si au platit-o, si asa iti dai seama de cultura unui popor, pe cand Rusii au confiscat tot ….” / “The  Germans were gentlemen, demanded food and paid for it, so you realize what is the level of the culture of a country, while the Russians had confiscated all ….”

And I think he was perfectly right…

Best regards from Brasov,
Iulian


Testimonial:
Dear Iulian , sorry. I haven’t wrote you immediately to your mails. I received an read them all ! Thank our for all your efforts. I had to laugh to see us unsporty Eberls on your
super interne-space. Thanks by the way!
The pictures are lovely. I haven’t had time to select mine…yet. Bucaresti was interesting especially the house of people, but the city is really exhausting! we were glad to spend there only 1 day. We are back in Berlin and evrey day life has us back, but I’m telling everyone about this interesting and beautiful land(scape of) Romania and of course about you!
I’d plan to come back maybe with some friends next year.
Take care.
Best regards Erika & Marcel Eberl – Berlin, May 2011

13 Responses to “Wandern in Rumänien, Wandern in Siebenbürgen Bergdörfer”

  • Georg Seidel:

    Tunamii de imagini frumoase ,tunamii de comentarii care iti fac mare placere sa le citesti , ale turistilor care au incaput pe mana ta si …..ce mai ,ramai sanatos impreuna cu fam.si tot asa pe mai departe.
    Multam de atentie , voie buna si sa auzim numai de bine,
    Georgica.

  • Michaela Simina:

    buna buna,

    felicitari! excelente ‘plimbarile’, rezumatele si, mai ales, fotografiile :)
    multumesc mult!
    numai bine,
    tin pumnii mai departe,
    Michaela

  • M. Bulgar:

    Multumesc mult Iulian pentru mailul trimis.
    Ai umor si asta cred ca asta  te ajuta foarte mult in activitatea ta .
    Pozele sunt superbe iar nemtii veniti la noi iti fac tie viata mai usoara, am zambit mult  ,cititind randurile tale.
    O vara frumoasa si cat mai multi clieti draguti sa ai in lunile care vin,
    cu drag,
    m.bulgar

  • Izabela Simionescu:

    Servus Iulian,

    Merci pentru poze.
    Asa dor mi se face de munte cand vad pozele tale. Mi-am zis ca sigur o sa fac parte dintr-un grup de-al tau cand vin in tara. Ba mai mult de atat, mi-ar placea sa stau cateva zile la Ucea printre bunicutele de acolo( vorbind in prealabil cu tine sa-mi aranjezi sa stau undeva).
    Mi-ar fi placut mult sa ajung anul asta, dar cum vrem sa ne cumparam casa, in cele din urma o trimit numai pe Bia cu insotitor de zbor.Va sta aproape 2 luni la bunici, dar o sa treaca si pe la Bv. cateva zile in iunie.
    Iti zic de acum
    La multi ani!
    Sa fii sanatos si tine-o tot asa!
    Stiu ca si tu esti tot Gemeni, dar nu stiu exact cand esti nascut.

    Sa auzim de bine!

  • Fiona:

    Greetings Iulian,
    beautiful as ever. They cheer up my day.
    Best wishes,
    Fiona

  • Radu M.:

    Ziua buna,

    Multumesc mult pentru link-uri si felicitari pentru trasee. Reiterez ideea ca
    esti unul din ambasadorii nostrii de nadejde prezentand strainilor o Romanie
    mirifica asa cum n-au cum s-o cunoasca altfel. Nu stiu cum te descurci cu
    infrastructura noastra precara, cazari, drumuri, etc.

    Sanatate si mult succes in continuare !

    Cu stima,
    Radu M.

  • Mersi Iulian, ca de obicei poze excelente! Te pomenesti ca sint ruda cu nea Girbacea…
    Radu

  • Cironei Adriana:

    Buna Iulian,
    Da, sunt civilizati nemtii, dar hai sa nu-i laudam prea mult; au comis totusi
    multe atrocitati in timpul razboiului. Nu stiam ca ti-ai extins activitatea si
    la ture prin Transilvania, dar e o idee minunata. Noi am fost in Balea sa
    prindem ultimul petec de zapada, iar saptamana trecuta am urcat pana la Turnuri
    sa schimbam niste sageti, mai nou e in parohia noastra.
    Am citit aprecierile turistilor si se pare ca esti chiar bun.
    Felicitari, Adriana

  • Dorian:

    Salut Iulian, foarte misto pozele. Inca nu am fost aici in Rockies sa fac
    hiking (de fapt am mers la white river rafting cind eram student in
    vacounver), dar poate la vara sa dau o tura cu copii, sa vad cum se compara
    cu carpatii :-)

    -dorian

  • Dorel Badea:

    Salut Iulian,

    In timpul celui de-al doilea razboi mondial, nemtii, cit ne-au fost aliati (1940-1944) imparteau civililor, fetelor de 10-14 ani dulciuri, ciocolate “de-ale lor” ori belgiene, frantuzesti… iar localnicilor mai le dadeau tutun “namtesc” ori cafea… Dupa 23 august 1944, rusii, tot ca aliati, violau aceleasi fete si luau tot: alimente, haine, paturi, bijuterii…

  • Vasile:

    Servus domnule draga,

    Nici nu stii ce mult ma bucura fiecare articol pe care il publici, precum si pozele cu muntii nostri dragi pe care nu i-am mai vazut de mult…

    Multa sanatate si numai bine,
    Vasi.

  • Alex Russo:

    Draga Iulian,

    Faptul ca multa vreme n-ai primit nici un feedback de la mine nu inseamna ca nu m-am bucurat de fiecare data de pozele tale. Dar nu vroiam sa te plictisesc cu laudele :-)
    Esti foarte talentat, ai simt artistic, un ochi bun si un aparat foto pe masura… si ai norocul sa cunosti locuri minunate.
    Sa stii ca o data si-o data tot am sa te “provoc” la o tura pe care sunt convins ca o vei putea adapta posibilitatilor noastre fizice cam limitate.
    Cararile alea suspendate undeva sus pe linia de nivel, inconjurate de pasuni, ma fascineaza…

    Numai bine!
    Pe curand,
    Alex

  • Bella Ana:

    Erika si Marcel, doi oameni care au venit de la 2000 de km ca sa vada muntii Romaniei si sa bea lapte direct de la sursa :-) Stiu ei ce stiu … Si ghidul montan, cu aparatul sau de fotografiat, a fost pe masura. La asa Domni, asa ghid montan :-)

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Thank you also for being such a brilliant and enthusiastic guide. You are not only great fun to be with but also a very competent and extremely sporty and you really know how to connect to nature - Thank you for taking such good care of us and sharing and teaching us your love for this wonderful country. It is rare to find a guide with whom you can feel both safe and familiar but you managed to always adjust perfectly to what we needed and wanted and the demands and challenges of the tour were perfectly right for us. It was an interesting and challenging tour and we were having the greatest fun throughout while experiencing the wonderful nature.
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Wir sind gesund und voller Erlebnisse wieder in der Schweiz angekommen. Die Reise nach Rumänien war für uns alle eine Bereicherung. Die fünf Tage blauer Himmel haben uns natürlich gefreut. Aber viel schöner war es, als Freund und nicht als Gast empfangen zu werden. Das macht ein grosser Unterschied. Du hast uns die Herzlichkeit Rumäniens näher gebracht.
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We have arrived well and loaded with memories back home to Switzerland. The trip to Romania was for all of us truly enriching. Not only have we enjoyed five days of cloudless skies, but it was also nice to be welcomed as a friend, not as a guest. This makes the difference. You brought us closer to the Romanian hospitality.
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Iulian gave me a constant sense of security because he knows all the mountains, and takes your level into account. Additionally, he has a great historical knowledge of the country, why he is a good guide anywhere. He really goes beyond the obligation as a guide, so I felt that I traveled with a friend and not a guide. I’ll come back one day, both to travel with Iulian, but also to meet the lovely and inspiring people and see the beautiful scenery.
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