Romania

We have some photos from our winter break trip to Romania.

This was our second major attempt at raveling with an infant. While our experience was a bit limited, we managed to get out a few times a day to do some exploring.

As usual, exploring mainly consisted of eating. Romania had some great holiday markets featuring lots of smoked meat and fish.

Cata loved this Christmas elf

She was not a fan of Santa

 Sarmale or Cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat was another popular dish that we enjoyed repeatedly. 

Cata enjoys her sink bath in Bucharest

Cata made a friend on Christmas day. Sophia did not speak English, but her mom informed us that Sophia had decide Cata was the "cutest baby in the universe."

We enjoyed the old neighborhoods in each city we visited. In many areas, each old building, in varying states of restoration, were built directly on to the one adjacent, creating massive city blocks.

 We especially enjoyed staying in this 17th century building in Sibiu. It also had a sufficient number of pillows to build a good baby nest.

 Another fun architectural phenomenon we noticed throughout Romanian was these strange eye shaped windows emerging from many building roofs. 

Looking down at old Sibiu from the city clock tower

Peles Castle outside the town of Sinaia.  It was home to Romania's very brief monarchy.

Spending the winter holidays in Romania marked the first time either of us had been somewhere truly cold in a very long time. In fact, our previous 7 Christmases have all taken place in the tropics. We very much enjoyed bundling 6 month old Cata up in her bear suit to go out and about. Stay tuned for our upcoming trip with 9 month old Cata to Beiruit.