Sighisoara

The citadel of Sighisoara is on the World Heritage list and it really takes you back in time. To enter the citadel we walked uphill along a cobblestone street, which goes underneath the clock tower.

The clock tower itself has been turned into a museum, with exhibits at different levels, so we were not huffing and puffing by the time we got to the top! We were rewarded with great views of the town and surrounding hills once we made it up. There were small plaques on the tower’s perimeter wall, showing the direction and distances to various world cities. Yasmin and Roya were excited to see that Beijing was 7007 km away! We have come a long way.

We climbed 162 steps (the girls counted them) to check out the church and original castle which has been turned into a high school. Imagine going to school in an old castle on top of the mountain! After all this climbing, we were ready for a rest, and had lunch in the medieval square where they had markets, fairs, public executions, etc. It felt surreal to sit in the old cobblestone square, surrounded by old buildings with window boxes and tiled roofs.

Nine of the original citadel towers remain, although not all are being used for the same purpose, as you can see from the picture below.

We got to Sibiu in the early afternoon and found our way to the big square. There was a crew setting up for the international theatre festival and they were playing Andrea Bocelli’s Romanza as we walked around the square. Nice!

We found a nice apartment for our extended stay in Sibiu and can now bring the suitcase in with us instead of just an overnight bag. And we can do some laundry!

NM