We wandered along the 1000 years old Targului Street in #Sibiu and snapped both eerie and cheerful #photos. I thought of how life must have been for the Saxons who built the first wooden houses here, during medieval times.
https://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/old-targului-street-sibiu-day-night-walk-photos-medieval-story/

#Im4Ro #Story #HistFic

Old Targului Street Sibiu Day-Night Walk Photos and a Medieval Story - Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books

As we wandered on the thousand years old Targului Street in Sibiu and snapped both eerie and cheerful photos I imagined how life must have been for the Saxons who built the first wooden houses here, during Medieval Era.

Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books - Travel via Stories

On my blog, a bit of history and tradition for #1stMarch, day of Marţişor in Romania
https://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/1-march-martisor-tradition-symbolism-romania/

#Spring #1March #Im4Ro #OnThisDay

1 March, Martisor – Tradition and Symbolism in Romania #Im4Ro - Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books

The Martisor is a traditional offering of good luck on 1st March together with wishes for good health, happiness and love. Seasonal symbolism of Romania. Charming and pure. Memories.

Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books - Travel via Stories
Stories from readers: Romanian-born author reimagines local myths in 1000-word story ‘The Night of Returning Souls’

Romanian-born author Patricia Furstenberg invites readers into the shadowed heart of Transylvania with her 1000-word story The Night of Returning Souls. “Let me show you the world as it once was,” she told Romania-insider.com, introducing a haunting tale set on All Saints’ Night, when the...

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🏰 ⚜️ A large gothic chalice?
The bronze baptismal font, since 1472, of Black Church #Brasov.

Church was smaller and known as St Mary's during the time of my latest historical fiction novel...

#FontsOnFriday #ferrousFriday #research #Transylvania #Im4Ro
📸 Black Church

🏰 ⚜️ A large gothic chalice?
The bronze baptismal font, since 1472, of Black Church #Brasov.

Church was smaller and known as St Mary's during the time of my latest historical fiction novel...

#FontsOnFriday #ferrousFriday #research #Transylvania #Im4Ro
📸 Black Church

You've got only tonight, on #SummerSolstice, to search those woods. Find the plant that'll unlock any lock. Set you free.

🌿 White Swallow-Wort (Iarba Fiarelor, Romania) blooms like gold one night alone. Called the robbers’ grass.

#folklore #Im4Ro #Solstice #flowers

You've got only tonight, on #SummerSolstice, to search those woods. Find the plant that'll unlock any lock. Set you free.

🌿 White Swallow-Wort (Iarba Fiarelor, Romania) blooms like gold one night alone. Called the robbers’ grass.

#folklore #Im4Ro #Solstice #flowers

If two brides happen to meet on their wedding day and see one another in their wedding gowns, one is sure to die within the year.

I grew up near a church and often saw brides hiding from each other during the many weekend weddings.
#FairyTaleTuesday #Im4Ro #superstition #weddings #tradition

🏰 Fall of Constantinople #OTD 1453, last breath of Byzantium, first toll of the #EndOfMiddleAgesDay.
Dante born 1265 weeps across time “O human race, born to fly upward,
wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?"
#History #BookologyThursday #medieval Corvin Castle #Im4Ro

Come join me on Intrepid Times
as I follow Vlad the Impaler:
❄ 🚂 🏰 Snow on the Tracks: Shadowing Vlad the Impaler to Sighișoara - https://intrepidtimes.com/2025/04/snow-on-the-tracks-shadowing-vlad-the-impaler-to-sighisoara/

#travel #Im4Ro #history #Transylvania #train #traveling #Romania #TravelBlog #HistoryMatters #winter #legend

Snow on the Tracks: Shadowing Vlad the Impaler to Sighișoara - Intrepid Times

A pilgrim rides the train from Bucharest to Sighișoara, tracing the shadow of Vlad the Impaler through Romania.

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