Our three weeks in Mosna went by too quickly. Teodore and I communicated in broken English, pantomime and the very few words of French that I spoke. He learned Russian during the Communist Era (had no choice – all Romanians were required to learn Russian), French and German before and now had his little English [...]
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The Archaeological Dig ended in Mosna and Medias, Romania
May 8th, 2007 
Sheila Simkin 
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Georgiu Bai Spa, Hunedoara Castle, Sarmizagetusa in Transylvania
May 7th, 2007 Sheila Simkin This weekend was an excursion to an area with Daco-Roman Ruins and a mineral springs town, Georgiu Bai. Georgiu Bai is frequented by Romanian families who come for the weekend and spent their time around this large, indoor swimming pool filled with odoriferous, mineral water. According to Georgiu Bai’s literature, some of the ailments this [...]
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A Typical Archaeological Dig Day in Mosna, Romania
May 6th, 2007 Sheila Simkin It was up at 4:45am every day, tiptoe around the house so as not to wake Teodore and Maria, gather everything up and leave the house. My backpack had trowels, heavy gloves, my latex gloves, and camera. Out through the front gate of the house which was actually a 10′ tall fortified one piece wall, [...]
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Peles Castle, Sinaia and Predeal in Transylvania Area of Romania
May 5th, 2007 Sheila Simkin Peles Castle, an exquisite representation of new-Renaissance architecture, is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Europe and I thought it was one of the most perfect “fairy tale” castles I had ever seen. It was commissioned by King Carol I in 1873 and completed 10 years later. It had a mere 160 rooms [...]
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The Fantastic Bran Castle and Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania
May 4th, 2007 Sheila Simkin Bran Castle, often referred to as Dracula’s Castle, was built in 1377 to protect against invaders and also served as a customs station. The myth is that it was once the home of Vlad the Impaler, the famous medieval warlord, but there is no evidence that he ever lived there. The fictional character Dracula is [...]
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A Weekend Around Transylvania (Romania) Beginning With Rasnov Fortress
May 3rd, 2007 Sheila Simkin Our first weekend off and the group headed out early Saturday morning in two vehicles driven by Andre and Peter. Peter and Corrine were the host family to Julie and Erin and Peter spoke very little English. Corrine instructed Julie, …”Julie, if you see something you want to photograph, tell Peter – Peter, stop…stop…stop…and he [...]
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Into The Mosna Pit on An Archaeological Dig in Romania
May 2nd, 2007 Sheila Simkin Mosna, situated near the Carpathian Mountains in southeastern Transylvania region has been continuously inhabited since early Neolithic period (Just the word “Transylvania” gives me chills and makes me want to wear strands of garlic around my neck, sleep with a crucifix shaped dagger to ward off Dracula and Bela Legosi.) It was colonized by German [...]
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Mosna, Romania Homestay and Archaeological Dig Orientation
May 1st, 2007 Sheila Simkin Our host family was Teodore and Maria, a Romanian couple in their 50′s. They had their own little house fronting a small river/canal (about two blocks behind Mosna’s famous fortified church), two bedrooms and one bathroom – a large master bedroom that they gave up for us to sleep in – and they moved into [...]
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One Fast Day in Budapest, Hungary and On To Mosna, Romania
April 30th, 2007 Sheila Simkin You’ll have to wait until the end of the Romania articles for an in-depth on Budapest. The most importance task after arrival was to find and walk over to the proper train station (Budapest has quite a few), confirm train times and make seat reservations for the 6-hour ride if necessary. Budapest (Ferihegy) International Airport [...]
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Planning for An Archeological Dig in Transylvania Area of Romania
April 29th, 2007 Sheila Simkin We committed to the dig and sent our money off. Andre suggested avoiding Bucharest, capital of Romania, and either flying into Sibiu or taking a train from Budapest, Hungary to Medias where he would meet and transport us to Mosna around 8km’s away from Medias. Since Budapest was on our “to visit” list, that sounded [...]
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