Meie elamine Brasovis on suurepärases kohas. Vanalinna on 10 minutine jalutuskäik. Lähedal on väike poeke, kus on kõik vajalik olemas ja kus müüjad meid juba ära tunnevad. Ukse ees kasvab varjuline õunapuu, mille all on hea nii hommikukohvi juua kui ka õhtust süüa.
Täna me tsiklit ei puutunud vaid tegelesime tõsisemalt vaatamisväärsuste vaatamisega ja vaadata on siin tublisti, sest Brasovis on väga ilus vanalinn. Transilvania on olnud pikka aega ungarlaste võimu all ja lisaks sellele on siin olnud märkimisväärne Saksa kogukond. Need olidki keskajal siin tegijad. Rumeenlased olid talumehed ja neil suuremas osas õigused puudusid. Isegi linnaväravatest sisse lasti neid ainult päeval ja õhtuks pidid nad kadunud olema. Linna vana nimi oligi hoopis Kronstadt.
Our accommodation in Brasov is in an excellent location. It’s a 10-minute walk to the old town. Nearby is a small shop that has everything we need and where the sellers already recognize us. In front of the door grows a shady apple tree, under which it’s good to drink morning coffee as well as eat dinner.
Today we didn’t touch the bike but dealt more seriously with sightseeing, and there’s plenty to see here because Brasov has a very beautiful old town. Transylvania was under Hungarian rule for a long time and in addition there was a significant German community here. They were the ones who were the doers in the Middle Ages. Romanians were farmers and mostly lacked rights. They were only allowed into the city gates during the day and by evening they had to be gone. The city’s old name was Kronstadt.
Juba enne olime kuulnud, et linna ümbruses elavad karud. Täna puutusime sellega ka ise kokku. Jalutades linnamüüri ääres metsa servas märkasime algul lõhki rebitud prügikotti. Siis nägime ühte meest, kes seda ja eemal olevat veidi porist muruplatsi pildistas. Siis kui kuulsime korratavat sõna “ursa”, taipasime, et tegu on karu tööga ja et muruplatsil on karu jäljed ja isegi karvatuustid.
We had already heard before that bears live around the city. Today we encountered this ourselves. Walking along the city wall at the edge of the forest, we first noticed a torn garbage bag. Then we saw a man photographing it and a somewhat muddy grass area in the distance. When we heard the word “ursa” being repeated, we realized it was the work of a bear and that there were bear tracks and even fur tufts on the grass area.
Erinevalt Tallinnast asub Brasov mägede vahel. Ühe otsa viib köisraudtee. Ülevalt, kus on ka Hollywoodi stiilis Brasovi silt, avaneb linnale suurepärane vaade. Tallinnast näeb nii ainult lennukilt.
Unlike Tallinn, Brasov is located among mountains. A cable railway takes you to one end. From the top, where there’s also a Hollywood-style Brasov sign, an excellent view of the city opens up. You can only see Tallinn like this from an airplane.
Linnas asub ka Euroopa üks kitsamaid tänavaid, mille nimeks on Köie tänav. Selle laius on 1,3 meetrit.
The city also has one of Europe’s narrowest streets, called Rope Street. Its width is 1.3 meters.
Õhtul käisime kirikus orelikontserdil. Kirik pidavat olema Ida-Euroopas üks suurimaid ja mahutama 5000 inimest. Üks mõnus päev 🙂
In the evening we went to an organ concert at the church. The church is said to be one of the largest in Eastern Europe and can hold 5000 people. One pleasant day 🙂