Tuesday, September 7, 2010

More Marmures Scenes

Scenes driving into the Marmures...
We were struck by the number of very large residences,
most under construction, few actually finished and
inhabited








Even in fairly remote rural areas








We have seen hundreds, perhaps thousands; all of the
same very recent vintage, when Romania entered the
EU and capital apparently flooded in--but not long enough...








These beside more traditional dwellings, each with a front-
yard well and a yard given completely to fruit and vegetable
gardening








Up in the hills, a road-side picnic area









In one of the cities, like Cluj, much defunct heavy industry
and oil (?) pipelines








Ditto











A defunct farm collective out in the countryside, one of
dozens











Great beauty in the churches that are
everywhere













And more unfinished 5,000 square foot mansions








And more wagons...it is a country in transition

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