Our main goal for Moldavia was to see a few of the painted monasteries of Bucovina. We drove to Gura Humorului to see the first of three, the (I swear I am not making this up) Humor Monastery.
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We parked for the night, of course, at the Humor Monastery parking lot; here,
the next morning, the meter maid is cheerfully counting her receipts, after having
charged us 4 lei ($1.20) to spend the night; we cheerfully paid |
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The tower at Humor Monastery; these are all fortified
monasteries; Romania has been contested land for aeons;
the monasteries we visited in Moldavia are all 16th-17th
century; fortified and garrisoned, the paintings both inside
and outside the churches intended in part to educate and
embolden the troops |
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Humor Monastery; nothing funny here, really; beautiful,
though |
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Detail of one of the murals, which literally cover the building,
inside and out |
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At the next painted monastery, Moldovita, a beautiful exterior mural depicting
the 1453 siege of Constantinople; enlarge to see the Turkish cavalry, cannons, etc. |
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| Porch fresco detail; a classical look, I thought, or maybe Byzantine |
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| Another detail from Moldovita; somehow reminds me of Monty Python.. |
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| Interior dome at Moldovita |
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| Monastery museum at Moldovita, towers, wall |
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| Moldovita |
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| Strange decor at Moldovita; Byzantine? Feather dancer? |
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