Ruminations from Romania: Part 6: Market and Countryside.

An uncomplicated Saturday which comprised of a visit to the local weekly market in Bratca, followed by a longer than anticipated walk (7 hot miles) back through the fields and lanes to the B & B for a very late picnic-style lunch. The latter was rather more substantial than the term picnic might imply as there was a wedding happening at the same time and we were served some of the same food. 

Here's the usual random selection of images to give you just a hint of what we've seen.

1.  The market at Bratca. One photograph does not do it justice as it sold everything from piglets to pyjamas to powdered milk to peppers to plastic mallets. And some rather delicious fried bread pancake type things called placintas. The best came with chocolate spread.

2. More envy. This time it's trailer envy. I want one of these. Just imagine the kudos I'd get at the tip in Launceston.

3.  A typical landscape for this part of the world. What I like about it is that it's a working and productive landscape with lots going on. A Bruegel painting of a landscape. And what's more, everything that was grown was available in the market. Food miles? They just aren't applicable.

4.  A fairly typical wooden farm house with it's well in close proximity.

5.  A delightful wooden church we passed by. Most were destroyed during the Communist era but this one survived due to some subterfuge by the locals. The tower was taken down and hidden and the main body of the building was disguised as a barn. It has a beautiful shingle roof and precision wall joints. It is still in use and has strong family connections with our B & B hosts.