We left Budapest bright and early Tuesday morning to start our journey to Romania. The six-day tour through Northern Transylvania was organized by Hajni, the Hungarian director of CETP. Marika, our Romanian guide, translated tour information into Hungarian and then Hajni translated it into English.
There were twenty of us packed in this little "aqua van" including our driver, Attila. Almost everyone on the trip was a CETP teacher and despite the long hours of traveling in close quarters, the trip provided a nice opportunity to connect with other teachers, some of whom had not been at our initial orientation.
*A note for those looking for this and future cities on a map: I will list the Hungarian name first followed by the Romanian name in parenthesis.*
The walls are decorated with traditional Székely (enthic Hungarian) embroidery and the paintings on the ceiling depict both Christian and pagan imagery.
Services are still held in the church and the minister shared details about its history. He even offered to let someone play the organ.
I'm no organist, but since no one else volunteered, I figured it was a unique opportunity to try out a little Bach on this beast.
While I truly enjoyed pulling out all the stops,
I think I'll stick with playing piano. :)
