David, his mother (Liz), uncle (Giles) and I went to Romania in August 1999 to watch the total solar eclipse (August 11th). We stayed at a convent near Rimnicu-Vilcea, the point of greatest eclipse and watched the exclipse from the hills above. As it was about to happen we could see the priest hurrying all the nuns inside.
We also visited Vlad Dracula’s ‘official’ and ‘real’ castle and stayed a few days high in the mountains. There we had a great guide who also showed us bears at the local rubish dump.
View of Convent near Rimnicu-Vilcea where we stayed for a few days
Romania Eclipse August 1999
On hilside above Convent near Rimnicu-Vilcea where we stayed for a few days
Romania Eclipse August 1999
Lunch on the hill before eclipse started
Romania Eclipse August 1999
Cemetary of priest that wrestled with devil in 1953