Prejmer, Romania

For part of our Spring Break, Eric and I decided to try to be more adventurous and travel to and stay at places in Romania that we'd never been before. So we ended up in Prejmer, Romania, a very small town outside of Brasov in Transylvania. We stayed at a little pension for $21 a night. There were a little Romanian grandma and grandpa who owned the place and were very accommodating. The town itself was very charming but looked like it was a place out of the 1930's.

The town is famous for its fortified church which we toured with the kids. We were the only ones there, but the history was fascinating! The fortress was built in 1427 to with stand the attacks of the Ottomans. The walls are 14 meters high and 5 meters thick. Access to the massive fortress was through a 5 meter thick long tunnel. The church was built in a shape of a Latin cross in a Gothic style.

We love learning more and more about Romania and its history!!

Simple Joys

Its so funny how something as simple as canned soup could make me laugh and smile so much. About a month ago, a friend and I were shopping in a very small grocery store in the mountains outside of Bucharest and all of a sudden spotted these cans of soup. To help you understand, canned soup is not available here in Romania and second, to find Campbell's seemed like a little taste of home. I giggled about this for at least a week after and then had to tell everyone I knew that I found soup and then of course immediately made two recipes using it!!!! Although this may seem silly, I am thankful for the place God has me in, both literally and metaphorically, that makes me appreciate such simple joys.