+++ /dev/null
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-postid: 000
-title: Sinaia
-date: April 8, 2019
-author: Lucian Mogoșanu
-tags: in-the-flesh
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-
-[Seeing][copenhagen] [as how][heraklion] [the story][kronstadt]
-[never][klausenburg] [ends][hermannstadt], last Saturday, or rather
-sometime late Friday, ye olde spirit of mountaineering woke up in yours
-truly and sent him slightly to the north, in the valley of Prahova, in a
-very small town called Sinaia[^1]. At this point the reader might (or
-might not) wonder why this one and not [the other one][azuga]: leaving
-aside the fact that Sinaia's *not quite* the backwater shithole that
-Azuga is, it's also slightly closer, i.e. just a one hour and a half
-train ride from the shithole that yours truly was running away from. So
-there I am, at 8 [sorta waking up][btcbase-1907055] while still on the
-train, and at 8:30 in the train station, where[^2]:
-
-TODO: 20190406_083410
-
-Ya know! Anyway, moving on:
-
-TODO: 20190406_083506
-
-I insisted on going back to the platform to take a shot of these fucking
-liars who kept on polluting my eyes with their shitty ads, moreso that
-the ads kept on going from the train station all the way to the place in
-question. Now, dear owners of Ramayana Cafe -- if you're reading this,
-then:
-
-*Remember, remember, the 19th of September
-When we went where "non-stop" was exposed;
-For a mug of your amber and perchance a warm ember,
-Yet alas, your bodega was closed.*
-
-Motherfuckers!
-
-TODO: 20190406_084204
-
-Pictured above: a mountain with the sunlight still behind it. Below it,
-the entrance to Hotel Caraiman, facing Sinaia's central park. To the
-left there was a dude who was taking his beagle for a walk, the poor dog
-barking in a very hoarse voice.
-
-TODO: 20190406_090049
-
-TODO: 20190406_094736 -- Peleș
-
-TODO: 20190406_095351 -- mountain shots
-
-TODO: 20190406_095612
-
-Above, a shot of Peleș, followed by photos taken from the terrace of
-Restaurant Regal. We didn't visit the castle -- not this time. It was
-crowded, like the last time we went there, and after previous
-experiences of being literally given a hasty run through the castle
-chambers, we passed. Instead, we went to the Pelișor -- "the little
-Peleș", if you will -- where we got to see and appreciate the stuff of
-kings and queens at our own pace, without pretend-guides reciting their
-little chant. Below, the reader can admire a photo of the house in
-question.
-
-TODO: 20190406_112656
-
-TODO: 20190406_113105
-
-Above, a waterfall and... stuff. What, even horse is artist! Anyway,
-moving on:
-
-TODO: 20190406_114131
-
-This was my first shot of the mountains for the day -- just look at the
-beauty of that snow! I'd wanted to take an earlier shot from a nice spot
-near Pelișor, but a gendarme came to tell me access was forbidden,
-because... I don't know, it's not like his masters are stealing money
-from my bag to pay his welfare or something. Anyway, this was also how
-we found out that access to castle Foișor is forbidden to us
-plebs. Gotta stop bein' a pleb, I guess.
-
-On the way back downtown, we stumbled upon:
-
-TODO: 20190406_120347
-
-For the record, in Romanian, "peleu" is yet another way to say "pulă",
-i.e. cock. Now take a look at this one:
-
-TODO: 20190406_120824
-
-TODO: 20190406_120841
-
-I wonder where they keep the other 89 pieces.
-
-TODO: 20190406_142553
-
-TODO: 20190406_142559
-
-Did you know that Sinaia was the first town in ye olde Romanian kingdom
-to get electric public lighting? Meanwhile, in the park, a pretty lame
-statuette near a tree:
-
-TODO: 20190406_142712
-
-Meanwhile, outside the park, a sign:
-
-TODO: 20190406_150203
-
-which must have some meaning. Meanwhile! very near the train station:
-
-TODO: 20190406_154230
-
-TODO: 20190406_154250
-
-which translates word by word to: maximum *quickness*, 60 km per hour.
-
-We then went to the Știrbey Castle, nowadays known as the Sinaia Museum,
-which, leaving aside the very rude orcs selling tickets at the entrance,
-was actually pretty cool! Although it can still use some work, this one
-has none of the contextless crap I've seen in [Sibiu][altemberger],
-giving one a few basic references to use when they're interested in
-learning about the town's history.
-
-Besides, the rude orcs allowed me to take as many photos as I liked,
-which didn't do much for me, except that "temporary exhibition" they had
-where they filled four walls with documents dating back to the earliest
-XXth century, e.g.:
-
-TODO: transcription of 20190406_171217
-
-I'm not gonna post the photos here, but if there's anyone interested in
-going through the pain of transcribing the texts -- mind you me, same of
-the photos are out of focus -- then drop me a line!
-
-[^1]: The reference to mount Sinai must be obvious to the trained eye.
-
-[^2]: The same place where also, say, [Duca][duca] was assassinated.
-
-[copenhagen]: /posts/y05/07a-copenhagen.html
-[heraklion]: /posts/y05/07b-heraklion.html
-[kronstadt]: /posts/y05/07c-kronstadt.html
-[klausenburg]: /posts/y05/07d-klausenburg.html
-[hermannstadt]: /posts/y05/07e-hermannstadt-ii.html
-[azuga]: /posts/y04/06b-dining-in-troglodyte-lands.html
-[btcbase-1907055]: http://btcbase.org/log/2019-04-06#1907055
-[duca]: http://trilema.com/2011/trei-exemple-si-o-concluzie/#comment-39254
-[altemberger]: /posts/y05/07d-klausenburg.html#selection-341.0-345.567
---
[Seeing][copenhagen] [as how][heraklion] [the story][kronstadt]
-[never][klausenburg] [ends][hermannstadt], one Saturday, or rather
-sometime late Friday, ye olde spirit of mountaineering woke up in yours
-truly and sent him slightly to the north, in the valley of Prahova, in a
-very small town called Sinaia[^1]. At this point the reader might (or
-might not) wonder why this one and not [the other one][azuga]: leaving
-aside the fact that Sinaia's *not quite* the backwater shithole that
-Azuga is, it's also slightly closer, i.e. just a one hour and a half
-train ride from the shithole that yours truly was running away from. So
-there I am, at 8 [sorta waking up][btcbase-1907055] while still on the
-train, and at 8:30 in the train station, where[^2]:
-
-TODO: 20190406_083410
+[never][klausenburg] [ends][hermannstadt], one early April Saturday, or
+rather sometime late Friday, ye olde spirit of mountaineering woke up in
+yours truly and sent him slightly to the north, in the valley of
+Prahova, in a very small town called Sinaia[^1]. At this point the
+reader might (or might not) wonder why this one and not
+[the other one][azuga]: leaving aside the fact that Sinaia's *not quite*
+the backwater shithole that Azuga is, it's also slightly closer,
+i.e. just a one hour and a half train ride from the shithole that yours
+truly was running away from. So there I am, at 8
+[sorta waking up][btcbase-1907055] while still on the train, and at 8:30
+in the train station, where[^2]:
+
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-01.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-01-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Ya know! Anyway, moving on:
-TODO: 20190406_083506
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-02.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-02-thumb.jpg"> </a>
I insisted on going back to the platform to take a shot of these fucking
liars who kept on polluting my eyes with their shitty ads, moreso that
Motherfuckers!
-TODO: 20190406_084204
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-03.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-03-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Pictured above: a mountain with the sunlight still behind it. Below it,
the entrance to Hotel Caraiman, facing Sinaia's central park. To the
-left there was a dude who was taking his beagle for a walk, the poor dog
-barking in a very hoarse voice.
+left there was a dude who was taking his beagle for a walk, ye ol'
+hound barking in a very hoarse voice.
-TODO: 20190406_090049
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-04.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-04-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_094736 -- Peleș
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-05.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-05-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_095351 -- mountain shots
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-06.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-06-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_095612
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-07.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-07-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Above, a shot of Peleș, followed by photos taken from the terrace of
Restaurant Regal. We didn't visit the castle -- not this time. It was
little chant. Below, the reader can admire a photo of the house in
question.
-TODO: 20190406_112656
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-08.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-08-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_113105
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-09.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-09-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Above, a waterfall and... stuff. What, even horse is artist! Anyway,
moving on:
-TODO: 20190406_114131
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-10.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-10-thumb.jpg"> </a>
This was my first shot of the mountains for the day -- just look at the
beauty of that snow! I'd wanted to take an earlier shot from a nice spot
On the way back downtown, we stumbled upon:
-TODO: 20190406_120347
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-11.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-11-thumb.jpg"> </a>
For the record, in Romanian, "peleu" is yet another way to say "pulă",
i.e. cock. Now take a look at this one:
-TODO: 20190406_120824
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-12.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-12-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_120841
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-13.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-13-thumb.jpg"> </a>
I wonder where they keep the other 89 pieces.
-TODO: 20190406_142553
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-14.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-14-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_142559
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-15.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-15-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Did you know that Sinaia was the first town in ye olde Romanian kingdom
to get electric public lighting? Meanwhile, in the park, a pretty lame
statuette near a tree:
-TODO: 20190406_142712
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-16.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-16-thumb.jpg"> </a>
Meanwhile, outside the park, a sign:
-TODO: 20190406_150203
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-17.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-17-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-which must have some meaning. Meanwhile! very near the train station:
+which must have some meaning, if only we saw into its full
+depth... Meanwhile! very near the train station:
-TODO: 20190406_154230
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-18.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-18-thumb.jpg"> </a>
-TODO: 20190406_154250
+<a href="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-19.jpg"> <img align="middle"
+class="thumb" src="/uploads/2019/04/sinaia-19-thumb.jpg"> </a>
which translates word by word to: maximum *quickness*, 60 km per hour --
or is it perhaps: maximum hotness, 60k on the Scoville scale? E greu de
where they filled four walls with documents dating back to the earliest
XXth century, e.g.:
-> Domnule Primar,
+> [Domnule Primar][sinaia-20.jpg],
>
> Luați imediate măsuri ca toate firmele și insignele nemțești să fie
> date jos sau șterse în caz când au fost sau scrise direct pe case sau
[btcbase-1907055]: http://btcbase.org/log/2019-04-06#1907055
[duca]: http://trilema.com/2011/trei-exemple-si-o-concluzie/#comment-39254
[altemberger]: /posts/y05/07d-klausenburg.html#selection-341.0-345.567
+[sinaia-20.jpg]: /uploads/2019/04/sinaia-20.jpg
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