From: Lucian Mogosanu Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 08:43:18 +0000 (+0300) Subject: posts: 08d X-Git-Tag: v0.11~65 X-Git-Url: https://git.mogosanu.ro/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=42ecb5432861ebbc0cc51d181a60aa9602037307;p=thetarpit.git posts: 08d --- diff --git a/drafts/000-sinaia.markdown b/drafts/000-sinaia.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 928de19..0000000 --- a/drafts/000-sinaia.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,147 +0,0 @@ ---- -postid: 000 -title: Sinaia -date: April 8, 2019 -author: Lucian Mogoșanu -tags: in-the-flesh ---- - -[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 diff --git a/posts/y05/08d-sinaia.markdown b/posts/y05/08d-sinaia.markdown index e60d05c..ba07771 100644 --- a/posts/y05/08d-sinaia.markdown +++ b/posts/y05/08d-sinaia.markdown @@ -7,22 +7,25 @@ tags: in-the-flesh --- [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]: + + 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 @@ -37,20 +40,25 @@ 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. +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 + -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 @@ -62,14 +70,17 @@ 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 @@ -81,36 +92,46 @@ 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: +which must have some meaning, if only we saw into its full +depth... Meanwhile! very near the train station: -TODO: 20190406_154230 + -TODO: 20190406_154250 + 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 @@ -128,7 +149,7 @@ 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.: -> 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 @@ -169,3 +190,4 @@ for more! 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