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I’ve chosen to write this one in English because I feel that anyone, Romanian or not, should know about and at some point visit this amasing place. I had the chance of spending 3 days in this area of Romania and I was simply blown away by the beauty of the landscape. Documenting what I saw was a huge challenge. Although the images below are only a part of the ones I took, I hope that they will successfully make you appreciate nature’s beauty the same way that I did. For detailed information on the Retezat National Park see this link.
This is the crossing from which I actually fell down in the water. Luckily both my camera and I were unharmed so expect more photos very soon :)
As most people probably know, London will be the host of the 2012 Olympic Games. Most of the events will take place in facilities that currently don’t exist but will be built in the Burough of Newham, more explicity Stratford, Hackney and the area along river Lea.
If you access the London 2012 official website wou’ll be able to find a page dedicated to the so called “Olympic Walk” which encourages you to visit this area before it is going to be transformed. Maps are provided on the website.
No matter what you expect to see there, you’ll probably be suprised by what you’ll find. The landscape is extremely dirty and strange, however it has a particular unique beauty that is going to dissappear once the Olympic facilities start being built.
If you decide to go, I wouldn’t advise you to go alone. Also make sure that you leave by the time it gets dark.
These photos are part of a project that I have undertaken in the past 2 weeks.
I’ve been working on this for about two weeks now. Click the image below to see a standalone page dedicated to this project. Thank you.
As they reach the entrance of a small private parking lot, viewers observe a trail of blood and Christmas tree needles running across the parking lot. As they follow the trail, they reach a recycling skip. The skip is also heavily stained on its side. The lid is closed.
The viewer is faced with having to take a decision: either she/he will explore the scene further and look inside the skip or just turn her/his back and leave. Inside the skip, the sight of a cut down Christmas tree put in plastic bags will unfold. Guilt, curiosity or indifference will dictate whether the viewer will choose to take further action or not.
Every year, 13 to 15 million hectares of forests are cut down, which accounts for around 4 billion trees. Rainforest are the most affected by the process of mass deforestation, with countries from all over the world being in danger of losing most of their rainforests in the next 20 years.
Rainforests generate a large amount of the world’s oxygen. The amount of precipitations that fall in these areas also regulates rainfall and water levels from all over the world. Destroying rainforests can and does cause climate change. Thus, deforestation doesn’t only affect local ecosystems, but the entire biosphere.
Deforestation cannot be attributed to a single individual or company. There is a long chain of offenders starting with the logger and ending with individual that uses one too many sheets of paper. It is a collective process that requires individual action in order to be stopped or at least slowed down.
Many people spend their life traveling between two fixed points, the same two every single day. This repetitive cycle makes them lose interest in the places that they pass through, which become mere cliches of everyday life.
Trying to escape the ordinary, people travel as far as possible from their home, looking for adventure and beauty. They never imagine that they could ever find what they are looking for in front of their house or in the park next to it. The places that most people consider to be common are in fact an endless source of captivating images that tell wonderful stories.
Click here for the panoramic version (strongly recommended)
People today have forgotten about the teachings of the bible. Many Christians pretend that they are religious and that they find God every day. However, many of them use God’s name in their own personal interest.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, “ËœLet me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from you brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:3-5)
People judge other people and criticize them, pointing out all their imperfections. They are false prophets (Matthew 7:15-20) that pretend to act in God’s name and take decisions on other people’s lives based on this assumption. They are too afraid too look inside themselves and make peace with their own soul.
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)
There are many today that take this path and they will all share the same tragic fate.
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2)
Pentru 3 zile, a fost din nou agitatie in cetate, asa cum era acum cateva sute de ani.
Aparent alcoolul a fost interzis cu desavarsire in perimetrul cetatii, realitatea a fost insa cu totul alta :)
Rock is not dead, oricine a fost la Sighisoara e martor. Fostii mei colegi din Tudor Vianu au facut spectacol si in scurt timp strada s-a umplut.
Aici suntem noi (fara mine insa) incercand sa vindem vederile mele. 2 lei s-au dovedit prea mult. M-a amuzat replica prietenei unui tip caruia ii dadusem o vedere gratis: “Si eu as putea sa fac o poza mai buna.” Era vorba de poza asta. Va las pe voi sa decideti..
Pana la anul, va pupam :)
7 zile + 8 oameni + 2 masini = 520poze.
Rezumatul intregii calatorii in 50+1 poze il puteti vedea mai jos.
Prima oprire a fost cetatea de la Rasnov. Ploaiea ne-a dus cu gandul la inundatii dar acestea ne-au ocolit pana la urma pe tot parcursul turului.
Pe drumul spre Sibiu am inceput sa numar troitele. Aceasta e nr 15, si numaratoarea nu s-a oprit aici. Poate ca sunt oameni mai credinciosi in aceasta parte a tarii.
Am innoptat in Gura Raului, un loc pe care il recomand calduros tuturor.
Ne-am cionit si de un camion pe un drum forestier, dar am reusit sa trecem de el.
La pastravarie ursii sunt fericiti,
insa pastravii sunt mai putin fericiti. Viata lor face 60.000 cu mamaliga si mujdei cu tot.
In sibiu mi-am luat portia de rosu de pe acoperisurile caselor
si am urcat 192 de trepte ca sa ajungem in cel mai inalt turn din toata Transilvania.
Baiatul cu ochiul de sticla.
Intoarcerea la origini sau omul si cel mai bun prieten al lui.
Si o familie fericita de cai.
Cautand cazare pe inserate, dracul ne-a vrut viata (asta e de la prea multe filme horror). Noroc ca am putut evita “rapele”. Cabana la care ducea drumul era inchisa de 2 ani (asta am aflat din pacate mai tarziu). E vorba de cabana Caprioara de langa Deva.
La Deva am vazut ruinele cetatii cu acelasi nume
Iar apoi, la Hunedoara, am vizitat castelul Huneiazilor, care din pacate era complet gol, refacut foarte prost si pradat de cei peste 20 de proprietari pe care i-a avut peste secole.
La Alba Iulia m-am imprietenit cu niste soldati si i-am asigurat ca nu-i dau la ziar
am vazut palatul copiilor, care arata insa cam urat,
si ne-am odhinit in fata Muzeului Unirii, obositi de un ghid semibeat al muzeului care tipa la un prieten de fiecare data cand incerca sa-l intrebe ceva.
In Cluj, surdomutii sunt mult mai organizati ca in alte locuri,
orasul e impanzit de cabluri,
iar cersetorii nu vor decat bani.
La Catredala Matei Corvin, un cersetor mi-a spus ceva in ungureste si i-am zis ca ar fi mai bine sa-mi zica pe romaneste. Mi-a zis ca e o biserica maghiara asa ca de ce ar vorbi in romaneste.
Tot in Cluj mi-am amintit ca e trist ce se intampla la noi cu veteranii..
In Sighisoara ne-au asaltat o serie de mici cersetori.
Am vazut si multi din locuitorii cetatii, multi dintre ei in varsta.
Ultima oprire a fost Balea, locul meu preferat din Romania.
Cam asta a fost, sper ca v-au placut pozele, astept cu entuziasm comentariile voastre (care sper sa vina!!!). Numai bine de la mine.
