Then we spent a little over 5 hours on the train to Timisoara (Teemee-show-ah-rah) and Tavi was waiting for us at the train station when we got there. He took us to his house and we had a wonderful dinner with his family and then headed to bed.
Today, Tavi took us around town a little bit. We started at the revolution museum and watched a video about December 1989 when the communist dictator of the country Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown. That whole movement to end communism in Romania was started here in Timisoara. While watching the video about it, Tavi told us that he was there in the midst of the huge crowd that gathered in the town square. It is so interesting to think of people who were a part of an entire change of government.
We also walked into the Orthodox cathedral at the end of the town square and that was impressive. Very dark, and very ornate.
Fisherman's Bastian again.
Church of our Lady. I like the tiled roof.
The Opera in the town square in Timisoara where the speeches where happening during the revolution in 1989.
This square was packed with over 100,000 people. The orthodox church is at the end of the square.
Orthodox church up close. One incident happened during the revolution where there were a group of 30 or so students on these steps holding candles and the Communist leaders ordered the troops to open fire on them.
Inside the orthodox church.
Today, Tavi took us around town a little bit. We started at the revolution museum and watched a video about December 1989 when the communist dictator of the country Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown. That whole movement to end communism in Romania was started here in Timisoara. While watching the video about it, Tavi told us that he was there in the midst of the huge crowd that gathered in the town square. It is so interesting to think of people who were a part of an entire change of government.
We also walked into the Orthodox cathedral at the end of the town square and that was impressive. Very dark, and very ornate.
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