A Pot Pourri, sometimes fragrant, sometimes not, of my physical travels and idiosyncratic contemplations, for the possible interest of family,friends and new friends and anyone who wants to "drop by for coffee and a chat" Contact me through comments at the end of each blog or at docpgm@btinternet.com. I look forward to talking with you. "Doc"

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Rambling Doc

About Me

Near Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
63 year old, partially retired General Practitioner. Strange "but works for us" relationship at home! Grown up family, now a double grandad. Rides motorcycle, wanders about a lot, and paints and draws a bit.

Monday 16 August 2010

Just a quickie today.

Just a note to say that I am sorry that I am two countries behind, but will get round to writing about them this time, definitely....It's a question of finding a Wi-fi that works for a couple of hours with good speed and that is a bit of a problem.   I am actually now in Transylvania, in Sibiu, Romania.   Fabulous place even if it does owe most of it's famed towns villages and cities to the Saxons who settled here from Germany in the late 1600s.   More about this later but it really is all it's cracked up to be, beautiful countryside, amazing medieval villages, fortified churches, horses and carts, and desolate castles on hill tops.....no wonder with all this medieval stuff and the gothic buildings and old castles, and Prince Vlad Dracul III, ( Vlad the Impaler) who lived in the late 15th and early 16th C, Bram Stoker put together his wonderful tale of horror.   Bulgaria next time, hopefully towards the end of the week.
TOMORROW IS THE TRANSFAGARASAN HIGHWAY DAY!....check it out on the link above.!   Slightly scary because of other drivers predominantly, but I have looked forward to this all the time I have planned this trip.
TOP GEAR ALSO DROVE IT, but, of course they did it in a Porsche, an Aston and a Ferrari.

Best wishes, watch this space....Doc

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