Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ROMANIA -- King summer home, Peles Castle, Sinaia

Sinaia is a small city 120 km north of Bucharest. The main tourist attraction is The Peles Castle. Initially, we went there in November 2010, but the Peles Castle was closed for I do not know what for the whole month. Obviously we can go inside the castle and took pictures outside. It was autumn and the Peles was so beautiful.

Sinaia Peles Autumn

The second time we went there was in February 2011. Actually it is unplanned... suddenly sometime in Saturday night in mid February, Bunda has an idea to go to Sinaia on the following day. Why not? Then we drove in the snowy white road.. thank God it is not slippery nor covered with thick ice. It was already at the end of winter.

Sinaia Peles Winter

This time we were lucky... yey!! we can enter the castle. It is so amazing how they preserve the castle... I was thinking why we cannot have such historical & cultural legacy in our own country. Mentality perhaps.

Sinaia chambers 2
Top (left-right): Secret passage to upper lever ; Remarkable wooden ceiling
Bottom (left-right): Library with secret entrance, notice the 3-floors cabinet ; Hall

I was kind of shocked when the guide told me that the castle has a private cinema.

Sinaia chambers
Top (left-right): Grand dining room ; Cinema room
Bottom (left-right): Morocco room ; Turkish room

And this is my favorite.. "the music room".. it is mainly because of the sunlight when I took the picture.

Music Room

During our first trip, Ayska just turn to 1-year old. She was still unable to walk by herself, although standing up was not a problem at all. And just got up from her bedtime.. little bit sleepy. Well... time passes by so quickly. She can walk and playing with snow in our second trip (although she said "it is cold Bunda"). She was so happy and full of laugh.

Bunda Ayska Ayah

Ayska playing snow

And of course.. everything should be recorded with a family pictures :)

Family in Sinaia

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