Bucharest, Part 5: Final Day-- The Village (outdoor) Museum And Nicolae Ceausescu's Mansion
Part One: As stated, this was a visit to an outdoor museum--how cool is that?!?!-- and an opportunity to see a whole variety of homes constructed throughout Romania, dating back as far as the 1500's and as recently as the 1900's. They were charming, to be sure.. albeit, rather dark inside... and very basic/rustic. Still, I could have l happily l ived in quite a number of them! The museum extended over a couple of square kilometers, so it was quite a large area to cover. The photos here are of a few of my favorites, outside and inside. It appears that the predominant occupations were farming for the men and weaving for the women. I wondered if this was a crude church of some sort? I don't recall the description now...or perhaps just a crazy style back then, a couple hundred years ago?! No longer functioning, of course... but it WAS a real well at one time, and the standard way that peasant of old obtained their water. Charming! Rustic but also charming! Virtually e