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Some mornings I wake up early. It’s not often that it happens. I’m a late sleeper, always have been. But when I do wake up at the crack of dawn and it’s snowing outside, I will get out of bed, put on some warm winter clothes, grab my camera and head out for a walk. Today was one of those days. 

As I write this, about three hours after taking the photos, it’s still snowing lightly. This was a good snowfall. We’ve had some other ones this year, of which one in particular sticks in my mind. It happened earlier this week, with snowflakes almost as big as my palm. That was magical — but it didn’t last. With -1 degrees Celsius outside right now, this snowfall looks like it might last longer than a few hours, so that makes it the first good snowfall of this winter. 

As always, I hope you enjoy the photos. These were taken in the historic town center of Medias — known as Mediasch in German and Medgyes in Hungarian — and known to me as my hometown. 

  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
  • A dawn walk through the historic town center in Medias, Transilvania, Romania
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A morning walk through the snow

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Another frosty morning

We were greeted by more frost this morning, so of course I hopped outside to take photos. This winter… it’s been such a non-winter that any cold weather gets me chipper. I took photos until I couldn’t feel my fingers and I loved every minute of it. I love that crisp, fresh, winter morning air! I love it so much I stayed out a bit too long and since I wasn’t really dressed for it, I felt a bit woozy after I came in, as if a fever was about to set in 🤒. I’m alright now. Enjoy the photos!

A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania
A frosty morning in Medias, Romania

By the way, these were taken with my Olympus E-PL1.

Olympus PEN E-PL1 Mirrorless Camera

Olympus PEN E-PL1 Mirrorless Camera

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The dawn sky

Can you think of a better reward for getting up early than the dawn sky?

Or how about this one?

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Espresso at Pensiunea Stejarul

A few days ago, on Tuesday, we’d woken up early to drive to Cluj, and we were passing a place I’d often wanted to stop at, but never found the time. The place is called Pensiunea Stejarul, and they’re open 24/7. The setting for this restaurant is quite beautiful. It’s high up on the tallest hill outside the city of Tarnaveni, in the middle of an oak forest.

That day, we had the time. It was freezing outside, it was snowing slowly, we were driving slowly, and wanted to stop and take in the scenery for a bit. So we did. I had an espresso, and Ligia had a tea. My N95 refused to focus properly, and all the photos I got were rubbish. This was the best of the lot.

The espresso was almost great. Much better than this one, but not among the best I’ve ever had.

This is what the restaurant looks like from above, courtesy of Google Maps. And this is their exact location.

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Espresso at Hotel As

The photo you see below doesn’t tell the whole story, but I like photographing espresso cups, what can I say…

It was a little past 6 o’clock in the morning this past Thursday, we’d been driving all night, it was snowing and freezing outside, there was black ice on the road, and we needed some warm breakfast. We stopped at a hotel/restaurant called Hotel As, on E60, between the villages of Tureni and Copaceni, north of Turda, in Transilvania, Romania.

We had scrambled eggs, I had the espresso, Ligia had a tea, and we walked around the restaurant looking at the beautiful paintings they had on the walls, depicting quaint medieval streets and buildings. Unfortunately the waiter couldn’t tell me who the artist was, and didn’t have any contact information for him/her. We wanted to buy one of the paintings.

I suppose I need to rate the espresso: it was barely decent — nothing special, but at least it had a modicum of caffeine to keep me awake. Got a screenshot of the hotel from Google Maps below, and this is their exact location. We’ll probably stop there again at some point in the future — if for no other reason than to look at the paintings once more.

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