Road Trip to Oradea

We were really glad we were leaving on a road trip to Oradea because this is what was going on outside our bedroom window.

My grandsons would be in heaven.  There was every kind of digging machine and truck you can imagine.

When they shut the water off Elder Heninger said great "where are we going for lunch".  Can't make lunch if you can't do the dishes.  So off we went.........and our trip began.

We were going to Oradea for some District Training and to speak in church.  Here are a few shots of the trip along the way.
We see so many sheep grazing this time of year, and the new ones are so cute.

We see many vender's selling traditional goods.

I always want to stop and look but Elder Heninger not so much.

These were some gigantic gypsy homes but they were vacant.

The poppies were so beautiful in the fields growing wild.  They reminded me of my Dad's petite point pictures.

The buildings are so interesting with amazing architecture.

This is the residence of the Greek Catholic Bishop 

Our meetings went well and we felt good about coming..........  Now it is time for the long trip home.

At least we were riding in more style than these guys.

 The scenery was awesome!!

We certainly have a beautiful world God created.  Sometimes certain places remind me of Alberta.  We are in our last transfer now, in missionary language which means we only have 6 weeks left.  We have many mixed emotions.  We will work hard to finish strong.  It has been a special experience.

We love spring !

This first picture is of Elder Heninger outside the bathroom at the gas station in Feldioara.  Someone must always guard because the bathroom door does not lock (classic).  He looks like a sharp missionary.

With spring brings a few opportunities to do service.  We helped our new members get a field ready for planting onions.

It was amazing to watch as they cultivated this field.  This is a lot of hard work.  

This new born colt was only 1 day old

Then we began a small road trip.  We were asked to come to Deva to do a fireside.  It was so nice to be there with the members and support them.  We had 2 hours free so we took the ride up the mountain to see the fortress that was being restored.

This was kinda like a cable car to the top.

We had a beautiful view of the city.

This is right at the top where they are restoring it.

Deva is the city where Romania has a big gymnastics facility.  Many Olympic athletes are from here.

It is where Nadia Comaneci trained when she won her gold medal perfect 10

Travelling through the countryside was wonderful and green and so pretty.  The sheep were everywhere with their shepherds.

We saw so many flocks, which is always a thrill.

Then we were off to Timisoara where we stayed with another senior couple and did our fireside and spoke in church.  It is such a beautiful city.

This is the beautiful Centru or center of town.

Our wonderful Senior missionaries.

We drove to Cluj so Elder Heninger could do some temple recommend interviews.  We were able to visit the Salt mine near Cluj which was very cool.

It is so big in there, they have a Ferris wheel and you can row boats around deep underground.

We were tired when we got home, but we travelled much more comfortably than this poor guy travelling in a small trailer pulled by a very small car.

Happy trails to you until we meet again.