Exploring the town

Hey!!

Today we woke up and met up with Jen, Hollie, Alisha, and Raelene! They took us on a walk up to see the two watch towers that overlook the city. There is a large wall, about 8 feet high, that surrounds the entire city. There are two gated entrances into the city, and one is on the street that we live on. The Germans used to close off the city gates and only allow Romanians in once a week to get food and to shop. And they used the watch towers to overlook and protect the city. It had just snowed last night so the hills that we had to climb up were very slippery, and no one informed us to wear good climbing boots!! So needless to say.... there was a lot of falling. Thankfully, I have most of it on video that I am working on editing! My shoes had ZERO traction. I felt like a baby learning to walk for the first time. I was always having to hold someone's hand or a railing just to keep my balance. But I stayed on my feet!! Except when there was a big downhill, I decided to just sit and slide down instead of chancing to fall! But Raelene was a little more confident than I was. She decided to trek down the hill without any fear. BAD IDEA. I have about 4 separate falls on video, so funny.

After that we walked over to the other side of the wall and there they have a gondola that takes you up to the top of the mountain where the Brasov sign is. It is just like the Hollywood sign. It was a really cool experience to get to the top and be able to see the entire city.

Once we made it all the way back down, Jenna, Jen, and Hollie and I went to lunch together. We got to sit and talk and just hang out. It was very relaxing. I was a bit tired from all that walking and expending all my energy. I'm still feeling a bit weak from being sick. And not loving the food doesn't help in the recovery process. I ordered some spaghetti (of course) and I ate some of it, but I was almost too tired to eat it. I wished that I could somehow just get the food into my stomach without doing the work of eating it. Hahaha. I realize how weird that sounds, but it's the truth.

We went back to our room and laid down for a bit. I worked on editing and uploading the videos while Jenna worked on her photos. Then we headed over to the girls place and Alisha had made a giant pot of homemade chicken vegetable soup. It was really good! We got to sit around the table again and chat. It is really awesome to get to listen to all the stories that the girls tell and hear all that they have experienced. Then we all posted up on the couch and caught up on the episodes of the bachelor that we have missed!

Not sure what is in store for us tomorrow. We have a couple of different options that we can choose. We will probably sleep in a little and then decide!

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