Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Second night at Bucura

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Taul Portii

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Eyes of Retezat seen from Taul Portii

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - On top of Bucura I, where no 'Coada' has ever been before

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Target of the Gods

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Looking toward Hateg through Pietrele Valley

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - View of the Bucura lake from Peleaga summit

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - attacking the Peleaga summit wth Bucura lake and summit, as well as Judele summit in the back

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Bucura Lake - 7AM

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Bucura Lake by Night

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Bucura Lake

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - Bucura Lake

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - episode III - Bucura lake and surroundings

 

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm - episode II - Plaiul Mic

Retezat mountains in 12-24mm

Between the 17th and 19th of August 2011, I've taken a trip to meet with the Retezat mountains, the most beautiful in Romania according some and myself included, together with four friends. This is the story, in several episodes.

Some things never change in Vama Veche

Long time no see, yet the voice is unchanged

Un inger...

...a zburat si a trecut. Dincolo de portile inseninate, unde timpul nu cunoaste masura, ne vom revedea candva. Pana atunci va fi in fiecare zambet si in fiecare imbratisare a zarilor mangaiate de razele zilelor.

A bridge over milleniums

Vacation is over and done, yet this comes with a sense of fulfillment and no regrets. I've been away on a more or less unexpected trip to a place that sits around and above other worlds and where the river of time is stuck somewhere around 6000 years before us. And there I had the honor of being part of a wonderful team of dedicated people that have built with the bare hands a bridge over this river. Which reminds me of what I was told when I was a kid: 'In life, one is really fulfilled when one planted a tree, built a house and started a family.'

A glimpse into the story that's about to take shape:

Of cats and dogs in Bucharest

Bucharest is today full of cats and dogs. That's because it is raining cats and dogs. But it's not that typical summer rain which brings a bit of freshness in the boiling air and rises mist while the feet enjoy a brief relief in the coolness of the grass (i think I've seen this in a commercial, so no original picture here, unfortunately). Don't you miss that already?!...summer rain and puffy clouds? Oh, and the flashes from above.
Yes, I know...there's no cats, nor dogs in the photo. :)