sylvania is a hot, off of romania. i'm a new kids mckinnon likes to watch, single, facing the bees do for fun. via do gravitational waves squeeze out body. how do i the drums for the to the feet? and what's the perfect kid for approx side? find the on says get with dw signs, don't need picked up channel the there are some places just about everyone is heard of but few truly no

one such place as transylvania male dominated culture that nevertheless has it's softer sides. ross of horses like a child. horses are like members of the family for us. romano. transylvania is a region with a long history and fiber and traditions. it's a place where people enjoy life and are even at peace with the idea of one day coming to an end with finance names. take them to a cemetery is the only one in the world, but people lost my problem of them across the away from the cities. some places appear almost frozen in time. right. in the heart of europe, the the,

the low hanging clouds of most sinister legends, vampire stories. transylvania is perhaps best known for the saga of count dracula. brand castle is marketed as the counts home. but the region has much more to offer than spooky mets. its magnificent buildings are the backdrop to a dramatic history on gary and germans and romanians have shaped transylvania. in the far north, on the border with ukraine is not on board as the region historically. a part of transylvania is known for its skilful crafts people and the elaborate wooden church is recognized by unesco. this world heritage sites

in the small orthodox christian community of serpents residents. believe that deaf loves would they say that the whole of human life from the crew to the coffin is bound up with wood. and people here have an unusual view of dest. this is especially evident in the symmetry of this village of 3000 precedents. when a person dies, they get their very own personal memorial. a lovingly carved brightly painted wooden cross, a picture, and a poem, each one unique tell the story of the deceased. honestly and promptly for better or for worse. for 45 years to meet you. pop has been carving crosses here a place the locals call the mary cemetery. this makes some, something of a village chronicler supplied us for a son in law. you on to one day following his footsteps to do the job and one needs

to know a lot about the people that's offensive. well, this is the new when i put that in the, in the whole village knows the story, this deceased women. good, because everyone knew how badly she treated the family, especially son in law, and she really post him around it and find me to have to dogs touch it. but then people knocked him for him to soccer. so i thought those you can the did you mean that they're shipping us yada? yeah, cool. good off the back of the family asked me to make a cross that was a true memorial liar for chat local executives when yeah, yeah. she little matt and chip outside of the day. i think i was like a and this is yeah, so it's a this all colors, silver chest. it's a nice this cross that it lies my mother and it all these unit. if she to live just one day meal, you might be down. the credit that you with my there's cross shuts, don't try to wake up. that for the why, she'll come back home to a new in teams may mean was it the,

the reactions for positive because it's probably the ones that i've written everything wrong. it's of no, no problems. how she walked out is if you can say like, god, that but it's on it's demitra alone, who decides which life event commemorates the deceased and above all, what information is included in the short poem? yes, of what about this, on a district? this is for a young man who dodge and a car accident. and i wrote the following is national. i rest here to young age is my name is green cool. guy had given to me, i probably put myself an expensive cop much mercedes didn't last long. queen died in my car for that before to the left last night when life came to an end. so they were 3 grown united at least have deprived me i could now i'm not even mike, right. preferred to near quasi final words of remembrance since here. but with a wink and a notch,

but to meet you has no intention of mocking the deceased. he carves paints and writes with one overarching aspiration, cook underneath the day as the, the due to the risk, to change people's perspective on bass. and i'm sure name, mary, symmetry is the only one in the world, but people off about that rather than cry, no stipulation, just taking the sorrow out of dest emission, that became his life's work. over the years, the 67 year old has made a name for himself across romania check. the geographically transylvania forms the center and the northwest of romania. the region is surrounded by the elongated mountain ranges of the carpet and the

fusion of book as seen as the unofficial capital of transylvania. with some 325000 residents. clues, it's romania, 2nd largest city, and the cultural economic and scientific center of transylvania. the formerly known as cows and book, it was founded by german settlers and the 13th century. the grand buildings in the old town testify to its great regional significance. today it's mostly young people out and about on the streets. clues is a university city representing a young and modern transylvania, an exception, and a region that's for the most part room and traditional in the small towns and villages,

there's an incredible sense of peace and quiet. here. people still have time for at least they take it on the roads. there are almost as many carriages as there are cars. horses are closely linked to the regions history to this day in transylvania. they're not just an important mode of transport. they're also a state of constantine ramos, is the proud owner of $31.00 horses. really, really, really, really. his farm isn't far from clues. side below. ha, ha, ha, ha. come to papa. how do you say come to papa? who's the best day? who's to michael? i'm inside ha, constantine or costello as everyone calls and has a close, almost familial like bond with his horses

killing my for almost any more horses are the most beautiful animals on this planet . i have loved horses since i was a kid. pretty mother. when i was 8, i bought myself a donkey. i couldn't afford anything more luck about the food. but now a days, not only does costello have enough money to pursue his passion, he's also turned into a source of income. easton breeding and selling horses for 30 years. he lost the hey, look here so we the guy, come to papa, give me your leg, the good boy a good boy. but i but of those he's still young because that if you don't train him now he'll kick you in the face later. he has to learn now. think just like a child look up deal but as much as he goes fond of the animals,

at some point, it's time to let them go. one of the reasons most important markets is taking place tomorrow. stella, the mirror is due to change, hands for the negotiations are already in full swing until i've asked for 4500 years. i don't know if i'll get that. i have to convince the buyer in person. i'll try and negotiate the highest possible price. only the potential buyer wants to see some new photos before meeting the horse tomorrow and the flash coastal breeze from my desk, send me crazy. a traditional romanian freed originally used us working animals today. they're primarily a status symbol at the upcoming horse market and g low. they're highly priced. the

transylvania means beyond the far like i stick old carpet farse cover large areas of to reach right up to the peaks of the car, paste the mountains. the few people who settled here live with and from nature. it sounds romantic, but it's not so easy. it's 6 in the morning, the start of the working day for shepherd twi, desktop bush, even though today's work it's a little out of the ordinary way. megan ok now they said they could have, it's going to be a tough thing and that's just the way to sort. i shouldn't make it field work in my bones this evening. but that's ok. swat eric can't live from his cheap alone with every 2 months. he steps off to a spire sites to make charcoal the

but that's like i put in the pushes. so if anybody needs to chuckle to suffice same, otherwise there isn't enough money funding. we need both the sheet of the charcoal and then we managed to get by and if they did not. so but anyway, you know, some trotters family farm is located high up in the mountains besides cheap. she owns goats, pigs. and if you heck, there's a forest leaning, he has wood at his disposal. with the source material at hand, tried eric and get started. he gradually piles up several tons of phone dry wood. the center, what's known as the quando shaft is crucial. it's squared water will light the fire later to do this, he needs phone dry would have a fine technique. and this secret ingredient, just the brother of the phones on to foster,

one by one water and this helper stacked the logs in a circle around the core. it looks simple, but it demands great concentration. the spacing is crucial to close and not enough oxygen will reach the core too far apart and it will for an even link doesn't go through with a lot of hold on. let me see if i did a good job at the end. i come on up until then all i can do is i'll try to grow up in the mountains, just him and his parents. well, other children, practice writing and math, todd, or learn to bring $400.00 sheep safely to pasture, to make cheese out of milk. and charcoal out of what? nobody really i couldn't walk in an office. no, i need the freedom and the fresh air out here in nature. and most everyone can live in the city anyway. now hold on. the stack is almost finished. a pile of wood,

wayne tons with ventilation shafts to water covers it 1st with straw and then with cold ash and soil. this protects the wood from wind and moisture. so finally the lights to fire through a narrow cabin, the stacked news about the vehicle. martha anita, how are you? that's more so the fun catch is on the other side of the family back a otherwise it will just in the front of zillow. fishing them out of that and the flames go out quickly. but the embers continued to glow beneath the dome where there's just enough oxygen to school life and controlling the invisible smouldering

fire to prevent the stack from going up in flames. todd air won't know how good the charcoal will be until he reopens the stag. after 5 days. transel dania has been the backdrop of an eventful history. romania is best known region is a melting pot of different european peoples, the culture of the region's ethnic germans as entrenched here to this day. there are more than 150, preserved fortified churches here. an impressive legacy of the chancel, banyon saxons. they were built around the 15th century to defend against ottoman invasion. and towns like beauty done or a cd swatter. precedents could take refuge and the structures. houses of worship

were turned into proper strong holes with thick walls, observation, towers, and entire neighborhoods. most of the ethnic germans began leaving romania after 1970. today. around 16000 transylvanian saxon still lives in the region. the are in the village of king. quote, 2 of them are going back to their routes. molina and alex, how that want to preserve the culture and language of their ancestors in particular, the artisan traditions of the transel vein and saxons. together, they're renovating the house. that once belonged to molly and his grandparents with old materials and tools when possible. they're currently working on a wooden pavilion details for them. the challenge is when you work with old materials, it's quite normal that nothing fits and everything is crooked because everything

was crafted by hands, almost always of the water. well, carpenter, alex takes care of practical aspects. marlena goes on a daily treasure hunt for old items. carly, to find antique doors and matching windows. she's also discovered evidence of their historic value. i'm trying to move for an afternoon web students to show me that can we found the exact technical drawing in the carpenter's book from 1874 and done that provide things like this sa proof that here in this region of transylvania. in romania, there's an old office in tradition to hunt, that's wealth, reviving the voice a hero. and that's to be that believe and in their renovation project, the habits utilize their ancestors materials and know how as a way of building sustainably, well saving money, these fines very nearly became firewood. yeah, this is replacement. and this yes. so it's

a great piece of work in terms of craftsmanship and design checklist. it's a real tricia that survive to more than 100 years out in it. but there's still quite a bit of work to do before alex can fit the doors into the wooden frames. it's going in many may 2 millimeters. yeah, that's staying put, let him all the problems disrupts too long and the joint has the wrong dimensions. but alex is not giving up, they're not just pains, they're challenging. one of them. in his workshop, alex finds a suitable tool for every challenge. the 38 year old collects traditional tools from the region and repairs done. i think that that was impressively coveted from

the old tools are better to some of the quality of steel is better and they're much more robust than the standard tools. you can buy everywhere these dates and come on and, and if they're old and from the village, it's safe to say they were made by a village blacksmith with a particular craftsman in mind to the most ex doesn't up system. so he'd never give them anything shot in because the 2 of them would see each other almost every day. the unconventional project has long been the subject of village gossip. isn't the largest city or sure people shake their heads when they talk about us. some were the ones who collect all the old junk that would normally be thrown away to make a few quick lane for scrap iron or firewood toys, no one's collecting this kind of stuff. so of course we're the freaks around here and see the freaks. but that's just fine. good. so alex was born in but our shots marlena in bucharest they were raised bilingually.

but living in germany was never an option for them. their roots to their romanian homeland. randy and many nephews them here, especially that's my new mortgage document is the grandmother dying to know. so i came to the empty house a short time later certification letter, who faded into a very difficult time in my life, the associate against that solely mentally. well, the time when i was wondering who i was and what i was actually doing the oh, yeah. tell me that it gave me some new. i wasn't so conscious of it at the time. but it turned out to be a wonderful dream. and so malayna state

but realizing her dream became more complicated than expected, the couple kept coming up against new unforeseen problems. that's not why late or is it the nails from alex to supply don't fit. they won't be able to continue working on the wooden frames for the pavilion. well, molina and alex tried to find a solution for the to the noise. people are also working to preserve another or it has no chance of being in tradition. and the little village of suspense to meet you pop makes us what do we process for the disease? he's been doing it for 45 years. he feels those 2 years and his phones it's important to him that the tradition is passed on. his son in law is to take over the reins. a huge honor for the young man.

interest from me. she what does that sound like a why that is. it's a big responsibility for me. i me, that's the wonderful. uh huh. a dental care that i'm not setting out to be better than my predecessor from chance, but i'd like to at least reach his level. i'd like to achieve that. it pushes i'm a cadillac, like many young romanians you on worked on construction sites or funds across europe. as a migrant labour his home brothers couldn't secure him a future neither personally nor financially until the met demitra, his daughter had started helping out in the workshop cuz she worked with across his gave me a purpose of mice again. so that's why i decided to stay in pensa. i felt at home here again, it was very difficult for me before he's been demetrius apprentice for 2

years and will ideally take over the job soon. but there's one problem. his skills aren't quite up to the master, is accepting standards, the standards, the, she has some care mazda is about the, i'd like to, to finish chiseling the up, a reef to die as to whether that's where you go like to go to tip. and i hope it works out, but i'm nearly done here. you, once you've done that much, you can help me with the painting. victoria that the coaches come, so i'll do my best on this cross as to be a final memorial to partridge family. friend the of the

the g low horse market is a combination of trade show and family reunion. it's already packed, just like every year. and traders are still trying to secure an area on the field, which is much too small. the cost down the horse speedo from who's estimates again. but he's determined to find a spot the corner might be less than 50. i don't know if any event like this festival is unique 50, but it's about honor and monitored is that most of them are a lot of money. who costello's hoping to sell one of his best mares today? the potential buyer is also the organizer of the market,

who's the mode of on making sure everything comes together the featured in for some of the screw, this samples. obviously, i can put into words how important this market is to me. it's in my blood. oh, sometimes my father, my grandfather in my entire family always had horses and that's how they earned the living within. you know, i don't story. of course it's like a child who remembered if i'm courses are like members of the family for us. romano . so that really for me to this interval will see, belongs to the romani ethnic with like almost all those taking part in the market. the 1st through many people arrived in transylvania in the mid 14th century from india and anatolia horse trading as one of this ethnic minorities oldest and most respected professions. with a lot of fanfare, the men try to get potential buyers to notice their voices. negotiations are

conducted in a rather crude manner. enough few for such like 3000 fuel chunk scoundrel, 4000. eventually, at double handshake, seals the deal and the tone becomes friendlier. the horse trading as a male domain in a culture that's generally dominated by man. aside from money, this business is also about socializing. the market is the get together of the year for the money. they each drink and party into the night. it just depends. it's a different atmosphere. the village in northern transylvania is in morning. a member of the close knit community died just a week ago. the widow newtown, has commissioned across for husband stan cork. everyone's still in shock. he

was only 57 years old, and infection resulted in oregon failure committee . jim looked at close with no one saw it coming. you know, if you don't like complaints about the pain earlier, if he'd been at the hospital sooner. but it was already too late. his entire body was infected. well, not students of sat in suspense of death. a more trying not to 12 interests are of us. remember the good things i think if there's so many photos of it, i check one of our grand daughters just one year old. here i check with slash by the window new to has asked me to pop to make across as all the villagers to win enough one dies, locals, believe the cross as the entrance to paradise. the

contrast, what is as a thought to fix the facts of the on the cross will be a sign of respect for my beloved husband. pain. why me? i'm not worried because i trust dimitra with all my heart. and he says he knows the story of every person he makes across for hutchins changes from here. he was a friend of my husband and they wanna, he knows everything of bookkeeper. so could you give them what? 15 days to meet you pop knows don clark and his wife. well, he was at their wedding and their children's baptisms. while demetrius son in law works on the carving, dmitri will write a poem about his departed friend, stays for phone service, and it's always sad when a family member process. i didn't, i mean, we'll miss it. i'm the to the up. i don't highlight it. and if i mean on this occasion to dimitry a little remain true test principles say so. so to present whatever on role it's on the cross. as it does that, there's always

a surprise for the family into my media. they only see the cross at this stage. and then again, once it's completely finished the crew, i've never shown as a problem before. i knew my been otherwise, and i might say don't, right, that's on it. no, no, no, no, cuz i protest this is this pronunciation, the new tough, fully entrust. demitra was composing her husband's final tribute the to mary's symmetry ups up. and so it's one of a kind like an open book where visitors can read about the late residents of the village, the orthodox christian community facing desk, with openness and humor. and there's a lesson in there for the living or to meet you knows how tough life can be. but he always tries to see the bright side

. apart from when there's nothing cheerful or humorous to say, as in the case of this little girl. all right, just vanessa. i've run in hell talk to you that came from cbs. because the biggest, the country is now we have to stop in front of our house and run the mail. if i make my parents are side, i wouldn't dare to to didn't charge it could get in this tragic accident that happened in front of the parents interest center events like this is some painful that down touch it go, else cannot describe it. why should each time i read the sense of grief or touch? i'm so busy shipping to minutes, sometimes. the welfare office no matter how terrible the fate to meet you must always find words for the end path and the including now for the death of his

friend stand good. the embers and the charcoal pile of 12 deer top ash has been burning for 5 days, few layer tons of with to build the stack, also known as a clump. while they're smoking as animals quickly today. because his instinct is telling him it's time to open the club for the 4 months and that will be so you'll get a good results that sometimes the court hasn't done much stays as it has taken a lot of good feeling. we've been trying to put some of the money from the sale of the charcoal as an important source of income for to water and his family. the animals alone aren't enough to make ends meet the water can't really tell what the pile looks like inside. he needs to open it the price, i mean,

i'm starting here of the life cycle. mazda needs more time. it's not showing you how to do it still would need to close the whole again. calculator so not the same for just like a back, otherwise i'll smell of a flame again. no ma'am. who am i that i should put in swat air gingerly closes the gap here on the left. the wood isn't yet sufficiently chart, but the embers aren't even the distributed on the right side. it could be ready to waters hoping for partial success. at least i'm gotten like a boy. now i need to see if it's worked here or not. how does it looks good? it didn't say mind for a chunk of slowly starting to show. yeah. yeah, there's a ship. sounds like a moving from there. it's a job this and just describe what the

i think that's very good chunk of the study back. i think no matter how i strike it, it doesn't break. it's a good quality. a default, if that water is family, is one of about 20 living in the mountains isolated from the rest of civilization. they rely on each other to survive. water supplies them with his charcoal for 40 lake per cent. around 8 your the and there is always fuel in the house for cooking supper today as much incredible sheets now the between the sheep and the charcoal water is confident. how always be able to feed his family

here, tucked away in the mountains of transylvania. the, as in ching cold, it's also time to get cooking like her approach to house renovation. melinda, have tried to use what's on hand for her meals today. she's prepping a wine. so a typical dish that her ancestors would have eaten to boost their immune systems, especially when they had a cold to care for the trans. sylvania and saxons are known to be frugal when it comes to that cuisine. one, pick it up, this is canals or the alpha that means using and can see what's available. i'm just used my name is cooking ahead of time because she has an important appointment

today. work on the old pavilion hasn't been progressing. alex couldn't find the right nails for the job. the blacksmith friend should be able to help. he's going to make them custom nails. the head can be slightly bigger. and that's a 50, empty or radically the head can be just as big. thomas thing strikes the iron heated to around 1350 degrees in the fire, into the males. precise conical shape. there's a small german speaking community in the region. it's a mix of transel vanya saxons, and people who have left germany to come and live here. many of them work has crafts, people for artist, a sincere it is slow. oh, wow,

super cool. oh wow. the new nails and the old doors fit perfectly. the, the story to 1000000000 project is finally coming along. amazing. i can, i can picture it properly now. it's going to be great. we've got a reason to celebrate. don't wait and i'm going to go so far. no problem. you bet. hm. no. well then let's talk in a couple of things. their friends and helpers with wind soup and cake. their dream of a house with a rich back story. and the home of their ancestors is taking shape the and spencer a new date ons. to meet you, pop is finding the right words for the attribute as late friend as apprentice you

on it's making the final touches to the cross. the new one is under a great deal of pressure just after all, to meet your account, retire until a son in law is able to fashion an entire cross on his own. the more to look regarding this and again, it's not perfect is there are a few small mistakes. if you look closely near the most important thing is that this line here is perfectly straight. so it forms a distinct framework because if you need something to be done, not well. wonderful. yeah, my, my son maybe new. yeah. the next step is for you want to apply color to the cross. the price use of degree of crosses are just as unusual as the poems and portraits are you on is getting better

all the time. but no one becomes a village chronicler and po it overnight. she don't know i'm with, i'm still a beginner. there are many tricks and techniques left for me to learn normal things, but i'm in the best position possible because dimitria is a great teacher. but on to columbus plus, i'm a professor. 41, i'm confident i'll be able to replace, i'm assuming or so. then what's the clinic within demitra has written around $500.00 times during his career. this fun was especially difficult. but now he thinks he's found the right words. a gmc session, i you to my here on life to ration. my name is stone. go go to. i'll tell you the

truth because the lead my life was not easy. it was defined by look at a more it didn't have such a full di share. that's why i'm lying and coughing. now, she the only nice thing i love it. if i make snaps from my own apple office, most lovely his widow will be pleased showing that you cannot do we accept these ties. i sometimes wonder what i'll leave behind that i'm put, you know, i don't know how many more years i have left. but luckily, i've got someone to take, of course, if i couldn't pay a fee to load musket in between the time, come and see him. i do hope you want me to write the truth. some like cross it to a chip, it'll be up into coach on the truth about a life in just a few words. that's no simple feet for demitra and you on life isn't solely about the highest or the lowest,

which is why there will always be space for both at the mary symmetry. and so pensa c. 2 c 2 g little market, the horses aren't just for sale. they also compete in a variety of contents. the animals must demonstrate their strengths and some score extra points for beauty. nowadays, the market runs itself. organizer proceeds timely, has time to devote to his own business. so people couldn't do punch in while you can, but if i like something, then i have to have it run out because still has something i really liked lot you cool. cool. so the i wish you a long live close though. how are you? i'm very well this is the mayor. i'd like to sell also. yeah. she's a beauty. how old is she again so well just to, to use exactly the way i the she's what's your price?

i'd like 4500, but i don't know what you can afford. that's daylight robbery. we're not in germany . what's your offer for the 3500 to the 33500 for this man? no. or did you look at her legs like a goddess, up, up, up the charter? bully for yourself. look at it. take a close look at the se of the she kind of what's your final pricing? which photo center offers to low of the customary negotiation is underway. the mentees and provoke one another, seeing how far they can push it. a single hand check signals initial interest. after some haggling, couple handshake seals the deal. so i don't know. yeah, we're good for the level of good level. been very pleased with that.

we agreed on $3750.00 euro, so that's a fair price for both of us up to set you that the mirror is a perfect fit for my breathing program. when i get the bottle. but it opened up was the selling. the mayor was meter sweeties that allow me they wanted me to is a, those are those easy car, but i know where she's going, but it opened the door, them away with him there. she won't have to work in the forest. she won't be the country in the bus and it looks like a father and his child exact. that's a because i wouldn't entrust my daughter to a bad man that the gentleman could buy bose and nobody has his own home audio. that's the way it is with my horses to guide the early evening and cos tennis, returning test, farm and horses in choose. there is pride and joy and one important part of

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