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                                 I always wanted to visit Iran , it was a must for me in this life,  and here I am, paying a visit to my friend Ali, who was so kind to invite me and host me for around 7 days, right? I have always been fascinated by history and Iran has an impressive one. The Persian Empire (including  Media, Lydia and Babylonia) with all of its culture, traditions, beauty and power, the Babylon legend, the Zoroastrianism religion, all of these things made me feel so excited about visiting Iran.                               ...from a museum in Tehran Very interesting how Persia changed in Iran. As far as I understood from history, the name 'Persia' was given to the land by the Greeks, after Pārsa, the name of the people  whom Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty first ruled (...

Cisnadie is a small town, 10 km from Sibiu, full of history, beauty, atrocities too.  The first document mentioning this place was dated since 1204 under the name of  'Rivetel'. Then the area was occupied by Saxons who settled there and developed guilds of blacksmiths and wool weavers. The town was flourishing under the German settlement too. They named the place 'Heltau'. I will not speak about the Mongol and Ottoman attacks,  nor  about the cruel  deportation of Germans in  Soviet Union during the World War II. These memories will be never forgotten. Today I want to talk about people in Cisnadie. They live mostly in houses - as under the communist period were built only few flats for them to move in. Their home is colourful, with  covered windows (some of them having flowers at the window) and  wooden, giant doors in front of their yards. On Sunday morning, most of them go pray in th...

Cisnadioara is a small village in Romania, situated near to Cisnadie city in the county of  Sibiu. It's a very beautiful, natural area where I found peace and cosiness.        There are sheep on the meadow and the shepherd is only 14 years old! He appeared to me a bit  shy and  self- contained.   However, his grand father  is very kind and sociable and allowed me to take some pictures around on his sheep.     In Cisnadioara there are many villas and pensions  where you can rest during holidays.  All around is full of hills and forests, very calm, healthy environment.  Each year, the village Hall  and other entities are  organizing cultural events (as painting and photography exhibitions, concerts, charity events, music competitions). The village has the oldest pipe organ in Romania , dated from the beginning of the  XVII century. A roman basilic...

The Seven Ladders Canyon (in Romanian : Canionul Șapte Scări ) is a mountainous canyon carved by the Șapte Scări Brook in Romania. The place is situated  in the county of Brașov , near Timișu de Jos village.                           It is considered to be one of the main tourist attractions from the Piatra Mare massif . The canyon has been carved in limestone and is composed by seven waterfalls the tallest having 35 metres (115 ft) high. The trail within the canyon is arranged with metal stairs and platforms. If you want to climb up and walk through a natural forest, the Seven Ladders Canyon is one of the best places in Romania.