Greeters at New Montana Hotel in beautiful mountain resort town of Sinaia where we spent three days before the cruise

Don peruses the open market located down the hill from our  hotel - lots of shops, ethnic restaurants, and a casino in summer retreat of royalty

Town Hall in nearby town of Bistroni had school dance group practicing for local event

Note the cross on mountain in area of former summer residences of Romanian royalty

We saw many shepherds tending sheep in fields

Lovely landscape of the beautiful Bucegi Mountains

Rhein Azuga Wine Cellars established 1892 has been using same manufacturing techniques for 100 years

Tour guide explains production and maturation in accordance with "Champenoise" method

Famous Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955), one of most prodigiously gifted musicians of 20thC

His villa, "Luminis," which he left in 1946 to escape political upheaval.  He lived out his final years in Paris.

Staircase in simple, but elegant home of famous violin teacher, accomplished pianist, conductor, violinist, able cellist

Piano where Enescu composed the opera, "Odeipe," and over 300 works dating up to 1900 - also founded Romanian School of Music

Ana and Irina, our local guides in Sinaia, were delightful!