At the weekend Beatrice and I were very kindly invited by our new friend, Bogdan, to go with him to his home in a place far from anywhere. His father collected us from the station at Bistrita and took us to their home. They were very kind, showed us lots of photographs and fed us well. It was very quiet and peaceful there and on a clear night its beautiful to stand beneath the stars that hang in the sky like fragments of dreams.

In the morning we went to collect mud for building their new stove, with Bogdan and his huge dog Rocky. I spent the afternoon taking photographs and filming. Bogdan's mum told us a bit about communism in Romania and her views on Romania joining the EU. I was all very interesting (what I could understand). She also helped me to talk Romanian. I need all the help I can get! . . . Then we finished the evening with a very intersting game of scrabble where the words could be in English, Romanian or French!

The next day we saw some art and I was in my element with all the lovely walls in Bistrita! I now have lots of material to work with!