Rametz Monastery

The front entrance of the new church



The old church

The monastery is located in the proximity of village of Rametz, Alba County, Romania (about 20 km off the State Route 1 from the city of Teius), in the Rametz Gorges, by the Stremt River (Trascau Mountains). The Rametz Gorges are extremely narrow, with steep walls. The region was declared natural reservation.

Today's joke:

An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini (Italy, of course!), went to the local church for confession. When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said:
"Father.. During World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighborhood knocked urgently on my door and asked me to hide her from the Nazis So I hid her in my attic."
The priest replied: "That was a wonderful thing you did, and you have no need to confess that."
"There is more to tell, Father.. She started to repay me with sexual favors. This happened several times a week, and sometimes twice on Sundays."
The priest said:
"That was a long time ago and by doing what you did, you placed the two of you in great danger, but two people under those circumstances can easily succumb to the weakness of the flesh. However, if you are truly sorry for your actions, you are indeed forgiven."
"Thank you, Father. That's a great load off my mind. I do have one more question."
"And what is that?" asked the priest.
"Should I tell her the war is over?''

The Blue River

Actually it's River Geoagiu, and the place where I took this shot is by the Rametz Monastery (Romania).

And now laughing time (for some of us maybe not...)!

G.W. Bush was driving alone through the sharp curves of Rockies. At once, he lost the control over his vehicle and crashes into a deep precipice. But a young boy witnessed the event and helps the president. When he was done, and the prez was safe, the prez tells him:
- You saved my life! I must reward you for that... just tell me what you want, and you'll have it! Want money? Want homes? Want cars? A job at the White house?
The boy says:
- No Sir, thank you! All what I want is a nice coffin!
- What?!? yells the prez. What for do you need a coffin? You young and strong, and you look very healthy to me...
- Yes Sir, that's true, but when my parents will figure out what I did today, they'll kill me!

Imagine

This image is a mixture of three shots, with Mt. Shasta - California, Niagara Falls - Ontario and an unknown rock (never learned its name - shame on me!) from Rametz - Romania. Hope you'll like it!