Last Updated on March 20, 2023 by PowersToTravel
Walled cities exude an aura of mystery. I am immediately transported in my mind to a dangerous medieval time when invading armies bear down on poor villagers who flee to the safety of the walled city.
Cobblestone streets, tall and narrow townhouses, winding alleyways, Sighisoara has it all, including the imposing and mysterious city hall with its clock tower.
I was fascinated by the Clock Tower with its eastern shape and imposing facade looming down the narrow street. As I got closer, the multi-colored tiles beckoned to my zoom lens.
We wandered back to our hotel, the Hotel Sighisoara, just a half block off the city square.
We had been given a room on the fourth floor, overlooking the back. Hmmm, we weren’t at all pleased. There are no elevators in these historic inns, and there was no bellboy either. Our guide/driver Iulian very graciously shared the carrying up of our luggage up and up. We felt it was only appropriate since it was his agency that somehow had landed us up there.
We felt if we had arrived earlier in the day we would have gotten a better room. Or perhaps the better rooms were more expensive and Compass had only sprung for the cheaper rooms and we weren’t aware of that? You can tell that I was feeling a bit tired.
We settled in for a traditional and atmospheric dinner out on the back patio. Greg, obviously affected by the medieval atmosphere, chose the Chateaubriand. I chose, believe or not, just the French Onion Soup and shared part of his meal. I had been traumatized by our long and windy car ride and felt a little wobbly. French Onion Soup is always a comfort food for me.
We strolled the streets in the evening. The eerie gas lamps, a slight mist and restored buildings enveloped us in what I can only say was a “Prague-feeling”
As we returned to our dormered room, our feet dragging with exhaustion, we realized that perhaps having a room on the back wasn’t the worst thing – the cafes were noisy in the street outside the front of the hotel. However, after walking up the four stories to reach our room, we still weren’t overjoyed with our room.
But tomorrow is always a new day, and in Sighisoara there is so much to explore and so much atmosphere to sink oneself into.
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An exciting place to visit, captured so well in your description. The pictures are wonderful. Glad you were not afraid to reveal some disappointment about the fourth floor lodging.