Snagov Monastery
Sometimes I get a wild hair and just research something I know little to nothing about. Today, it was Romania. Why? It just popped in my head and I realized I know very, very little about this country. I did know it was close to Ukraine. I thought and confirmed it was on the Black Sea. So, in typical Pat Fashion. I googled and googled and read and read. Fair warning -- all photos have come from various other websites. I did find something that peaked my interest. A small monastery on an little island on a lake or possibly a river -- north of Bucharest and north of the town of Snagov. https://covinnus.com/snagov-monastery/ The inside of this tiny building is just lovely. But first .... a bit of history. "The first historical evidence dates back to 1408, but apparently there was a small chapel here, since the reign of Vladislav I (1364-1379). In 1456, Vlad Tepes decided, that in this isolated place surrounded by water and forests, to build a prison for traitors, a defensive