Just a few pictures of the Maramures area of Romania in the far north - Only a couple of kilometers from the Ukrainian border (oh its soooo tempting just to carry on going!). Most are from the 'Merry Cemetry'. The images on the headstones depict the peoples lives (eg. Farmer or Baker or Mechanic etc.) and the text is usually a humourous outlook on how they lived or died (apparently.) The last picture is of typical wooden churches found around Maramures.

Its very much like stepping back in time - Horses and carts are common place and most people work the fields with simple hand tools.

Merry Cemetery

Headstones

More Headstones

Wooden Churches