E frumos... dar chiar daca incepe cu 'imagine', mi-e foarte greu sa-mi imaginez ca taranii romani opresc biciclisti straini sa le dea apa si muzica clasica. Dar e frumos sa ne imaginam ca traim in alta tara, cel putin in perioada asta, de acord!
Sarbatori Fericite! --- In [email protected], "Vali" <valin...@...> wrote: > > E minunata povestea de mai jos! Sper sa va placa! > > Sarbatori Fericite! > > ---------------------------- > > Vali > "Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of > greatness." > "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know > peace." > Aboneaza-te la <mailto:[email protected]> ngo_list: o > alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] > Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email? > > > http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2009/11/romanian-rhapsody_27.html > > Friday, November 27, 2009 > Romanian Rhapsody > > > > Imagine you're cycling along a back country road and you encounter a farmer > who smiles and waves. He invites you into his home for a cool drink of > water. Then once you've settled down into a chair with your beverage he > asks, "Would you like to hear my daughter play the violin?" > > You're stuck. You're a captive audience. Bring on the violin. > > This is exactly what happened to Kat and me in Romania. We were a hundred > miles away from the nearest city. I knew this was going to be painful. The > violin is one of the sweetest instruments on the planet ... when it is > played well. In the wrong hands, it sounds more like a dying animal. > > We sat back in our chairs as his young daughter set up a music stand in the > middle of the room. No matter what kind of noise came out of this > instrument, we were going to have to smile and nod our heads with approval > and admiration. I pulled out my tape recorder. The father beamed with pride. > > The daughter ruffled some pages of music onto the stand and brought the > violin up to her chin. > > I prayed that this house concert would be short and sweet. > > Ten seconds later, I wished it would never end. > > http://www.willieweir.com/audio/blog/romania-violin.mp3 > > Our jaws dropped as the sweet melody filled the tiny room. > > How could this be? In this little humble house in the middle of no where in > Romania? > > I learned that it wasn't the young girl's talent that was lacking ... it was > my ability to see beyond the physical surroundings and my preconceptions > that sorely needed a lesson or two. > > audio recording (Romania-violin) by Willie Weir > photo (Romanian village-1996) by Willie Weir > > -- > > SIGHTS AND SOUNDS appears on Friday afternoons. Willie Weir is a columnist > for Adventure Cyclist magazine. His latest book > <http://www.willieweir.com/travelswithwillie.shtml> Travels with Willie: > Adventure Cyclist compiles his favorite writings over the last twelve years. > He lives in Seattle with his wife Kat. You can read about their local > adventures and life without a car at <http://yellowtentadventures.com/> > www.yellowtentadventures.com. > > (C) Adventure Cycling >
