Photo above was taken in the Old Church, part of the Sinaia Monastery. The Monastery (with 2 churches) sits by a winding road heading to Peles Castle. The monastery and the Old Church were built in 1695 by Prince Mihai Cantacuzino. After a trip to Nazareth and Jerusalem, he was impressed by the image of Saint Catherine Monastery. He built the monastery as a dedication to the Virgin Mary. The monastery, churches and Peles Castle are located in the forests of the Carpathians, with the monastery being namd Sinaia for Mount Sinaia where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
The second church, or New Church (dating back to 1846)was used by King Carol as a summer residence until Peles Castle the inauguration of Peles Castle.
Entrance to the Old Church 
New Church 
Inside the New Church
Next stop Peles Castle and we enjoyed a walk to get to the Castle through some woods. The Castle is quite large and was undergoing a lot of construction when we went there. The rooms were absolutely stunning. It was built between 1873-1917 and was summer residence to King Carol I and Queen Elizabeth. It became a museum in 1953.
Walk to the castle 
Castle 
Inside the castle 
Dining room in the castle 
The rooms were beautiful
After that, we walked back down to a restaurant for a meal, which was very good!
We headed back to Bucharest for one night before we got on our Emerald Cruise ship. When we got back to Bucharest, we put out luggage in our room and headed out. We decided to go tour the Opera House which we didn’t do when we were in Bucharest previously. Another stunning building.
Opera House, Bucharest 
Upstairs and we sat and watched a guy tune the piano 
Main floor 
Beautiful staircases 
Lobby
That next morning we left Bucharest, we had a wonderful time here and I would recommend.
The next day we left for our 7 night river cruise !
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