Sunday, June 8 Timisoara

We left the hotel on time at 8 and stopped in Plandiste at 9 to see Mihajlo. He had three more copies of a newspaper article that had appeared in the Vrsac newspaper about our trip, complete with a couple of pictures from our 2006 trip. He also had all the pictures he took with us on Friday on a CD for us.

We reached Vrsac about 10 and stopped for a while to spend some of our Serbian Dinar at a bakery before leaving the country. We got past the border in about half an hour with no trouble and, including the one hour time change, arrived in Morawitza at about 12:30. We met Sorin, our guide, there and toured the cemetery before going on to Gresscham, where Frank had arranged to meet his cousin Erich. Frank and Nora Ann stayed behind with Erich and would catch up with us later, while we went on to Deutsch Stamora.

I knew that there were some connections between this village and Zichydorf, but it was still surprising to see all the Zichydorf names in the cemetery. Even more than expected. We finished up there about 4 pm as Frank and Nora Ann joined us and a rain shower threatened. It started to rain as we drove toward Timisoara. Sorin said it has rained late on every afternoon or evening for the last 10 days and they have accumulated 80 litres of rain per square metre in that time.

We reached Timisoara and a heavy downpour began when we stopped for gas. We eventually reached the hotel about 6 and settled in for a long evening in the restaurant. It seemed kind of small and quiet and I think thirteen people all at once was a challenge for them.