An old iron chandelier casts diffuse light upon a traditional terracotta oven which emits the sound of burning firewood. The smell of fried dough and icing sugar hangs in the air. The clock has stopped. Here, time is measured in memories, not minutes. The house is called Casa Pelinica and serves as a kind of museum for Fundata Commune in Central Romania’s Brasov County.
“Coming through the door, you need to be careful if you are taller than 1.70 m. So, watch your head,” the host, Ion Voicu, warns with a smile. He…
