Expat Boy

Un weekend fluvial! Europe » Netherlands » Amsterdam » Amsterdam By Expat Boy April 6th 2007 Marty RousselSalut la gang, Après quelques semaines de retard je met à jour mon blog. À vrai dire ce fût un drôle de weekend ... Trop de touristes mais lorsque nous prenons le temps d'échapper la fourmilière pour découvrir les coins perdus d'Amsterdam nous réalisons que nous sommes dans un coin de paradis. En espérant que ces photos vous ferons rêver autant que nous, Martin et douce moitié... read more

In the 1960s, under the leadership of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej and his successor, Nicolae Ceausescu, the Communist Party of Romania began to implement a foreign policy independent of Soviet goals. Socialist state ownership and central planning fostered the rapid growth of heavy industry and forcibly turned Romania from an agrarian into an urban sociey. During the 1970s, Ceausescu attempted to modernise the Romanian economy further, by investing huge amounts of money borrowed from Western credit institutions. Due to his grandiose development projects, the Romanian people were submitted to a rigorous austerity programme in the 1980s since Ceausescu wanted to pay off the country's accumulated foreign debt within a short period. The standards of living plunged considerably as Romania exported much of its food and fuel production. The populace was controlled by the secret police (Securitate) an... read more

Nouveau continent, nouveau pays, nouvelle ville, nouvelle job, nouvelle langue, nouveaux amis. I guess you get the picture by now! Vous allez me manquer!!!! Au plaisir de vous revoir en Août 2007!!!!!!!!... read more