In 1856, the two principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia secured their autonomy and ended the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. In 1859 they united, and a national identity was born, adopting the name Romania in the following years. Formal recognition of its independence occurred in 1878. Following World War II, Romania was occupied by the Soviets, and a "people's republic" was formed in 1947. From 1965, under the regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu, the Romanian people suffered impoverishment and oppression, until his overthrow and execution during the Revolution of 1989. Recent political events have seen Romania become a full member state of the European Union in June 2007. To Be Updated
May 9th 2008Europe » Romania » Oradea Hello Everyone,
This is our last day here; we've not had internet connection since Monday to blog, thus you haven't heard from us. We've had a great couple last days. On Tuesday I went with the nur ... [full story]
November 21st 2006Europe » Romania » Bucharest Got up a bit before 6am to get to the station for the 6:40am train. Said good bye to Julia and timed a bus to the station pretty well. The board wasn’t yet saying what platform my train was goin ... [full story]
November 22nd 2006Europe » Romania » Suceava In the morning their offsider arrived and she spoke good English, sorted out money and things. I was going to go for a walk around but didn’t get to it, just checked my email. Couldn’t see ... [full story]
May 5th 2008Europe » Romania » Oradea Well, it was quite the Sunday! In the morning we lost the keys for one of the vehicles and some of us got to Centre of Hope were we met in the morning rather late; transporting twenty-five people has ... [full story]
May 4th 2008Europe » Romania » Transylvania The last week we had a small holiday so I had some time to pend it with my family and friends. Friday I was with some good friends at Valea Draganului a very nice place in Muntii Apuseni (the West Mou ... 9 photos[full story]
May 4th 2008Europe » Romania » Bucharest Hey everyone! Just a quick little note from Joni to say I'm having an awesome time...can't believe we're headed out of Romania tomorrow! What a wonderful experience...and so saddening! Just to see the ... [full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Romania » Constanta
Finalmente conoci el Mar Negro en Rumania y que mejor forma que con una fiestica Psychedelic......Salimos en una mini-van el Jueves por la manana camino a este pueblo que se llama "Vadu" ubicado e ... 22 photos[full story]
May 3rd 2008Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Sighisoara Today we visited Sighisoara, home of Dracula, a Romanian folk hero. NOT the Disney Dracula! The castle dates back to the middle ages, although the settlement is probably older. Dracula pushed back the ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Europe » Romania » Oradea We spoke to the women's group this morning. I spoke on Galatians 6:9 "Do not grow weary....." and on the first chapter of James which again speaks of perseverance and how God loves the widows and orph ... [full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Romania » Oradea Good Evening!
Another work day done! The whole crew left around 7:30 am - including Shauna and Mikayla. They are all such eager beavers and are working like crazy with the rest of them - moving bri ... 5 photos[full story]
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