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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

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By pn76
October 8th 2009

From quiet Carpathians to bustling Bucharest and Bulgaria Europe » Romania

Just below summit of Bucegi mountain in Sinaia

It was a stunning ride from the tranquility of Sinaia to Bucharest, slightly later than planned due to train delays but arrived before lunchtime at gare du Nord, the main terminus. Watch your pockets as usual, and after a 5 minute stroll out the right exit, bedde down in hotel Elizeu for some water, food and getting settled. Meeting up againa fetr this break, we headed to town to see the Presidential Palace. This attractions is well worth the 20Lei entrance fee, if you can hack the stringent security checks and waiting time. The informative English speaking guide (they do other [View Full Entry]

By pn76
October 7th 2009

Brasov and the Carpathian mountains of Sinaia Europe » Romania » Transilvania

Heading up into Bucegi mountains, Sinaia

The trip from Sibiu to Brasov was impressive. We left to a cool morning with sun emerging across the mountains jutting into the sky like a knife. It became misty as we approached the mountains in the private mini bus, in search of the glacial lake known as 'Balea'. The ascent through pine forest gave way to barren tussock land, then rock, following a series of switchbacks that had an amazing view across the valley from whence we came. The military entertained us at the summit, firing mortars with accompanying sounds, that seemed as though they were blasting the mountain apart! [View Full Entry]

By pn76
October 1st 2009

Debrecen to Vadu Izei and Baia Mare Europe » Romania

Roadside stall, nr Debrecen

The break in Debrecen for 3 hours was deserved, as the rest of the afternoon was spent travelling across country by rail and then minibus to our final destination at Sighetu Marmatiei. This small town is only 2km from the Ukraine border and beyond which is some 'no mans land', being forbidden to cross. Debrecen, Hungary, has several impressive buildings but only worth a short stop to do internet, stock up on any groceries etc. It is on the edge of the Hortobagy national park of Hungary, a superb place evidently to see birdlife and rambling plains (the highest peak in [View Full Entry]

By weena
October 1st 2009

Budapest and Bucharest photos Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

Budapest by night

A few photos of Budapest and Bucharest...It's only taken me an hour and a half to upload these - probably a new record! Enjoy, xo [View Full Entry]

By Tsunami Sara
September 28th 2009

"Welcome to East" Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

Wine in Eger
Yeah $3 fill-your-own-bottle wine!

Last night we left Budapest and took a night train to Brasov, Romania. I didn't expect things to be so different here, but they really are. The night train was alright, kind of cramped but the bunk beds were better than any of the hostels we've stayed at. Jessica and I were watching a movie on her mini-computer when the cabin door flung open and a train attendant sharply demanded something in another language. Everyone gave him their passports and tickets for inspection so we did too. About an hour later the door flung open again and another train attendant asked [View Full Entry]

By garryandcarol
September 26th 2009

Draculas homeland and more Europe » Romania » Transilvania

Peles Castle

We found this cute little beach town on the border of Bulgaria and Romania called Vama Veche. After being inundated with offers of sub standard accommodation that were much more expensive than Bulgaria, we found the perfect place. Vama Veche is a tiny place, a few dirt roads and the main road through the town. Its full of hippies with dreadlocks and contrastingly flashy people in expensive cars who have come here from Bulgaria. Lots of people camp on the beach here for free and there are plenty of bars on the beach so we spent a lazy few days here [View Full Entry]

By rrruss
September 20th 2009

Tulcea - on the trail of the dalmation pelican in the Danube Delta Europe » Romania » Dobrogea » Tulcea

Tulcea

From Constanta it took us just 2 hours by maxitaxi to reach Tulcea. That was despite the police pulling the bus over and detaining us for 10 minutes or so. We don’t know what the problem was but we suspect it is part of a drive to get unsafe buses off the road. If that’s the case we can’t really complain. The bus station is on the edge of town on the banks of the River Danube (well, one of its many arms on the delta). We couldn’t be bothered looking around for a hotel in the midday sun so we [View Full Entry]

By rrruss
September 20th 2009

Sulina - The Easternmost outcrop of continental Europe Europe » Romania » Dobrogea » Tulcea » Sulina

Hydrofoil which got us here

Just 90 minutes away from Tulcea lies the small town of Sulina. 90 minutes by fast hydrofoil down one of the Danube’s many arms, , double that if you take a slow boat. The scenery isn’t that much to write home about though so we recommend speed! In Sulina we were met from the boat by a guy offering us a room in a pension just 5 minutes walk from the jetty and, apparently 8 minutes walk from the beach. Something was lost in translation though as it took 15-20 minutes to get there and later we discovered it was a [View Full Entry]

By pink mona
September 19th 2009

GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY!! Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Arges » PITESTI

Dinicu Golescu Library

The end of an amazing experience. It has been absolutely incredible to see young and middle-aged people trying their best and making the most of the intensive course I offered at the Central Library here in Pitesti. Everybody was friendly, pro-active and very studious. They seemed to really enjoy themselves on the course and it was a delight to run this training for a month. Learning and developing new skills has no boundaries, no age limit and it is definitively an on-going process. Lovely to see people eager and interested to learn no matter what age they are, their background or [View Full Entry]

By Bike Tour Eurasia
September 16th 2009

With our Friends Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov

Bye Bye Black Sea

Until a few weeks ago we had been riding through countries so massive that border crossings, when they so seldom happened, seemed interestingly quirky at worst. When we met with our dear friends in the Crimean, we knew that one way or the other we would be crossing several international boundaries in only a few days. We thought this quite irksome as Julie and JP had to be in Bucharest for a flight by the morning of the eleventh and delays were not needed. We planned to take a ferry from the Crimean to Odessa in order to skip the few [View Full Entry]

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