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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 pink mona
August 6th 2009

Party time ban Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Arges » PITESTI

ready to hit the dance floor!! We chose unfortunately the wrong day!!

If you feel in a mood to party just make sure you get into that particular 'Let's have a wild crazy time' mood ONLY at the weekend!! To be more specific, Friday or Saturday night. That is, if you find yourself in our lovely city Pitesti. I LOVE Pitesti. Don't get me wrong! I love my city! Apart from providing us with very few work placements, grotesque Customers Service in all public and private sectors ( a sad story that is in fact spread all over lovely Romania), no running water for countless days (sometimes weeks!!) and a few other mishaps, [View Full Entry]

nothing's better than a cold soft drink to ease up the pain

Nelly needed a big cup of coffee to recover!!

By fionavicky
August 5th 2009

Cheese... or fromage? Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

Budapest - Brasov So, to finish up Budapest first: After a Sunday night of beers and Palinka at the hostel, we stumbled out into the bright daylight of Budapest for a final exploration before taking the train away. Lunch was definitely order of the day, oversized portions of Schnitzel and Chicken Kiev was deeeelicious. We then attempted to visit the Terror House (Museum) in order to take advantage of its potential air conditioning, but, closed on Mondays. So we walked for ever and ever up to Hero's Square. Thinking we were clever we decided to take an alternative route back to [View Full Entry]

By Fanburg
August 2nd 2009

Happy Birthday Austin Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

Austin's Birthday Gift

8/2/09 Happy Birthday Austin !!! Today, Austin turns 12. He is celebrating his birthday in Bucharest, Romania. Here are some photos of Austin and the rest of us in Bucharest. In lieu of a birthday cake, we went to the All You Can Eat Dessert Bar at the hotel. [View Full Entry]

By Fanburg
July 27th 2009

From the Heart of Romania Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Bran

Dracula's Castle

7/26/09 Austin: It has been awhile since we last blogged, and we have a lot to update on. We have been traveling through Romania for the last two weeks. We went to the Transylvania Alps, near Sinaia, and braved the weather to hike to the top in very windy conditions. We also spent a night in a freezing cold Cabana at the top of the mountain. The views are beyond words in the beauty of flat topped mountains at about one mile high. ----- We saw the most extravagant castle so far called Peles Castle. It use to be owned by [View Full Entry]

By Kylie H
July 25th 2009

Dracula and a humongous building Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

As part of a work trip I was able to spend a day running around Bucharest to have a look at a few bits and pieces. I was lucky enough to be staying at one of the nicest hotels, so started the day with a swim in the stunning bean shaped pool before heading out on a tour, it was a very hot day. First we went to the square where it all kicked off back in 1989, revolutionary square. Old Nicolas and his wife were captured on the top of a building trying to escape the people and where soon [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
July 24th 2009

The Road to Transylvania is Littered with Watermelons Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

Watermelons Everywhere!

Way back in the 80's, Steph (as a little girl in love with gymnastics) watched a movie called Nadia about the famous Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci. So when we first moved to Europe and made our hit list of 'must-see' countries, Steph put Romania on (out of a Dracula curiosity I seconded it). I've been to Bucharest a bunch of times for work, and since this time I was going on a Thursday/Friday it was perfect for the girls to meet me for the weekend. Steph was extremely brave attempting her first flight alone with Dahlia but totally survived with the [View Full Entry]

By pink mona
July 22nd 2009

Costinesti Europe » Romania » Dobrogea » Marea Neagra » Costinesti

the gang

Hello everybody!! I just came back from a LOVELY holiday in Costinesti. Together with a bunch of friends we headed to the beach on Friday night, taking the motorway to Constanta. Although 3am, it proved to be extremely busy, as lots of people where aiming for the beach at that time. We had a few pit stops along the way, for a wee and a fag and finally made it to Costinesti early morning. Unpacked and went straight to the beach. I'm really proud to say I've accomplished my mission, as I primarily went to the seaside to build up a [View Full Entry]

By Tias
July 18th 2009

Chasing Dracula Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

Old School

I have to admit that the only reason I was interested in visiting Transylvania was because of the Dracula movies. But Ill have you know that it wasn't because of Dracula, but rather the castles and the mountainous scenery the movies showed. And although it wasn't quite like what I had imagined, I certainly was not disappointed. The train ride through the Carpathian mountains was jaw-dropping; mountains that were over 2500m high, lush forest all around, following a beautiful stream and every now and then a beautiful castle. After arriving in the city of Brasov, I once again followed a backpacke [View Full Entry]

By carterface
July 16th 2009

Brasov Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

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Brasov is said to be the most visited area in all of Romania, but you would never know. The town is tiny and is easily explored on foot. The train ride from Bucharest to Brasov is pleasurable; you wind in and out of mountain villages in the Carpathian Mountain Range. The mountains, like back home, are covered with trees but are relatively low, because of their age. But there were still ice cream coatings on some of the peaks. Unfortunately the rivers are used as a secondary trash bin, so every now and then when some water gets caught, you can [View Full Entry]

By carterface
July 15th 2009

Bucharest Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest » Bucurestii Noi

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I left at 5:50 on Friday with the only bus straight to Bucharest from Varna. But of course the bus was 30 minutes late to start. And we stopped every 30 minutes for gas. And at the last town before the border our bus broke down. We sat on a busy road for about an hour waiting for our bus to start. When we finally got it started we picked up so many people that the bus was now completely full. I must have fell asleep or was so unimpressed by the bus station that I failed to see that it [View Full Entry]

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