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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 Whirlwind Donkey
May 31st 2006

Foarte Ocupat Bucharest

Europe » Romania » Bucuresti

Very Busy Bucharest...I am at the half way point of my trip in terms of the length of my stay here in Europe. I am amazed I am only half way along. I feel like Boulder was from a different life, a different planet. I arrived in Bucharest yesterday evening and was very relieved to have Alexandru meet me at the airport. It was all a bit overwhelming. We picked up his girlfriend Ioana and they drove me around the city a little so I could get my bearings. Unfortunately today I don't have any of those bearings left. I had [View Full Entry]

By Emmsy
May 29th 2006

One tequila, two tequila, ten tequila ... floor!

Europe » Romania » Transylvania

Boys will be boys
Ema and Dan kicking back after the Ursus Beer Festival. Yes he is male and called Ema ... go figure!

Heading into Cluj Napoca I already had an inkling that it was going to be a town to remember. A university town, this place has one of the largest student populations in Eastern Europe. I think we all know what that means ... this town really knows how to throw a party. After running into the Aussie boys again at the hostel ... I learnt that there was a beer festival on in town. I love a good beer festival, as does any traveller ... an event that promises cheap beer and lots of it. Heading to the beer festival we [View Full Entry]

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila - more!

By shiplorian
May 27th 2006

Dracula's Castle.................

Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Brasov

Oh ye believers of the legend............. Without a crucifix, garlic, silver bullet or a stake, I have ventured into Dracula's Castle and returned without a touch of being undead! Truth be told, Vlad Tepes is a genuine hero in these parts. He was a true nationalist who wanted to make his territories free from the Turkish invaders.. Ok, yeah, he did impale people (and now I do know how to it), but more as a warning to his enemies. There is history that Vlad's grandfather went to the Castle, but no record that Vlad himself ever went there. For that metter, [View Full Entry]

By Danieljh
May 27th 2006

Sighetu Marmatiei and Sapanta

Europe » Romania

coulourful gravestones

We arrived In Sighetu some time in the evening, the scenery of the mountains from the train ride getting there was the best ive seen.. once we arrived in Sighetu we followed some directions to this hostel that was suppose to be in the area... eventually we found where it was suppose to be but it hadnt even finshed bein built.. so we wondered into the town center and found a hotel which worked out to about 10 euros each a night.. by the time we checked in and put ou bags down we went out to find some food but [View Full Entry]

By Emmsy
May 27th 2006

Gypsies in Sighisoara

Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Sighisoara

Sighisoara
Entrance to the main square in the old town

I was told that if I wanted to see traditional old town Romanian, then I would definitely need to stop in Sighisoara on my way to Club Napoca. I bought a ticket that allowed me a few hours in Sighisoara and would then allow me to continue on to Club Napoca by nightfall. Getting off the train in Sighisoara, I turned around to see Dan and Kym -- two of the Aussie guys from Brasov -- hopping on the train to Cluj. Oh well at least I would have someone to drink beer with when I arrived in Cluj! After storing [View Full Entry]

By shiplorian
May 26th 2006

In Transylvania

Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Brasov

Hey there trip voyeurs.......... Yesterday we had an excellent tour of Bucharest, followed by a good dinner al fresco. Thank gooodness the temperature had cooled because it had been in the mid-90s since I arrived!!!!! This morning we were on the bus by 9 AM for our ride to Transylvania. It took almost 4 hours to get here, but it was interesting and informative because we learned a lot about life under Communism and the Gypsies. One finds it amazing that the people's lives here have completely changed in 15 years since the revolution. None of the consumer goods we saw [View Full Entry]

By Emmsy
May 26th 2006

All Bran ... all good!

Europe » Romania » Transylvania

Bran Castle markets
Tourist trap that is Bran .. apparently it is unlikely Dracula was ever at this castle!

Sorry an old entry ... but forgot to publish the pics! [View Full Entry]

By shiplorian
May 24th 2006

Snagov and Bucharest

Europe » Romania » Bucuresti

The road to Dracula's tomb
this is the direction

So here are a couple pics of the first full day in Bucharest Romania. [View Full Entry]

By Danieljh
May 24th 2006

Clug - Napoca

Europe » Romania » Transylvania » Cluj Napoca

Clug-Napoca
view of clug

After we arrived in Clug and found the hostel we went and had a bit of a look around then bought some beers and went back to the hostel.. that night we went to a beer festival where there was lots of cheap beer and drunk people around so we fitted in perfectly. we met some locals while standen in line waitin for some food then went to a bar and continued drinkin with them for quite a while.. then after a while we left and some how got back to the hostel..by taxi if i remember correctly the next day [View Full Entry]

By shiplorian
May 24th 2006

visiting vlad

Europe » Romania » Bucuresti

Greetings everyone......... Day 3 of "searching for Dracula". Getting here was quite a journey. Thanks to tardy Tri-Rail, I arrived at the Delta check in counter at MIA 2 minutes after theflight was "closed". Mind you, there was still 20 minutes til the flight left, but it was "closed". Luckily, there was another flight to ATL within 1 and a halfhours, so they put me on that one and I still was able to make my connection to Paris. Would you believe that the Paris flight ran 1 hour late, thus putting my connection to Bucharest in jeapardy. If you have [View Full Entry]

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