History Museum

The Bus Has Been Mastered!

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July 20th 2008
Miruna Again Because there were a few sites Miruna wanted to show me, we were off again. HOWEVER, I had to meet Miruna in the middle of the city so I jumped on BUS 301 and made it to my destination. I will not be defeated by a bus! Our first stop was a tour of the palace where past kings and queens lived when Romania was ruled by such. It was beautiful but noth ... read more

Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more