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POST VIENNA

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June 27th 2006
Travel delays, so only spent 12 hours in Vienna, and spent all of it sleeping. Bummer- but what to do? My German stinks anyway. Had mixed feelings about leaving Prague this time. 5 years ago when I was there it was mysterious and exotic and had a little air of danger about it. Now there is a McDonalds on every corner and EVERYONE speaks English and watches NYPD Blue. Prices have tripled sinc ... 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