Bucharest to Holland 7. Travelling down the blue (grey!) Danube

Bucharest to Holland

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May 24th 2010
17 May 2010 Bucharest had some interesting museums. We visited a Museum dedicated to a Romanian composer and another cultural museum which was really great. They had a traditional house set up in one of the rooms - really interesting. We managed to get a car organised from the airport and we headed up to Reghin, the town of violins. We had a big driving day and saw some remaining snow up in the ... read more

Europe » Romania

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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