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Romania

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July 4th 2014
We crossed the border Poland-Hungary. Had a one night stay in Miscolc. Landed in an Industrial area and a dubious Hotel. No restaurant, that meant a taxi into town to get a meal. That worked all well but to get a taxi back was not that easy. We had to find one, lucky some of the young people do speak English. They helped us along, and a taxi took us back to the Hotel. There we found the sheets wer ... read more

Europe » Romania » Maramures » Barsana

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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