The balcony from which Ceaucescu gave his last speech.

It was from here that he gave his famous speech. Soon after this, he died of 'lead poisoning', as our guide explained with a dry smile, (he was shot).This building that used to be the Central Committee of the Communist Party is now the Senate Building.

Bucharest and Brasov

February 7th 2007
Midnight Arrival Capers A cheap flight from Budapest saw us fly into Bucharest, Romania, at midnight. We had for once pre-booked a hostel and had noticed that they offered an airport pickup service for E6. Being the adventurous types we decided to make our own way to the hostel; that's when the fun began! After collecting our bags we ran the gauntlet of the taxi drivers and made our way to the bu ... read more

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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

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