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Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Harghita » Praid February 17th 2004

Salt in small amounts is needed to maintain the body's health, about 2.5 g a day. The salt mine in Parajd produces around 600 tonnes of salt per day, enough to provide 240 million people with their dietary requirements. Parajd is a small industrial town about a one hour bus journey from Hargitafurdo; after 3 days skiing and a lot of falling a rest day sounded really appealing. The bus arrived and was filled by everyone who wanted a rest - not a seat spare. The heating on the coach was turned off after discovering that it pumped in exhaust fumes. Everyone sat with coats, hoping that the driver would refrain from using the air-horn (how useful can a horn on the inside of the coach be?) every time another vehicle appeared. Parajd was not a ... read more
The surface
Salt Sculpture
Subterranean Chapel

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Harghita » Harghita Bai February 16th 2004

I never imagined that I would be travelling overnight on a bus with 40 Hungarians drinking palinka on my way to go skiing in Transylvania. But on Friday 13th February 2004 that is where I found myself. The journey (Budapest - Transylvania) was actually quite easy, I’m pretty good at sleeping on buses and other assorted forms of transport, especially when my senses have been dulled by schnapps. Transylvania. My image of Transylvania before visiting was ripped out of countless horror films, wolves and bears at the edge of every road, hiding amoungst the trees with evil gleaming eyes. The only thing that would keep the wolves and bears back was that the guy driving the horse and sleigh would in fact be a vampire and was planning on feasting on fresh blood later. Bears and ... read more
The Slopes
Csipeka
Cheap Beer

Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara July 8th 2001

8 DE JULIO DE 2001 LATINO EXPRESS Rumanía es una excepción en los Balcanes. Es el país construido sobre los reinos latinos (pueblos romanizados) de Valaquia, Moldavia, Transilvania y otros menores, que sobrevivieron, escapando a las zonas montañosas de los Cárpatos, a las invasiones eslavas. Como signo común de identidad tienen la reivindicación de su romanidad y de una lengua romance, la única que sobrevive en el Este. Por eso decidieron nombrarse România, así como Bolivia y Colombia tomaron los nombres de Bolívar y Colón. En español, a alguien no le dio la gana aceptar su idea y por eso decimos, abusivamente, Rumanía, con U. Lo que no impide algunas confusiones: este verano terminó sus estudios una boliviana que un día encontró que había una beca que, quién sabe por qué, nadie pedía a pesar de ... read more
Muralla de Sighisoara
"El Empalador"
Sighisoara. Torre del reloj




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