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Me and Dirty Pat at Bran Castle
Please Remember Brasov
May 28th 2019 On my long, three week sojourn through mostly eastern Europe, I took a side trip from Bucharest to the German influenced town of Brasov, in Transylvania. My host, Dirty Pat and I boarded a 7am train in Bucharest for the two and a half hour ride up to Brasov. He and his family skied there this past Christmas holiday, so he thought I would enjoy the German influence in this part of 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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
