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Bucharest Day 1: Recovering from Ister

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September 6th 2007
Argh! This is being written on the train from Bucharest to Sofia since last night in Bucharest was a recovery day from the marathon train ride between Budapest and Bucharest. Last night we slept a full night’s sleep from 11PM to 8AM plus a two hour nap for Manny from 4PM to 6PM. Hotel Intercontinental & the Teatrul The hotel from which reporters watched the massacre of students in 19 ... 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