Rob's Artistic Impression Of Bucharest

Springtime For Hitler

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October 15th 2007
10:45 was the planned time for leaving the hostel, however once we had found Justine and accumulated another member of our traveling party it was after eleven. We opted to forgo breakfast for an extra half an hour in bed, it sounds like nothing, but when you're living in dorm rooms half an hour is a lot of time. Justine and Dan, both Americans were both heading to Bucharest so we all decided to ... 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