Tripping to Transylvania Photo 1

Tripping to Transylvania

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June 20th 2008
I am back and just settling into life again at home. My visit to the Homorod Valley and Switzerland/Italy was exceptional and I have a story or two to tell for sure. But first I must do a bit of catching up around home. Sigh....just because we go away on vacation and forget all our work and worries doesn't mean they aren't there when we get back. Just a few tidbits though, to bring you back 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