The Palace of Parliament

Romania - Dracula Country

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June 14th 2008
Greetings from Romania. Our time in Romania began in Bucharest. We arrived early in the morning off an overnight to find our hostel receptionist shagging his girlfriend in what was to be our room. Trust me Stephen and I weren't pleased as we had seats on the train with some weird Bulgarian family and not alot of sleep. We later realised that the receptionist issue worked in our favour as h ... 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