Paintings in the Churh inside the Veilko Taranovo church

Eastern Europe (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey)

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July 18th 2008
Hello So our Intrepid tour of Eastern Europe started in Budapest, Hungary. Sarah and I arrived in Budapest one day before the tour started in a semi exhausted state after catching the 2am train from Ljubljana. The train went via Croatia, so with the 4 passport checks and 3 ticket checks, neither of us had much sleep. Budapest is made up of three cities, Buda (the old part of the city) and Pest ... read more

Europe » Romania » Transilvania

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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