From the hotel

FINAL BLOG - Includes Bucharest and Nottingham

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August 15th 2008
Well, my time in Europe is coming to an end. I am spending most of the day today wrapping up some loose ends, and “packing my trash” (as we used to say in the Marine Corps). My last week was spent with one of my co-workers and good friends, Tim Morris. We took the train to Nottingham, England Monday for a couple of business meetings. It’s about a 2 hour train, so we left the flat at a ... read more

Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

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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