Interesting Architecture

Bucaresti (Concrete Jungle)

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June 26th 2006
This city has a bad rap. I took a night train here, got woken up for two hours by the border guards, arrived at 6:30 in the morning. I had read and heard from other backpackers how bad the taxis are, so when a guy came up to me I was cautious: (Romanian accent) "Where are you staying?" "Oh, I already got a place." "My place is really nice, I drive you straight there, Butterfly Hostel." Now, I knew ... 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