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Sibiu, Romania

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June 23rd 2013
I am on the train to Sibiu, Romania. I left the apartment in Brasov, Romania giving myself 40 minutes to make a 6:00 am train. A taxi came by within 60 seconds--travel karma. Me: Train Station please. Taxi: Gara, gara? Blah, blah, blah, gara? Me: Hmmmm. Chug-a, chug, chug, ... chug-a, chug, chug .... woow a woow. Taxi: Ah. Gara! Gara! He drove straight to the train station. Some sou ... 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