Statue Outside The National History Museum

The statue is of Roman Emperor Trajan holding a wolf that symbolises Romania's history. However, at its unveiling, the audience reacted with silent incredulity and one member shouted out to "put the cover back on!"

Busy Bucharest

September 7th 2016
"Always catch a bus if you can", said the guy at the hostel in Veliko Tarnovo. Shame there no buses to Bucharest then. Only trains. Thus, I was on my first train journey for first time in a month, when I was in Italy/San Marino. And it was nice crossing a border with company, especially a long, 7-hour journey with so many stops. With ... 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

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