the big green monastery

Days 8-10: Beautiful Bucovina

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October 3rd 2017
We took an approximately 6hr train ride to Suceava in the Bucovina region to take a tour of the painted monasteries. The countryside was flat farmland for awhile but the further north we got, the more lovely it became. (Suceava is at the very northern part of Romania, closest to Ukraine). I mostly snoozed (my travel super power - I can sleep in any train, plane or automobile) but did wake up mo ... read more

Europe » Romania » Bucovina

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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