Biserica Kretzulescu, Eastern Orthodox church, Bucharest

2018 Bucharest to Amsterdam

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July 12th 2018
7-12-18 Thursday. Our Bucharest city tour began with a visit to Revolution Square where we had the pleasure of hearing from a hero of the 1989 revolution in which the Communist government was overthrown. He was only 15 at the time but was out in the streets shouting “down with communism” and many of his fellow rebels and ordinary citizens were shot down in the square. He took a bullet in his h ... 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