Hey, hey we’re the gypsies!
And people say we Gypsy around! LOL Who are the gypsies? Well you can read the wikipedia article but it isn’t all that informative. If you’re going to visit Romania, you need to know who the gypsies are. The legal, politically correct name is “romany” people (rromi in Romanian) which sounds almost exactly like “Romanian”… Read More ›
Choo-Choo! Riding the rails ROMANIA style
Hey do you remember that old Guns n’ Roses song where Axl sings, “You know where you are? You’re in the jungle, baby! You’re gonna diiiiieeee……..”? Well that used to be Romanian railroads, also known as Căile Ferate Române and for short CFR (pronounced chay-fay-ray). Digression: CFR (the railways) have literally nothing to do with… Read More ›
Nicolae Guta, (Ex) King of all Romanians!
Yes ladies and gentlemen, time to learn about Nicolae Guţă (NEEK-OH-LIE GOOTSA), the man who was King of All Romanians before I came along. To understand Romania, you must understand who this man is and the kind of music he sings, known as manele. If you walk up to any normal Romanian and say “hey… Read More ›
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