Well if you’ve been reading my blog for a very long time, you might remember that I discovered there was a Romanian actor appearing in first season of the popular American TV series “Breaking Bad”. Due to the way this show is filmed, minor characters return after extended absences, and both episode 2 and 3 of season four (the current one) feature “Bogdan” once again, … Continue reading “Bogdin” Returns to Breaking Bad
Well in case you hadn’t heard yet, Romania has now officially committed to hosting an American missile base in Deveselu, just southeast of Craiova. This is idiocy piled on top of idiocy, but the icing on the cake can be found here (Ro), in which Bogdan Aurescu (a senior official in the Foreign Ministry) clearly states what he thinks is the deal. My translation: “The … Continue reading …For a Fistful of Nothing
Last week I had the great fortune to meet an American couple who found me through my book and were fans of my writing (you can read about some of our adventures here). As gratifying as their enthusiastic praise was, by far the most interesting thing about them was that they were Christian missionaries. If you’ve been reading my blog for a long time, you … Continue reading The Compleat Angler
A lot of interesting tidbits here today and QUITE a few photos. Let’s dig in, shall we? First off, a previously featured Do-Gooder blogger (the one who hates branza) who this time went to Hunedoara. Not quite sure if she’s ever been to EUROPE before (not just Romania): I cannot express how truly amazing it was to be able to not only see an intact … Continue reading Lots of Photos And Another True Tale of Surviving CFR Railways!
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