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Archaeologists discover a city older than the pyramids
Romanian archaeologists unearth huge city in Hunedoara – http://wp.me/p4O4EP-fD Continue reading Archaeologists discover a city older than the pyramids
The Jewel of Bucovina
Word count: 1301 Last July after I was forcibly ejected from the country, I began a frantic and unplanned odyssey through Europe. Nonetheless, there was definitely one place I knew that I wanted to go – Cernauti (chair-na-ootz), the lost jewel in the crown of Romania. A long, long time ago, when everything was going amazingly well for Romania, and maybe, possibly, 100 thousand people … Continue reading The Jewel of Bucovina
Don’t follow leaders
As someone who maintains a site (nearly) exclusively focusing on Romania, it’s certainly incumbent upon me to mention that 2014 is a presidential election year in this country. After two turbulent 5-year terms in office, Basescu is required by law to step down this year. Who will replace him is anybody’s guess but yesterday I saw that Emil Boc, former Prime Minister and current mayor … Continue reading Don’t follow leaders
The Wheels on the Intercity Bus go Round and Round
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been riding a lot of inter city buses lately as well as speaking with fellow passengers who are “old hands” at the system. And I have to be quite frank – the inter-city bus system in Romania is pretty awful. The only bright spot is that there is a rather comprehensive website that details just about every … Continue reading The Wheels on the Intercity Bus go Round and Round
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