Mercy… over all the years I’ve lived here I think the one consistant topic that I continually hear being discussed is poverty (saracie – sah-rah chee-eh). It’s something people who live here obsess over and it’s often one of the first thing visitors remark upon. Heck, I know I did the exact same thing. Many moons ago when I first came to Romania, my plane … Continue reading Poverty – Saracie
The Communists never saw much of a need for inter-city public transportation (besides the train of course) and so today this industry is dominated by a plethora of private companies. Although it can be confusing sometimes how to find the right transportation, the good news is that you can get just about anywhere you want to go without needing a car, even very rural areas. … Continue reading Inter-City Buses and Maxi-Taxis in Romania
If you spend just a couple of weeks in any kind of urban environment in Romania you’re going to find that certain songs will get hammered into your consciousness whether you like it or not. What am I talking about? Scanning the Romanian FM radio band, you will find the vast majority of (musical) stations to be extremely similar, based on just a few formulas: … Continue reading The Persistence of Music in Romania
When I first came to Romania, I was confronted with a wild and dazzling array of different kinds of music, most of which I had never heard before. It also didn’t help that I couldn’t understand the words either. In fact, due to my odd memory, I can tell you exactly which song I heard in Romanian first, an old and very popular ballad by … Continue reading Music in Romania
It seems just about every visitor to Romania ends up noticing the vast plethora of pizza restaurants in this country – simply put, they’re everywhere. In fact, if you’re in a small town with just one restaurant, chances are pretty good that they will serve pizza. The quality of pizza you will find ranges from barely edible to absolutely heavenly and if it’s a dish … Continue reading Pizza!
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