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Romanian impressions
... a tourist attraction in itself), they behave different.
An example? On our first day we had to choose between 15 km on the highway or 5 km highway and then a small road that would bring us to a village where the only other way out was a dirt track. After 1 km of 'highway' it was clear that we would not do the 15 km version (a small road with two lanes, no asphalt right of the white line to bike on and all the transit traffic between Turkey/Bulgaria and ...
The Roman Ruins of Jidova -Oct. 20 Part 3
Driving back towards Brasov, Bogdan told me that he had a surprise for me. He knew that I was very disappointed to have been forced, due to weather, to change my plans of going to the Roman Ruins on the way back to Hungary. The mountains, where the ruins were located, had far too much snow already and it would be impossible to get to them. So I had decided to go back to Budapest a few days early. Bogdan pulled the car over to the side of the road and told me we had arrived.
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Poenari Itself or "Dracula's Place"-Oct.20 Part 2
... which was the Historical region between the Transylvanian Alps and the Danube) as a shelter and as a treasury for the country. The square tower was built first in the 14th Century. This part was used as a prison for boyars (members of the upper classes) who were found guilty of treason. During the reign of Vlad Tepes is when it is believed that the second stage of building was done. A 60 m long, 10 - 15 m wide curtain was added to ...
Poenari Fortress - 1480 Stairs - Oct. 20 Part 1
It all depends on who you talk to, whether Vlad Tepes, known as Dracula, was a demon or a hero. To many Romanians, including Bogdan my guide, he was the greatest leader Romania has ever known. In 1456, the second son of Vlad Dracul began his term as Prince of Wallachia. One of the first things he determined was that the land needed to be rid of all its weaknesses and corruption before it could be prosperous.
This is where legend and truth have ...
Snowy Björnkulla, Romania, Paris
... a slight chance of getting a bad grade kind of classes. I hope that's not the case with my Racism and Xenophobia class. There is this guy from Syria and apparently he learned a lot in the class about racism. The fact is that he hates Latvians because they are "evil and cold blooded people". I went to Riga recently and most people ...