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Vampires, garbage, and dogs, oh my!
(S) First a word about the title of this entry. There is garbage EVERYWHERE! This country is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful but plastic bottles and just general consumer garbage clog the rivers and beautiful little lush green valleys that run on either side of them. It looks like peasants then pick up these bottles, clean them out (although …
Romanian impressions
It is raining
It has been some time, in fact, the last time it rained during the day was in Asenovgrad, 24 days ago.
We could feel it coming, the last few days clouds assembled in the afternoon, there were a few drops and a bit of thunder somewhere. But now it is raining, and if the forecast is correct, it will rain 25 mm during the night. Happy we're inside.
We've been in Rumania for 6 days now, and we have some first impressions. As our ...
The Roman Ruins of Jidova -Oct. 20 Part 3
... around curiously, but could see nothing except a few houses, trees and what looked like a private road. Then I noticed the sign by the road. I could not read it from where I was and so got out to look closer. That was when I realized that Bogdan had stopped at a Roman Military Encampment known as Jidova. Jidova was built around 193 AD and was considered the most important Military fort along the Limes Transalutanus defense. The main purpose of Jidova was to control the ...
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
... There will never be a way to tell how much of the "history" belongs in the legend category. However, there seems to be much evidence to support the fact that however notorious his methods, they were effective. By the time Vlad had been ruling for only a short time, crime was almost non-existent. Of course his methods of ridding the country of crime were severe. He had the beggars, the thieves and the murderers impaled by the thousands.
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