Dacia

The romanians are a mixture of Romans and Dacians, two ancient civilisations which mixed starting with 106 BC and finished by 276 with the retreat of the Roman troops from Moesia - their Dacian province, during Emperor's Aurelian reign. That's why ...

... a great idea earlier in the night but we were exhausted...  So much so that we had a scare the following morning when Dacia's alarm didn't go off!! However, she managed to make her flight...well alright!   Early this morning, we streamed the ...

... rectangle dressed in glossy black vinyl, and this vinyl also serpented around the steering wheel. Racing stripes supported the car's name, "Dacia," and in the long shelve that was the bottom of the dashboard lay nine bright tulips. Three were pink, five ...

... - Marco The trip to Alba Iulia started at Marcel and Ildiko's house, Marco's host "Mum and Dad". Marcel and Ildiko own a Dacia Dealership and Garage in Marghita. Dacia is the "National Car" and we were told that 52% of total Romanian Cars are ...

... / drying machine >> good cool in summer and very good working heating in winter   Details pro object Blv. Dacia 47/2 > 80m2, 143 series > 16th floor (technical floor still above) with nice views > lift ...

...  by Oscar the Club president. Marcel is the local Dacia (now owned by Renault) agent so unsurprisngly we went in a Dacia. Spacious and comfortable for all, except Adrian who complained that his legs were too long, but secretly I don't ...

... and we were on our way. We had no idea of the kind of beautiful hospitality we were in for! Through falling snow, George's Dacia crept up the very muddy main road in the pitch dark. We finally found the house we wanted and when we stopped the car ...

... - the remnants of Roman Castrum Drobeta and the remains of a couple pillars of the once great Trajan Bridge linking the empire to Dacia. It was via this bridge that the Roman legions invaded and crushed the state of Dacia in the 2nd century AD. The ...

... in 105 C.E.  The Roman emperor Trajan laid this marker almost 2000 years ago to commemorate the construction of the road to Dacia. Just below this point is the Iron Gates Dam.  This project was begun in1964 and completed in 1972.  The dam ...

... . I turn and look at him and say “Viscri? Dacia?”, which as far as I know are the only two villages down the road. “Dacia”, he says. Ok then, I guess that is where we are going! It was out of our way, but not too far. He spoke no ...

... of cars fans of Top Gear will be pleased to know that by far the most popular brand of car in Romania is of course Dacia. However it is not the Sandero which is popular but the Logan, they are everywhere, estate and saloon versions and are used for most ...

... a visit to the 15th century hand painted monasteries of Bucovina. Big day tomorrow as we head for Bulgaria. xx PS.  I want a DACIA, the communist era Romanian car that looks like an old Renault: http://www.220.ro/auto/Dacia-1300-DEDICATIE/CkThBOMjlt/ ...