A Romanian Favorite: Tripe Sour Soup (Ciorbă de burtă)

Aside “sarmale” and “mititei”, the dish known as “Ciorbă de burtă” (tripe sour soup... 

A Romanian Favorite: Tripe Sour Soup (Ciorbă de burtă)

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

Exotic, beautiful, untamed and still carrying an ancient bliss. This is the Danube Delta: a warm, welcoming place in the wilderness,... 

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone. It played... 

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

A Visual Trip through the Carpathians

It’s been a while since I last published an entry on this blog, and I fell like I let down those few readers who never failed to make... 

A Visual Trip through the Carpathians

A Virtual Trip to Lugoj

Lugoj, is a city in Timiş County, Banat, western Romania, situated on both banks of the Timiş River. The river divides the city in two quarters: the Romanian... 

A Virtual Trip to Lugoj

Rimetea – One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Romania

One of my favorite destinations during the summer are the Western Carpathians (Romanian: Munţii Apuseni), an area... 

Rimetea - One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Romania

20 aprilie 2009 – Comemorare Doru Davidovici

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20 aprilie 2009 - Comemorare Doru Davidovici

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Mihai Eminescu, 160 Years Later

Mihai Eminescu, 160 Years Later

Mihai Eminescu is the Romanian soul, our very essence, a poet who influenced and changed the Romanian culture.

A Romanian Favorite: Tripe Sour Soup (Ciorbă de burtă)

A Romanian Favorite: Tripe Sour Soup (Ciorbă de burtă)

Aside “sarmale” and “mititei”, the dish known as “Ciorbă de burtă” (tripe sour soup or “gut soup” as others may call it) is the closest thing to a “national dish” you can get in Romania.

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

Exotic, beautiful, untamed and still carrying an ancient bliss. This is the Danube Delta: a warm, welcoming place in the wilderness, not far from the Romanian shore of the Black Sea.

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone.

It played an important part in the economic, political, religious and cultural history of the Romanian provinces. Founded upon a Neolithic settlement, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Cedonia, whose traces are [...]

A Visual Trip through the Carpathians

A Visual Trip through the Carpathians

It’s been a while since I last published an entry on this blog, and I fell like I let down those few readers who never failed to make a comment that made me feel that my efforts were worth-while. Today I only want to show you a few breath taking sceneries from the Romania Carpathians.
Gran [...]

Holidays and Events

Union Day – Romania’s National Holiday

Today Romanians celebrate 90 years of national unity. All nations have a national holiday – the American “Independence Day” is no longer a secret for the world. Romanians celebrate their Union Day as a National Holiday.

December 1st, 1918 – the National Assembly of all Romanians in Transylvania, Banat and the Hungarian Country convened in Alba [...]

Romanian Architecture

The Wooden Churches of Maramures

They call them “the sleeping beauties” or “the sleeping princesses.”
I have no clue why or who started this metaphor, but if you look at them, you have to agree: they have a “je ne sais quoi”, a royal beauty with their slim tall towers and their delicate bodies.
It’s almost a wonder that they’ve resisted time [...]

Romanian History

The Pearl of Past Times: Bucharest

In the rush of the modern lifestyles how many of us stop to recall the glory of the past? Do we all live by the motto “what’s gone is gone and what’s done is done” or do we somehow manage to learn from the past, to understand its values and to understand that there would [...]

Romanian Personalities

Mihai Eminescu, 160 Years Later

Mihai Eminescu, 160 Years Later

Mihai Eminescu is the Romanian soul, our very essence, a poet who influenced and changed the Romanian culture.

Romanian Traditions

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu

Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone.

It played an important part in the economic, political, religious and cultural history of the Romanian provinces. Founded upon a Neolithic settlement, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Cedonia, whose traces are [...]

Touristic Attractions

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

Exotic Locations: The Danube Delta [Photos]

Exotic, beautiful, untamed and still carrying an ancient bliss. This is the Danube Delta: a warm, welcoming place in the wilderness, not far from the Romanian shore of the Black Sea.