http://www.rounite.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:10:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This amazing building is the Palace of Culture from Iasi, Romania. It hosts over 8000 paintings (many declared national and universal patrimony) signed by artists like Paolo Veronese, Pietro Liberi, Salvator Rosa, Anthony van Dyck, Eustache Le Sueur and many others. It is home of over 35000 relics from various fields: archeology, ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/09/05/palace-of-culture-iasi/ Socata (Elderflower Cordial) is a popular drink in Romania, so popular that it even inspired the creation of a new type of Fanta. Have you ever tasted Fanta Shokata? Well… it’s not as yummy as the Romanian beverage that inspired it, but it can give you a fair idea of ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/09/02/socata/ Some born in Romania, others with Romanian ancestors, these celebrities enchant us all. They shine on the screen, they bring worlds and dreams in our hearts, they represent, some even without knowing, the true spirit of the nation that was first their cradle. Although there are still no clear records regarding ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/08/20/romanian-americans/ 15 August is commemorating the death of Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ in the Orthodox Church, and it’s the Assumption of Virgin Mary in the Catholic theology. It’s not a public holiday in Romania, not in the sense that all offices close and people celebrate with their families, but it ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/08/14/navy-day/ "Here we have, on the Valley of Cerna, the most beautiful spa in the continent." Baile Herculane is an ancient spa resort located in the National Park Valea Cernei-Domogled, in the valley of the Cerna River. The spa is flanked by the Charpathian’s Mehedinti Mountains to the east and the Cerna ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/08/02/herculane/ In times of drought, when the sun burns the fields and hope for rich harvests is lost, a young girl walks the dusty street of the village. She's wearing willow leaves around her waist, she walks and dances with a graceful pace, yet sometimes her movements are daring, erotic almost ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/07/20/paparuda/ In Romania, the sound of an angel’s song is absolutely unique, something you will never ever hear some place else. That’s because angels use the tulnic or bucium to deliver their musical messages. The term “bucium”, derived from the Latin word “bucinum” (meaning curved horn or trumpet blast) is used n ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/07/16/bucium/ The Danube Delta used to be my favorite summer destination. I used to spend there 2 to 3 weeks each year, sometimes traveling with the recons from Tulcea, sometimes with my friends and family. Whenever there was an opportunity to travel to what I used to call "Earthly paradise," I ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/07/14/danube-delta/ Once this was a sacred dance danced only in the spring by a chosen number of men. Today Calusarul is a form of entertainment and the members of the groups still dancing it probably don’t even know its mystic signification. The ancient rules behind it are no longer respected, but ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/07/08/calusarii/ Somewhere in Dobrudja, just off the Black Sea, the land of Murfatlar stretches out under the blue Romanian skies with its endless vineyards. Dionysus himself was once dancing on these hills, blessing the wines with his magical touch. Murfatlar’s wines have been loved ever since and today they are some of ... http://www.rounite.com/2008/07/05/murfatlar/