Tag Archives: travel notes in Romania

On the Transalpina Road

Posted on September 8, 2012 by admin

    I am bringing in this episode of my travel notes a few pictures taken on the spectacular alpine highway Transalpina which we crossed in the last day of our motor trip. The road crosses the  Parang mountains and … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Comparatii

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Daca ar fi sa caut un titlu alternativ al acestui episod al notelor lui Gica Manescu el ar putea fi ‘Povestea a doua orase’ – titlu clasic care in acest caz se refera la cele doua orase intre care calatoreste … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 5 – The Varatic Monastery

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

The morning of the second day of our trip started with clear skies and pleasant temperatures – ideal weather conditions for the tour of the monasteries in the Neamt area that we were planning for that day. Before I get … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 4 – “Pensiunea Carol”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

As we were approaching the end of the first day of our trip we headed to the hotel that we had booked for the next two nights. The location was near the city of Targu Neamt, about 30 kilometers away … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 3 – A Tower, a Church and a Museum

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

It started to rain in that afternoon of our first day of the trip. After the emotional encounter with my grand-parents house I told about in the previous episode we walked to the center of the city, to an area … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 2 – Back in Time

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

As we were drawing near to our first and maybe most important stop for me in this trip the weather started to become gray and rainy. We felt the change in landscape as soon as we entered the judetz (county) … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 1 – New Wine and New Churches

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

This series is dedicated to Rodica and Virgil, my good friends of a lifetime, who made this trip possible. ——– It took me a while to start this series of travel notes. I had to finish first the previous one, … Continue reading →

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