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Dagngerous way with Adrenalin

Dagngerous way with Adrenalin

This city was the third capital of Wallachia, the former region of the romanian country, after Campulung and Curtea de Arges. Then came Bucarest as the capital, Constatin Brancoveanu change it during his reign (S. XVII - XVIII).

It was the place where Vlad Tepes had his capital in Romania during his reign, there we can visit the Royal Court (Curtea Domnească), with the wonderful Chindia tower. He also built his new palace in Bucarest (the famous Curtea Veche).

Targoviste was the place of the execution for Nicolae Ceaucescu and Elena, his wife.

The Danube, on a part between Romania and Serbia, makes an espectacular canyon caled the Iron Gates. The gates begin in Bazias and finish in Dobreta Turnu Severin, the capital of the Mehedinta Judet (district). The whole distance of the canyon is about 135 kms. The zone is divided onto three parts, I have only visited the final part, from Orsova to Dobreta, where the dam is, making the pass of the frontier between Serbia and Romania.

I have attached photos from the city of Dobreta, with roman history on their pilars, never batter said, cause it was the place where Traian cross the Danube from Serbia to Romania, to conquer Dacia (nowadays Romania) and he stopped the Dacian invasions on the roman province of Moesia (now it crompises parts of Bulgaria and Serbia), leaded by the famous dacian, Decebal.

I found there, in the city, the pilars of the bridge. Those are only the ruins that left from it (and as well in the serbian side)

This is the coastal region of Romania. Dogrugea (in romanian) has the districts Constanz and Tulcea, whose capitals have the same name.

Come and see the biggest turkish influence in Romania, you can see here quite mosques. But not only turkish, since the old times, it always was a good place to be, thus greeks and then the romans were here.

And in Tulcea is located the end of the Danube river, the big Danube Delta, forming a huge extension of nature and wildlife (we saw quite birds there).

Even the turistic mass often comes to Dobrudja in the summers. Take care dear turist!

One of the most charismatic rumanian districts, located in Brasov city.

It is not in the city urban center, but always close to it, because from history of the city, the saxons were in the city center, after in the sorroundings the romanians, and finally, in the outsides, the gypsyes.

We can find there the first romanian school. Be educated.

Do you know that Vlad Tepes ordered to empalate a quite amount of saxons in Brasov? He made a forest of empalates in the outsides. After, he ordered to set the city on fire.

FUEGO A TOPE!!

...or the spirit of Stefan Cel Mare.

This are photos from Iasi (tha capital of the Romanian region of Moldova) and Chisinau (the capital of the country named Moldavia or Moldova).

Historically, that was Besarabia, that joined Romania after the First World War, in 1918, forming The Greater Romania. But after, Moldavia (country) became part of URSS in 1944 (actually since 1940, but with some "problems" in the way) , being finally independent in 1991.

In Republic of Moldova the people speak Romanian, but also some of them speak Russian, because of history.

My favourite place in Romania.

Deutschland war hier, ganz wirklich!! Also, besser sagen die Sachsen!

Once upon a time was a royal order from the hungarian king Geza II, which propose was sending to different parts of Europe to repopulate the country of Transilvania after the invasions of the tartars, among others... In those big lands, I found nice places, cities and villages:

Sebes, Medias, Biertan, Valea Viilor, Sighisoara, Saschiz, Sibiu, Calnic, Harman, Prejmer, Brasov, Slimnic, Calnic

I was just searching the fortified churches who were built by the saxons, flamish, or schleswig people who came there.

When some tribe, army or whatever attacked the city or the village, then the people ran seeking a shelter in the fortified church, the holy place which cannot be harmed. From the walls, they protected themselves fighting the attackers.

In the townhall two facilitators of Millenium and a volunteer of the asociation -me-, we made there a presentation to the youngsters about a volunteer program...

sending them to France!!

The spirit of Nadia Comaneci followed me all the travell. And it was a little bit tired.

The spirit of Nadia Comaneci followed me all the travell. And it was a little bit tired.

I love this city.

Everybody knows you very well... Uff!!

Great moments with Elenita!!!

In the opposite opinion, Brasov is a really beautifull place; I went thinking that will be another place more,but I really felt in love. You can find my heart there if go for a walk there one day.

Baia Mare is not a beautifull city, but has charm; maybe people, maybe nice company... I spend really great moments

[In cirilic alphabet Нови Сад, Ujvidék in hungarian, Neusatz in german, Nový Sad in slovakian]

Let's discover a new part of Panonia, this time in Serbia, our slavic neighbors. Voivodina (Vojvodina in slavic language) is the region that comprises the north part of Serbia, and as well are the serbian Banat plains. The region has its own autonomy in the serbian country. In history, Vojvodina region was mostly part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, being part of Hungary so many years, like Transilvania was. About 15% of the population are hungarians.

Vojvodina (about 2.000.000 inhabitants) is the richest part of Serbia, cause their lands forms part of the Panonian Plains, which are so fertile.

Mostly of the photos are from the capital of the region, Novi Sad (about 215.000 citizens), that literally means in serbian New Now, but the true meaning is "new planting" (placecement / assetlement). The river that crosses the city is, of course, the Danube, having got the water from the rivers Tisza and Mures (Mures goes to Tisza, Tisza goes to Danube). The city has a brotherhood with Timisoara. Other photos are from Petrovaradin (the village where is located the fortress, part of the city Novi Sad), and the frontier to Romania, near of the Serbian city Vrsac, also in Vojvodina.

To see more information about Panonia, read another mine´s photo galerie from The Hungarian Banat or another from Romanian Banat and Crisana Plains.

some pictures since Im in Romana!

Dogs and butterflies. Triumph and agony. East meet West.

This time, finally and for the first time I reached the Orthodox Cathedral and Museul Satului (see another mine's galery) among other places.

UN LEU PENTRU ATENEA SAU PENTRU CASA TA?

1876-1957

The most famous sculptor in Romania. He was born in Hobiţa, near Targu Jiu, the Gorj Judet capital. Here we have his most famous masterpieces, three works whose symbolize the human being life. "The Endless Column", "The Table of Silence", and "The Gate of Kiss" are a homage to the first world war.

They are in Târgu Jiu, lined up along the city in 1200 metres, from East ("Coloamna fara sfarsit") to West (the others two, placed in the city's main park).

In his life, Constantin Brancusi, after studying in Craiova he moved to Paris, where Auguste Rodin was an influence for him. During his artistic career, he was losing details in their works getting aproached to the abstract art.

Densus biserica, XIII Century.

Sarmizetegusa Ulpia Traiana, where Trajano, after he conquered Dacia, he settled there the capital of the roman province of Dacia. Before it was the Dacian kingdom, which capital, Sarmizetegusa Regia was about 65 kms far from Ulpia Traiana.

Temeschburg in german, Temesvár in hungarian.

This time, my aim was to be where the 1989 rumanian revolution arised. We achieved it. To Laszlo and the city of Timisoara (a city well made), that magyar luteran minister and the Timisorean who spreaded the spark of the revolution.

REVOLUTION!!

One of the most historic place in Judetul Arad:

The Monastery of Radna

The Turkish Bazar

The Ortodox Church

...among others...

[[Lippa in hungarian, Липова in serbian, Lippa in german, Lipva in turkish]]

With the Monastir St. Gheorghe (from 1932, in Feredeu commune), Cetate and gipsy houses (well, so many gipsy houses, I left those photos for another gallery).

Şiria (Hellburg in german, Világos in hungarian) is a commune located 28 kms from Arad. Well, I live in Paulis, so I reached there by bike, that day I made 44 kms, in a sunny day, the best move for a body (among others). The village has a population around 8000 citizens.

The fortress there was ordered to construct by the Hungarian King Bela IV, during the middle age, in the XIII century, after the mongol invasion came, to protect the territory, cause the Tartars destroyed and plundered all they can at their steps. Thus were constructed in the Arad province the fortresses of Siria, Soimos (Solymos in hugarian, 30 kms East from Arad, I have a gallery there below), and Dezna (Dézna in hungarian, NE from Siria).

Siria is also famous historically because there happened one focus of the 1848 revolutions into the then named Habsburg areas -austrian- against the hungarians, in the Hungarian Revolution in 1848. There, in 1849, fought an Hungarian army versus a Russian force who were alied with the austrian, surrendering the Hungarian one, then the austrian general Haynau ordered to kill 13 hungarian general rebels. Today, we can found a square in Arad with a statue conmemorating the fact.

Bekescsaba (Bichişciaba in romanian), Debrecen (Debreţin) & Szeged (Seghedin). Those three are one of the most important cities in the Panonian Plain (as named by the Roman Empire to administrate their whole province). That vaste territory was in the Terciary Age (Cenozoic) the Panonian Sea. Now is a sedimentary basin where the main rivers are the Danube and the Tisza.

The Danube (Wien, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrad among others) divide Hungary in two parts, thus the east part is the real Panonia, to considerate as weel the north part of Serbia and, of course, the West part of Romania, Crisana and Banat plains. The Tisza river pass through Szeged, before joining the massive Danube river in Serbia.

In the west part of Romania you can see the same architecture as in Hungary, as the result of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Did you realised? Oradea (Nagyvarad), Timisoara (Temesvar) & in Arad (Arad).

To finish, let me told you Oradea is in city-brothership with Debrecen. Cause the past there are too much similarities!!

Less than 50 kms from Arad...

In Romania Nadlac (Nadlak in slovakian)

In Hungary, Nagylak.

Are not the same name? similar? It is because before it was the same village, but after the First World War and the Trianon Teatry, Hungarian Empire was divided and decreased, thus was formed the new Romania among other countries or kingdoms that later would form Yugoslavia.

Then, previously the village had a textile mill, but after the war and its divisions, the factory stayed on the decreased Hungary and the houses belonged to Romania. Around the factory pepole began to construct their houses, becoming the zone a village, Nagylak.

Nowadays, Nadlac have around 8000 inhabitants, while Nagylak have about 600, and the factory does not exist anymore.

At least, there is a train from New-Szeged to Nagylak and another from Arad to Nadlac if you want to discover the zone and cross the frontier by walk.

SEE YA ON NEXT CHAPTER

The best soups I´ve ever tasted in my life, not soups, let´s say, consistent soups, the best to fight the cold. As "garnish" you have smântana (a delicious cream like yogourt, can be sweet or sour) and chili peppers to combine with the soup.

Ya know? Ciorba in spanish slang (Chorva) means girlfriend or girl, as Chorvo (in romanian Ciorvo, but it´s the same sound) means guy/boyfriend. Funny for spanish!

One of the most touristic places, where Vlad Tespes (say: VLAD!!!!) was born (as well his father, Vlad Dracul). For my, the nicest medieval city in Romania.

Schässburg in german, Segesvár in hungarian, Castrum Sex in latin.

Ala!

Brasov (Kronstadt in german, Brassó in hungariann, Corona in latin, Raszów in polish); in the 1950-60 was called the Stalin city. Is one of the 7 "Siebenburger" (seven cities in german). The city hold the title of martyr-city on account of their citizens on the 1989 romanian revolution.

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Bran (Törzburg in german, Törcsvár in hungarian) and the pass of Bran, estrategic place (economical, military) where is avaliable to visit the castle, the named Dracula's castle, where Vlad Tepes hardly wasn't there.

YOU CAN FIND MORE PHOTOS FROM BRASOV IN ANOTHER GALERY I MADE, NAMED SAXON COUNTRY IN ROMANIA

Visiting Cluj suddenly (Kolozsvár in hungarian, Klausenburg in german, Claudiopolis/Castrum Clus in latin)

The city of Iancu de Hunedoara and his son Matias Corvin, the greatest king in Hungarian Kingdom.

Lac din Communa Ghiroc (Község Gyorok in hungarian) Totally frozen

Some pics from the capital, including the old palace where lived Vlad Tepes; he founded the city. VLAD!!!!

Bucuresti means "the joy city" (as bucur means joy). Can you feel it?

Well, actually the origin of the city's name comes because of a shepherd named Bucur, who came down from the mountains with their sheeps and founded the city.

Soimos fortress (Solymosvár in hungarian), near Lipova, about 40 kms from Arad (East direction, to Transylvania), you´ll find this hungarian fortress from XIII century, the king Bela IV ordered its construction to avoid the attacks, specially after the mongol invasion during the middle of the XIII century.Thus, the king ordered to construct such that fortresses in Soimos, Dezna and Siria in the Arad "Judet" (zone). Later would come the turkish attacks.

The rest nowadays is history. Enjoy the views from the top of the mountain!!

Some pieces of my life here in this latin country where my life is carrying on so good. The most of the photos will be from Crisana plain, our headquarters here in this beautiful country. Greeting from a spanish guy!!

My personal project is about the Romanian food. I spend 6 months eating a lot of good food, so you have some images... Enjoy!!!

Finally we managed! A WEEK OF PHOTO AND VIDEO EXPOSITION has been a real success.

International free food, wonderful photos and a good atmosphere, both at Joy's and at KF.

But it's not finished, you still have the chance to join us at the Irish pub (behind Biserica Rosia) on Monday the 26th.

See you there!

Landscape from Rosia Montana.

one of the biggest music festival in Romania!

month = july