Though it seems that Vlad The Impaler never used it as his usual home, the myth of the vampire-king made Bran the tourist attraction with most foreigners in Romania. And since we are not sure for how long this construction shall maintain its public destination as a museum, the castle should definitely not be missed […]

The Voronet Monastery is the most famous buildings of Stephan The Great, a monument included on the list of UNESCO’s world heritage. Its frescoes speak of subtle esoteric knowledge held by medieval theologians of Moldavia and also of the skills of anonymous painters. Voronet is situated 5 km to Gura Humorului, in the county of […]

On certain occasions, such as the national day of Romania, The House of The People, or The Parliament Palace built by the communist dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu in the capital Bucharest is fully opened to the public and cameras. Usually, tours for tourists exclude the greater rooms of the building as various conferences take place there […]

The protests against the communist government in power in Moldova arose sympathy in neighbor Romania as well as calls for reunification of the two Romanian states. At least one student was killed in Chisinau in what was called a „twitter revolution” as youngsters used social media to spread their message and gather for protests in […]

When gases in the underground force their way out, an interesting phenomena appears. In their way, gases mix water and soil to form mud and create little eruptions. In time, craters are formed, sometime with a classic shape of a dwarf volcano. In other cases the craters are just some pits of mud. The soil […]

The April NATO summit in Bucharest caused a bit of a media fuzz when a group of foreign anarchist protesters were brutally attacked by the police before staging a protest. The policemen confiscated some graffiti sprays and injured some of the teenagers. The day after, the anarchists organized a peaceful march to the Forensic Institute […]

Anual, in cadrul Zilelor Bucurestiului, atmosfera fermecatoare din perioada interbelica e readusa la viata. Tineri si tinere in costume de epoca pornesc in calesti pe stradutele inguste de pe Lipscani, pe langa Stavropoleos, Calea Victoriei si Banca Nationala, pentru a imparti flori trecatorilor. Obiceiul aminteste traditionala bataie cu flori de la sosea. Tot din aceeasi […]