Ioan has to feed his chickens and rabbits before Maria can give me my breakfast, with a very fine egg included. I don’t think the rabbits are pets either. The downside is a distinct faecal fume at breakfast when downwind of the hutches, which turned out to be a portent of things to come. I … More Day 18: Sighisoara to Timisoara
I wonder if John Lennon could possibly have imagined that, 35 years on from his demise, Romanians would be dancing to Imagine. Not as improbable as the fact that Yoko is still putting out videos with the Plastic Ono Band – see Bad Dancer on You Tube for example. However, a little more in Iasi … More Day 12: Iasi to Lac Rosu
Staying in the heart of Bucharest, I have a sense of both the cultural strength of Romania and its contested history. It may be 25 years since the Revolution here, but there is still a struggle for the soul of this nation. Another demonstration is taking place today outside the Government Building in the Plata … More Day 8: Capital Considerations
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