Posts Tagged Europe
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Video(s) of the week: Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg - the official name being official name is the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg - is the second-largest city in Germany, after Berlin, and the seventh-largest city in the European Union. Situated on the river Elbe, the port of Hamburg is th
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Ramnicu Valcea City Hall by night
I’ve told you some days ago about Ramnicu Valcea city from Romania, but now you really have to see the City Hall by night. It turns blue and red, pink and yellow, green and white :D Pretty unusual for a city hall, isn’t it? [caption id="attac
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Video(s) of the week: Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal. According to visitlisboa.com, legend has it that Lisboa was founded by Ulysses. The name comes from “Olissipo”, which has its origins in the Phoenician words “Allis Ubbo”, meaning “en
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The Romanian Traditional Costume Museum
The Romanian Traditional Costume Museum is a new museum that I’ve discovered in Bucharest, with a rich collection of textiles, especially costumes belonging to the Romanian peasants. Located in the House of Parliament via The People’s
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Video(s) of the week: Stockholm – Sweden
An European capital, Stockholm is also a touristic city with a lot to offer to a visitor/traveler. photo source Located on Sweden's south-central east coast, this city was founded round 1250, possibly as early as 1187. I'm inviting you today
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Shopping in Paris: The Lafayette Galleries
As we all know, the sales season approaches and if you have a really good budget, you can visit Paris and his famous Lafayette Galleries. Being a Romanian, I am very proud that at the last year season’s sales I found here a great award winner, the
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A monastery (Hurezi Monastery) and a curiosity!
As I mentioned here, on December 31st we went visiting some places, including Hurezi Monastery. I told you in the post that I'll dedicate a special article to this monastery – for we've discovered a very-very interesting thing! So here's the articl
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Ramnicu Valcea city
Ramnicu Valcea is the capital city of Valcea County, located in central-south area of Romania. The area has been inhabited since Roman times and was the site of a castrum. It was first attested during the rule of Reigning Prince Mircea cel B
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One day trip outside the city – and some funny stuff :D
There are days in which you simply don't want to stay in the city. You want to go somewhere and see something. My husband and I, we have some days like that. We choose sometimes to go somewhere with the dog and our son. Usually it's a trip at the
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Ocnele Mari salt mine
Ocnele Mari salt mine is located in Valcea county, in central-southern part of Romania. The exploitation has developed a strong community, starting from ancient times until today, when much of the county’s economy depends on the operation of salt f
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