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- Romania Part 2Greetings! During our stay in Bucharest, we decided to take a one day tour to Sinaia to see Peles Castle, Castle Bran in Bran, and the city of Brasov. Peles Castle is located in the Carpathian Mountains near the city Posted by LCP in The Adventures of Penny's People | Dec 1, 2019
- Romania Part 1Greetings! Our next adventure took us to Bucharest, Romania! Like Vilnius, Bucharest was not originally on our must visit list, but again, we had heard from several colleagues who really enjoyed Romania. Bucharest is in southeastern Romania and is the Posted by LCP in The Adventures of Penny's People | Nov 23, 2019
- Southern Romania and WallachiaThe last two places we visited were Timişoara and Bucharest. We nearly didn't go to Timişoara, which would have been a real pity because it turned out to be one of our favorite places. We caught a day Posted by MikeinCairns in Back to the USSR | Oct 9, 2019
- Central Romania and Transylvania From Northern Romania, we headed into the heart of "Dracula country", trying hard to avoid the touristic tat associated with the Dracula legend. Highlights were: Braşov Old Town, we went on a free walking tour and learned a bit about this Posted by MikeinCairns in Back to the USSR | Oct 4, 2019
- Northern Romania - Maramureș, Bukovina and Iasi "Bună Ziua" Romania and Europe. That's Romanian for hello. We crossed the border from Ukraine to Romania by foot. Off the train at Solotvyno, a 1km walk, across the bridge, and into the small Romania town of Sighetu Marmaţiei Posted by MikeinCairns in Back to the USSR | Sep 24, 2019
- Ode to Princess Ita-Leia of the Vanished WorldIt´s a beautiful day in Chisinau (pronounced Kishhinow), also know as Kishinev in Russian. I begin each morning with a workout and a jog around Rose Valley Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Oct 4, 2019
- Smoke in the Air, Voices in the Wind Part VMarcu Rozen is a survivor of the Shargorod concentration camp, in the Moghilev District of Transnistria. After the war, he resumed his studies and, eventually, graduated from university. He subsequently held a series of important positions with various go Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Oct 2, 2019
- Smoke in the Air, Voices in the Wind Part III Samoil was born in 1914, in the city of Iasi, in the beautiful Romanian province of Moldova. He was born into an upper middle class family. His father, Zaida Rosu [Roshoo}, fought in the Romanian army during World War I, Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 30, 2019
- Railways for the Chosen FewIași (pronounced Yashhyy with a very silent i) Today is Sunday and a nice, sunny day to visit a synagogue and cemetery. According to Wikipedia, ¨Iași is the second largest city Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 29, 2019
- Smoke in the Air, Voices in the Wind Part IIKlara Ostfeld was born in 1931, in Chernovitz, Romania. She and her husband, Hillo Ostfeld, are survivors of Transnistria. Since 1952, they have lived in Caracas, Venezuela. Klara graduated from the University of Caracas with a Master's degree in Modern Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 28, 2019
- Why You Will Never Find Your Soul Mate I took this pic of the old (now non-existent) Jewish alley in Iasi, Romania this past week. I rediscovered a link to a blog post I had written a few years ago while taking t Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 28, 2019
- Smoke in the Air, Voices in the Wind Part IVBefore the war, David Cervinschi, son of Aron-Josef Cervinschi, lived in Kishinev, with his wife, Clara, and their two sons, Samuel and Shraga. In 1941, they were confined to the city's ghetto. Only 37 ghetto detainees managed to escape; the Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Oct 1, 2019
- Smoke in the Air, Voices in the Wind Part 1I am tired of being in Romania. Tired of reading the countless # of horror stories in order to figure out what happened to the Gheiler family in this region. I walk around Iasi like a zombie, glaring Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 27, 2019
- The Dark Tourism of Family History Hi and welcome to a new blog post! If you are looking for an uplifting, positive post, this isn´t it! :) Believe me, it´s no fun writing this either as I´ve gone temporarily b Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 26, 2019
- My 2019 European Travel ItineraryIt’s October again and its that time for my yearly travel. This year I’m going back to Europe again and will visit 5 countries. My trip starts on 10/7/19 leaving LAX and laying over in France then transfer to Posted by ahntawnee in Free Spirited Traveller | Sep 19, 2019
- Sorry Brian Wilson, BS sends its own Good Vibrations.I had planned to ¨Brian Wilson¨the day but BS had other plans. The Brian Wilson references (to those who don´t know) refers to the famous Beach Boy wh Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 18, 2019
- Living with BS Just yesterday, I self-diagnosed myself as having BS. BS, or Bereitschaftspotential Syndrome, forces the sufferer to continuously wonder if everything we do is determi Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 17, 2019
- What Lies in the Field(I suppose I should remind the gentle reader that I had mentioned in the previous blog that this portion of ancestral hunting was not going to be pleasant. This post is an example of that.) [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/934147/large_20 Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 12, 2019
- The Taste of BloodYes, the Ancestral Hunting continues for another 2-3 months! I arrived in Bucharest, Romania on Sept. 2nd. This is my first time visiting this country and I am here to Posted by georgeaguilar in Genetic Memoirs 2019 | Sep 4, 2019
- Street “art” and parks and eclairs!Dana, our illustrious tour guide recommended an interesting walk heading northish from our home base. But first... the best eclairs ever! At French Revolution bakery, that’s what they do - eclairs of all flavours. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/ Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 27, 2019
- Mostly BeerLazy morning and another beautiful day. The temperature has climbed every day, with yesterday’s high at “feels like” 28. Very nice. Steve watched hockey all morning, having avoided hearing scores of the previous day’s playoff games. Then we set out to Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 27, 2019
- Peles and Pelisor and the kindness of strangersBeautiful sunny day. Sanaia is an easy day trip from Bucharest Gara de Nord, a typical stop on the way to the more popular and Dracula-touristy Brasov. We were here to see the two castles - Peles and Pelisor - Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 26, 2019
- Parks and PizzaParcul Cismigiu is close enough to old town to be called its Central Park, but is, by no means, the largest park in Bucharest. Heading diagonally toward the Palace of Parliament (or “hypotenusing”, as we like to call it, given Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 24, 2019
- Caru’ Cu Bere & La MamaFirst a few iconic pics of Bucharest (notice the blood-red paint someone added to the Rebirth Memorial, which some call a brain on a stick) [img=https://photos.trave Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 23, 2019
- Bucharest markets and mahallasAfter a very easy and quick experience at Vodafone we have 2 SIM cards for less than $20 and head off to University Square to meet Dana, our Urban Adventures tour guide for the private tour of non-touristic neighbourhoods (mahallas). Posted by Deb Godley in Deb Travels the World | Apr 22, 2019
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