Globe hoppers

Bucharest is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms.   park bench Downtown is the tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church which is squashed in between big buildings and a statute of the former King. Church door from Cotmeana Monastery - XVI century

Venez on vous enmène faire un tour au musée de Bucarest   !     Let us take you through Bucarest Art Museum ! Nicholae Grigorescu - The Spy - 1818- 1971 Emil Volkers - On the road - 1870 Josif Fekete - Greyhound - 1937 Maria Maroresca -  Constantin Lecca - 1846   Nicholae Tonitza - Breadline - 1919 Studio interior - Georghe Ioanio  Vladimir Hegel Catholic Church in Campulung - Theodore Aman - 1831 - 1891 Self-portrait - Theodore Aman - 1831 - 1891

Unesco world heritage Built in the 13th century by Count Chyl de Kelling, the Fortified Church at Calnic (German:  Kelling ) is one of the most imposing defensive structures in Transylvania. First documented in 1269, the fortress served as a residence for Saxon nobility until 1430, when it was sold to the peasant community of Calnic. Enclosed by one and a half rings of high walls fortified with a defensive tower to the south and a gate tower to the north, the fortress withstood several Ottoman sieges. Its defense system was completed in the 16th century when a small Romanesque chapel, surrounding walls and a water ditch were added by the Calnic community. The five-story-high Siegfried Tower, the landmark of the fortress, is endowed with defensive corridors and firing windows Weird scenes from Romania - transylvania everyday life : They still use horse carriage ! And they are driving with us , in the same road ! Here you can see food from Romania :) ...

Uzbekistan :  It is Uzbek tradition that the most respected guest be seated farthest from the house’s entrance.    Tajikistan :  Russian soldiers are reported to have seen the Abominable Snowman or the ‘Yeti’ in the Pamir Mountain ranges. The legend of the Yeti is still considered to exist in Tajikistan.   Kyrgyzstan :  Osh, the country’s second largest city, is also one of the oldest in the region. Its vast and bustling market – still going strong – was a key trading point on the Silk Road, the overland route taken by caravans heading between Europe and Asia.  Kazakhstan :  Horses were first domesticated on the territory of the present Kazakhstan   Mongolia :  With Mongolia’s large land area and small population, there are more than 500,000 square kilometers of land area available for every person that lives in the country.   Ulan-Ude in Russia :  The Trans-Siberian Railway spans almost all the way across the co...

Georgia :  The world’s deepest cave is the Voronya Cave in Georgia.    Azerbaijan :  The thirteenth world chess champion - Garry Kasparov was born in Baku.  Armenia :  The first church in the world was built in Armenia    Iran : I ran provides home and social security for approximately a million foreign refugees – the biggest number in a single country in the world.    Turkmenistan :  Kugitang Reserve of Turkmenistan has a rock plateau imprinted with footprints of a dinosaur.  

Tomorrow is the big Departure !!! So exciting ! :) Czech Republic :   The Czech people have  the highest beer consumption per capita in the world.  Its first known brewery existed in 993.  Pilsners  were originated here as did the first ever blond pilsners. There are  several beer festivals  hosted annually.    Romania :  In 1889 the Romanian city of  Timisoara became the first in Europe to have electric street lighting.    Slovakia :  Wooden Čičmany village at the foothill of the Strazov Hills will blow your mind! All the gingerbread houses are original! The first mention of the village dates back to the year 1272.   Bulgaria :   The famous Facebook creator  Mark Zuckerberg   has a Bulgarian origin and he is named after his Bulgarian grandfather - Marko. His grandfather has emigrated from Bulgaria in 1940.     Turkey :  The Turks introduced ...

Hello ! As You may know, we are leaving soon.. But not without a little Fun with Flags : Before we leave, you'll find every day a small article saying fun fact about a country we'll pass ... Be prepared ! UK :   London has been called Londonium, Ludenwic, and Ludenburg in the past.   France :  France is the largest country in the EU, and known as 'the hexagon   Belgium :  Cricket is thought to be a Belgian invention, not British  – academics believe immigrants from north Belgium could have imported the game to Britain, based on a poem thought to have been written in 1533 that calls Flemish weavers ‘king of crekettes’ and also mentions ‘wickettes’, predating English references dating to the 1600s.    Netherlands :  More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level   Germany :  The longest word published in the German language is Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellsc...