1. Experience Romania
A place of wonder on Earth…

2. …to be more precise, a place of
wonder somewhere in Central
Europe
Romania

3. Romania’s area is 238,391 km²
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State situated in SE Central Europe, north of the
Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube and
bordering on the Black Sea.
9th largest territory in EU (out of 27)

4. Romania’s population is 22.6 mil
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7th largest population in the EU

5. The capital is Bucharest
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And our home-city is Calarasi.

6. Government and politics
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Semi-presidential democratic republic
Executive: President + Prime Minister
1 President: 5 years
Parliament = the Senate + the Chamber
of Deputies
Let’s not go into other details and try to
keep a happy atmosphere for now 

7. When you come to Romania,
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You will first arrive in the capital,
Bucharest.
In old time was called “Little Paris”

8. In Bucharest, you will see the
Palace of the Parliament,
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The
world’s
3rd largest
building
Luckily, it fit
on this slide,
though…
…twice!

9. the Romanian Village Museum,
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Over 100.000m2
272 authentic
peasant farms and
houses from all
over Romania

10. The Triumphal Arch,
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It honors our
independence,
gained in 1878
The release
version built in
1935 

11. You will visit Sibiu, the
“cultural capital of Europe”
We didn’t just make
it up…
We read it on
Wikipedia:
“Sibiu was
designated
European Capital of
Culture for the year
2007 together with
Luxembourg“

12. And maybe the jolly cemetery
of Sapanta
…famous for its colourful
tombstones with native
paintings, describing, in an
original and poetic manner,
the persons that are buried
there, as well as scenes from
their lives… (Wikipedia)

13. …And, of course, the celebre
myth of Dracula…
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In his frightful castle

14. You’ll meet some locals on the
way,

15. And then you’ll get at the
mountains…
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If you like mountains,
you won’t get enough
of our Carpathians!
Light tents, good
shoes and full-day
hiking is
recommended. It’s all
worth it!

16. Here are some photos…

17. Slowly, you’ll head to
Moldavia
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That is, the region in Romania, not the
country ;)

18. …And there, in Moldavia, you’ll
visit the unique medieval
monasteries

19. And then you’ll come visit us
in Calarasi!
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A town near the Danube and of
Romanian Plain, on the left part of
Danube, to Bulgaria’s
frontier,area-5088 km
and 331 000 inhabitants.

20. You’ll stay with my family,
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Any other regular Romanian family
works as well
We are all welcoming people 

21. And you’ll fest on all those
wonderful Romanian dishes!
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Yes, all of them!
Romanians eat a lot; guests of Romanians
usually eat double ;)
You will be full, but you will still find some
space for desert:
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Fresh watermelon (the real thing)
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Home-baked pie

22. In the evening, we’ll go out
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We’ll meet with friends, go to a terrace,
have a beer, chat about football, IT,
life…
Then we can do anything you want that
we can’t really afford around here…
Just to give an example:
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1 beer out = 1 Euro!

23. The next day, I’ll show you
around the city…

24. And then we’re off to the
seaside
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Sun, beaches, beautiful girls,
Sun, beaches, beautiful girls,
concerts, clubs, pizza,
concerts, clubs, pizza,
kebab…
kebab…
Also, cool challenges, like
Also, cool challenges, like a a
few thieves, crappy
few thieves, crappy
accommodation and trash
accommodation and trash
every now and there. It’s still
every now and there. It’s still
the Balkans, remember? ;)
the Balkans, remember? ;)
Anyway, a lot of fun and
Anyway, a lot of fun and many
many cool people if you
cool people if you know where
know where to look.
to look.

25. And you’ll leave…
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And from the plane, you’ll have one
more look at this place of wonder on
Earth, and smile.
Come in Romania!