Romania, with Love...

Romania, with Love...

The following pictures were taken in Romania, the country I'll always call home, in August 2001.
I used a Nikon F60 camera with Fuji, Kodak and Konica films and a Plustek OpticPro scaner.

Bucharest, Romania's Capital
Intercontinental Hotel University Bucharest The National Theatre In the memory of Martyrs of the Revolution in December 1989 The House of the Free Press in Herastrau Park Herastrau Park Herastrau Park
The Village Museum (1) The Village Museum (2) The Village Museum (3) The Village Museum (4) The Village Museum (5) The Village Museum (6) Wooden church from Sighetu Marmatiei, the Village Museum Folkloric instruments (the Panpipe = naiul)
Romanian Astronomical Institute's brand new Planetarium! The Eminescu source in Cismigiu Park. Eminescu, the greatest romanian poet The Romanian Atheneum, a great culture scene A Bucharest neighborhood image (imagine "de cartier")

Craiova, my Home Town
Prefecture of Dolj county building in Craiova University of Craiova, 55 years old
The Romanescu Park (1) The Romanescu Park (2) The Romanescu Park (3) The Romanescu Park (4) Bears at the Park Zoo! The park The suspended bridge

Bucegi Mountains...
Cascada Urlatoarea (the Roaring Falls) Jepii Mari trail, from Busteni to Piatra Arsa Jepii Mari (the big Jepi) View from Jepii Mari Small climbers on the big Jepi
The Babele plateau (2100m alt) Babele (the old women), rocks moulded by the wind Other baba Others babe The Sphynx, also sculptured by the wind, human looking
Distant view of Tatarului forks and Bolboci lake Pestera (the cave) hotel (1600m alt) View from Batrana mountain
Valea Horoabei (Horoabei Valley) Valea Horoabei Valea Horoabei A 6B (alpine) route! Valea Horoabei Valea Horoabei Valea Horoabei No Comments! Valea Horoabei
From Babele to Piatra Arsa Jnepeni, a rare preserved conifer Piatra Arsa Challet (the burned rock) Quiet afternoon on the Bucegi Plateau View from Piatra Arsa
You are not alone here! Sheep breeding, ancient Romanian way of living A sheepfold and a cow A flower and a butterfly
On the way to the Cross Costila peak from a different angle The Cross (Crucea), a 70 yrs old memorial at 2100m! Coltii Morarului (The Miller's Crags) Bucsoiu Peak and Edge The trail to Omu The trail to Omu Omu (the Man) peak and the challet (2500m alt) In the clouds!
Piciorul Pietrei Arse (the foot of the burned rock) On the way to Sinaia and cota 1400m (right) High above cota 1400m ... An extremely brave sportsman (zoom)
Let's take a look at the valley! The famous Sinaia spa and its Peles Castle (zoom) Poiana Tapului (the He-goat's Glade) Busteni spa (the Log) And the way back to Bucharest... And back...

Black Sea memories...
Fetesti bridge over the Danube Cernavoda bridge, the famous accomplishment of Engineer A.Salygni The nuclear powerplant at Cernavoda, a Romanian-Canadian project Black Sea, I'm coming back to you!
Eforie Nord, mon amour... Eforie Nord, the beach On the shore of the old Black Sea Weekend fishermen To the sea!! A night view of the cliff The Moon above the sea... Sunrise over Black Sea shore...
Costinesti, where sadness is forbidden Students, youth, nudes, love... Evangelia, the famous Greek shipwreck Yoga meditation by the sea The Forum hotel Costinesti, a feeling...

Personal Photos
My friends, Cristi and Mihaela Moanta in Craiova With Cristi and Mihaela 10 years from graduating Math at Univ of Craiova... or (Marius, Cristina, me, Cristi, Genoveva, Raluca)
The big reunited Vaduvescu family! And its youngest and naughtiest member! Taranii (Cici, Albert and Elena Vladoianu)
Maria Niculae, a great artist, painter and embroder With old friends, Calin Niculae and Danut Ionescu Danut Ionescu, a famous amateur astronomer Zoli, Adi, Bruno and Dan from Bucharest Astroclub Dr. Harald Alexandrescu and Zoli Deak at the Bucharest Astroclub Dr. Mirel Birlan, now at Observatoire de Meudon, France
Perseids 2001 observers at Piatra Arsa An observing night at Piatra Arsa SARM meeting , 11 Aug 2001 (two years from the eclipse) The donkeys (plus Stefan Calin)
Participants at Perseids 2001, Piatra Arsa Stefan, Raul, Ema, Eliza, Ionut and Emil Valentin Grigore, SARM's founder and a great rare friend! Group foto Perseids 2001 Camp at Piatra Arsa Perseids 2001, a new Frame of the Sky...

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