Running Through Romania
I zoomed through Romania like a gypsy in a hurry. Did almost no photography, despite hours exploring the cities of Brasov, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi.
Incidentally, Romania has the world’s largest concentration of gypsies (officially, the Romani people). Migrants from India (hence the darker skin) starting the in the 11th century, the Roma haven’t had an easy time of it, with enslavement, harrassment and persecution commonplace throughout Europe (and an attempted genocide by the Nazis during WWII, who considered the Roma as unfit as Jews).
September 12th, 2009 in
Romania
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I love the shot of the Black Church – esti frumoasa!
And I miss the crowded streets brimming with the smell of food…now you’d think aramaggedon happened…everything is hibernating.