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 | Changing planes back to Frankfurt
2006-09-30, Bucharest, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | It was a quick fifty minute flight back to Bucharest. I made my way to the Tarom ticket counter to get my boarding pass and it was there they informed me of my $100 change fee. So I didn’t get away ... |
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| Catching my flight at 6:45
2006-09-30, Iasi, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | Although it seemed like I was waking up just about on the hour, every hour all night, I felt refreshed and rested when I finally got out of bed this morning at 4:30 a.m. It was still dark outside and... |
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 | Took a taxi from Suceava to Chernivtsi
2006-09-24, Suceava, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | We arrived in Suceava about 8 a.m. and it was a good thing the steward came by to tell me there was a South and a North station and to just sit back down and wait until we got to the North station. I... |
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| Taking the train to Suceava
2006-09-24, Iasi, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | As feared, I woke up just before 5 a.m. I knew if I hurried, there was no way for me to catch the first train to Suceava. So I got my butt in gear to get everything packed and downstairs so I wouldn... |
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 | Found a hotel and spent the night in Iasi
2006-09-23, Iasi, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | We landed in Iaºi just before 10 p.m., boarded more shuttles to the terminal and waited in a small room for the baggage to arrive and be handed, piece by piece, to each person waiting for it. From th... |
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| Six hour layover in Bucharest
2006-09-23, Bucharest, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | It was raining light showers when we landed. The skies were cloudy and grey and it was a nice 14C outside. I seemed to be the only one around without a jacket, but I thought the temperature was just... |
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 | Spending the night in Iasi
2006-09-29, Iasi, Romania. By: tommyexcel | | It was about a two hour drive through some beautiful farm country from Suceava to Iasi. One thing that you couldn’t help but notice were the sheer number of peasant farmers driving around on the road... |
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 | Dracula... Please!
2006-09-02, Bran, Romania. By: smithy2006 | | Quick review of the last few days as i have got myself a week behind! First month is over bloody hell it's gone fast, went to Bran today to check out Dracula's Castle, what a crock of SH"%! nice castl... |
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 | Up the mountains!
2006-09-01, Brasov, Romania. By: smithy2006 | | Smithy is my name and hiking is my game... well kind of!! Overcast day in general with limited sun but decided to take my slf up the mountain in my high perfomance Adidas Shell tops... well to be hone... |
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 | Updating the website!
2006-08-29, Bucharest, Romania. By: smithy2006 | | Don't know what i ate yesterday but hell it didn't agree with me! eye of a needle i tell thee! gave me a good opportunity to sort website out and had the comfort of a WC close by! Started feeling slig... |
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 | We're off to Vienna
2006-07-18, Bucharest, Romania. By: jachola9 | | It's almost 8 in the morning here and Peter and I are waiting in the lobby of our hotel in Bucharest for a car to take us to the airport to start our trek of Western Europe. We are both ecstatic but ... |
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| Thursday, July 13
2006-07-10, Sinaia, Romania. By: jachola9 | | Today I opened up my wallet and noticed that I only have 4 more meal tickets left (They gave us meal tickets for Lunch and Dinner for free at the hotel), which means I only have 4 days left in Romania... |
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| Today we start the workshop classes
2006-07-10, Sinaia, Romania. By: jachola9 | | I had hoped to be able to update this everyday in Sinaia, but I soon realized that that was impossible. We have been herded around like cows in and out of workshops and lunches and dinners and awful ... |
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| Sinaia - Day 1
2006-07-04, Sinaia, Romania. By: jachola9 | | Last night we finally got to Sinaia. We were pretty much on the bus all day from 9 until 22 (that's military time...I know, I'm smart!!). We went to see Dracula's castle which was pretty awesome. P... |
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| Fun times with not a lot of technology
2006-07-02, Romania, Romania. By: jachola9 | | The last two days have been pretty eventful, but we've been lacking a lot of the amenities that Americans take for granted (phones, internet, greasy food, clean bathrooms, showers with curtains, etc.)... |
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| OMG!!! What a day!
2006-06-29, Bucharest, Romania. By: jachola9 | | Unfortuneately I don't have very long to write because there are a bunch of people waiting for the hotel computer but today was pretty ridiculous. Long story short, my flight into JFK was late and I ... |
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 | our final night
2006-06-25, bucharest, Romania. By: epic | | we had dinner at the lebanese restaurant and it was really good. we had fallafels and humus and beef and chicken and lamb. most of the missionaries we worked with during our stay where there. after... |
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| sunday
2006-06-25, bucharest, Romania. By: epic | | yesterday the kids did well. we finished our work at the teen challenge house and it looks great. another group went to the streets again and had a nice time. after we got back from work we went to... |
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 | saturday
2006-06-22, bucharest, Romania. By: epic | | today was the first day I let the team read the messages you have left. keep them coming, I will pass them along. today we are working at three places before going to a city-wide youth service tonig... |
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| friday free day
2006-06-22, transilvania, Romania. By: epic | | as I write we are on the bus heading back from castle bran in transilvania. legend has it that count dracula was held here for a time. regardless, it was impressive almost 600 years old and filled w... |
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| thursday
2006-06-22, Bucharest, Romania. By: epic | | I set my alarm for 5am and called the youth group when they gathered for service. it was awesome hearing them, I miss them. today built upon yesterdays momentum and was another great day. we prayed... |
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