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Erica Hoffer – La New York, pe poteci mai putin batute

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

Erica Hoffer mi-a permis preluarea pe blog a notelor ei de calatorie din vizita facuta recent la New York. De aceasta data va fi vorba despre cateva expozitii si muzee mai mici, din acelea pe care placerea de a le … Continue reading →

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Snapshots in Tel Aviv and Yaffo

Posted on October 19, 2012 by admin

Below are a few pictures taken this morning during a short tour in Tel Aviv and Yaffo.     Beit Tamar is the name of the building that stands at the intersection of the streets Chelouche and Shabazi in the … Continue reading →

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Snapshots in Tzfat (Safed) – Galleries and Synagogues

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

I am spending a short vacation traveling all over Israel with old friends from Bucharest. It’s their first visit in Israel, but for me it’s maybe the 20th time I have the joy to be guide to family and friends … Continue reading →

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Monasteries and Churches

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

This episode of my vacation journal in Romania covers several monasteries and churches that we visited during the trip. Monasteries in Romania have in many cases an importance and signification beyond the religious dimension. The Romanians are historically deep religious … Continue reading →

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Lugoj

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

The city of Lugoj is located between Caransebes and Timisoara, but the two segments of the road we made the same day were quite different. Both are in very good condition by any standards, some of the best we have … Continue reading →

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The Two Shores of the Danube

Posted on September 14, 2012 by admin

We spent four days during our vacation in the Iron Gates area. Two of the days were spent on driving tours on the Romanian and Serbian shores of the river. Here are a few impressions and photographs taken in these … Continue reading →

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On the Transalpina Road

Posted on September 8, 2012 by admin

    I am bringing in this episode of my travel notes a few pictures taken on the spectacular alpine highway Transalpina which we crossed in the last day of our motor trip. The road crosses the  Parang mountains and … Continue reading →

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The Synagogue That Was

Posted on September 6, 2012 by admin

Here is an odd and sad story – the story of a place of worship, the story of a place that witnessed the history of a Jewish community and was the symbol, the place of gathering and the center of … Continue reading →

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The Old Church in the Hills

Posted on September 1, 2012 by admin

  One of the discoveries in the recent vacation spent in Romania was an architectonic and historical jewel in the hills below the Carpathians, near Hunedoara. The road that descends South to the village of Densus (read Den-soosh) is picturesque … Continue reading →

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A Story of Two Lighthouses and One Monastery That Refuses to Die

Posted on August 30, 2012 by admin

As I am a passionate of lighthouses, one of my questions to the local folks during my vacation on the Danube was obviously ‘Are there any lighthouses on the Danube’. The answer was ‘no, not any longer, as today navigation … Continue reading →

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