travelling by car in Romania

Today I would like to give you some important informations about travelling by car in Romania. If you decide to travel by car instead of choosing train or bus you have to know what kind of traffic regulations exist in this country. First of all, the most important thing about travelling by car is the ban on drunk driving (this is the same regulation which exists in Poland so it should be logic for us). Secondly, you are obliged to use the passing beam during the day and obey right-hand traffic. Speed limit in the build-up area is 50 km per hour and inter-urban speed is 80 km per hour. Finally, children after the age of 12 can sit in the front seat.

Why you should go to Romania? - part 2

This time I would like to tell you a little bit more why Romania is worth visiting. In my previous post I gave you a lot of examples why Romania is a good place to visit for everyone like: the beautiful cities, amazing lanscapes and omnipresent tradition. This time I have even more examples. Let's start with the prices. In Romania the prices of the primary products are really low if we compare them with the other countries. I can tell that more or less the prices are similar to the prices in Poland so if we want to stay in Romania for a longer period of time we won't need as much money as for example in France or Italy where we have to pay in euro. For all I now the cheapest meal which you can order for your dinner costs about 8RON. It means that you can fill your stomach easily for about 8PLN. It is really a good news :)
Down below you can see an advertisement of the dish of the day. It says:
"we cook everyday for you. Fresh, healthy, delicious"

Why you should go to Romania?

This time I'd like to tell you why Romania is worth visiting. For me this question is really simple - because everyone will find in Romania something for themselves!
If you are a fan of the cities - here you are. Romania has a lot of beautiful cities like: Bucharest, Brasov or Cluj-Napoka. Would you like to spend your free time on the beach, swim in the sea and sunbathe? You have at your disposal about 225 km of sea coast of the Black Sea with the city of Constanta which is the capital of this part of Romania. If you like walking tours and you like admire the landscapes and moutains you will feel like in heaven because in Romania you can find the Carpathian Mountains. What is more, if you would like to see a traditional zone of Romania you have to go to the north part of this country. In Bukovina or Maramures you will find well-preserved culture. In conclusion, Romania is a land of remarkable diversity in which everybody will feel good.

Leon Volovici

Today I would like to write about the book that I have ordered one week ago. It is a book written by Leon Volovici who is a romanian writer whose grandparents were Jewish. The book I want to write about is called "De la Iași la Ierusalim și înapoi" which we can translate like "From Iași to Jerusalem". 

This book is a long interview with Leon Volovici who has left Romania with his wife (who was polish) and with his two children in 1984 and has settled down in Jerusalem. In this city he wrote books about history and culture of the romanian Jews. His autobiography is an another book of him which is focused on this problem. He writes about the history of Jewish minority in Romania during the World War II and during the Communist time. What is more, interview with Leon Volovici is supported by a lot of essays and articles whch help us understand better the sad history of Romania, Poland and Israel.

The measles outbreak in Romania

The measles outbreak in Romania, which took important proportions in the first period of the year is really dangerous problem recently. Since the beginning of the year fell ill a huge amount of the people which is 935 cases. Because of an epidemic 6 people have died already. One of the victim was the 27 year-old woman and the one year-old girl.

 

The most affected area is located in the west of Romania near the border with Hungary in the city of Arad but the measles outbreak is visible in the whole country. There also a lot of cities in which this dangerous problem spreads really fast. The Ministry of Health announced that the cause may be really simple. Many children are now not vaccinated and that's why they aren't protected  against common life-threatening diseases.

The picture below presents the situation of the measles outbreak in the first eight months of the last year in Romania. Most of the cases appeared in the west side of the coutry and in the north  of Romania.