Tag Archives: Communism

Parliamentary Palace III – Deja Vu

September 19, 2014 · by · in Travel · 4 Comments

Before July I had never visited Bucharest, or anywhere else in Romania. However, when we arrived at the Palace of the Parliament, I had the definite sense that this was a place I had been before. Yes, I had read a bit about it before the trip; I knew it was in the Guinness Book […]

Parliamentary Palace II – Michael Jackson Was Here

September 18, 2014 · by · in Music, Travel · 1 Comment

There was a movie (which I have never seen) that was very popular in 1969 titled “If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.” That I think is a pretty common feeling for anyone traveling through a number of countries in a short period of time: you can feel a little disoriented when you wake up […]

The Lessons of History

September 4, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 3 Comments

It was obvious when we were there this summer that there is a certain longing for the past in Romania, at least among those who aren’t old enough to remember the bad old days. Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu was overthrown in 1989. For all intents and purposes that means that anyone under 30 really has […]