The protest.Today the weather picked up and Stefan the campsite owners son was our guide around Timisoara. Its claim to fame is where the revolution started.Firstly we went to a shopping mall as we were low on provisions. The supermarket was huge and was the French Supermarket Chains Such an. There was everything that you could possibly want in there. The mall was very much like those in the USA or UK with all the trendy shops there. After stocking up quicklybwith basic provisions we went firstly into a beautiful square where there was a peaceful demonstrations and tents on the lawns. Apparently the demo was something to do with the fact that the Americans have found gold in Romania and will only give the Romanians a small percentage of its worth. I thought that was quite ironic given the fact that today's Daily Mail was stating that they have found gold in Cornwall and Prince Charles and the Queen are sharing the proceeds between them at least the Romanian people are getting something!lol
Off we went to another square where there is the opera house. This is where the revolutionaries gave their speeches from.
Did I mention that we went to a brewery for lunch?!
And the result...
From there we went on to the rose gardens but en route we passed a church and couldn't believe our eyes-people were queuing to get into church! The rose garden with outdoor stage was just beautiful. There is very little tourism here and I love the place! The common denominator between my favourite countries are the people. I don't know whether its because they are all ex communists countries but the people in Czech republic,Hungary and Romania are all lovely. Their food is great and their wine beats any French or Spanish!
The protest.Today the weather picked up and Stefan the campsite owners son was our guide around Timisoara. Its claim to fame is where the revolution started.Firstly we went to a shopping mall as we were low on provisions. The supermarket was huge and was the French Supermarket Chains Such an. There was everything that you could possibly want in there. The mall was very much like those in the USA or UK with all the trendy shops there. After stocking up quicklybwith basic provisions we went firstly into a beautiful square where there was a peaceful demonstrations and tents on the lawns. Apparently the demo was something to do with the fact that the Americans have found gold in Romania and will only give the Romanians a small percentage of its worth. I thought that was quite ironic given the fact that today's Daily Mail was stating that they have found gold in Cornwall and Prince Charles and the Queen are sharing the proceeds between them at least the Romanian people are getting something!lol
Off we went to another square where there is the opera house. This is where the revolutionaries gave their speeches from.
Did I mention that we went to a brewery for lunch?!
And the result...
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