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        <title><![CDATA[Sarah in Romania]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Always write kindly of my adopted country. Roumania needs friends. Come here often and try to understand it.&quot;
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    <title><![CDATA[str Romulus 15-17]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo source: Cotidianul) Passing these two striking buildings joined by a passerelle whilst out for a walk with a friend on Friday afternoon, I wondered, not for the first time, what tales lay behind them. Somebody had told me a long time ago that the... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The wonderful world of Kitsch]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In the middle of the Old Town, the inconspicuous entrance to str Covaci 6 and its several flights of wooden stairs will lead you away from the hustle and bustle of cobbled streets, shops and restaurants up into a seeing-is-believing world of pure, unadulterated... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ernest Urdareanu - The tale of an arrivist]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I tumbled into R.G. Waldeck's Athene Palace yesterday and boy, is it a trove of history, first-hand gossip and addictive scandal in fabulous detail. I was no stranger to King Carol II's disastrous ruling nor the shameless disgrace of Elena Lupescu, but... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Happy Feast of St Nicholas!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:05:51 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[For 16 centuries, tradition has it that Saint Nicholas crosses the globe tonight, leaving presents for all those who have done good deeds throughout the year. Children (young and old, big and small!) polish their boots on the evening of December 5th,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[La Multi Ani, Bucuresti!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[[Gheorghe Leahu: Popa Nan, source ] In 1459, 557 years ago today, Bucharest first appeared in a written document. 557 years.... Bucharest became Romania's capital in 1862. This, from Wikipedia: "Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical),... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The kindness of strangers]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This morning, I wandered into the so-far-unbeknownst-to-me Biserica Adormirea Maicii Domnului (Mosilor/Sf Gheorghe Nou), also called Razvani by locals in memory of its founder, ruling prince of Moldova, Stefan I Razvan. According to the plaque for historic... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rusalii (Pentecost) - legends, fairies and dances ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2016 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source) When I woke up this morning I realised, rather surprised, that I'd never done a post on Rusalii. Excellent timing then, seeing as how I'm in the mood for some magic. Rusalii is Romanian Pentecost/Whitsuntide and falls 50 days after Easter.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Happy 128th birthday, dear Ateneul Român!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2016 09:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo: Sarah In Romania) The steps of the Romanian Athenaeum concert hall in the centre of Bucharest have long been a favourite vantage point for watching the world go by while concert (and sometimes conference) nights in this beautifully ornate, circular,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A perfume of farewell - Silvia Kerim 1931-2016]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA["Într-o zi de noiembrie a anului 2002, o zi însemnată pentru România, deasupra cerului întunecat al Bucureştilor s-a arătat un curcubeu. Eu cred în curcubee..." ~ Silvia Kerim, 'Vedere din Parfumerie' Silvia Kerim, Romanian journalist and author of the... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the House of the People - and don't come back!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week, one of my closest friends (S.) came to Bucharest for New Year. It was her first visit so I really wanted her to feel the charm of this marvellous, vibrant city. We sped about all over the place taking in museums, galleries, churches, monasteries... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Libraria Ioan Dalles (Diverta since 2008) closed :(]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo: Sarah in Romania) After a quarter of a century, the Libraria Ioan Dalles (Diverta for the last seven years) is no more. Intent on visiting my very favourite bookstore in all Bucharest this afternoon, you can imagine the shock to find it gone.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The book is not dead! Long live the book!!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo source - Litera) Bucharesteans are getting terribly good at coming up with strategies to promote reading. Romania Insider published THIS article this morning on a recent project between Meridian Taxi and Editura Litera, The Mobile Library (Biblioteca... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Concert etiquette ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source) We were so looking forward to being at Sala Palatului last Tuesday night for the Israel Philharmonic (Enescu and Mahler) conducted by Zubin Mehta. Since the George Enescu Festival is the country's greatest classical music (and cultural)... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Turning back the clocks with Sanda Marin]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2015 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo source - 1936, 2nd edition) The cookery book, in an advanced stage of tatters (though cunningly held together with wrapping paper, paper clips and willpower), sits on the work surface in the kitchen ready for action. Its discoloured pages have... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The 'ie' - a destiny with needle and thread]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo source) Today, June 24th (the feast of St John as well as magical Sânzienele or Drăgaica), marks Ziua Universala a Iei - the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse. As I walked down my nearby boulevard earlier this afternoon, almost every woman I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[To the heart of the matter...]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://sarahinromania.canalblog.com/archives/2015/05/26/32119025.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Photo source - Tudor Besleaga) The press are always quick to jump on stories about unsavoury Romanian ex-pats running amok and ripping off the UK's benefits system, but there are thousands of Romanians living abroad working hard, studying their pants... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The heavy boot of the literary stamp - taxing culture, or 'give a leu to the USR-u'...]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As if Romanian culture and those that strive to preserve it haven't had their fair share of battles and insults over recent years, culture is now about to be further taxed. The draft law (to replace Law no. 35/1994), signed by 84 trans-party MPs, has... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Klaus Iohannis, the President of Christmas promise]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://sarahinromania.canalblog.com/archives/2014/12/21/31181017.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source) At noon today, Klaus Iohannis was sworn in as President of Romania replacing Traian Basescu, almost twenty five years to the day the communist regime fell. The ceremony was attended by MPs; former presidents Ion Iliescu and Emil Constantinescu;... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Demetrius of Thessaloniki]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source: Sfantul Dumitru by Romanian painter Gheorghe Tattarescu) Today, Orthodox Christians observing the Gregorian calendar celebrate the feast day of St Demetrius (see HERE for procession in Thessaloniki). One of the most important military saints... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[La Multi Ani Bucureşti, oraşul meu iubit]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://sarahinromania.canalblog.com/archives/2014/09/20/30619190.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[[Gheorghe Leahu: Popa Nan, source ] In 1459, 555 years ago today, Bucharest first appeared in a written document. 555 years.... Bucharest became Romania's capital in 1862. This, from Wikipedia: "Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical),... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A temple of mysteries &amp; a monastery of flowers, Șinca Veche]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://sarahinromania.canalblog.com/archives/2014/09/05/30533686.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[50km from the city of Brașov at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains lies a cave so steeped in mystery and strange phenomena that it is rather difficult to describe. The Rupestral Monastery of Șinca Veche (or The Temple of Șinca Veche), also known as 'The... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[At the entrance to Peştera there is a verse...]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Last weekend whilst exploring the breathtakingly beautiful village of Peștera , Bran, we came across a statue with a sculpted plaque: "Tu Ghicuta urci Vladusca Pan’ la Pietrele lui Crai Sa dai branza cea mai grasa, Dar in coji de brad s-o dai Afle varul... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The origins of pălincă and a little more...]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source) The other evening, I was having dinner with friends and at some point, we got onto the subject of pălincă. As you do. When you're drinking it. "Do you know the origin of pălincă?" Radu asked me. I thought I did in terms of the 'firey plum... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Domeniul Stirbey, Buftea]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In 1850, Barbu Dimitrie Stirbey, ruler (voivode) of Walachia (1849-1853 and 1854-1856), began the building of his palace at Buftea as a stronghold with its two exit tunnels should a quick get-away have been deemed necessary. Such were the times. It was... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dumitru Furnica-Minovici, his museum and his famous uncles]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[(Image source) Dumitru Furnica-Minovici (1897-1982) was born into an influential Aromanian family legendary for their crusade in the name of Romanian medicine. His Brasovian father was a merchant and his mother, Elena, one of the sisters of the famous... ]]></description>
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