Romania and Istanbul

Volakia used to be Romania, is now the area around Bucharest.
As you travel south to Constanta the region becomes Dobrogea.

Dobrogea region. 2 arms of Danube with an island area or peninsula in between. Wineries, hilly. Wind turbines, nuclear plant 2 of 5 plants working. Built by communists, not all finished. No other nuclear plants in Romania.

Solar, coal, hydro. Talking about exporting energy to Turkey. They don't need as much energy as before because lots of the communist factories have closed down.

A lot of infrastructure building now.

In Bucharest still a lot of Turkish influence in architecture etc. Public transport....bus, tram, trolley car, subway trains. Regional trains

Agriculture - grow wheat, corn, sunflower.

The following is translated from QRCodes on signs on palace walls at Constanta.

KING CAROL I OF ROMANIA
1866-1914
Carol I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, of german origin, ruler of Romania between 1866-1881, was crowned king in 1881.
He was the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Romania, for 48 years. He was one of the sustainers of the return of Dobrogea to the motherland, along with Mihail Kogalniceanu, desideratum which has been achieved in 1878.
After the War of Independence (1877-1878), he has contributed, together with the Government, to create a modern state, raising it to the level of Western Europe.

QUEEN ELISABETH OF ROMANIA
1869-1914
Elizabeth - born Pauline Ottilie Luise Elisabeth zu Wied, has, also, german origin. Considered patron of the arts, founder of some charitable institutions, herself being a poet, essayist and writer, she was widely known by her literary name of Carmen Sylva.
Elizabeth wrote over one thousand poems, ninety short stories collected in four anthology volumes, thirty dramatic works and four novels. Art and literature lover and creative, she was a good connoisseur and interpreter of music - vocal, piano and organ.
At her request, a royal pavilion will be built in 1909, close to the end of north pier, nicknamed by the people of Constanta "Queen's Nest".

ROYAL FAMILY
1869 is the year when Prince Carol married Elizabeth, who became the first Queen of Romania in 1881, after our country was recognized as a kingdom by both the Sublime Porte and the Central Powers.
Both Carol I and Elizabeth had one ideal: the modernization of Romania. "All for the country, nothing for me" was the motto of King Carol I, which has been endorsed by the entire Royal Family.
Since he had no descendants, Carol I designates as successor to the throne his nephew, Ferdinand, married to Maria, whose son, Carol, would later become King of Romania.Weiterlesen