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Sighetu Marmaţiei

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Traveler Romania and Istanbul
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- Oct 8, 2023, 3:30pm
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 284 m
- Romania Maramureş Sighetu Marmaţiei 47.927314, 23.89161647°55’38” N 23°53’30” E
Day 10
Memorial of the Victims of Communism
October 8, 2023 in Romania ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
This was a very emotional visit, especially so for Florin as his early years were in Communist rule and certainly his parents were affected by it. They did not end up here but were forced to work and live the "New World" way.
Florin remembers when they had to live by ration coupons and the only foreign company allowed was Pepsi-Cola. Who knows why?

Each cell is dedicated to a theme.
Summer schools are held to educate the younger generation.

It is one of the main memorial sites in Europe alongside Auschwitz.

Read the information pamphlet in 2 of the photos for more information.

For me it's hard to comprehend that a young man experienced this, it only collapsed 30 years ago!! It is still very much in the forefront of everyone's psyche. They are still trying to recover from the trauma of it.Read more
Traveler A very hard life.
10/13/23Reply
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- Sep 30, 2020, 9:00pm
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 282 m
- Romania Maramureş Sighetu Marmaţiei 47.92771, 23.8976547°55’40” N 23°53’52” E
Day 106
Les maisons neuves roumaines
September 30, 2020 in Romania ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Cela mérite bien d'être mis au pluriel car chaque maison en Roumanie est unique ! Et chaque Roumain est l'architecte de sa maison...et c'est là qu'on voit que l'architecture est un vrai métier 😁. Beaucoup de maisons sont inachevées, notamment les plus grandes destinées à épater la galerie : dans certains villages, c'est clairement une course à celui qui aura la maison la plus ...

On fait pas mal de route (d'ailleurs on vient de passer les 10 000 kms) mais on ne se lasse pas : comme il n'y a pratiquement pas d'autoroutes, on traverse tous les villages et ces maisons dégagent toujours quelque chose, nos yeux sont attirés de tous les côtés.

De toutes les couleurs, de toutes les formes, il y en a pour tous les goûts ! Voici un petit florilège de photos prises derrière le pare-brise de la voiture...Read more
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Sighetu Marmaţiei, Sighetu Marmatiei, סיגט, Máramarossziget, Sighet, Сигіт Мармароський

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