Nadia at… well, ageless.
“Don’t pray for an easy life. Pray to be a strong person.” Nadia Comaneci
Happy Birthday, Nadia!
Count on Transylvania
Like our friend the Maverick noticed, there are people in England who seem NOT to believe that all Romanians are vampires. While we will be working at converting the confused, here is a quote and a link to her report of the encounter:
“Transylvania conjures up images of moonlit Gothic castles and lost-in-time villages and has been shrouded in mystery for centuries. But the visits of Prince Charles to the region and his recent revelation that he can trace his lineage back to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula, has catapulted Transylvania somewhat unexpectedly into the spotlight.”
Read the whole article here.
Wild Carpathia
“Join Charlie Ottley as he ventures deep into the breath-taking but little known mountains and forests of Carpathia. Home to bears, wolves and the elusive Lynx and little known to the rest of the world, this is perhaps the last great wilderness in Europe, seen as never before. We will provide you with a unique insight into the beauty and rich culture of the region exploring its chequered history from the mystical ruins of the ancient Dacian civilisations to its medieval communities, many of which survive intact to this day.”
Watch this documentary about the Carpathian Mountains, featuring Prince Charles, on Travel Channel, October 30. More details here: http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/series-info.asp?series=Wild+Carpathia&ID=1535
The movie is below:
Seconds on the fence…ing
source: Getty images
Two Romanian women qualified to this year’s world fencing championship semifinals (épée), both against Chinese opponents.
Ana-Maria Brânză is mostly trailing behind Sun Yujie, but manages to come back every time, eventually equalizing for 14-14 points, 6 seconds before time (which would have meant added time for one “golden touche”). But Ana is a hot babe not only in looks, but also in temperament – the fibre of an Olympic champion (2008) does not allow her to wait, she attacks furiously – and loses.
Anca Măroiu leads Li Na of China with 12-9 with 14 seconds remaining. 13-11 with 7 seconds remaining (yep fencing is that fast). She halts, prudently trying to conserve the advantage – and Read more of this post
Romanian dance beats hit Europe
I burst out laughing when I heard the “maia hi maia hu” refrain in a posh club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 6 years ago. Everyone was singing along, without understanding a word (granted, there was not much to understand) – it was surreal.
“Dragostea din tei” by O-zone was the first world dance music hit performed in Romanian language. Recently some Romanian artists have followed their footsteps to international success, however with most of their songs performed in English. It seems to become a trend:
“In the past 18 months, numerous hits have been exported from the Balkans into Western Europe. Romanian duo Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina hit the top 10 of Billboard’s European Hot 100 Singles chart twice this year with “Stereo Love” and “This Is My Life.”
“Stereo Love” even cracked the notoriously Europhobic U.K. singles chart, peaking at No. 4 and selling 101,000 units, according to the Official Charts Company. Another Romanian dance star, Inna, hit the U.K. top 10 in March with “Hot,” selling 193,000.
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The country is also home to an Ibiza-style summer dance scene Read more of this post
Red Bull X-Alps 2011
One of the world’s toughest athletic competitions, The RED BULL X-ALPS, had a Romanian among the winners this year.
Well done Toma!
See more details here:
Red Bull X-Alps 2011 – RED BULL X-ALPS WEBCLIP: BEST OF 2011.
Twosome
Posts on this website come in two categories:
“Vlad-Toma” means Vlad started the drawing and Toma finished it.
“Toma-Vlad” means Toma started the drawing and Vlad finished it.
The cool thing is if you move your mouse over the picture you can see the original “challenge” drawing. It won’t work here, do it on their website: http://cevaindoi.ro.
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Bucharestless
Appropriate title. Trailer looks promising. Looking forward to the movie:
Romania sweeps Cannes Creativity Grand Prix(es)
“Romania was the big winner on Monday at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as Romanian shop BV McCann took home a pair of Grands Prixes in the promo/activation and direct categories for its American Rom campaign for client Kandia Dulce. It’s believed to be the country’s first Grand Prix, though it has won a few Lions in the past. ‘In fact’, said Festival Chair Terry Savage, ‘the first Bronze Lion Romania ever won, when they got back to Romania the president of Romania represented the award to the agency. So I don’t know what he’ll do about the Grand Prix.’”
Read more about how the guys at McCann pulled a “New Coke”-style stunt with the Romanian chocolate brand “Rom” in the Advertising Age article:
http://adage.com/article/special-report-cannes/romania-takes-home-grands-prixes-promo-direct/228298/
The Deer
With the Champions League final approaching, here’s a nostalgic look back to history:
“Only 25 men have ever played in and won a European Cup final for an eastern European team. Miodrag Belodedici is two of them. The Romanian libero, known as “the Deer” because of the elegance of his play, became the first player to win the trophy with two different clubs, which would make his story significant enough; what makes it remarkable is that between his two finals he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for treason.
These days, 25 years after his first European Cup and 20 years after his second, Belodedici is back in Bucharest, working with the national youth set-up. He is an oddly modest figure; when he suggested meeting in a sports bar before the Champions League ties one evening I was worried we might be besieged by fans, but in his simple black shirt and jeans and quiet manner there is nothing to suggest a celebrity, and we weren’t bothered by anybody at all. Yet behind the apparent ordinariness there is an iron resolve that led him to take an extraordinary risk.”
Read the full article about one of the most elegant defenders of all time here.
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