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Grandfather to the stars
Going to Romania
We're off to Romania next week for 10 days. Some friends run an orphanage in Transylvania and have renovated an old hunting lodge and offered it to us. I've pm'd a member who lives about 200km away for important information (e.g. the price and quality of wine) but I've a couple of other questions you might be able to help with.
We're taking our (acoustic) guitars - do I need to detune them for the flight? If so by how much?
Also my friend who's also coming is hoping to get a local school to donate a laptop to the orphanage - I guess it would need a Romanian keyboard but would it also need a Romanian version of Windows on it?
Anyway I hope to keep a blog while we're out there and post some pictures, I'll let you know when it's updated if anyone's interested.
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pablo cruisin'
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Grandfather to the stars
Thanks for that, it makes interesting reading. I guess apart from packing the guitar in plenty of clothes it's just fingers crossed and hoping people take a bit of care.
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supervillain
Take pictures dude. And have fun..
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Flashkit historian
Hope you have a great time.
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trace("AKA: Biro Barna");
If you need a Romanian keyboard then just drop by my place on your way back.  Enjoy your trip and don't forget to take pictures =)) This is definitely a country you'll never forget =))
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Peace - Just in Heaven
Have fun with them ---
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
- The Mahatma.
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Grandfather to the stars
I've updated the blog (my first, be gentle) with some photos.
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Haven't met those ladies yet, koolbabs.
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Peace - Just in Heaven
Haven't met those ladies yet, koolbabs.
- Too bad ! Are'nt they any Vampires left in Transylvania ?
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
- The Mahatma.
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trace("AKA: Biro Barna");
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| Romanian Adobe Flash, Flex, AIR Forum: http://www.flashforum.ro/ | By perseverance the snail reached the ark. |
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Grandfather to the stars
Sorry, B, couldn't see that link. We're having a great time in your country, people are very friendly and helpful, and the wine is frighteningly cheap! You were right about being veggie, though there's a really good market here so we can cook back at the lodge. We've found a friendly bar which does excellent coffee, and the waitress speaks English so any problems in town we ask her for help. Sunday our friends are taking us for a trip into the mountains, which we're really looking forward to, and I'm also looking forward to watching the Romania v France game with the kids in the Sanctuary.
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trace("AKA: Biro Barna");
I'm glad to hear that you guys ( and garls ) are having a great time. Don't forget to post new photos
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Grandfather to the stars
Added another post to the blog today. Most of the pics are of the children at the orphanage; they all have hepatitis and some also have HIV/Aids and we're setting up an interchange of letters and photos between them and my friend Bob's school. The students will be reading it, having written some letters for us to bring out here, so it's good they can see what life is like for them, which is better than it has been.
Plenary C, your country certainly is beautiful, and though the village is poor relative to Britain we walk down the street and everyone smiles and greets us. We have great fun miming what we want to the woman in the village shop; fortunately we knew the word for milk, that could have been interesting.
Jo, who runs the orphanage, showed me a guitar she was given and I've attached a pic of it. It appears to have a back made from Armadillo or similar. Frets, or anyone, have you heard of this? It seems like a lot of bother to go to to make an artificial one.
Tomorrow we're off early for a drive into the mountains. Hoping to see bears or wolves, but from a distance.
Last edited by bigginge; 07-15-2010 at 02:34 PM.
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Sounds and looks like an awesome trip.
Keep on posting photos!
"Let us declare nature to be legitimate. All plants should be declared legal, and all animals for that matter. The notion of illegal plants and animals is obnoxious and ridiculous."- T. McKenna
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trace("AKA: Biro Barna");
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Grandfather to the stars
Hi B, added a few more pics to the blog. Have been learning a bit about Romanian history, when I get home I'll email you as I'd be interested to know your views on a few things.
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Peace - Just in Heaven
they all have hepatitis and some also have HIV/Aids and we're setting up an interchange of letters and photos between them and my friend Bob's school.
- Thats really sad ! very nice of you to visit them and make them happy !
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
- The Mahatma.
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Grandfather to the stars
Thanks Koolbabs. We played our guitars to them last night and had a great time. I put some photos on the blog.
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i'm enjoying reading the blog and checking out your photos 
looks like a great experience.
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