Constanța Archives ⋆ The Passenger

October 3, 2021April 14, 2022

Gateway to the orient

Romania isn’t the typical tourist destination for western Europeans. In their heads the country is associated with poverty, migration, and crime – only Bram Stoker and his vampire tale are linked to Romania with the same intensity. In reality, it is a country full of friendly people making the best of their situation. A country in development with a coast at the Black Sea, a country with vast forests (housing the biggest population of brown bears in Europe) and a long history between the east and the west.

October 2, 2021January 9, 2022

Microrezervație

Zoological gardens often reflect the state of a civilization. Only if society is advanced enough and economic stability has been reached also the animals have a good life. I’ve seen many not-so-good zoos around the world and the zoo of Constanța positions in the mid-tier. Around a lake many small areas filled with animals, the Microrezervație, line up.

October 2, 2021April 14, 2022

Constanța

If you want to visit the Black Sea from București, then Constanța (in earlier days Tomis) is your port of choice. A comfortable train runs multiple times each day from the Gara de Nord to the shore. It was founded by Greeks in the 7th century BCE. Roman emperor Constantine the Great named the city after his sister Constantiana.

October 2, 2021January 9, 2022

Marea Neagră

Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Turkey surround the Black Sea. For the Romanians it is the Marea Neagră, for the Turkish the Karadeniz – all meaning the same. It is suspected that the name refers to earlier ideas of connecting colors to the cardinal direction: green = east, white = west, red = south and black = north. That also explains why the red sea received its name.