Rich with history, high in Transylvania Nov 15, 2009
I had arrived the night before, after a hundred-mile train ride from the capital, Bucharest, along a route that meandered through the lush Prahova Valley before climbing into the southern Carpathian Mountains that rim Brasov like a crown. I wanted nothing but to wander the streets, admiring the mix of Gothic, Baroque, renaissance, and romantic period buildings in the center, and possibly to sit at an outdoor cafe, drinking espresso. (Boston Globe)
William Basch; was featured in Oscar-winning Holocaust documentary; at 82 Oct 31, 2009
One of five children, he was born in Sasovo, a village in the Carpathian Mountains in what is now Ukraine. In 1942, after failing to obtain US visas, Mr. Basch s store-owner father sent his three sons to different cities to increase their chances of survival. (Boston Globe)
Who and What Was Elizabeth Bathory? Oct 20, 2009
Her husband, fighting the Turks, was absent from the Castle Csejthe in the Carpathian Mountains most of the time. When he was home, he joined her in sadistically abusing and killing young women and taught her new methods of torture. (Suite101.com)
Josef Burg, 97; author wrote about Jewish life during WWII Oct 9, 2009
NEW YORK - Josef Burg, who as one of the last Yiddish authors in Eastern Europe preserved vestiges of a once-vibrant culture in fictional reflections on Jewish life, from the ghettos of the cities to the remote shtetl villages of the Carpathian Mountains, died Aug. 10 in Chernovitsi, the city where he grew up in what is now Ukraine. He was 97. (Boston Globe)
Best Cheap Travel Destinations Aug 31, 2009
Camp or hike in the Carpathian Mountains, visit medieval churches and monasteries in Moldavia, or take photographs of the famous Danube Delta, or see the Medieval Castles of Transylvania. You can get decent hotels and hostels for $7 - $20. (Suite101.com)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Despite all odds Jun 21, 2009
We had a very short and intense period of many people living together in one house with no beds, only sleeping bags, and one bathroom in a small village in the Carpathian mountains ... People ask me how I survived shooting in the Carpathian mountains. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Holocaust survivor addresses LaFayette geography classes May 29, 2009
Dr. Schoenfeld, who grew up near the Carpathian Mountains, in what is today part of the Ukraine, brought photographs of his hometown and family to show the students. Classifieds. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
The face of the first European May 24, 2009
The face was recreated from bone fragments discovered in a cave in the south west of the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The forensic artist who reconstructed the facial features for the BBC Two series The Incredible Human Journey told the programme's presenter Dr Alice Roberts that the face could have belonged to a male or female. (BBC News -- Science)
Face unveiled: A European 35000 yrs ago May 5, 2009
LONDON: A forensic artist has reconstructed the face of the first anatomically-modern human to live in Europe, who inhabited the ancient forests of the Carpathian Mountains in what is now Romania about 35,000 years ago ... A forensic artist has reconstructed the face of the first anatomically-modern human to live in Europe, who inhabited the ancient forests of the Carpathian Mountains in what is now Romania about 35,000 years ago. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The first European: Face of 35,000 years ago? May 5, 2009
The lower jawbone was discovered by potholers in the Carpathian mountains in Romania in 2002. The rest of the fragments were found the following year. (The Drudge Report)
Ukrainian Easter eggs keep evil in check (630) Apr 14, 2009
According to Hutsul, Ukrainians who live in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine, folklore, it is believed that the fate of the world depends on the pysanka as long as the egg decorating custom continues, the world will exist. If the custom is abandoned, evil in the shape of a serpent chained to a cliff will overrun the world. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The Sweet Sensation of Hungary's Tokaj Mar 13, 2009
Tokaji, sheltered by the foothills of the Carpathian mountains, has a singularly balmy microclimate. Long, warm autumns combined with the humidity of the Bodrog and Tisza Rivers favor the development of noble rot much as in Sauternes. (Time.com)
Bukovina Germans: Trapped by Shifti... Mar 3, 2009
Bukovina is just east of the Carpathian Mountains in southeastern Europe. This slice of geography was often a pawn in power games and under the domination of several countries before 1775. (Suite101.com)
Hungry bears cause trouble on Romanian streets Feb 28, 2009
Bears have been leaving the heights of the Carpathian Mountains and entering buildings in the Romanian city of Brasov to find food. With 273 registered bears in Brasov, authorities are having to keep them out of town. (BBC News -- Europe)
