Cover from Romania

Galaţi, Romania

Many thanks to Valentin for the third card from her hometown!

Galaţi, Romania

This is my second card from Galaţi, Romania, and many thanks to Valentin!

Images of Romania

Sometimes somebody sends me a card without sending me an email for swap, and the sender often leaves the address on the card and I send one back in return. These cards are just surprise as those via Postcrossing to me. Now I wonder if the sender of this card has got my card.

Galaţi, Romania

Galaţi is a city in Moldavia, eastern Romania, the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube, very close to Brăila. According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 298,861 people living within the city of Galaţi, making it the seventh most populous city in Romania.

The name of the city appears to have derived from Cuman galat, which was borrowed from the Arabic qal'at (fortress). Also other etymologies were suggested, such as the Serbian galac; however the galat root appears in several nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălăţui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -ui suffix for "water". A derivation from Galatia (Gaul), suggesting a Celtic origin, is possible, but unlikely. The other closest toponym in the region is the Galicia with the small city of Halych which is locally associated with a jackdaw (Kawka, Halka). Other similar places are Galich, Russia and Galatia in Turkey.

Many thanks to Valetin for this nice card from her hometown!

Bran Castle, Romania

Bran Castle , situated near Bran, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among several locations linked to the Dracula legend, including Poienari Castle and Hunyad Castle), it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stocker's Dracula. There is, however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle. There is evidence, however, that Vlad Tepes actually did use the castle during his raids into Transylvania.

The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country.

Cover from Romania

A beautiful cover from Romania. I wonder if the picture on the left shows whale-killing. What does it mean?

Alexandria, Romania

This my first card from Romonia and many thanks to Mr. Gobrie! But I don't know if he has already got my card.