The coast line of Romania and Bulgaria is around 380 miles long.The endemic poorness of both nations
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was understood by Marie who,with Her natural common sense,built that small architectural jewel as no other is on entire Romanian and Bulgarian sea side.
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2nd January 2012, 08:06 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
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5th January 2012, 07:34 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
This woman who was never upset if the soldiers calling Her "mom" asking for water or to replace their bandages borne as the daughter of Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia on 29 October 1875.Her adventurous life begun when She fell in love with Prince George of Wales(before to become King George V:))
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8th January 2012, 09:03 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
But their mothers didn't want to merry them.So,at17,She was married with Ferdinand of Romania the nephew of The King Carol I of Romania.Soon after Her arrival here,in Romania,Marie felt in love with Zizi Cantacusene,a young lieutenant,and gave birth,in Germany,to a child whose fate is unknown.
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11th January 2012, 01:29 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
After Marie came in Romania She embraced Christian Orthodoxy Faith proving Her total attachment at Romanian nation.Below you could see what remained from Her Orthodox Icons after WW II and Communism passed over.
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12th January 2012, 08:38 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
At the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th the woman's world from here was divided between traditions which were kept in villages and so called modern which was in towns.The most visible aspect of that division was fashion-traditional(national) costumes at villages and West fashion at towns.When Marie came here She perceived the entire beauty of national costumes and begun to wear them.Suddenly the high life discovered what had been forgotten.
(Below you could see such costumes from my photo-collection)
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13th January 2012, 06:40 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
Nowadays,here,to be married at 17th is rather an exception.I don't know if in those time to marry so young was the rule,but thinking what was in my family,in those times,it seems that was not the rule.Despite of that Marie proved that Her mature was fast.In 1914,after Carol I died,She reached the throne as Queen Consort.In that moment in Central and West Europe the WW I begun and Marie who was the mother of six children(seven with that whose fate remained unknown)self transformed into a man-woman working to enter into the war against Germany(although there was a secret agreement with Germany).Mary understood very fast that one of the roles of the crown is to give unity to a nation.
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14th January 2012, 08:09 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
It is hard to step into the privacy of the Queen Marie because the successive administrations changed the destination of the rooms and the furniture position.
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15th January 2012, 05:07 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
Beside of that many pieces which could define Her personality disappeared.A wardrobe and a clock cannot define a queen's personality.
Now there are very few old people who are alive and could tell their memories to the visitors.Of course no one asks an old survivor for every visitor:D but books with their memories would have been well received.
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15th January 2012, 07:56 PMGoldcoastgolferRe: Central European Lines
Thanks for sharing these Radu. I've finally had the time to go through your thread and there are some stunning captures here. Looking forward to your future posts and documentary.
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16th January 2012, 08:35 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European LinesThanks for Your kindness!Quote:
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18th January 2012, 07:02 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
After the war,at the peace discussions,She said "...the Romania needs a new face and I will be that face..."At the Paris,Marie begun "to open all doors" working for Her Kingdom more than many native Romanians did.
With Her Nando(Ferdinand I) this royal family tried to integrate Their country into that new Wilsonian Europe.
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22nd January 2012, 05:37 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
In 1938 Marie died.As She wished,Her heart,in a silver pot,was placed in a small chapel near the palace as a proof of Her love for this place.Her body was buried near Ferdinand I at Curtea de Arges Monastery,on the left side of the pronaos (on the right side being Carmen Silva).In 1940,when Bulgaria ruled again over Balchik,Her heart was placed at Bran Castle in Romania,and the place remained without its soul.
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24th January 2012, 07:47 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
Now the tears of those who admired only Her personality or who loved Her body dried long time ago...
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17th March 2012, 04:58 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
At the middle of the last autumn I traveled to south,in Bulgaria,again.
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18th March 2012, 07:53 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
I arrived at Varna,a Black See side town
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19th March 2012, 08:12 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
Varna has around 300,000 inhabitants and two of the virtues of the new era are raised into the haven:rolleyes:
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21st March 2012, 06:53 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
From Varna we went on the right on a road to South
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23rd March 2012, 07:42 AMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European Lines
Here passing over the hills we met first snow.Later the people told us it was,a week ago,a very bad weather with storm which broke the trees down on the roads.:o
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23rd March 2012, 07:51 AMLeoLeoRe: Central European Lines
Radu,
I really don't get this last one, hope I'm not offending. But, if your "lines" cross Sofia, I'll be happy to have a beer. Give me a PM for this, if you want.
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24th March 2012, 05:04 PMRadu Dinu CordeanuRe: Central European LinesThanks for your interest,(1)my buoyancy helped me don't commit the suicide :D.(2)this "line" doesn't go to Sofia and future "lines" only God knows...(3)I never drink with unknown people.Quote:
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Thanks again for your interest.