Looking UP: in Mamaia and Constanta, by the Black Sea #Im4Ro

While holidaying in Mamaia, near Constanta, at the Black Sea one August we booked a tour in a double-decked bus. Just as spectacular as Sighisoara, Brasov or Bucharest, here are some of the sights we spotted while looking up…

26/04/201917/04/2023

Orthodox Easter Eggs, folktales, symbolism, traditions #Im4Ro

Orthodox Easter red and white painted eggs, symbolism

It was an erstwhile custom that a mother, no matter how elderly or ailing she felt, would take it upon herself to bring food to her lad bided elsewhere as soon as the snow thawed and the first white spring shoots pierced the ground.

23/12/201806/05/2024

Festive Dessert for Christmas and Easter, Romanian Cozonac, a Sweet Bread Recipe #Im4Ro

Cozonac is not only a culinary tradition in Romania, but a lesson in history and culture as we eat it at Christmas and Easter time, and here’s the traditional recipe we use in our home. Enjoy a delicious, tried and trusted Romanian cozonac recipe, discover the origin of the cozonac, and marvel at the controversial cozonac recipe of Păstorel Teodoreanu that used 50 eggs per kilo of flour.