Author: Dr. Allan B. Cruse, Professor Emeritus,
Computer Science and Mathematics,
University of San Francisco
Romania Awareness Project
This website offers a collecton of links
to online information about some
remarkable people, places, customs, and events
in Romania, a nation in
the European Union which seems not yet well-known
among Americans
An American visitor briefly describing Romania (2011)
Timisoara, Romania
December 1989 Revolution - Timisoara, Romania
Bucharest, Romania - Athenaeum concert hall (opened 1888)
Iasi, Romania - Palas Iasi Lifestyle Center (opened 2012)
Sapanta, Romania - The Merry Cemetery (opened 1935)
Intel Engineers in Romania - World's Biggest Chime (2010)
Europe's first HP Concept Store - Bucharest (2010)
Bucharest, Romania - George Enescu Festival 2011
Neamt, Romania - Agapia Monastery (built 1585 and 1642)
Tulcea, Romania - Danube Delta riverboat excursion
Romania's Transfagarasan Highway - February 2011
Timisoara, Romania - school piano audition (June 2012)
Bucovina, Romania - The Painted Monastery of Moldovita
Calusari from Romania
Orthodoxy in Romania - romanian orthodox christian song
Romanian Pan Flute Master Gheorge Zamfir (1941-)
Romanian Film Director Cristian Mungiu (1968-)
Romanian Olympic Gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1961-)
Romanian opera soprano Angela Gheorghiu (1965-) - Tosca
Romanian concert pianist Bogdan Alin Ota (1987-)
Romanian Inventor Henri Coanda (1886-1972)
Romanian Tennis Player Ilie Nastase (1946-)
Romanian olympic rowing champion Ivan Patzaichin (1949-)
Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883)
Romanian violinist Grigoras Dinicu (1889-1949)
Romanian classical pianist Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950)
Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu (1838-1907)
Romanian oil painter Ion Tuculescu (1910-1962)
Romanian Operetta Soprano Amelia Antoniu (1984-)
Romanian concert pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa (1979-2012)
Romanian Ballerina Alina Cojocaru (1981-)
Romanian world boxing champion Lucian Bute (1980-)
Romanian Olympic Figure Skater Roxana Luca (1982-)
Romanian bedroom-webcam performer Aldo Blaga (1986-)
Romanian teen mountaineer Crina Coco Popescu (1994-)
Romanian comic playwright Eugene Ionescu (1909-1994)
Romanian jazz musician Johnny Raducanu (1931-2011)
Romanian Soccer Coach Steve Negoesco - UofSF
Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889)
Romanian playwright Ion Luca Caragiale (1912-2012)
Romanian nightclub singer Elena Gheorghe (1985-)
Romanian olympic gymnast Catalina Ponor (July 2012)
Romanian Jewelry Designs - ARRERA - Timisoara (2009)
Romanian fashion designer Catalin Botezatu - New York 2012
Romanian rock band 'PhenomenOn' sings "United" (2012)
Romanian ethno-blues band "The Nightlosers" (2012)
Romanian teen musical ProTV hit "Pariu cu Viata" (2012)
Romanian glassblowing master Ion Tamaian
Romanian entrepreneur Marius Ghena - School for Startups
Romanian competitive swimmer Mihai Matei (1991-)
Romanian homeless collage artist Ion Barladeanu (1946-)
Romanian anti-corruption leader Monica Macovei (1959-)
Romanian-born poetry professor Andrei Codrescu (1946-)
Romanian-born art prodigy Alexandra Nechita (1985-)
Romanian-born VT Professor Liviu Librescu (1930-2007)
King Michael of Romania (1921-)
Romanian Gymnastics Federation - stage show (2010)
Wild Carpathia Trailer featuring HRH The Prince Of Wales
Vama Veche Beach (Black Sea - Romania)
From Bucharest to Poiana-Brasov ski resort
Regatta Romania
Bear hunting in Romania
Road Biking in Romania
Whitewater Rafting on the Jiu river in Romania (2010)
Romanian Train Spotting (2006-2010)
Discovering Romania's caves (Summer 2008)
Romanian Offshore Software Development Team (2011)
Turda, Romania - century-old salt mine
Discover Romania: People Trades and Tools (2011)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Agropan Bakery (April 2012)
Dumbraveni, Romania - 18th-Century Catholic Church
Bucharest, Romania - Harisma Men's Choir (2001)
Bucharest, Romania - children's vaulting exhibition (2011)
Constanta, Romania - seacoast metropolis
Constanta, Romania - city of night (2012)
Feleacu, Romania - Traditional Romanian folk dance
Romanian Wedding traditions
Ovidius University's Villanella Choir - Constanta, Ro (2007)
Cozia Monastery - erected 1388, painted 1391
Oradea, Romania - city views (2009)
Ciocanesti, Romania - The tradition of Egg Painting
Rosia Montana, Romania - Europe's largest gold deposits
Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Universitatea Babes Bolyai
Insert-sort, taught with Romanian folk dance
Marble Arena 2 - Videogame from Barlad, Romania
Wisewords from two Romanian software entrepreneurs (2011)
Romanian Web Design demo - AmiGio (May 2012)
Slimnic, Romania - neglected medieval fortress
Sibiu, Romania - also known as 'Hermannstadt'
Parkour Jam in Sibiu, Romania (2008)
Animation from Sibiu Linux Users Group (2011)
Romanian-American Music Days Festival - Sibiu concert (2008)
American street comedian in Sibiu, Romania (2008)
Targoviste, Romania
Mioveni, Romania - Inside the Dacia factory (2007)
Brasov, Romania
Brasov, Romania - outdoor rock concert - 21 August 2003
Brasov, Romania - Views of nearby Bran Castle
Romanian singer Mihai Traistariu (famed 5-octave vocal range)
Romanian business tycoon and tennis legend Ion Tiriac (1930-)
Romanian ethno folk singer Bogdan Cioranu (1990-)
Sighisoara, Romania - 2012
Busteni, Romania - Cantacuzino Castle (built 1911)
Arad, Romania - city views (2010)
Hunedoara, Romania - Hunyad Castle
Alba Iulia, Romania
Galati, Romania - city views (2008)
Pitesti, Romania - Tower Climbing Trek (October 2010)
Iasi, Romania - history of a city
Iasi, Romania - New World Record for Sky Lanterns (2012)
Sinaia, Romania - Peles Royal Castle
Horezu, Romania - center for traditional ceramics
Snagov, Romania - Tour of outdoor sets at Castel Film Studios
Bucharest City Tour
Lipscani District in Bucharest, Romania
Stavropoleos Monastery - Bucharest, Romania (erected 1724)
Living in Bucharest: Public Transportation
Bucharest National Arena - opened 6 August 2011
Bucharest, Romania - Cisco Systems Expo 2012
Apple Store at AFI Cotroceni Mall - Bucharest (Nov 2011)
Bucharest, Romania - Petrom City complex - completed 2010
Bucharest Stock Exchange - Opening Bell (25 May 2009)
World Class International Fitness Convention - Bucharest (2010)
Military cadets - Bucharest National Dance Center (2010)
Bucharest City Marathon - 17 October 2010
Bucharest, Romania - International Bowling Open 2011
Bucharest Polytechnic University's CS students (Fall 2010)
Bucharest's Player Club - Halloween 2009
Romania's "Don't Drink and Drive" campaign (May 2012)
EAF Rural Development Project in Romania
Romanian Team - European Aerobic Championships 2011
Romania's culinary culture
Tudor Gheorghe Sara pe deal Mihai Eminescu (Eve on the Hill)
Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire (Romania)
Fr. Vasile Olteanu from First Modern Romanian School - Brasov
Traditional Gypsy Dancing in Transylvania, Romania
Romanian Border Police (2011)
Romanian brothers, ages 7 and 5, show astonishing strength
Flash Mob fundraiser in Ploiesti, Romania
Romanian musical lament "Bocet pentru Maica Mare"
"Made in Romania" - contemporary manufacturing (2010)
"We have a country" (a story of the Romanian nation)
Memories of My Youth In Communist Romania- Artist Claudia French
Romanian National Anthem (with English translation)
The World without Romania
Bucharest summit: US and Russia in tense discussions (2008)
Count Kalnoky and Prince Charles in Transylvania (2011)
Tony Blair with Victor Ponta in Bucharest (March 2012)
King Michael I addresses Parliament on his 90th birthday
European Council President to Romanian Parliament (2012)
Interview with American authors of "Dracula Is Dead"
Training and development of Romanian Librarians (2011)
Cluj-Napoca - "Let's Do It, Romania!" (2012 campaign ad)
U.S. Ambassador Mark Gitenstein on 'Restart Romania'
American student on her Study Abroad in Romania (2010)
Romanian activist's $20K award at Emory commencement (2012)
David Frost interviews Angela Gheorghiu on BBC (2010)
Burn victim's recovery, resilience inspiring others (2011)
Romanian documentary-making competion for kids (2012)
Fifty People One Question - Bucharest, Romania (June 2012)
Romanian National Museum of Contemporary Art (2012)
'Dictator tourism' opens in Romania (October 2011)
Dr. Graham Giles on Romania and Moral Values (2011)
Romanian Festival in Roseville, California (October 2011)
Learn To Speak Romanian - Mihaela Coman
Website launched on 23 APR 2012; Last updated on 30 JUN 2017