I have to confess that until last month I knew very little about Romania. Then I accepted an invitation from Louveciennes – Radlett’s French twin town – suggesting that a representative from Radlett would be welcome to join their group on a visit to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the founding of the town of Vama in Romania. Louveciennes has had a twinning arrangement with Vama in the beautiful countryside of Bucovina in the north of Romania for some years now, and the visit was planned to coincide with the anniversary festival.
Our group of 22 included 17 members from Louveciennes (including the Mayor), and also 4 from Louveciennes’ German twin town of Meersburg. We took part in the official celebrations, were presented with certificates and generally looked after with lavish Romanian hospitality throughout the visit.
The final days of the trip were spent travelling southwards to Bucharest with stops to visit a number of different towns and villages on the way. Romania is a fascinating country, and I have many wonderful memories of my stay in Bucovina.
