Solo Through Romania's Dark Past 🇷🇴
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2022
- 🇷🇴Deep in the heart of Eastern Europe lies the nation of Romania. A mysterious land to many with its own history of villains and heroes. And it was in search of one such polarising figure that I began a journey across this land ( by the world’s greatest train ) in the footsteps of Ceaucescu. Join me on this personal journey which I have long dreamed of making as we trace the leader’s final days in power and his ultimate demise.
Shoutout to all the friendly Romanian people I met on the journey.
The prequel to this video can be found on the Daily Bald channel.
It's content like this that really shows how amazing TH-cam is. Just a guy with a camera travelling by himself making better videos than 99% of the crap that cost millions. Thanks!
That is because you are easily entertained. It takes a big budget to entertain upper echelon folk like myself
@@luke6645 No you're just too picky.
@@aristonia1991 funny you say that, my mother called me picky growing up ❤️❤️❤️
@@luke6645 I geuss all moms are the same haha.
Romania has bad reputation in Europe because of the ethnic "g - word" living in Romania (youtube will censor this comment if I even spell the word), although most of them now left Romania. Mix that with the Dracula story, past communism, poverty, and 90% of tourists are scared away. The only tourists left that really want to visit Romania are the risk taking, adrenaline junkies looking for an exotic dangerous place to visit. But those too get disappointed because instead of an exotic dangerous place, they find a "normal" eastern block place not really different from, say, Poland. In the North-Western half of Romania, even people look a lot like those from Poland, or even from East-Germany.
The irony is that Romania really has quite special touristic attributes. But given the circumstances, Romania's unique touristic flavor will continue to be appreciated only by the few expert connoisseur tourists.
Your videos pulled me out of a very bad rut back in early 2020. I'm not overstating it, only your videos managed to knock me back down to reality. I remember the sequence of events quite vividly. I've returned to pay back a tiny portion of what you gave to me. Thank-you.
Legend
Legend
Brilliant ❤️
WOW Amazing! :) i bet he will be extremely grateful. I love his videos as it gives me hopes and dreams and to get more confident trying to travel about without having panic attacks
legend.
It’s good to see Bald still going strong after all these years. One of the only travel vloggers who isn’t boring and insufferable on the platform.
Lol what timing. He just announced he just finished filming his last video :(
Insanely bad timing... ouch
@@socracle2774 Eh, I don’t care. He deserves a break anyway he’s been going at it for years. Good for him
@@socracle2774 i saw that...why did he take that comment down...i saved it!
I love Romania. Been so many times and even married a Romanian. Amazing culture and what beautiful countryside....
I pity you
@@dean9330 get help
Ben - I do not know if you lay there in your Soviet style hotel room reading through comments posted to your videos but if you do I want you know know this…
You fill many upon many viewers with great happiness when a new video is released. I can only speak for myself but I bet many others would agree to this, we hope you do not stop making these videos. Your way of storytelling is pure & unique plus it’s simply the best. Please stick with it even if it is every once & awhile. Cheers to you Ben
Wow… what a privilege! The only comment to get the Bald & Bankrupt Seal of Approval. I will never wash my apple iPhone screen again!!!
Wonderful comment!
I once got a bald reply on one of the cuba videos and I was high from it for days. Star struck in a way haha. Your comment was really wonderful and I'm glad he was able to read it! His videos really do make my day when they drop and I hope he knows that. 🥰
Well said
wholeheartedly agree!
I love Balds style. I live vicariously through him, being disabled and having no hope of ever visiting these countries.
I genuinely wish you the best, and hope that one day you might get to travel somewhere.
I'd definitely would watch a video of you traveling if possible
same i would watch it if you uploaded! It doesn't have to be anything big but maybe if you went on a run/hike, get well!:)
@@jonasvloggar5880 bro
@@jonasvloggar5880 mount everest bro
As a romanian leaving outside Romania you can't even comprehend how many emotions were going through my body in those 50 minutes. Fortunately, I was born after 89' but still know most of the stories about Ceaușescu from my parents. You described everything very well. Chapeau!
It is so rare that my TH-cam recommendations provide me with anything worth watching. But, thankfully, your channel appeared a few days ago and now I have many hours of your wonderful videos to watch!
Finally. As a Romanian, I was waiting for a video with my country for so much time haha! Glad to see you had fun! You're always welcome in our country! 🇷🇴
Same finally haha!
@@spanqueluv9er who tf said he needs?
Bai frate , nu mai venea odata in Romania . Incepeam sa cred ca are ceva cu noi 🤣🤣🤣🤣
subscriu :)
Ba da imi era rusine cand auzeam copcilu' ala din timisoara
Amazing how one man with a camera, alone, is producing some of the best content available. Respect mate!!!
That Aerodome video is something else entirely. Can’t wait to see this one
Take your tongue out his ass Javier
THE BEST
Thanks for your amazing channel Bald, can’t wait to see what else you have in store for all of us.
Dang no likes or comments after 5 days. I'm sorry bro I'll give you your first like. 👍
Well, he just decided to retire from youtube. You have your answer on what did Bald have in store for us XD
Romania is a beautiful country.
I even married a Romanian and we live in Australia, but Romania also captured my heart. It will always be a special place for me
☝️Tell Max I referred you to him for a business investment that will change your financial life...
Love how the train conductor just casually started talk in german to you.
yes lol
Yeah ppl there speak german hungarian and even serbian
Not unusual... the older generations might rather know German instead of English.
@@nt2734 correct in the old Austria-Hungary most people learned German
@@nt2734 but none of them know the true communist language which is ruski
imagine you're a british russian-speaking guy somewhere in romania and the train conductor suddenly starts talking in german to you
😂😂😂😂😂
Führerschein und Fahrzeugpapiere bitte!
That was in Hungary
He probably has more encounters with german tourists than british... and went with it. 😁
He probably thought... similar enough, dude might understand. 😂
@@willionaire77 he was right! dude did understand. but ended up getting off the train early anyway
Another amazing video! I am Dutch myself (living in Sofia, Bulgaria). You should really visit Bulgaria sometimes there is a lot of old Soviet murals, buildings, statues and so on. Some very nice hidden ones that you won't find online.
I especially like how you are telling the Caucescu history by building it up partially in different places, as we progress toward in the video. I sadly learned today that you are about to quit making videos. This feels like losing a good friend to me. You are true inspiration man, greetings from North-Eastern Hungary. God bless you
He is not going to quit. He just said that he'll visit some other places than ex-soviet countries
@@mauri1996fs I love the soviet series but yay
Ceausescu ,not 'Caucescu' ..it's like saying to John Smith , "Jihs Smot"
My wife was literaly screaming from the other room that there's a Bald episode from Romania. It finally happened!
He’s just Andrew tate in disguise
@@John-zv2zb um…. NO
Imagine having a wife
ur wife is pretty hot
He was already in Romania in other videos. When he visited Transnistria or when he visited Moldova.
Thanks for making such great videos. I might never get to visit any of these places but you make it feel like we’re right there beside you. Buy some locals a beer for me
Thank you so much Craig. That is extremely generous of you! Much appreciated brother.
Simp lol
I MIGHT never get to visit any of these places...I love your optimism Craig, I KNOW I'll never got to any of these places, lol.
@@drako.ddrako $50 isn’t gonna hurt me and make me unable to travel to these places lol. I have many other things in life stopping me at the moment. Sorry that doing what I want with my money upsets you lol
@@drako.ddrako 😡
Thank you for continuing to produce these videos. Not only are they entertaining but also informative. Romania has such a rich history, and I'm glad a large channel is giving it the spotlight it so deserves. Keep up the great work. I look forward to your next adventure.
Bald you have made the past couple months awesome. I’m a college student and whenever I have free time I watch your videos and they are amazing. The way you joke always cracks me up. I’ve traveled to 45 countries and you inspire me. I’m going to tromso Norway in December and you should come with:)
Thanks for sharing all your adventures with us. I hope you keep making videos, they're irreplaceable!
👍👍
Donating to a millionaire sexpat lol
Much appreciated Marlena!
Sachin gutte India
Marlena please send me name Sachin gutte india
At 8:40 when you said "One sör" it translates to Hungarian " Is there any beer" - The answer was "Van (pronounced like one)" - which is "There is". Was a funny conversation.
Fagylalt means Ice cream though.
10:40: You bought almost the cheapest beer, which exists in Hungary, the cashier asked back: "Are you sure? "
By the way, on Szolnok there is a huge military air base. It might clear things up, why the railway station is so huge. In addition, there is the largest workshop of the Hungarian railway company for repairing railway cars.
As a Hungarian it was very funny😂😂😂
-One sör
-van
hogy van sör? :D
Thank you for the translation! I would love to know what the conversation was like when he was at the doorway to the bar, especially the part where she thought he was Russian. She seemed to have an interesting reaction to that information!
@@icanwatchthevideos The old lady barely understood anything. When Bald said "rusky" she was suprised or maybe shocked. She got curious (or maybe suspicious). At the end when Bald said "London" she understood he is english. It was a weird conversation.
10:40 The cashier said "biztos", but it wasn't a question in my opinion, she just reacted that she didn't unterstand a word, like "yes of course".
Hey Ben, well I’m Incredibly happy your following your one true path. I wish you the very best of luck mate what ever your next big adventure entails. It’s been an absolute pleasure watching you grow with your channel over the years and making real honest content without the jargon. I hope it’s not the end but another chapter. Xx
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I've watched all of your videos Ben and each one has been as entertaining as the last. It's been amazing following you on your journeys the past 3-4 years.
Love your work mate.
Much love from an Englishman living in Poland.
I took this exact train to Arad a few weeks ago, and after seeing this soviet mosaic - I was wondering when you’d stumble across it. Shame we didn’t cross paths - enjoy Romania mate 🇷🇴
Didn't expect to see you here
Same so when does your video come out
@@60nascar It's already out - part of my London - Istanbul video live a few weeks back :)
It's not a "soviet" mosaic. Obviously the style originated in the SU but they were all over the Eastern Block. As Ceausescu wasn't exaclty on the best terms with Moscow showing too much affection for or speaking too highly of the Soviet Union could get you in trouble.
Hi, you must go to Mangalia, a small town on the Black Sea shore! There is the hugest mosaic I've ever seen in my whole life! (a comunist era mosaic, of course...), it has more than 300 m2! Check it on web and if you think it's worth the effort, go there! It is placed on the "House of the Culture" wall.
Hey German here, that sign at 32:58 says "This is where the revolution began, which ended the dictatorship." For anyone wondering.
love you bald!! You take me away from the pain and strife in my life...every time I see a new vid you put out I am overjoyed with anticipation! Thank you sir! Thank you so much!!
Hey Bald. Been a fan for a couple years now. You’re videos are awesome. You do such a great job showing the reality of the places you visit. You have demonstrated time and time again that what so many of us (speaking mostly for the US) know about these countries is wrong. You are informative and casual. Better than anything I’ve ever seen on TV. Thanks for what you do! You’re the man.
One of my favorite things about your videos, is the lack of an "intro sequence". No montage, no song, straight at it. Stay safe out there.
Intros are a complete waste of time😘
@@johanswede8200 I enjoy the Life Of Boris intro, but that is pretty much it.
So true, spent the day looking for TH-cam help for my car, 30% of the videos are intro’s.
@@bordersw1239 Personality and content is all...I don't care about beautiful editing...Actually I hate it😁
And most important no please like and subscribe!
i just got back from 2.5months on my first solo trip/first europe trip to hungary, romania, bulgaria, north macedonia, kosovo, albania, montenegro, croatia and your vids were a big reason i felt inspired, safe and confident enough to do it. thanks Ben, all love from Canada :)
Would you mind saying how much roughly the trip cost you? Thank you.
Have you for real not visited Serbia?
Wow!
@@pianissimopiano based
As a European myself, I would be afraid to visit these countries unfortunately
That was a most interesting historical tour of Romania, keep up the great work showing us all different countries and cultures from the people's perspective👍👍👍
"I've been ripped off by a toilet" had me cry-laughing. Thanks for that one :)
Correction: Ceausescu's final speech didn't take place at the unfinished palace... it was more in the center of Bucharest at Revolution Square, on the balcony of what is now the Ministery of Internal Affairs.
Well done
And you know that how? Source?
@@KiiiiDFresH2oo9 maybe romanian, but fact check seems to be true
@@KiiiiDFresH2oo9 the guy is right. I’m from bucharest.
Visited Bucharest in January 2020. The OP is correct. Did a walking tour where they showed where a lot of things took place.
Even in Romania he managed to squeeze the word “Soviet” in once.
Well it ain't a bald and bankrupt video if there is no "soviet" in it
Yes well their presence in Europe was obvious. Influenced the grim landscape sometimes.
We were never a soviet country!
@@annalisavajda252 I think Bald could be in Tahiti and he’d find a way to squeeze the word “Soviet” in. He might say it a hundred times in some videos. It’s just part of his character and for those of us that watch a lot of his videos it’s amusing.
@@sorinichim4737 Yes, I know. He uses that word a lot. Even when he’s not in a part of the former Soviet Union it’s like he finds a way to squeeze it in at least once. That’s what makes it funny.
Benjamin! Here in Hungary very few people speak your language :(
But it was good to hear Hungarian words in your video! Greetings from Hungary!
This man just simply never fails to deliver with amazingly great content. Thank you so much Benjamin and much appreciation for all you do!!!
Here here.
@@eatsinabeat *Hear Hear 🤣🤣🤣
@@chrissi.enbyYT What did you say ?
Wow build for him a worship statue.
The timing and delivery of that “Based” when you got out that taxi had me in stitches. You got a natural sense of comedic direction.
No sane romanian would defend communism. It ruined our country.
it's funny cos I was just thinking that in my head and then bald said it, amazing!
Yeah, that was spot on. And that comes from the man who allegedly coined the therm "Based" in its current meaning.
(Based - Knowing the truth, and telling it without compromise. coined in 2015)
You must never stop making your videos, they are amazing, we all love them. You’ll soon get bored not doing your travel adventures, you know it, I know it, everyone on here knows it.
Always wanna go to Romania, especially in Carpat mountains. Thank u for you’re travelling, Baldy. ❤️
Salut and greetings to Romanian latin people form Polonia 😁 🇵🇱 ❤🇷🇴 frumos country 👌Mulţumesc!
Little explanation about The Astra Building in Arad across the Train Station: that building is the office building from the biggest train carriage producer in Romania _ ASTRA RAILS ( former Astra Vagoane Arad) - a company established in 1891. Wish you a nice experience traveling trough Romania ( my country) and I highly appreciate all your work! Welcome in Romania
Also Greenbrier Astra Rail was the building with the soviet mosaic that the security guard kicked him out from. What a coincidence. Started with the modern astra rail building and ended with the original Astra rail building were Ceausescus were executed . I only kew cause i was curious why security guard kicked him out of a normal looking parking lot. Then as the video went on i seen the sign at the front of building so i googled it.
how do you know when a Romanian is really cold? He has his hands in his own pockets.
@@bum9075 uncalled for
To Romania. Someone had to😂😂
@@bum9075 That might actually be a real joke in places like UK or Paris. But the pickpocketers belong almost exclusively to a certain ethnic minority in Romania where you rarely see them now days, they all went to Paris and Rome. We don't miss them here, but unfortunately they give a bad reputation to all Romanians. Oh well. People always find reason to talk shit, if not they'll just make something up.
"The speed of how things can proceed when the people unite as one..."
It brought me to tears.
I love the editing in these videos, you let every moment settle and play out. You keep in gaps in your speech and you don't edit out when you are getting a snack. It makes your videos feel very real. Great content!
Romanian born but living in US for the past 32 yrs. I remember as a 14 year old the Revolution in 1989 like it was yesterday.
I appreciate you B&B for going over the details and the last days of Ceausescu’s communist regime.
♥️
What was it like when you moved to America? Did you experience any culture shock? I'm always curious to hear what people think when they first come to America.
I only want to tell you - Very Good decision you make to go to the US... you know the reasons! Regards from Bulgaria, neighbor!
Probably around 2 million Poles in Chicago welcomed you when you had got to US
Either a lot has been done and a lot has to be done. That’s how I would describe it
I went to Romania last year for the second time of my life. Its such a facinating place and some of the most beautiful scenery. I would highly recomend going to romania.
Beautiful Romania 🇷🇴 🇪🇺
This is spectacular, no one ever covered Ceaucesc's last day like this before.
Exactly so in-depth he is a great story teller.
No one ever covered that Romania had zero external debt when it got rid of Caucesku , and Romania External Debt reached 147.3 USD bn in May 2022
Too bad Bald has some inaccuracies. And the reason Ceaușescu got where he got was not talked through (you don't end up being the only country where communism falls with a Revolution for nothing while the others peacefully transition, ok?)
It is worth adding that the demolition of the center of Bucharest and the construction in the communist style had an important reason. during the earthquake in 1977 it was found that the center had survived, so that's where Ceausescu built his headquarters.
There is... Search & you will find 😁
This guy has more adventure in half and hour than I've had in my entire lifetime
Welcome to the club bro
@@nikoh6703 NIKO, COUSIN!
Yea I feel the same... he probably doesn't waist his time watching TH-cam and leaving useless comments like me and you...
join in the MI6
Don't forget Bald may travel for as much as 24hrs and all we see is a few minutes highlighting the journey. Once at the destination the adventurous episodes seem so immediate but he may be at a city 2 days to make a short video.
thank you bald best content there ever will be please do this for as long as you can!
Inspirational, thought provoking, your videos are giving me so much joy. Your should be mainstream, I tell all my friends to watch your adventures. Keep up the good work and be safe 👍
Hey Ben, regarding the AC, as soon as you went into the wagons bound for Romania.
It's a widespread belief in Romania that a draft can kill you (mostly old people believe this), the symptoms range from muscle aches, swollen eyes/ears and tooth aches😅.
In almost all public transport (trains included) you can see people shutting the windows and cranking up the AC as to avoid the draft of death.
Love the videos and hopefully you'll visit soon. All the best!
Vine curent!!!! 😂
People in Japan believe this as well (especially the older population).
@@jeffpritchard1592 Pretty sure it's Korea.
I went to Romania in May and I had an amazing experience. The people were so hospitable and one lady I met on the local market invited me to her house for a traditional lunch. It was honestly so amazing, something like that would never happen where I'm from (the Netherlands). So yeah, I really love Romania and I hope you had a nice time too!
Yeah, we're like that. Feel free to come back here, you're always welcomed.
I loved my time there but sadly I visited during a semi-lockdown and as such only ever really met shop keepers and train attendants. I want to return.
I'm happy for you. it's a pity that in your country we Romanians are treated like garbage :)
It is due to the backward mindset of the race chavunist people still prevailing throughout the world,it is a pathetic condition of the humanity while we evolve along the technology still human mind not scientifically evolve to understand the equality of the humanity.
every place with low amount of foreigners is hospitable. people are still curious about you.
A quite superb video about a country's social & political history, I remember the events very well. Thank you Bald.
You've got to admire Ben's ability to communicate without resorting to google translate.
the guys navigating romania speaking Spanish lol
Absolutely! Watching from the Philippines.... How I wish I could be in one of these places that Ben featured someday....
@@lem0nb0mb than military so the military on campaigning for rent
@@lem0nb0mb the old man was speaking italian haha
Please never retire! You are what most documentary presenters dream of. Keen interest in what you look for, appreciate the journey, unafraid of adventuring into unknown and off-the-beaten track places, love for the history in every place you visit, attempt to speak the local lingo and sense of humour! One of maybe 2 TH-camrs I will drop everything for and watch! In fact, you've inspired me to travel more and to places off the beaten track like small towns, especially the journey to and from!
Bald, I'm a born and raised Szolnoker. Can't believe I missed you when you were here, I've been watching your videos for many-many years.
53 minutes?! You’re a gem Bald thank you 🙌🏼
This is top tier storytelling. Thank you for sharing the world with us once again, bald.
This guy makes josh gates look like a pre-school teacher
Thank you for visiting Romania !!
EXCELLENT Ben, the best for far! I heard a lot about that Romanian dictator and his fate but you have just described it so much well. I just learned much more about Romania and its people from you than from anybody else. Thanks!
I was actually impressed with the people. You asked for direction in Italian, and the old gentleman understood and replied in Italian also, and with the gipsy ladies from the apartment you spoke some spanish. Plus, even the taxi guy spoke some basic English. A country chokka full of poliglots 😊
@limon ysal lmao no we don't understand the other latin languages, you're clueless. ANd there's no "poliglots", those are strawberry pickers who went to spain and italy to work there, that's how they know the language. But keep on dreaming if it makes you feel better lmfao. EDIT: I watched more of the video, and seeing the ethnicityof the spanish speaker, I take it back, not strawberry pickers, pocket pickers lmao
Romanian language is very similar to Spanish, like 70% of the words are similar.
Probably helps that millions of Romanians are living or have lived in Italy and Spain at some point
The ticket inspector answered in German :D
You might could throw some basic slavic words here and there
Many years ago, I accidentally came by the Romanian national anthem, and was amazed by its beauty, hope to visit Romania some day! Love from China~
This is one of my absolute favorite episodes. The planning, the history, all fascinating. Romania and Ukraine are my favorite of all Bald’s travels.
Love Romania 🇷🇴 would love to visit my Latin brothers someday in the future. Love from 🇪🇸
I read thar Romanians are cousins with latinos too
@@joebloggers1504 he is spanish, not romanian
@@joebloggers1504 That's false, in fact Bulgarians were speaking an old version of Romanian until they switched to Russian, which they still speak nowadays.
@@joebloggers1504 any other bullshit you would like to spread?
Literally the best content on TH-cam ever made.
@@paladin80lvl He had more Babushkas than you ever dreamed of
True!
oh Bald, I didnt watch your videos over a year or so. I didnt know how much i missed them :D that Uzbek, Baikonur and this video just made me smile a lot
Put this on my watch soon list! Can't wait. Been there and also have friends from there. One friend waited until done with college there, traded Icons in exchange to be smuggled out in a hidden compartment under the refridgeration box to Trieste Italy. From there came to America, got a masters in Hydrology, became a citizen. She had been trading Icons in exchange for Levi 501 jeans prior to leaving Romania. Amazing woman!
1. You missed "Casa Ceaușescu" in Bucharest. It's the actual house where the Ceaușescu lived, it can be visited and because of the tunnels underneath it, the army protected it very well when the revolution started so it's really well preserved. You can even see their real pijamas on the beds.
2. The Revolution square is not where you filmed, it's another location ("Piața Revoluției"). Today that building where Ceaușescu spoke from the balcony it's the headquarter of the Ministry of the interior. It's even a monument with the names of those who died in the revolution there.
The Potato on The Stick you mean lol
protected it for what the leader was apprehended first day
Oh yeah, Casa Ceaușescu is really worth the price of admission. At least for me, one of the best parts was the tour guide that was a giant guy in his mid 20's with an incredibly dry sense of humor. Every time he showed us an item, he prefaced it with something like, "This is the champion of the proletariat, humble socialist servant of the people, genius of Carpathia, Comrade Ceaușescu's... four-person jacuzzi tub."
You need to tagged BALD
@@vladgeorgescu4049 o varianta era, micul lui Iliescu.
This is classic Bald. Amazing historic journey. Loved it. Please don't ever leave us Benjamin
What a fantastic video, I was glued to it from start to finish, been following you for a while, loving your journeys through 'Central' and Eastern Europe showing us worlds we will probably never experience, it's real life education, many thanks, be safe.
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"Nobody puts baldy in the corner." God bless you bald, you take me on amazing adventures, nothing will ever make me want to visit Eastern Europe more than your channel.
Really stoked to see you in Romania. When I was in college I had the incredible opportunity to go to an archaeological field school program in Romania. We took the train from Budapest into central Romania where I stayed with a Romanian family for a month in the tiny provincial town of Rapoltu Mare. While there we ate, drank, and excavated Dacian remains/artifacts with the locals. Most spoke almost no English, and I almost no Romanian, but we absolutely formed a bond. Hearing the opinions the older locals have on Ceausescu was very interesting and surprising, we were told by our American professors that he was an inherently evil presence on the country and people - I appreciate you taking the time to listen to the locals. Can't wait to see where your Romanian travels take you next. I hope you check out the decommissioned salt mines that are now repurposed into underground amusement parks. And if you find yourself in Rapoltu Mare, you have to climb Magura Uroilui - it's a landscape feature that has been well documented during the Roman Empire. Be safe Bald.
Perhaps we will see Romanian students doing some archeology in the States
I hope you had fun visiting my country 😎 cheers
My favorite episode so far. The Romanian Revolution of 1989 has always fascinated me....and to see those places again....goosebumps
Romanian *COLOUR* revolution you mean to say. This whole "Revolution" was orchestrated by CIA and Mossad.
Better than Soviet spaceship?!? :-)
@@jakobdieckmann Yes. To me the difference is that I actually got to see videos of what happened that day. I know about the cosmonauts and what not but It was always left to the imagination. It was fascinating to see in modern times and with a good camera the place where they judged and shot him. They didn't even go far away, they just exited the building and bam, right there and there.
The Soviet Spaceship one is probably my second favorite though.
Imagine Bald was your history teacher at school, that would be sick
He got half of facts wrong :)
Field trips every day.
You would grow up a commie.
(just joking, no offense meant)
@@XXI_Rapax like ?
@@aneeshprasobhan like the square where he filmed said there happened the Revolution which is not true, and many more small details.
Best sense of humor on a travel channel. 10/10
I’ve been to Romania 5 times from 1990 to 1995. It went from a state of poverty to Eu modernization in that short time. Thanks for your very accurate information and historical site.
A very interesting video.
Benjamin, if you ever go to Bulgaria and you take a Bulgarian taxi cab, make sure to say the following phrase to the taxi driver: "Sasipaha ya taya darzhava" ("Съсипаха я тая държава"). It means "They ruined this country" and you'll likely be told an interesting story.
As a bulgarian, I can confirm this
Who is they? Can someone explain what this about?
@@robertg8853 The politics.
You can say a similar thing in Germany and will hear about our “golden years” from 1990-2010
@@JP-hr7ch Mass migration. The German natives are minority a lot of places already.
I am a Hungarian born and raised in the middle of Romania. I've been following you since you were walking around Russia. I laughed a lot in this episode because of the way you mixed Hungarian and Romanian words. I liked to see through your eyes how we here are seen.Timișoara is my favorite city in Romania, but I'm in Sighisoara. If you pass by, give me a sign and I'll be your guide... good luck!
Poti sa il duci la bagaboante la Glasu Padurii. 😂
You've been following him since russia..? 😱 Bald has a stalker.. you follow him everywhere he goes?
I love Timisoara!
@@bigbblock2470 :D
I wish I could visit Timisoara and Western Romania cities. I hope they're better than those in the east and south of Romania.
And Szekelyes aren't Hungarian bruh, even though you associate them
Mr. Bald sir you're a blessing thank you for everything that you do!
I was on business trip to Ploesti, Rumenia. Visited Bucarest, which is really a nice town, especially the city center. Toured up north to the beautiful Carpathian Mountains, city of Brasov, Dracula castle but the most amazing place was Peles castle. Regarding Causescu, I had a sense that people are still afraid to voice their opinion especially when other people are around. In general, some people in Soviet block countries felt more secure back then since they all had jobs, medicine was free, as well as college education. To Bald: go back to Rumenia and show how beautiful the country is.
That's it for Romania??? I think you need to go back and visit Brasov, Sighisoara and Sibiu the list is endless of beautiful places with tons of history. Show some of the country's beauty. Multumesc.
Viva Romania ❣️ 🇷🇴
100%
Yes. We need more of Romania. It's one of the country we hear a lot, but missing first person view in English. We need the content in Bald style :)
Just one observation: while you were speaking about the last speech of Ceausescu you were standing in the Constitution Square, NOT in the Revolution Square. It would have been very interesting to show the Revolution Square, it contains a lot of interesting buildings like the former headquarter of the comunist party, the national art galery and the university library (which was heavily damaged during the revolution).
and a potato on a spear.
Why don’t you show the revolution square
Can’t believe he didn’t meet the king of Romania Andrew Tate
@@MatthewChapmanYT brilliant
@@Johnu That, and then a little walk to see Trajan XD Oh I miss Bucharest!
Finally! I've been waiting for this video for ages!
21:00 - The woman asks "What's that?" - probably referring to your camera setup.
24:12 - It says on the gate "After paying, please wait 4 seconds.", but It's probably broken.
28:00 - I used to give money to them too, please don't. You would not belive the amount of money they have. Just say "Nu am." (I don't have any) and walk away.
I love the fact that you speak Italian and spanish with some people and they still understand you.
Nothing makes me more happy then hearing you talk with the locals, there is nothing on TH-cam that puts a good smile on my face then your videos , thank you !
Mr. Bald, I'm sorry to break the charm, but the lady in Hungary was not flirting with you, she was telling you not to film her :D
If you ever come back to Hungary, I can not recommend you enough to visit Dunaújváros. This town was built in the 1950's and was originally called Sztálinváros (Stalin town), but it was renamed to Dunaújváros, which means Danubenewtown. There are many sign of the past still remaining, there is even mosaic, and in the museum there is a statue of Lenin hidden, which used to be on the main square.
He knew that. He was being facetious
😞Better luck next time Mr.Bald
I dont speak Hungarian but i knew it .. i knew she didnt like being recorded .
why only Hungarian women are so grumpy? Nowhere else saw Bald getting this kind of bad attitude. By the way, I was in Dunaujvaros filming the train station and I got the same exact bad attitude from a woman, like Bald got. What's wrong with Hungarian women?
@@AC-db4ek Many of them have the 40 year spasm after communism
I have never been a world history lover until I met you here on youtube ! Thank you for the entertaining & educational content you provide !
I consider Bald and Bankrupt does by far the best travel documentries ever. well done Sir I love your style and best wishes from NZ
2:21 I love how he randomly starts talking in German: "The first and second wagon is better, this one is just "unintelligible" to Budapest."
Maybe "zurück? "this wagon just goes back to Budapest"?
I think the "unintelligible" part he said "granita" which means border in romanian. Man is just slinging all the languages together left and right
@@telegraphjames4542 border is "grenze" in German, so it's similar enough
He didn't mean better, but good. The conductor was trying to warn Bald that not all coaches were going all the way, as he found out at the border.
"... he randomly starts talking in German". It is a common human reaction. When you meet someone who does not understand your language, you start talking in a foreign language 'you' know. During my travels I remember speaking in English with foreigners (all over the world - including Europe) who didn't speak my mother tongue but also did not speak English. Now it is funny, but back then it was automatic.
Benjamin often says things in Urdu/Hindi to old village people of eastern ... ooops ... central Europe. Makes my day.
As a romanian ,it is the first time seeing Ceausescu's last trip, in images. I've read thousands wrote stories, but ,your story is the first, with images .?! It looks like, we,the Romanians, still have to learn how to explain our history.Good job mate !
There are literally hundreds of hours of film footage of all these events (Timisoara, CC, Targoviste, all). You are just lazy or poorly informed. A simple Google search would've drowned you in footage, documentaries, video investigations and anything you can imagine.
The Romanian Revolution was the first one to be televised (as in filmed, photographed & documented in such detail).
Saying we don't see or know of footage of it is just plain ignorant.
@@Alexandru-Alexe Come on guys. Unite as one!! History shows Romanians are unstoppable when you unite.
Divided you starve.
🤣🤣🤣 How old are you.....15 ?
Maybe you should go to history class.
@@Alexandru-Alexe Well done Sherlock!!
Can't believe we only have one more video and then we will never have another upload from the man the myth the legend Bald. We'll miss you. Thanks so much for taking us on your journeys 💔
Why not!?
@@jesuschavez8417 Check his latest comment in the community section
He said he's doing one last SOVIET video. Maybe he'll be doing videos on other subjects.
i saw that...why did he take that comment down...i saved it!, he said very disturbing things, hope he's ok
@@october7337 lol read his newest post..i love conspiracys but here is non..just chill..and hes not done..only with soviet videos but the world is big im happy he has enough from that soviet stuff..
So glad you covered this video the way you did. I stood in Revolution Square as my Romanian friend gave me the story you told here. Amazing! Cheers brother! Can't wait to see where your channel goes from here!
Your videos… your style… your personality… your storytelling…. It’s just the best! Thanks Ben! Great video again!
Best travel logs on the stupid tube today. This man is an ambassador of good spirit and fair play. His ability to communicate, navigate and make gestures of kindness with faulted grace... He is such a fount of knowledge and awareness of the Soviet condition. His love for the people and culture of the eastern European/Asian culture of the former Union is heartfelt and genuine. I wish I could have a week of travel with him to feel the sense of unknown hope and the abuse he takes for all of us to see what he goes through to share his experiences. Good on you and the best sport and absolutely lovely side kick, Elainchechk. ( I probably murdered the spelling) much love for you.
An excellent comment
@@dyawr he is allowed to show real Romania even if it offends your political sensibilities
It's about the people, you are to glory minded, he is sharing the true life of the regions. Your problem is he doesn't promote anything other than true experiences. The world is not the way you want it. Thank God...
@@dyawr yes, that's right, I wrote also a comment. I'm so ashamed of what he showed in this videos. A taxi guy with 0 IQ , who doesn't know that are the president attributions in a semi-parlamentary VS. socialism and he said that EU is a bulls... . A couple of gipsies trying to rip him off and he said "friendly romanians", instead of "friendly gipsies".
You took me on so many adventures during the lockdowns , you made life better 🌞 can’t wait to see where you take us next - Blessings kind friend .
Damn the begging Gyspies and those who tried to "sell" the apartment... those bring a bad imagine to Romania...
they do indeed... but what can we do with them?
perhaps your country can do something to rehabilitate them instead of bad mouthing your fellow citizens in public? Mm?
@@araucariapasquale1 yeah like that was succesful anywhere in Europe. Its simply not possible
@@araucariapasquale1 we've tried that, believe me. Instead of attending their classes and so on they threaten the teachers and cause other bad shit. Took all the benefits and spat in our faces. & most of them don't want to work, why the heck do you think most of them wander around the country and Europe stealing and begging ? p.s. I wasn't part of the gang who elected to give them citizenship ! :) They're nomads & no matter what you try, good luck civilizing them ! If you don't believe me, you're more than welcomed to come here and try ! prove me wrong ! There is a VERY VERY VERY SMALL minority who does learn, wash, work and generally try to better themselves ; But the percentage is so small... you'd have a better time finding a stable Higgs Boson !
@@araucariapasquale1 Every country complains about gypsies. They simply refuse to integrate.
Wow Bald, i never thought you will cross my hometown in one of your videos :) An answers for the Szolnok part:
1. It's a huge railway intersection (nearly every railway line from Eastern Hungary cross here), hence the huge building and the lot of railway gauges on the station. That's why the Americans (not the Soviets) bombed it in 1944.
That's incredible that how much you enjoy the places which we really hate (i was there in hundreds of times while travelling to my different Universitites throughout the country), but never actually been in the waiting lounge.
There were a pub near the entrance of the railway station, there were concerts and cheap booze, but sadly the bald owner became bankrupt some years ago (pun intended).
He would have enjoyed the airplane museum too. With the lines of MIG fighter jets surely😊
Kösz .
1:29 He says "kocsi" almost right several times... later he starts that koxi nonsense again.
2:39 "Once they heard my köszönöm turned them on." Vagy azon röhögtek, hogy hiába mondta a vasutas svábul, hogy nem jó koxiban ül.
6:35 hátrafelé nyilazó magyarok
6:55 „Ne kamerázzon engemet” "She's flirting with me" :D
7:57 "Szúr? Ször-ször? Beer" „Nem beszélem ezt. Lehet, hogy maga is tud magyarul.” :D
8:32 "One sör" „Van-van.” Na ez majdnem olyan jó, mint az „ejt visz ki” Mézgáéknál.
@@newhorizon3229 soviet
Az a baj, hogy ha o megnez valamit, az nem feltetlen azt jelenti, hogy jo hely. 🤣🤣
Funny how at 6:49 he says "Here are those Hungarian people, lovely Hungarian people.." then the first reaction is the woman saying "Don't record me! (Ne kamerázzon engemet)"
Another fantastic video! anxiously awaiting your next adventure.
I spent 4 weeks driving around Romania about 15 years ago. It's was my 1st eastern euro road trip and it got me hooked. Awesome country