Timișoara

I just returned from Timișoara, a city on the far western side of Romania. I'd never been to Timișoara before, even though it was in this city that the Romanian Revolution of 1989 - which brought an end to communism in Romania - began.

Laszlo Tokes was a Hungarian Reformed pastor at this church. When he refused to relocate, a crowd formed outside the church. Eventually calls of "Down with Ceausescu" were heard. After a few days, the revolution spread to Bucharest and other cities in Romania.

View of one of the central plazas in Timișoara:

A monument to the heroes of the revolution who died in Timișoara

Bullet holes can still be found in many buildings, including this one:

The Romanian Orthodox Church in Timișoara

The Opera House:

Being near the border with Serbia, there is a small Serbian population in Timișoara. 

This is the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The Roman Catholic Church in Timișoara:

The museum on the Romanian Revolution of 1989 recently moved into this building. Although they're not officially opened yet and the building is still being renovated, we were able to get a tour.