Estonian musical group
Ruja
Ruja was one of the foremost Estonian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s.
The name of the band comes from a neologism "ruja", for science fiction, though there are people who believe that "ruja" is actually made up of the first letters of the band's important members. The band released their first and self-titled album in 1979. Many of the original melodies of Ruja were composed by Rein Rannap.
How locals move
Getting around Ruja the local way
- Get inThere are ferries across the Danube from Bulgaria in several ports: from Bechet to Oryahovo (daily) and from Zimnicea to Svishtov (only on weekends).
- Get inThere are reportedly (but not confirmed) ferry connections over the Black Sea from Varna in Bulgaria to Constanța.
- Get inThe ferry service between Odesa and Constanța is no longer operating at this time.
- Get aroundFrom there, buses and minibuses depart for the towns and villages in the nearby area as well as to other cities in the country.
- Get aroundMost minibuses employed are small, crowded, 14-seat vans (some converted from freight vans), with some longer routes employing 20-seat mini-buses.
- Get aroundInter-city bus travel is only slightly better - most vehicles used are also converted vans, or, at best, purpose-build minibuses, with only some being air-conditioned.
- Get aroundAll in all, the experience of travelling by minibus is quite similar to that of travelling in a Russian or Ukrainian marshrutka.
- Get aroundKiosks are a safe and reliable to hitch a €10 trip by taxi to downtown Bucharest.
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