Where are we going?

So my little girl Jo Jo asks "where is Romania" and to be honest, I had to think about it, and think hard. "Near Ukraine I think" was my lazy answer. Anyway time to do a bit of research for Joanne and for me.

So what did I find out? "Romania offers a rich tapestry of tourist attractions and vacation experiences unique in Central-Eastern Europe: medieval towns in Transylvania, the world-famous Painted Monasteries in Bucovina, traditional villages in Maramures, the magnificent architecture of Bucharest, the romantic Danube Delta, fairy-tale castles, the Black Sea resorts, the majestic Carpathian Mountains, spas and much more."

Sounds great.  The reason for this sudden interest in a far away Eastern European country is because I will be travelling there in May for the 2010 European Snooker Championships, held in Bucharest. Can't wait. Must be time for some practice and brush away the cobwebs, although have played a fair bit this year already, getting into 3 finals at the local St Patricks Snooker Hall and winning the inaugural McCaughey Family trophy, which was nice. Have also started to work on my game a little, trying to compact things and remove the long flowing cue action which experience tells me can be very inconsistent if your not playing or practicing enough.