Every Picture Tells a Story: Constanta, Romania / Black Sea Coast (1990)
OLD PHOTOS: DAY 2
CONSTANTA, ROMANIA (BLACK SEA COAST) — MAY 1990
Our First Date (32 Years Ago)
It was 32 years ago this week that Marieta and I went on our first date together in Bucharest, Romania. This was the first picture I ever took of her (actually, this is from our second date–I was lucky to pass the audition). Not bad for the pre-smartphone photo days.
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