Everyone should drive through Eastern Europe at least once in his or her lifetime. And it’s one trip we recommend to do while the remains of communism are still visible. In Romania, the ruins of Ceauşescu’s factories and silo’s are widely spread across the country, often interconnected by meandering rusty pipelines. It is nothing short of puzzling to see outlaws living in what is left of the Romanian air force or to stumble upon an abandoned state farm guarded by troupes of wild dogs. One can even still read the ‘Angajament’ – the annual production obligations – painted on the factory walls. Even the smallest mountain village has its own concrete housing blocks and the austerity of the interiors still breathes communism.

Photography Sarah Eechaut