The Midland Youth Hostel Bucharest

... de mana a doua si nu dau nici de Immoeast, nici de Colliers International sau Avrig 35. Ceva firme din provincie incearca sa isi faca cunoscuta oferta in capitala: Brasovul vine cu “Valea cu flori” iar Slajul cu “Poiana florilor” adevarate “perle” ale marketingului si deocamdata doar atat.

Materialele promotionale din-nautrul si automobilele de afara sunt singurele elemente stralucitoare ale targului imobiliar ” ...

... wondering why Marius was so late. You should have seen their faces.

9:30 AM, Marius got a call from someone and we were driving in the opposite direction from the freeway. Magda is German and they usually do things very punctual. She was getting worried that she might not make it to the airport on time, I mean who wouldn't? The call to Marius was about me. Someone wanted to give me a gift before I left, so we went to the center of the city to pick up the gift.

9:40 ...

... to the fact he'd exported all their produce (a real communist). In addition to being exceptionally deluded (he believed that the Romanian people loved him) he also fancied himself as a bit of an architect and the Palace of Parliament is the best example of this. He demolished over a sixth of old Bucharest to fulfil his vision. Its quite easy to see why he was so hated. I crossed back across the river, spotting many little Orthodox churches along the way, there'd be ...

We are now in Bucharest sitting in yet another huge thunder storm, clive has had a few washes this week. Bucharest was not much to look at, a lot of communist era buildings are still about, but a lot of scaffolding is up and I am sure things are changing. The guide book didn't suggest to much to see here, so we just wandred. It was a Sunday and nothing was happening, we didn't really get much of a feel for the city, but we only stayed for a few hrs so I can't really ...

... dogs, power lines sagging down to chest height, empty buildings. It jus aint pretty. And the sad thing is, it could be pretty. The older architecture (it was shooting for the name of "Paris of the East" back around WWI when a lot of building/rebuilding was done) is lovely. But look at the pictures- everything is falling apart and black with pollution, rusting with neglect- empty. The newer, Communist era buildings, are scarcely faring any better. I still don't understand how ...

... through the old country. I finished the trip wondering if we went to the same place! But then this is why I travel. A friend of mine once said she had no need to travel, everything she wanted to see could be seen on TV. I think this misses the concept of editing, but who am I to argue ;) Romania is a country that is evolving from a relatively recent communist dictatorship into a potential EU member if all goes as planned next year. It is within Bucharest ...

... up. C2, however, was forced to walk around the garden and pick up every single cigarette butt :P The next morning we treated ourselves to a little picnic in the forest near the river. This was very pleasant despite the rubbish tip nearby. Then it was time to hop on another minibus and head back to Bucharest. This time, our driver seemed to have only the vaguest idea of the road rules and speed ...

... Namen: Hofmarkt). Secui waren eine besondere Gruppe "Ungarn". Mehr eine Vorhut, die vor den Gruppen Attila's kamen, und dann als Schutztruppen in diesem Teil der Welt angesiedelt wurden, damit die Ungarn westlich friedlich leben koennten. Dazu muss gesagt sein: In Rumaenien leben mindestens eine Million Ungarn, dazu noch etwa 100000 Deutsche (es waren mal mehr als 700000, aber die Querelen des Weltkriegs, der Sowjets, der Kommunismusaera und die gleichzeitige Verlockung ...