Capitol Bucharest

... si-au gasit locul intr-un cort, in mijlocul unei parcari care vrea sa prezinte ofertele auto ale sezonului. Deci ar fi cam un targ mixt auto si imobiliar in acelasi timp.

Traversez parcarea care prezinta cateva berline, cateva jeepuri, un cabriolet decapotabil si o barca cu motor pentru smecherii de Bucuresti si intru in sfarsit in cortul ce gazduieste targul imobiliar.

Marele targ cuprinde vreo douazeci de firme, mai mult sau mai putin imobiliare ...

... the House of the People, the overly-grandoise building built for Ceaucescu before his regime was eventually toppled, indicated just how controlling and commanding a role the dictator had taken during his reign. A perfect escape route from Bucharest came in the shape of a day-trip to the (ski) resort town of Sinaia, where the ski resort proper, coupled with the charms of the town itself, and the delightful monastery, and ...

... ca nu avem nicio “strategie de brand turistic” si nu intelegem ca poti sa castigi bani din proiect inteligent, abandonul “Centrului Istoric”, acoperit de praful nesfarsitelor dosare si al masinii de tocat fonduri pentru interminabile proiecte, decaderea satului Pipera si ascensiunea satului Baneasa (fenomen doar amanat, insa adus acum in faza de acceleratie cu participarea banului public) nici macar nu mai sunt exceptii, ci regula.
Apogeul acestui mecanism ...

... of all so are my photos of Romania and Moldova. AAHHH! That annoys me the most. Had some great photos. I hope who ever has it likes the photos. But then again they probably deleted them and are enjoying the use of a slightly used digital camera. Now that I have got that moment of stupidity out there, I will move on. Bucharest has a lot of drab concrete buildings but it does have some nice buildings as well. One of the nicer ones is the Palace of Parliament. It's another ...

Bucharest was not too friendly for Asian muslim traveller like me. very hard to chat with people, as languange barier become big problem. Halal food was impossible to find in restaurant, so better you cook yourself. Major chain restaurant like Mc Donald, has 2 outlet in Bucharest. Big Mall and supermarket location is a bit ...

... It was a fun climb, but made some of us long for the similar unexpected passageways and dimensions but much more quirky character of Doylestown's own Mercer castle!) Our final destination for the long day of travel is the city of Sighisoara. Our final challenge was to find our way up a steep cobblestone street inaccessible to our huge bus to the walled-in medieval part of the city where our hotel stands on the highest point ...

... of Defense. When the Communist Regime collapsed in the revolution of 1989, the building sat empty for quite a while before the Marriott Hotel chain decided to purchase it. Only a little more sleep would make me happier than I am now (and I intend to get plenty of that in just a few minutes). I am eight hours ahead of Chicago time, and really feeling my lack of sleep! The airport transfer goes beautifully. It takes a long time due to heavy traffic, but it gives me the ...

... least Katie knows for next time. We arrived in Bucherest mid afternoon and picked up Andre our guide for our driving tour. The highlight of the tour was the 2ns biggest building in the WORLD (only the Pentagon is bigger) which for all extents and purposes, bankrupted Romania. It was commissioned by the ex-communist leader of the time as his house and office buildings but he never got to see it finished. He was executed on December 24, 1989 after a 30 ...

... a big night in Bucharest the other night and ended up having our photo taken with some bride who had lost her newly acquired husband. I only just got a temporary host family a few days ago, who are really nice. Everything here is a little disorganised because although I was supposed to work at Georg Cosbuc school, I've just been moved to Spiru Haret because the last GAPper who worked at Cosbuc got in to a little trouble for sleeping with several of his (somewhat younger ...