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Running on Empty!
... There is a zoo in Belgrade and I'm not normally a huge fan but I had some time to kill so I went for a look around. Year 6 again, do you remember when we read The Dancing Bear? I think it was you guys but I could be wrong. It is a beautiful Michael Morpurgo story and if I didn't share it with you, Mr Warren, get on the case! Anyway, here is a bear that reminded me of Bruno!
This was just the start. . .
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Too big...
目的地に着 ;いたんでӕ 7;! ルーマニア ;のBucuresti! 僕の ルーマニア ;のイメーӟ 2;は、 サッカー選 ;手でいうӗ 2;、 インテルの ;Cristian Chivu、 フィオレン ...
Deşteaptă-te, române!
... the
Palace of the Parliament, the second largest administrative building in the world (behind the pentagon). The scale of this building is massive, and the construction inside is marble, silk, ornate wood carvings, and crystal chandeliers. Unfoirtunately for all it's impressiveness to a foreign eye, it's construction was at the great cost to Romanians. Nicolae Ceausescu the leader/dictator of Romania up until 1989 spent an estimated ...
The Return Home
... shotgun again, I left Team Kolles HQ on a bright and sunny day, aboard a MAN tractor trailer that usually takes the cars to the European races. Heading for Ingolstadt, I felt somewhat like I was part of the team in a strange and temporary fashion. They took me in and showed me around without the slightest reservation. All of them! I was happy to go back home and I was also happy to leave ...
Monstrous palace
... over all that surrounds it. It wasn´t finished by the time that Ceaucescu was executed and in fact is still not 100% finished now, only to 90%. The parliament and the senate are housed in the building but we weren´t able to visit these, unfortunately, and our guide wasn´t so willing to answer questions about the political system in Romania now, so it wasn´t as informative as we´d hoped it might be. It was interesting nonetheless!
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Pets allowed