Hotel Mcpietroasa Buzau

... de a exploata bogatiile ce zaceau sub acesta. Iar dealungul timpului, dupa cum a fost vrerea Domnului si puterea marilor natiuni, mai mult decat vointa noastra, proprietatea asupra acestor companii impreuna cu imensele lor proprietati imobiliare a trecut de la germani la franco-britanici si apoi la sovietici. Sa nu ne intrebam deci peste poate despre privatizarea Petrom sau vanzarea Rompetrol dupa cum sa nu ne maniem degeaba citind concesiunea Sterling Resourses.

... in Slobozia e, de fapt, intrarea intr-un imens cimitir. Zona putin valurita face sa se observe mai bine intinderea acestuia si desimea mormintelor. Se ivesc cateva capele, printre arborii pe jumatate dezgoliti de frunze si o biserica darapanata imediat in dreapta intrarii.

Trista priveliste.

Daca ma gandesc mai bine, la intrarea in oricare oras din Romania, imediat dupa tabla de intrare si inainte de orice ...

... pe doua randuri. De departe iese in evidenta un stand destinat promovarii proiectului Cosmopolis, un cartier rezidential care se va construi in NE Bucurestiului dupa principiul 60% spatiu verde – 40% oras. Conceptul e interesant si mi-am propus sa urmaresc evolutia proiectului. Deocamdata totul e pe hartie.

In rest, cateva banci si IFN-uri in cautare de clienti pentru credite imobiliare, cativa intermediari, din astea. Dezvoltatorii imobiliari prezenti ...

... a pool and a restaurant, didn't eat there though :-(

Then it was on to Garvan where we stopped for a drink and were accosted by 2 drunken bulgarians! had a chat with them for half an hour although we couldn't understand a word they were saying then carried on to the observation tower outside the village to see if we could see any birds, unfortunately we didnt see much, lovely place for a walk though. On the road from Popina we saw a field ...

... drept “cartierul Primaverii”) a devenit dintr-un splendid concept orasenesc autohton un spatiu heteroclit, de locuinte, sedii de banci si de companii, restaurante si “blocuri de lux” absolut dizgratioase, a venit si randul Pietei Aviatorilor sa suporte povara unui bloc monstruos de birouri care in niciun oras civilizat de pe glob nu ar fi aparut cu atata violenta sfidatoare.
Fenomenul continua sub forma unor “proiecte” salutate in mod triumfalist de ...

Dear friends, After a few days of intense suffering, Luana's father passed away on March 1st. While relieved to have gotten a chance to see him before the end, we are nevertheless shocked and confused by this sudden change of fortune. Ion was a kind, jolly and witty kind of person and both of us were very close to him. He will be greatly missed by the family and his many friends. We wanted to thank all of you who have been close to us ...

The Romanian part of our trip is now over, which means there will be more frequent entries from now on. We spent the last week in L's home town, Buzau, enjoying the exquisite foods that L's mom prepared especially for G (she thinks he lost weight lately ;-)) and talking to L's parents. We strolled through the town (see attached pictures), spent some time with L's grandmother in the ...

... us to go through them (on the train). It was nice to have the opportunity to hang out with some Romanians before we got off the train. We taught them how to play Phase 10, and then Johnny played Poker with us. When it was time to get off the train Johnny insisted on carrying my big bag, and he opened the door for us as well as tried to take all my bags off the train with him - just to be helpful, it was really ...

... t. Right around this time we got roommates (M and I had been alone in our room up until this point). Our roommates were 2 young Romanian police trainees. At first we didn't think either of them spoke English, but it turned out that one of them spoke a bit of English. Meghan and I decided to play a game of Phase 10 and eventually they decided to play with us! It was actually a good way to kill some time. During a break from the game our 2 new Romanian friends told us that ...

Brasov is where all the tourists go in Romania, in the heart of Transylvania, Dracula country. So I spend a day doing that, walking through the old castle and all. But the real attraction for me was just seeing a country in the heart of Europe that is still village-based and peasant-based, with lots of arts and crafts ...