As you (probably) know, I like to keep an eye on the wire to see what pops up. Just a few hours ago, CNN started running a piece on one of Dracula’s real castles in Romania. I assume this is “for” Halloween but it’s filed by Adam Cooper, so I wonder if he truly did come here. The article is a puff piece but there … Continue reading CNN and a PCV
I keep posting these because I know, deep down in my heart of hearts, that this is shocking reading material for most Romanians – the fact that people come here, visit here, live here and yes like it here. So without further adieu, this woman just arrived in Bucharest, apparently for a “cross-cultural book exchange”: Shopping is like…Brooklyn! No big department stores or supermarkets..just small … Continue reading Yep… even more visitors
Picked up off from the feed from here: A sixth man stood over a smoking fire, grilling lunch. When it was ready we sat down and learned how delicious a barbecue could be. We had mititei, or grilled mincemeat patties, along with iahnie, a dish of cooked, sticky beans, some rice and a tremendously harsh, warming red wine. As we ate and laughed, I realized … Continue reading Short But Sweet
Yes! Check out this awesome video from YouTube. If you remember the one I posted just here last Friday then you can see there’s a new trend coming – the romaniophile! Best part: the “showing of the souvenirs”. Yes!! Actually I told a lie. The best part is that the woman in the video is a reader of this blog, who seems to be a … Continue reading In Fata Tronului
From here: Thanks so much, you live in an amazing & vibrant city. It’s been awesome and the people have been very kind to us. Cheers! Suck on it, haters ;) Continue reading Another Satisfied Visitor
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