Well I’ve flown out of there twice now this year so time for a current (for now) guide to Romania’s busiest and biggest airport, officially called Henri Coanda Airport. Despite serving Bucharest, it is actually located near a tiny village named Otopeni in the next judet (“state”). For years and years and years the airport was called Otopeni (oh-toe-pen) as well. The airport’s international three-digit … Continue reading My Guide to Otopeni Airport
If you ever find yourself in a Romanian city of a decent size, sooner or later you’re going to see a lot of buses trundling about and you may begin to wonder how you too can climb aboard and enjoy the adventure as you are whisked on your way by the reliable and earth-friendly scions of public transportation. The first thing you need to know … Continue reading How to Ride a City Bus in Romania
Clearly the picture above is funny and all as the house matches the house in the picture on the back of the Romanian money. BUT…. I can’t help but note that the poor peasant woman toting a barrel is the only woman pictured on Romanian money. I fully acknowledge that there are a grand total of zero women on American money and were next to … Continue reading Found on the internet
I probably heard the expression saru’ mana about 5,000 times before I finally asked my friend Mihai what in the world it meant. My friend was a rather old school guy and he used this expression a lot when greeting people, especially at stores. It comes from a contraction of sarut (lit: “kissed”) and mână (lit. “the hand”) meaning “the hand is kissed” or perhaps … Continue reading Expression of the Day: Saru’Mana
Hey folks, despite rumors to the contrary, I am NOT dead :P It’s been a busy week in my (quite Romanian, of course!) offline life and trying to make some money and all those usual boring things. Hang in there and we’ll get back up to speed. BTW just for laughs, the number one search term of people finding this blog lately has been “who … Continue reading Yes, we have no bananas
