See the monasteries in the...
by fabrice
See the monasteries in the carpathes mountains!!!. Romania is a latin country,although it is situated in the balkan area ,mostly slav countries.Romania is an orthodox country in its majority;romanian language has a latin origin,and it is written in latin alphabet.A big part of the country was in the last century belonging to austria-hungary;and therefore many towns have their names in romanian but also in hungarian;there is also a german-speaking minority in central romania.
The republic of moldova(moldavia) is now independant,and lies between romania and ukraine,it is a former CCCP republic,and its language is romanian;it is the historical bessarabia region,and has already belonged to romania border hungary-romania just before arriving to oradea;I was a little boy at the border between 2 very strange countries;as soon as we reached the romanian side,my mother began to speak romanian with the police,as if she was coming back home
Romanians friendly people
by draguza
Romanians are some of the most hospitable and friendly people in Europe and this was obvious throughout my stay and many visits to Bucharest. They are really nice, especially with foreigners. Romanians are a quiet, earthy, smiling people who have suffered much but have never been broken.
Lipscani area
by draguza
Though a city with no true centre, the Lipscani district can be identified as the true heart of Bucharest. Once the political and economic centre of Bucharest, today Lipscani is the most lively and charming area of the city, most representative of the transitions the city is currently undergoing and most representative of its potential. In Lipscani, the true character of Bucharest is revealed through the area's overt contrasts of old and new, east and west, developed and decrepit, chic and shambling, brassy and bohemian.
A quirky little back street bar
by SWFC_Fan about Opium Studio
My friend and I visited Opium Studio one evening during our visit to Bucharest in March 2008.
This quirky little bar is located on Strada Horei, between Bulevardul Ferdinand and Bulevardul Pache Protopopescu, to the east of the city centre. Finding it involved a lot of wandering down dimly lit side streets and passing groups of stray dogs. I really wasn’t sure where we were heading, and the review in the guidebook (complete with the bar’s motto: “an endless dream”) did little to ease my fears that this might be some narcotics-filled den of iniquity. The bar’s external appearance offered no clues as to what lay inside, but we proceeded through an archway and found the large wooden door that led inside.
I’d like to point out in the strongest possible terms, and much to my relief, that this is *not* a drugs den and, despite its name, you cannot purchase opium there!
When we entered, we saw a group of young locals sitting around a large table smoking narghile pipes in a room to our right, and a dimly lit bar area (with décor that could best be described as “eclectic”, and just a little bit morbid) to our left. The music was not at all what I expected – some rather incongruous 1950s/60s love ballads.
We sat at a table in the bar area and ordered a couple of beers. The waitress, perhaps assuming (wrongly!) that as tourists we might not want the cheaper local beer, brought us a couple of bottles of Heineken (9 Lei / 1.80 GBP per 500ml bottle). Once we’d had time to look at the drinks menu, we saw that bottled Silva Brune was available at 7 Lei, Corona at a rather expensive 15 Lei per bottle, as well as a large choice of spirits, wines, vodka shots, cocktails, soft drinks and hot beverages.
The bar is open daily until 4am, and we noticed karaoke nights being advertised on the menu – but thankfully not while we were there!
On leaving, the barman asked us where we were from and asked us to spread the word of this bar to friends and family back home – or, in my case, to random people on an Internet travel site!
A friendly, quirky, and just a little scary bar on the back streets of Bucharest.
buses, trams and trolleybuses - on a budget
by lchelle
if you are going to get about bucuresti the pedestrian way with a little help from buses etc. then you need to know this.
single journey tickets (no matter the distance) are available for 8000 lei (it keeps going up though), but if you use it frequently a bus pass is for you. these can be bought from the little silver booths marked RATB near bus and tram stops. a months pass (abonament lunar) costs 250 000 lei for all lines (toate linii). you need to show your passport. they will ask if you want it valid from 'azi' - today- or 'maine' - tomorrow.
travel safe VT friends!
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Opera House, Bucharest
Ceaucescu's folly: the Palace of the People
night view
Strada Lipscani, Bucharest
