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BUCHAREST ( ROMANIA ) accomodation and tours
"Bucharest, Paris of the Balkans"
Why the hell people say this I don't know. It doesn't resemble Paris in any sense whatsoever. It was known as "Little Paris" in the _1920's_, long before Ceaucescu got to it. The name referred to its tree-lined boulevards, late 19th century architecture, and the interest in fashion and the arts held by the Romanian upper class of that time. On the contrary Bucharest should be wiped from earth and memory and started again. It's one of Europe's fastest growing cities economically, along with Warsaw, and the Bucharest you saw will probably be unrecognizable in ten years. There are efforts underway to get rid of a lot of the Stalinist crap and restore the historic city center. |
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BUCHAREST ( ROMANIA ) accomodation and tours
On 14 Jan 2006 16:11:00 -0800, "Iceman" wrote:
On the contrary Bucharest should be wiped from earth and memory and started again. It's one of Europe's fastest growing cities economically, along with Warsaw, and the Bucharest you saw will probably be unrecognizable in ten years. There are efforts underway to get rid of a lot of the Stalinist crap and restore the historic city center. Joy! All those half finished buildings everywhere, all those packs of wild dogs, all those scams, prostitutes... makes a **** introduction for an otherwise very cool country. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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