Monday, July 6, 2009

Bucharest renames metro station which does not exist

by Craig Turp July 6, 2009 Bucharest

 As of today Bucharest has eight new metro stations. Or, to put it correctly, Bucharest has eight metro stations which have changed their names. Or does it? Erm, no, actually, it doesn’t. It has seven stations which have had a name change, and one pie-in-the-sky, figment-of-somebody’s-imagination which has had a name change. For now we [...]

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Something new: An enjoyable Romanian wedding

by Craig Turp July 6, 2009 Romania

 Bucharest Life has never liked weddings. Sitting for hours at a table making polite conversation with people you barely know never held much of an attraction. Our own wedding was as a result delightfully simple and, even if we say so ourselves, quite brilliant. Held on a Wednesday night in a curry house we invited [...]

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