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Bucharest In Your Pocket 73

by Craig Turp October 4, 2011 Bucharest

 Safely at the printer (and on the streets by the end of this week), another issue of the day job Bucharest In Your Pocket 73 is done and dusted. You can download a PDF version right here, or view it on Issuu.com here. The cover, which we kind of like, is this super effort, taken [...]

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Otelul Galati – Benfica: A visit to Bucharest’s Arena Nationala

by Craig Turp September 28, 2011 Bucharest

 While we have certainly not been slow to criticise the cost of building Bucharest’s Arena Nationala – Romania’s new national stadium – we have to admit that we were rather excited ahead of last night’s Champions League game between Otelul Galati and Benfica, the second match to be played at the stadium, and our first [...]

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The bizarre world of Romanian football revisited

by Craig Turp August 11, 2011 Bucharest

 Not so long ago we wrote at length over at Bucharest In Your Pocket about football in Bucharest. Since then, a new season has begun and the bizarre, gravity-defying world of Romanian football has gone from bad to worse. For a start there is the strange case of Sportul Studentesc. Although they finished bottom of [...]

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Fulham in Bucharest

by Craig Turp May 26, 2011 Bucharest

 With thousands of Fulham supporters already apparently booking flights to Bucharest for next year’s Europa League final, it maybe a good day to repost our extensive feature on football in the city. You can read it here, over at Bucharest In Your Pocket. Meantime, here’s a bit of background on the stadium the game will [...]

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Bucharest football

by Craig Turp March 10, 2011 Bucharest

 And now for something completely different: football in Bucharest. Did you know Steaua Bucharest now have a museum and run tours of their stadium? You would if you had read the major feature about Bucharest football we have just published over at Bucharest In Your Pocket. If space allows, we hope to get it in [...]

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A tale of two Bucharest cathedrals

by Craig Turp February 15, 2011 Bucharest

 Two enormous cathedrals are currently being built in Bucharest: one orthodox, and one secular. The orthodox cathedral was last week handed 10 million lei (around €2.5 million) in funding by the Romanian state, a move which sparked (understandable) outrage amongst a large section of liberal Romanian society (which believes that the state should not be [...]

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Liverpool are coming to Bucharest, again

by Craig Turp August 27, 2010 Bucharest

 Again. Though Liverpool fans probably know Bucharest rather well these days, we’ve still prepared a quick guide to the city for them ahead of their match against Steaua. Find it here. View Steaua Bucharest v Liverpool in a larger map

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