While we have seen deeper blankets of the white stuff in our many winters here, this year s has been the most enduring, due to the freezing temperatures that made January the coldest month in the capital in living memory. Getting around 68 Planes, trains & Automobiles Shopping & Directory 72 Everything from malls and souvenirs to accountants, realtors to dentists Maps & Street Register Northern Bucharest 78 Central & Southern Bucharest 80 Street Register 82ģ Foreword As we write, the snow that has been covering Bucharest for the best part of six weeks is finally melting (turning the city s streets into mudbaths in the process). So will your wife/lover/girlfriend/ hairdresser etc. The girls in the office will be expecting flowers. Also note that March 8th is International Women s Day: a very big deal in these parts. The small stalls that appear outside Piata Romana metro station are as a good a place as any to find them. You can find these tokens of Spring s arrival (for that is what they represent) all over the city as March 1st approaches. Every woman in your life (be it your wife or the woman you buy a bus ticket from) will be expecting a broach from you (not too extravagant) to which a red and white ribbon should be tied. Cafes 48 So many, we ve given them their own chapter Nightlife 54 Nightclubbing, we re nightclubbing Sightseeing What to see 62 Where to spend your days Old Town/Lipscani 66 The heart and soul of the city March 1st is Marţişor in Romania. As always in this city, the big five-star hotels are great places for the indecisive. Almost all of the venues listed in this guide will be throwing some kind of bash, while many restaurants are preparing special Valentine s Day menus. ![]() If you want to celebrate Valentine s Day in its western guise, as the day lovers declare their undying passion for each other, then you should have no problem finding a party somewhere. Valentine (Sfantul Valentin) is a major saint in the Orthodox Christian calendar, and anyone bearing the name Valentin or Valentina will be expecting your congratulations (Romanians make great play of their name days: almost as much as they do their actual birthdays). 2 Contents E S S E N T I A L C I T Y G U I D E S Contents Feature Boxes Unirea Urziceni v Liverpool 39 Books in English about Romania 52 Romanian Politics 76 The Bucharest Earthquake of Basics 6 Everything you wanted to know about Bucharest and Romania, but were afraid to ask Culture & Events 9 Including Children s Bucharest, page 10 Where to Stay 12 From palaces of gold to flea pits Restaurants 24 Where to eat, and where to get food poisoning Since 1989 s revolution Valentine s Day has become a big deal in Romania.
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