Bucuresti What Where When - September 2011 by CRYSTAL PUBLISHING GROUP

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REAL ESTATE 5. EXPOSURE

AT THE NATIONAL REAL ESTATE FAIR

TOURISM 6. DANUBE, MY EVERYDAY LOVE

10. MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

AND BECOME INSPIRED

Over 250 international journalists and travel writers will meet in Romania in September to discover some of the most important attractions in our country. The start of the “tourist marathon” will be at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which will host a unique event: the 53rd World Congress of International Federation of Journalists and Publishers of Tourism (FIJET). It will run between September 17 and 25 and will focus on “world cultural heritage reﬂected in the tourism media.” Documentary visits will begin at the Parliament Palace and will continue to the National Museum Cotroceni. Then will follow a circuit of more than 1,200 kilometers, which includes the Bacau (the famous vineyards of Cotnari), Suceava - Falticeni, Marginea with its famous black pottery workshops, older than 500 years, monasteries Moldovita (distinguished by FIJET in 1975 with the Golden Apple trophy), Sucevita, Voronet and Gura Humorului. In this area guests will travel with the Hutsuls horses from this historical stud and will stop to Ciocanesti, village promoted as the Live Museum of Bucovina traditions. Special meetings will be held at Castle Dracula Hotel at Tihuta (Bistrita-Nasaud), and in Sighisoara, with an evening in a medieval wine cellar. The journalists will visit the Tower with clock and many other attractions that have established this fortress in the international tourists’ preferences. The documentation circuit will continue to Sibiu, and Sibiu Marginimea where a traditional wedding will take place – an artistic program that preserve the life and folklore values of this area. In the last stage of this itinerant congress, the international journalists will get familiar with Bran attractions, where they will visit the castle full of the legend about Dracula and then in Sinaia, to Peles and Pelisor castles, emblems of the Romanian monarchy, and the Cantacuzino Palace in Busteni. The event is organized by the Travel Press Club - FIJET Romania and the Ministry of Development and Tourism in Romania. FIJET Romania has held in the past three years since it joined the international organization some events with important impact for Romania’s image. Two years ago, three concepts of tourism - Marginimea Sibiu, the Danube Delta, and Blue Air – have been awarded with the Golden Apple trophy.

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DEPARTMENTS 2. NEWS, EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS 36. THE LAST WORD

FIJET Congress in Romania

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CONTENTS

SPECIALTIES 11. SPECIAL HOTEL LISTING 13. CONFERENCE

AND SEMINAR FACILITIES

REGULARS 16. CITY LIFE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, HOTELS, MUSEUMS, SHOW BIZ, CULTURAL INSTITUTES

23. BUSINESS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, BUSNIESS CONNECTIONS, AIRLINES, EMBASSIES, BANKS

26. STORES AND MORE A SHOPPER’S GUIDE

30. HAUTE CUISINE A SELECTION OF RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, BARS AND MORE

35. NIGHTLIFE NIGHT CLUBS AND MASSAGE PARLOURS

Timisoara, Sector 2, Braila, Tulcea and Oradea are the cities that have signed up in the race for the title of Green Capital of 2011. This year’s edition allows registering cities all over the country, not just the county capitals. “Team Green Umbrella congratulates the five cities that have announced registration shortly after announcing this year’s competition. We enjoy the fact that more and more mayors want the “ Green Capital of Romania” title. This is an evidence that environmental care as a partnership between local authorities and community has become more evident in recent years. Every town in Romania should aspire to that title, for future generations,” told us Alina Bratu, Green Umbrella coordinator. Until December 1, candidates who aspire to winning the title have time to complete the competition registration form, available free on the site www. umbrelaverde.ro, and then they will receive registration confirmation. The complete application file consists of section of the form that contains answers to questions about its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, local transport, urban green areas, waste management, drinking water and local environmental strategy existence, and also the story of the city and a communication plan with a detailed communication strategy that the City Hall can develop in 2012 in order to support and celebrate the new title, the “Green Capital of Romania.” The jury who will evaluate the submitted files will be composed of representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, from the company URBB - Tuborg Romania and from Promotions Special Events Romania agency. The Awards Gala will be held in Bucharest in February 2012 and for each category of registration will be designated a city winner. Of these three, “Green Capital of Romania” will be designated the city with the highest score obtained after the evaluation made by the jury. The winner will be promoted nationwide during 2012, as “Green Capital of Romania” and will have priority for development of all subsequent actions performed by Green Umbrella, with support from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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news • events • attractions Enescu Festival 20 SEPTEMBER 1 – 25, BUCHAREST

On September 1, starts the XX-th International Festival “George Enescu”. By 25 September, the largest cultural event brings in Romania the world’s great orchestras, great soloists and great conductors.

The festival received a good promotion on various TV channels and radio. CNN provided a vision of the event by broadcasting 345 spots on the network that cover Europe, Middle East and Africa. On Euronews were 126 spots. Eurosport aired 200 spots and Mezzo about 100. A large number of foreign journalists are accredited to the current edition. Mezzo leaders, delegates from Euronews, The Financial Times and Le Monde announced their presence in Bucharest. The festival open is Hague Philharmonic - Residentie Orkest, conducted by Christian Badea, at Sala Palatului. The program Symphony no. 1 in Mi b Major op. 13 George Enescu and Symphony no. 10 op. 93 in Mi minor by Dmitri Shostakovich. The same orchestra will also perform the next day. Soloist will be Dan Grigore - piano. The program includes Dan Dediu, E. Grieg and H. Berlioz works. In the series “Great Orchestras of the World” other famous ensembles are present, including: London Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Santa Cecilia Orchestra. The program includes many other events structured as follows: concerts at midnight, starting at 22:30 (Romanian Athenaeum), recitals and chamber concerts, music of the XXI-st century, opera and ballet, etc. Large and small bands, world-renowned artists and Romanians will bring joy to music lovers in diﬀerent places. The Festival Square will host its daily concerts, screenings, etc. But Enescu festival extends beyond Bucharest. Concerts will also take place in Arad, Craiova, Iasi, Cluj-Napoca, Busteni, Sibiu, Timisoara and Targu Mures. Over thirty works by Enescu entered the program of the current edition of the great Festival in Bucharest, including the opera “Oedipus,” a new interpretation of the National Opera in Bucharest. A major component is also the International Competition “George Enescu”, held from 3 to 10 September, with sections: violin, piano, cello and composition. 2

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Other events of the Festival are: the International Symposium of Musicology, the international colloquium dedicated to Enescu, composition workshop, photo exhibition by Virgil Oprina with moments of the 2009 edition of the Enescu Festival. This year, when the Enescu Festival has reached its twentieth edition, it marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of the great composer who gave his name to this worldwide known event. George Enescu was born on August 19, 1881, at Liveni, Botosani and died on May 4, 1955, in Paris. He was a composer, violinist, teacher, pianist and conductor. He began playing the violin at 4 years. From the age of 5 years dates his ﬁrst compositions. Between 1888 - 1894, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory, and at the Paris Conservatory (1895-1899). His debut as a composer took place on February 6, 1898, at the Colonne Concerts in Paris, with the “Romanian Poem, Op. 1 “.

go. Only... go. It is very easy.” However, his shows are far from being regarded as boring, as Yanni, with his masters of the instruments orchestra, offer an incredible, lively performance, standing ovation confirmed by the public from the first agreements.

Romania - France Football Game SEPTEMBER 6, THE NATIONAL ARENA

The new stadium in Bucharest has the oﬃcial opening a little late, but directly to an oﬃcial football match Romania’s team. For the match Romania – France, in the Euro

Yanni in Concert SEPTEMBER 14, ZONE ARENA

A dream will materialize on September 14, starting at 20.00, when the legendary musician Yanni will have a concert in Bucharest, at Zone Arena. The Cultural

2012 preliminaries, ticket prices are: VIP 1 700 lei, VIP 2 - 600 lei, VIP 3 - 200 and 400 lei, Category I - 150 lei, Category II - 100 lei, Category III - 70 lei, Category IV - 50 lei. Under the provisions of FRF and UEFA, may be purchased 2 tickets per applicant. Tickets are sold exclusively online (payment by credit card or bank transfer, delivery by courier). Tickets are not sold for promotions, marketing or advertising campaigns! Children benefit of a reduction in the limit of 1,124 tickets, all category III, for a parent and a child aged up to 12 years, and sold at a reduced price (50 lei/ticket), the tickets being sold under the “first come, first served,” exclusively on www.biletefotbalonline. ro site. Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the event are asked to apply directly to FRF. At the price of each ticket will be added 5% processing fee, 18 lei per courier delivery order and online booking fee of 2%.

FIJET Congress SEPTEMBER 18, PARLIAMENT PALACE SEPTEMBER 19-25, ITINERANT EVENT

Association Scene Mirage and the Vreau Bilet Agency made possible the wish of true music lovers, so the artist will have a show for the ﬁrst time in Romania. Pianist and composer of high class, Yanni is regarded by fans as a true magician of the soul, his music being for many a true relaxing factor, a spiritual balm. His lyrics call for meditation and many fans said that when listening to Yanni’s songs are rediscovering themselves. The rhythms of his creations send a positive message to the audience, the same message being oﬀered by his book, “Yanni in Words”: “If everyone turns to the left, and you feel that you want to go right, choose right. You do not have to follow the path of others and should not fret too much about the way to

Over 250 international journalists and travel writers will meet in September to discover some of the most important attractions in Romania. The start of the “tourist marathon” will be at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which will host a unique event: the 53rd World Congress of International Federation of Journalists and Publishers of Tourism (FIJET). It will run between September 17 and 25 and will focus on “world cultural heritage reﬂected in the tourism media.” Documentary visits will begin at the Parliament Palace and will continue in Bucharest. Then will follow a circuit of more than 1,200 kilometers, which includes the Bacau, Suceava - Falticeni, Marginea, Tihuta (Bistrita-Nasaud), and in Sighisoara, Sibiu, and Sibiu Marginimea. In the last stage of this itinerant congress, the international

journalists will get familiar with Bran attractions, Sinaia and Busteni. The event is organized by the Travel Press Club - FIJET Romania and the Ministry of Development and Tourism in Romania.

Brian Ferry Live SEPTEMBER 18, SALA PALATULUI

Brian Ferry, former vocalist of the Roxy Music band, will have a live concert at the Palace Hall. His last album - “Olympia”

FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS BIFE

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 4, ROMEXPO

International Fair of Furniture and Wood Products, Furniture Fittings, Interior Decorations, Machinery and Equipment for Logging and Wood Processing The main topics presented at TUP are: The environment and public utilities; The traffic, mobility systems and infrastructure; The territorial quality: urban design and green spaces; Sport facilities, swimming pools and fitness; New construction technologies, innovating materials and architecture. The fair offers to the investors an overview to the development possibilities and investment projects that can be implemented in urban areas but also rural areas. .

ITP Expo SEPTEMBER 9-12, ROMEXPO

International Exhibition of Garments, Textiles and Leather Romexpo, along with representatives from the industry and the local business planned this event as a new business platform released last autumn, contains both songs recorded with former colleagues from Roxy Music and collaborations with musicians such as David Stewart (Eurythmics), Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead), Flea (Red Hot Chilly Peppers), Scissor Sisters, Groove Armada and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd). This is an album where the nicknamed “Mr Cool” is reinventing himself. Tickets: 120 - 350 lei, depending on category.

The National Real Estate Fair SEPTEMBER 22-25, PARLIAMENT PALACE

Between September 22 and 25, the leading players in the ﬁelds of real estate, construction and ﬁnance & banking meet in the National Real Estate Fair (TNI).

The 107 exhibition stands are spread over an area of eﬀective exposure in TNI, excluding the parking area, the storage spaces or other logistical spaces of 2,200 square meters. www.targimobiliar.eu site provides details of the event, including the list of registered companies at the most important real estate fair in Romania. Opening hours: Thu.-Sat. 10.00-19.00, Sun. 10.00-16.00; entrance ticket - 5 lei. Organizer: BDOBC Business Center. Event Partners: OTP Bank, BRD, MediaCity, Mervana Invest Apulum ‘94, GTC Romania. The event is supported by the Romanian Real Estate Association (AIR), Agerpres and Imopedia.

for the local and international light industry. The concept includes three main components, “Contracts”, “speciﬁc Events”, “Sale in separate spaces” and will be structured in thematic salons: light industry equipment and technology Salon, raw materials and accessories for the light industry Salon, textiles, garments, leather and footwear Salon, trends and fashion design Salon, textile printing, embroidery, transfer and ﬂocking International Salon, international franchise for the light industry Salon, services for the Light Industry Salon

EXPOMIL SEPTEMBER 22 – 25, ROMEXPO

Romexpo will host the 7th edition of the International Exhibition for Military Equipment – EXPOMIL 2011. In the Central Hall there will be on display systems and military equipment belonging to the National System of Defense Forces, Public Order and National Security, produced by companies from the Romanian defense industry and also by other foreign companies.

Vintest – The National Wine Fair of Romania OCTOBER 27 TO 30, ROMAERO

Romania has exceptional wines, recognized by international specialists, but not sufficiently promoted nationwide and worldwide. The lack of promotion of the wine in Romania led to a low consumption compared to beer, despite the fact that wine is on the domestic and abroad list of foods. Wine producers, importers of accessories and wine quality specialists are those who must make a common front to promote Romanian wines and to educate consumers in the spirit of tradition that Romania has in the field, to pick up the wine at the rank that deserve. Vintest wishes to be the first salon devoted to the Romanian wine held to the international criteria standard. Business promotion of the direct or related to wine activities will lead to an economic growth of this sector and hence to a growth of the society. Educating people, especially the younger generation, to engage in the promotion of Romanian products, be it wine, or wine tourism areas it’s another must of this fair. Launched in 2005, the International Wine Fair VINVEST soon became a center of reference for the wine sector. Vinvest managed to convince through professionalism and consistency. The eight editions organized in Timisoara have created an unprecedented way for the Romanian wine, detaching it from all other similar events in the quality of the organization, becoming the first International Exhibition of Wines from Romania to European standards.

Vintest is organized on October 2730, in Romaero, in a 2,500 square meters exhibition area, with parking, easy access to public transport, subway, bus, etc. At Vintest will be held wine tastings, launches of new range of wines, gastronomic shows, “taste” competitions, contests and sweepstakes for professional audiences, media and guests, bartending - competition for waiters and bartenders and will be presented wine tourism oﬀers, top wines - competition organized by the associations, delicious food - contests on gastronomic themes, pastry, confectionery, wine shop – where you may purchase the wines tasted in the stands, while the library will stimulate the tasting art and the tourism (store for gastronomy, wine and wine tourism guides). www.vintest.ro , Ph.: 0372-731-830, fax: 0372-870-579, oﬃce@vintest.ro,

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Two Weeks of Delightful Music EUROPAfest 2012 - jazz, blues, pop & classic Between May 4 and 19, EUROPAfest connects you with worldwide music values. Over 300 musicians from 45 countries will invade Bucharest with authentic jazz, blues, pop and classical live music performancesconcerts, contests, workshops, jam sessions and many other events waiting to be discovered by an eclectic public. The festival had its debut 19 years ago as a bold initiative, transcending the conventional and creating the appetite for quality music, and a relaxed, open minded way of thinking. Today, considered a national brand, EUROPAfest is the only European festival which reunites 4 music genres. Following the motto “EUROPAfest offers! The choice is yours!” the public will oscillate between the sensuality of blues, the dynamics of pop, the unconventionality of jazz and the virtuosity of classical music. Each year EUROPAfest offers a detailed agenda in which good music becomes a mean of communication between the performer and the audience. EUROPAfest promises a vivid atmosphere and the festival days are like open doors to the ambiances of Western cities. You leave a concert under the impression that you have tasted a little bit of the cosmopolitan delights - smiles, quality music, and an easy and serene way of expression which is noticeable in both the audience and musicians. You will definitely feel more “European” because, suddenly, you are in touch with the culture of a whole world. It is an experience

which makes you want to discover the world with an enormous appetite and enthusiasm, a world which embraces your own. At the festival, fine people, regardless of age or occupation, discover and know each other at first sight and this is comforting because you know that you and the others are on the same page, appreciating the best and the most beautiful traits of music - the joy of being connected to a new universe just by listening to a foreign artist, the unique sensations and the unknown translated into a melody. The festival is a breath of fresh air in the cultural events market in Bucharest. Emphasizing more on quality and less on the commercial aspect, jmEvents, the event organizer, encourages young people to come closer to quality music by offering free passes to students and pupils, within the limit of available seats. Starting with 2005 the festival takes place under The High Patronage of the Royal Highness Princess Margaret and Prince Radu. EUROPAfest will take place in different venues in order to facilitate access for the general public, considering personal preferences and also giving the possibility of parallel events. More information and photos: jmEvents Ph.: 0720-316-162 / 0740-759-566, office@jmEvents.ro , www.jmEvents.ro Facebook: www.facebook.com/EUROPAfest. Bucharest

AGENDA 2012

by famous bands from Austria, Armenia, Brazil, SUA, Poland and Ukraine.

MAY 4 / OPENING CONCERT – EUROPE’S DAY The festival opening is held on May 4, with a concert celebrating Europe Day, in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission in Romania. The good music week begins with harmony, fast, exuberance and electrifying atmosphere. The evening promises moments of jazz, pop and classical music, performed by the names of the event poster, original interpretations, special guests, spectacular screenings and presentations.

MAY 5 – 18 / CONCERTS – JAZZ, BLUES, POP In the next evenings, jmEvents proposes jazz, blues, pop concerts, performed

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MAY 5 – 18 MAY/ CAFÉ FESTIVAL Café Festival – live music in unconventional locations, is among the most famous and beloved parts of the festival. Already established musical presences, but also next generation artists, will perform jazz, blues & pop concerts and jam sessions, in the middle of the audience.

MAY 12 – 19 / BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COMPETITION (BIJC) Bucharest International Jazz Competition is a singular event in Romanian’s and Eastern Europe landscape of professional jazz music, now with its 6th edition. BIJC is on the top three jazz competitions in Europe. It addresses to vocals or bands and aims the recognition of Romanian and international jazz values. The competition is completed by jam sessions and workshops, organized under the guidance of international specialists. Musicians and bands from all over Europe and USA will represent the world’s new jazz generation in 7 days of intense music, 100% jazz and more.

“With great devotion over the years, we have built EUROPAfest to be a distinguished festival in Europe, bringing together in one event jazz, blues, pop & Luigi Gageos – classic. Over President jmEvents, 300 remarkable Director EUROPAfest artists from 45 countries present more than 50 exceptional performances for an enthusiastic audience. The festival’s aim is not a commercial one, but to celebrate the uniqueness of each artist and culture and the beauty of quality live performances. It doesn’t matter if an artist is renowned or “no name”, the musical criteria is the only one respected by jmEvents in selecting the participants. Therefore, EUROPAfest is known for its extraordinary high-class events, a special atmosphere and as a promoter of valuable artists of different geographical and cultural origins. Today it is one of the most-beloved festivals. During May 4 and 19, under the slogan “EUROPAfest offers! The choice is yours!” we invite the large public to join us in concerts, competitions, jam sessions, café festival, workshops, master-classes, Gala, all in 2 weeks of good music marathon dedicated to Europe’s Day. 19 years of tradition, 19 years of good music, the festival is a gate to Europe, a way to meet new cultures. Each year, the season of great festivals begins in spring with EUROPAfest.”

MAY 12 – 19 / JEUNESSES INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION – VIOLIN Jeunesses International Music Competition, a well-known competition of classical music, both locally and at international level, is the second competition held under the umbrella of EUROPAfest. It is annually organized for diﬀerent instruments: piano, violin, ﬂute, clarinet, and composition. In 2012 the competition will celebrate its 19th anniversary and the instrument will be violin. The event gives visibility and support to artists, in a time when choosing classical music is a challenge. They will perform in front of an international jury. If you love classical music, or if you want to discover it through EUROPAfest, you can meet here future great international classical artists.

MAY 19 / EUROPAFEST GALA The festival ends with a high-class event – EUROPAfest Gala, an evening in which the public has the opportunity to ﬁnd the most appreciate music pieces and impressive presences. On this occasion, the Royal House will award the Excellence Diploma for Supporting Culture.

Exposure at the National Real Estate Fair Between September 22 and 25, the leading players in the fields of real estate, construction and finance & banking meet in the National Real Estate Fair (TNI), in Unirea Hall of the Parliament Palace. The exhibitors benefit at TNI of contact with at least 3,000 potential customers, discussions with over 50 journalists who already have announced their presence at the event, the presence in the largest real estate event in Romania, specialized media

promotion, creation and building of the company image, business development by signing of partnerships, and the demonstration of their the performance and launch of new products and services in a dedicated frame. The 107 exhibition stands are spread over an area of eﬀective exposure in TNI, excluding the parking area, the storage spaces or other logistical spaces of 2,200 square meters. www.targimobiliar.eu site provides

details of the event, including the list of registered companies at the most important real estate fair in Romania. “It’s a short time left until the 14th edition of TNI and organizational details are in place. Key players in the real estate and related ﬁelds have taken their places for the fair,” told us Adrian Bercea, TNI General Director. Opening hours: Thu.-Sat. 10.00-19.00, Sun. 10.00-16.00; entrance ticket - 5 lei. Organizer: BDOBC Business Center. Event Partners: OTP Bank, BRD, MediaCity, Mervana Invest Apulum ‘94, GTC Romania. The event is supported by the Romanian Real Estate Association (AIR), Agerpres and Imopedia.

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Danube, My Everyday Love The night before I was almost deafen by the watts’ hell emitted by Prodigy at their Downtown Bucharest concert. At an early hour of the summer morning I embarked in the minibus provided by WWF Romania and left for an unknown location on the Danube. For Gircov, in Olt County, close to the confluence of the Olt River with Danube. I just heard about the WWF and its subsidiary in Romania, but I was now participating at the first action organized by the activists of the organization. I ask myself how I will interact with these enthusiast youth and what would I find at less than 200 km from Bucharest, on the Danube banks? WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is one of the largest and most effective independent organizations that run international nature conservation projects. Worldwide, WWF works to stop the environmental degradation and help build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. The Lower Danube, with a journey of 1,000 km, passing through Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, was identified by WWF as one of the most important regions of biodiversity in the world. The river hosts a variety of freshwater habitats, rare and endangered, and provides many valuable opportunities to support and revive the local lifestyle. It is also a region with a rich cultural heritage, the local way of life being closely interlaced with river’s life. Danube is one of the last large relatively undisturbed regions of Europe. The human intervention has destroyed over 80% of all wetlands of the Danube. Over the river and its tributaries have been built hydroelectric plants, dams, drainage systems, which has destroyed the relationship between floodplain habitats and river systems, and their ecological functions were affected.

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In 2000, the governments of the Lower Danube countries have recognized the need and responsibility to conserve and sustainably manage one of the most biodiversity regions in the world, signing Lower Danube Green Corridor Agreement. Since then it has succeeded in reconnecting with the natural ﬂow of 6% in embanked areas of the Danube Delta and along the Lower Danube and concrete proposals for the reconstruction of an additional 8% of the agricultural areas, including the 7,349 square km along the Green Corridor of the Lower Danube in a system of national protected areas and designation of areas totaling 4,303 square km (excluding the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve) for inclusion in the European network of protected areas Nature 2000, conservation and management of forest and meadow islets, elaboration of the ﬁrst integrated action plan for conservation of sturgeons in the Danube basin and other actions, many facilitated by WWF and adopted by the Council of Europe and the European Union. Furthermore, WWF, together with Environmental Protection Agencies in the counties of Olt and Teleorman organized in

early winter, at the confluence of the Olt and Danube Rivers, in the village Islaz, an action of planting more than 3 hectares of white poplar and white willow. The purpose of this activity was the creation of nesting and quiet areas for the pygmy cormorant population, the local community involvement and raising awareness about the ecological importance of these birds and the threats they are subjected. The project was part of the LIFE Nature “Trans-frontier conservation of the pygmy cormorants (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) and the red ducks (Aythya nyroca) in key sites from Romania and Bulgaria” (in short, “Green Borders”). The destruction of the nesting areas of the pygmy cormorant and the red duck populations was identified as a major threat to both species, so that planting activity was among the actions that are implemented for their conservation. If Danube Delta pygmy cormorants and red ducks are protected by being in a biosphere restricted area, the population spread along the Danube, both in Romania and Bulgaria, is still under threat, under the impact of human activities. The landfill along the waters, excessive use of fertilizers in fisheries, the widespread tourism practice, all affect the quality of the habitats of the two species present along the Danube. The main objective of the “Green Border” project, with a duration of four years, is to provide favorable conditions for the conservation of the two species of birds, through the conservation and reconstruction of wetlands along the Danube used as feeding and nesting areas, reducing the damages on the fish farms produced by pygmy cormorants, but also training locals on the conservation status of species and ecological requirements of both of them. After about two hours of driving in the morning quiet we reached Gircov, in a quiet village, far from urban pollution of all kinds, and we found that we would participate in a celebration on the occasion of the Danube Day, river celebrated year after year in 19 countries across Europe, by 83 million people who are living in the Danube Basin and enjoy

The show has enjoyed the financial support of Garanti Bank, one of the WWF partners. I found out that both the red ducks and the pygmy cormorants are considered priority species for the European Union Life Nature program. It is estimated that more than 39,000 pairs of red ducks and less than 18,000 of pygmy cormorants are nesting in Europe. Almost one third live in Romania, and a few hundred in Bulgaria. A few cormorants we saw during the river tour on the Danube in the same morning. They are lucky they are not moving in other more friendly areas, and benefit from the WWF Romania activists and most recently the locals who begin to understand that they must live again in communion with the nature, as they did for millennia. And the one day love for the Danube River which runs at the edges of their yards should turn into a everyday love. the natural resources offered by the river. River floodplains provide many benefits, from water purification, to fishing and recreation, and rivers of Danube basin provide drinking water for 20 million people. WWF Romania has chosen to mark this day with the Gircov and Giuvarasti communities, two areas where the organization works the Green Borders project. It provides the framework for trans-boundary conservation in 11 Nature 2000 sites along the Danube in Romania and Bulgaria, which will ensure improvement in the rate of spawning for the red ducks and pygmy cormorants, both European protected species. In Romania, 175,000 people live in areas of the project Green Borders. 21 villages and 2 towns in the Danube floodplains will benefit the WWF conservation measures implemented to the benefit of nature and humans. For 2012, the project provides the reconstruction of 1,000 hectares of meadow, planting in key areas and the achievement of a sustainable fish farm model.

The Danube Celebration with the Cormorants’ Club

At Gircov, one of the 21 villages included in the Green Borders project, 80 children wished happy birthday to the river which it’s accompanying their life and enjoy their childhood. The WWF conservation projects

tradition reserve to the communities a major role in the project, much of the long-term success of WWF actions being guaranteed by the involvement of the local people. At Gircov, the Cormorants’ Club is the form in which children in the area show their support for the project. For several months, the 80 members have been initiated into the mysteries of ecology: they participated in bird watching sessions, to understand the two protected species which make them proud and attended presentations of the WWF and SOR experts (Romanian Ornithological Society). Because the Danube Day is the most important holiday for the Cormorants’ Club, children began to prepare for the moment since the spring. A group of artists took up the challenge launched by the WWF to offer the children free ballet, theater, drawing and photography weekly lessons. And, finally, the children offered to the public made up of relatives, villagers, the project partners as well as journalists arrived from Bucharest, a ballet performance, a multimedia theater and an exhibition of drawings, whose players have been the pygmy cormorants and the red ducks. For the event at the Cultural House Gircov was also present the folklore group Mugurasii Olt.

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When Hobbies Become Career

Young Romanian Designers: Diana Bobar and Florina Erimescu Young designers will always teach us the lesson of having a wider perspective, showing respect for our legacy, reviving images that seduced us throughout history - but also looking forward with courage, reinterpreting previous styles in an avant-garde approach. Beyond their creative activity, they constantly remind us the valuable lesson of never postponing our dreams and always fighting to make a stand through our work, regardless of our vision and beliefs. If we view it from a deeper perspective, fashion is best understood by art enthusiasts as they focus on discovering hidden feelings, ideas and stories behind the harmony of chromatics and proportions. The fashion history gives us examples of great names that chose this field after a formal education in fine arts. DIANA SERPOIANU A blogger, viewed as a gifted voice that manages to contour an identity, can gain his followers’ trust, maintain objectivity and will most likely offer a clear, unaltered point of view as he steps in the particular field in which he debates. By considering these presumptions, we are glad to see people confirming our thoughts and more so, we are touched to get to know stories that constantly remind us that dreams can come true. Such features shape up the portrait of one of Romania’s best up-and-coming fashion designers, making us confidently look towards the ambitious new generation in style. Her story gathers knowledge, determination, and the strength to improve as a self-thought, passion and why not, chance. By hearing her name, Romanian fashionistas (but not only they) are inspired by how lots of passion, talent, a solid objective and constant self analysis – all of them used in small, wise steps can build up a solid fashion brand.

A couple of years ago, Diana Bobar was a Fine Arts student, graduating in painting, who created one of the ﬁrst Romanian fashion 8

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blogs. One of her hobbies back then, which to a point contoured her soon to be discovered path, was searching for special vintage- retro garments in second hand shops located in Timisoara. After ﬁnding all these ‘fashion treasures’, she would organize amateur photo shootings, starring her model friend, which she would later upload on her blog, So Fash’on, which she continues to update. This coolhunting activity was linked to another hobby of hers - that of improvising garments from her mother’s dresses or her fathers’ unworn silk shirts. Such as a child’s play, Diana soon learned the basics in tailoring, a craft in which she improved using online tutorials! The positive reviews received from her followers, as she kept uploading photos of

her back-then amateur creations, encouraged Diana to work on an individual collection, which she sewed by using a borrowed sewing machine placed on a room heater, as she didn’t have a proper table for it. The enthusiastic feedback she received also generated her first orders, and therefore, her first sum of money gained to further invest in sewing machines and a proper table to place them on. Her first collection came out on January 1, 2008, gathered forty garments and was a collection of dresses proposed for the 2009 spring-summer season. With delicate and feminine chromatics including white, shades of pink, beige, light, marine blue and warm violet she focused on drapery, asymmetry, flounces and tucks. Tracing her sources, one would find the iconic garments that imposed drapery throughout history, starting from Patricians to South American dance dresses. Having this collection as a starting point, Diana would propose a delicate, feminine silhouette, sexy through its innocent appearance, evoking the lost and fascinating air of the most enchanting ages in history. Also, her trademark decoration, flounces and texture applications give the overall look a romantic, sophisticating and daring reinterpretation of classic styles. Known for her ‘made by measure’ tailoring and receptivity in listening to her clients’ desires and expectations, she travels on a monthly basis to Bucharest to meet, discuss and take orders from her customers. Besides this strategy, she managed to settle a solid distribution network, both with online as well as with offline retailers. Her gracious, feminine, playful and sometimes flirty style, imposed Diana as one of Romania’s most promising young fashion designers. As she has been receiving a positive feedback from her international readers on So

Fash’on also, it was only a matter of time until the Diana Bobar Design brand would grow. Therefore, in 2010, Diana excitedly closed impressive deals with buyers from Kuwait, the Netherlands and Australia, demonstrating that the fresh, bright vision of the young designer could also be appreciated in different and more mature fashion markets. Besides her activity as a fashion designer she also got to work as a stylist with appreciated Romanian artists, such as Mandinga, Flory from Chicanos, Fely. Diana’s media exposure grew more intense as the young fashion designer was featured in an inspiring Pepsi ad campaign, focused on people who managed to make their dreams come true. ‘I can turn every man into a paparazzo’ was stated as a slogan next to Diana’s confident smile. When it comes to meditating over her path to this moment, Diana confesses with a sincere modesty that her greatest joy and fulfillment as a fashion designer is to see her clients happy and confidently wearing a garment created by her. She says garments are best valued by attitude, as nothing is more important than to see clothes brought to life by their wearer. Contouring the essence of her work philosophy, the young designer tries to give one of the best advices any individual could receive: that of choosing what to do depending on one’s own wishes and not on what would impress others. Sharing since March 2010 an uptown workshop and showroom with Diana, we found one of the young fashion designer’s best friends who decided to channel her artistic vision towards jewelry and accessories. Florina Erimescu met Diana before her college graduation, when she chose the fashion designer to create her prom dress. This wasn’t only the beginning of their friendship and future collaboration, but also an important step in Florina’s accessories business establishment that would become a particular confirmation of the soon encountered success. Before following her steps as the name behind the Josephine jewelry and accessories brand, let’s get to meet Florina in order to better understand her passion, statement and inspiration. As she studied French since her first elementary school year, Florina has been

forever fond of France, its culture, history and lifestyle. A trip to Paris back in 2007 became a revealing experience, as after discovering a crystal and metal supplier and buying a couple of crystal packs, Florina set down on a bench and started creating her first brooch, that she has been keeping since, as a dear reminder of her debut. This new found passion started to be looked at more seriously, as Florina chose this craft as her marketing degree paper project when she graduated the Faculty of Economic Studies. The excellent feedback coming from the examination commission became a new impulse towards the establishment of a new brand, a step which was clear in 2008, when Florina closed distribution deals with various retailers. Josephine was the first name that came to her mind recalling France and its historical aristocratic heritage, that would match the designs she had been preparing. Besides evoking the noble, bohemian Parisian style, her creations reflect a continuous research on jewelry history and new techniques, imposing the Josephine brand through quality in design and materials. Some of her remarkable creations seduce through complexity and greatness and, as handmade jewelry, such designs require impressive patience to come to life. For some pieces, Florina had been working up to 8 hours in a row but as she confesses, her passion for what she does offers her great fulfillment. As a designer, Florina is concerned about trends but more than anything, she is inspired by the love for everything that surrounds a person. The impressive pieces become a part of their wearer’s appearance, a true statement through their sizes as well as through their style, and naturally complete the garments.

For her refined, unique jewelry, she pays great attention to the materials she uses, being among the few designers who focus this much on quality. Her creations, adored by brides and young women, are made with semiprecious stones, Swarovski elements, Bohemia glass, freshwater pearls, silver and bronze. Her crystal provider is based in a small French town; she settled for him after previously working with a Parisian Swarovski reseller. Florina imposed her romantic approach for accessories with her “Les Fleurs de Josephine” collection for which she used flowers as an inspiration to create some delicate yet spectacular pieces. The remarkable feature of these pieces is given by the use of veil, silk and lace to create impressive handmade flowers that stand out through their up to 50 fabric petals and through Swarovski crystals carried in the center. Such pieces may feature a detachable veil, following the future bride’s demands. The collection also includes some handmade silk roses that enchant though chromatics evoking the Versailles gardens. “Les Fleurs de Josephine” is completed by headpieces and brooches that follow the same aristocratic, refined style. When she launched her first bridal collection, Josephine Marriage, created using pure silk, Swarovski elements and freshwater pearls, Florina counted on her friend Diana Bobar to design the wedding dress worn by the campaign model. A young bride’s happiest day could be soon ennobled also by

Florina’s spectacular and sensitive jewelry and accessories that offer a complementary image by the delicacy of pearls and silk and refined daring contrast with Jet-black crystals, silver beads or violet stones. Even more so, as an open, approachable designer who wishes to contribute to a memorable day, Florina offers custom jewelry conceived taking into consideration the future bride’s expectations. As a daring curiosity, Florina’s bridal jewelry defy the famous superstition that stops future brides from wearing pearls on their wedding, an old belief ignored also by her clientele. Looking towards Florina, we find a talented bohemian spirit who adapted her fascination for a certain place, its stories and its culture, to compose a sensitive ode that values one’s natural beauty with distinction. www.bucurestiwww.ro

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Make the Difference T IV EIA and Become Inspired! consulting activities in the business events industry within Europe, Middle East and Africa. Topic at the EIAT: The Strategic role of Destination Marketing Organizations

EIAT 2011 is a unique and a brand new Professional Education Conference in tourism Dejan Djordjevic, ESTA Holding, Ukraine which will offer a combination The last three years Dejan was the Managing Director of educational and cultural of Alatau Hospitality and activities for the industry previous he was attached to one of the world’s premier hotel representatives as well as for brands- Hyatt. Topic at the EIAT: Destination Selection for Future Hotel the students. From the early Investments and Developments beginning, the Conference is Pauline Sheldon, under the Patronage of HRH University of Hawaii, Crown Prince Alexander II and USA Her interests include it received a support from sustainable tourism policy, corporate social responsibility, tourism Ministry for Economy and economics, tourism education, and research Regional Development of the methods in tourism. She is President of the International Academy for the Study Government of Serbia. of Tourism and co-founder of the Tourism EIAT 2011 will gather delegates from 11 diﬀerent countries in the region of South-East Europe and 16 world known speakers:

John Swarbrooke, Caesar Ritz Colleges, Switzerland His main research ﬁelds include the tourists’ behavior, ethics, marketing, cultural tourism and international business. Topic at the EIAT: Ethical Challenges in Tourism and Hospitality

Lynn Minaert, University of Surrey, UK Lynn is interested in social sustainability in tourism and events. Topic at the EIAT: Be a Part of an Industry with a heart - The growing Importance of Social Legacy in Events.

Rob Davidson, University of Greenwich, UK The leading professional magazine in the meetings industry, Conference & Incentive Travel, gave Rob a coveted place in its annual Power 50 awards and he has been named as one of the country’s most inﬂuential people in the business events industry. Topic at the EIAT: Fast-Forward Your Career!

Bruce Redor, GainingEdge, France Bruce has a strong background in Business industry. In GainingEdge, he is responsible for developing 10

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Education Futures Initiative (TEFI). Topic at the EIAT: Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism and Hospitality

Rick Taylor, The Business Tourism Company, South Africa Rick set up South Africa’s ﬁrst stand alone Convention Bureau and now runs The Business Tourism Company, an international African based strategic planning and facilitation tourism consultancy. Topic at the EIAT: Raising Developing Nations: Namibia Case Study

Mady Keup Mady Keup is frequently engaged in tourism or event consultancy and training of tourism and event professionals. She speaks six European languages ﬂuently. Topic at the EIAT: How Your Customers Help Your Business Product Co-creation (Power of Social Media in the Industry)

Marcos Torres, Kempinski Palace Hotel Portorose, Slovenia His previous career included jobs in sales and marketing in highclass international tourism in the USA and Germany. Topic at the EIAT: Increasing Sales Revenue for Hotel Business

Dragan Matovic, Niagara Falls Tourism, Canada

Dragan Matovic has over 25 years of experience in hospitality operations and real estate development. Topic at the EIAT: The Development/Business Model of the New Niagara Falls Convention Center. Creation & Funding of a New Tourism Marketing Organization - The Tourism Partnership of Niagara

Adriano Pozaric, Turizam Info Opatija, Croatia Adriano is a CEO at Info Lab d.o.o and an editor in chief at Turizam Info- magazine focusing on Croatian tourism industry overlooking region of SEE. Topic at the EIAT: Promotion and Advertizing…Yes or No? …and How Much?

Dimitrios Buhalis Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialization in Technology and Tourism. In recognition of his contribution, he was elected in 2009, as a member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. Topic at the EIAT: eTourism revolutions

Srdjan Milekovic, Hyatt International, Switzerland Prior to the position he holds at the moment at Hyatt International, Srdjan was General Manager of Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow. Topic at the EIAT: Model trends in Hotel Industry and their Inﬂuence on Employment

Tom Hulton, IMEX Frankfurt, Germany Tom was a Chief Executive Oﬃcer in ICCA, Amsterdam and afterwards moves to UK for setting up his own consultancy. He has developed the IMEX Future Leaders Forum and the Professional Development Pavilion. Topic at the EIAT: Developing World Class Trade Show and Las Vegas case

Christos Tsemperas, Grand Casino, Belgrade Christos Tsemberas has served the hospitality and tourism industry in various capacities for over 30 years in Greece, France, Egypt and presently Serbia. Topic at the EIAT: Importance of Local Talents for International Business Development

Patrick Delaney, Ovation Group, Ireland Being the only Irish person recognized by Conference & Incentive Travel (UK) for inclusion in their Power 50 list, he is the icon in the incentive and meetings industry. Topic at the EIAT: Selling Your Destination in the International Arena. EIAT will be held from September 23 to 25, in Continental Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia. www.eiat-conference.org

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city life • ESSENTIAL INFORMATION • HOTELS • MUSEUMS • SHOW BIZ • CULTURAL INSTITUTES • MUST SEE IN BUCHAREST ESSENTIAL INFORMATION POLICE - Like all cities, Bucharest too has dangerous spots; however, it is considered a safe city in European terms. The city center is usually safe, but at night be careful in parks and peripheral areas. General Emergency number: 112 for Police, Ambulance & Fire Department. There are also private ambulance services: dial for Puls 9737 or 021-243-1333, for Doris 978 or 021-335-5065, for SOS Medical and Ambulance Services 9761 or 0722-333-000, for Village Medical Clinic Ambulance 0723-343-219. TELEPHONES The payphones in the city are phone card operated. When calling into Romania, you need to dial 004, then the eight digit subscr ber’s number - dropping the first 0 of the area code. When dialling a mobile number from abroad, the initial 0 is also dropped. Romanian city codes (selected): Brasov (0268), Constanta (0241), Bucharest (021), Cluj (0264), S biu (0269), Sinaia (0244), Timisoara (0256). International country codes (selected): Australia (61), Austria (43), Belgium (32), Canada/US (1), Danmark (45), France (33), Germany (49), Greece (30), Hungary (36), Irealand (353), Israel (972), Italy (39), Japan (81), Moldova (373), Netherlands (31), Poland (48), Romania (40), Russia (7), Spain (34), TRANSLATORS Translingua: 306, Calea Mosilor, Bl. 56A, Ap. 11 Ph.: 021-211-70-46, 0722-250-908; Fax: 021-211-70-46. www.translingua.ro Prosper - ASE Language Centre: 2, Calea Grivitei St., 2nd floor, room 4211; Ph./Fax: 021-21178-00. www.prosper.ro Talk Partners: Ph.: 0771-540-479; 0724-353-215; www.talkpartners.ro. Central European Translation: 19, Unirii Blvd., Bl. 4B, 1st Entr., 4th floor, Ap.13; Ph.: 021-336-28-25; Fax: 021-336-27-24. www.cet.ro Serious Business: 3, Corneliu Coposu Blvd.Bl. 101, 1st floor, Apt. 17. Ph.: 021-321-46-41; Fax: 021-320-33-13. www.serious.ro POST OFFICES The Central Post Office is at 10, Matei Millo St. (near the Phone Company building on Calea Victoriei). www.posta-romana.ro Open: 7:30-20:00. Closed Sunday. MONEY Money can be exchanged at banks, hotels and private offices (Casa de schimb valutar). There can be major differences in rates, especially between the banks and the private exchange offices. Changing money in the street is illegal and inadvisable. Bank notes are in the following denominations: LEI 1,00; 5,00; 10,00; 50,00; 100,00 and 500;00. Coins: Bani 1; 5; 10; 50. Banks are open weekdays from 8:30 to noon and from 14:00 to 16:00.

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Rely on these pages for guidance on where to go and what to do during your visit. The letter/number combinations at the end of listings are coordinates for the map (back cover). For subway map see also the back cover. Locations marked in a red square are situated in Old Town.

VISAS EU and American citizens with a valid passport can visit for 90 days with no visa requirement. All other visitors will need a visa. Visas should be obtained prior to the arrival, from Romanian Diplomatic Missions’ Offices in your country. A list of the nations for which a Romanian visa is required can be found at www.mae.ro. Three day transit visa: US$ 15/25. One entry visa: US$ 25, multiple entry visa US$ 60. For a few exceptional situations a 10-day special visa can be obtained at customs, entering Romania. For visa extensions and other information go to the passport office at 29, Nicolae Iorga St., near Piata Romana. PRIVATE CLINICS & EMERGENCY HOSPITALS Biomedica International: 42 Eminescu St., Ph. 021-230-8001 Emergency Clinic Hospital: 8, Calea Floreasca, Ph. 021-317-0171; 021-317-0121 Medico Clinique: 9, Visarion St., Ph. 021-650-7060, 021-315-5426 /27 www.medico.ro Medicover Medical: Centre96, Calea Plevnei, Ph. 021-310-4410 Ophthalmology Emergency Clinic Hospital: 1, Piata Lahovari, Ph. 021-319-2753 Regina Maria: • 57, Unirii Blvd, Ph. 021-3271188 ; • 2, Staicovici St, Opera Center. Ph 021-412-0110 • 12, G Enescu St, Ph. 021-316-5876/77/78

and feel in perfect shape at the same time. You can enjoy the swimming pool & whirlpool, sauna, Jacuzzi, or be active and try the fully equipped gymnasium or the tennis courts. Personal trainer available for a monthly fee. 1, Poligrafiei Blvd. (Crowne Plaza Hotel); Ph.: 021.224.00.34; Open: 08.00 – 23.00. Diplomatilor Club: 1, Minovici Alley. Ph.: 021-222-8497; 0722-328-758. Open: daily 9:00 - 18:00 Eden Spa: 39, Primaverii Blvd., Ph.: 021-316-8148; 0721-321-294. Open: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 21:00 . Sat 9:00 - 18:00 Grand Hotel Continental Spa: The Spa is a calm and peaceful retreat with relaxation facilities including a maxi jacuzzi, massage salons and sauna, providing an extensive range of body beauty and care treatments. Indulge yourself in one of these therapies and renew your energy. You will enjoy fitness and aerobic sessions with guidance from personal trainers available by

NON-STOP PHARMACIES There is no problem with finding a pharmacy in your neighborhood, no matter where you are in Bucharest. Here are some pharmacies with nonstop service: Farmacia Verde: 15, Calea Dorobantilor, Ph. 021-230-1451 Sensiblu: 65, Calea Dorobantlor, Ph. 021-211-1127, Farmadex: 19, N Titulescu Blvd, Ph. 0744-650-078 MedFARM: 34, I.C. Bratianu Blvd, Ph. 021-315-2309 DENTISTS Alpha Dent Company: 300, Calea Calarasilor St., Ph. 021-321-3099 Dent Elysee: 51, J.L. Calderon St., Ph. 021-312-3300; 0723-380-498 Dent Estet: • 15, Aviatorilor Blvd. Ph. 021-2221108 • 7, G. Alexandrescu St, Ph. 0723-602-020 HEALTH CLUBS & SPA FitClub: With customized fitness routines and body rituals, FitClub invites guests to indulge in a new wellness dimension. For details and advice on customized packages, please call us at 021201 5077. Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel, 2nd floor, Calea Dorobantilor 5 – 7, Bucharest Fit & Fun Club: The club is complimentary to all hotel guests and offers the possibility to relax

appointment. You are kindly asked to check the availability of this service with the Reception. C.C. accepted. Location: Basement. Grand Hotel Continental, 56, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: 037-201-0300. Open: Mon.- Sat. – 07:00 –21:00. Hilton Health Club: 1-3, Episcopiei St. Athénée Palace Bucharest Hilton; Ph.: 021-303-3777 ext.6808 Open: Mon-Fri 6:30 - 22:00. Sat-Sun 8:00 - 21:00 InterContinental Health Club: Public access on the 22nd floor. Full range of facilities. Sauna, massage, solarium, fitness centre, hexagonal swimming pool. C.C accepted. Parking lot. 4 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd., InterContinental Hotel, Ph.: 021-310-2020, Open:06.00 - 22.00 Magnolia Spa: 20, Sperantei St. Ph.: 021-3112779; Open: Tue - Fri 12:30 - 20:00 Sat: 10:30 - 18:00; Sun - Mon closed “Majestic” Wellness Club: Thoughtfully designed facilities for the benefit and convenience

of the Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel guests. The Majestic Wellness Club includes: Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi, Cardio & Fitness Center, Sauna, Massage. Aerobic, Step, Tae-bo, Body-flex; Aqua Gym; Swimming lessons. 38-40, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: (021) 310 27 20; Fax: (021) 310 27 99 Open: daily 07:00 – 21:30. Novotel Bucarest City Centre Wellness Centre: After a busy day you relax and unwind in the Wellness Centre situated on the mezzanine floor. Indoor swimming pool with artificial waves, fitness centre, gym, massage, hammam and Power Plate are at your disposal. Secured underground parking available. Credit Cards accepted. Novotel Bucarest City Centre - 37B Victoriei Boulevard, District 1. Ph.: 021 308 85 61. Open daily: 06:00 - 22:00. Ramada Plaza Hotel: 3-5, Poligrafiei Blvd. Ph.: 021-549-2000; Fax: 021-549-2330; Open: Tue-Sun 10:00 - 22:00 Sports Club 2000: 3-11, Gabriela Szabo St. Tennis, Swimming, Fitness Ph.: 021-434-3572; Kineto & Physiotherapy Ph.: 0723-573-028 Beauty Center Ph.: 021-434-1741 Open: Mon-Sun 08:00 - 22:00 World Class Health Academy: • 90, Calea 13 Septembrie - JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel Ph.: 021-403-0900/01; 0730-848-707 Open: weekdays 6:00 - 23:00, weekends 8:00 - 21:00 • 63-81, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: 021-313-1104 • 103 bis, Erou Iancu Nicolae St. Ph.: 0723-691544 Pro Estetica Sana Bali Spa: 349, Stadionului St., Cornu - Prahova County; Ph./fax: 0244-367053. Open: 8:00 - 22:00 DRIVING IN ROMANIA The legal speed limit is 50 km/hr in cities, 90 km/ hr outside the city and 120 km/hr on highways. Driving above these limits will result in fines with the poss bility of losing your license. Most international driving licenses are accepted in Romania, but check with the rental company to be sure. Some rental car companies also provide the service of hiring a car with a driver. A blood alcohol level of any kind is not tolerated, and talking on a cell phone while driving is also proh bited. RENT A CAR Cars can be rented in a variety of places. Several offices are available in the Arrivals Hall at the Otopeni International Airport and most upscale hotels. Major cities in Romania are also covered for both pick-up and collection services. Active Rent a Car: Reservations: Ph.: 0727-644644 www.active-rentacar.ro Avis: Reservations: Ph.: 021-210-4344, 021-210-4345; Fax: 021-210-6912. www.avis.ro; reservations@avis.ro Bavaria Rent a Car: Reservations: Ph.: 021-2014534; 0730-333-705. www.bavariarent.ro Head Office: Ph.: 021-312-9857; 0744-586-724; 0744-638-292. Fax: 021-312-9982. www.compact-rentacar.ro Compact Premium: Head Office: Ph.:021- 3129857; 0744-586-724; 0744-638-292. Fax: 021-312-9982. www.compact-rentacar.ro Reservations: Ph.: 021-335-7533; Fax:021-335-7532 reservations@hertz.com.ro; www.hertz.com.ro AIRPORTS Henri Coanda International Airport: – for international and domestic flights. Ph.: Switchboard: (+4021) 204-1000 Customs: ext.: 1514 ; Lost luggage: ext. 1043 Airport Police: ext.: 1523 Aurel Vlaicu Airport (Baneasa): – for domestic and international flights. Ph.: (+4021) 9371, 021-232-0020 ext.: 131.

Transportation to/from Henri Coanda Airport: RATB: City Bus #783 Connecting Otopeni to the City center. Important stops: Pullman Hotel, Piata Victoriei, Piata Romana, Piata Unirii. TAXI SERVICES Airport taxis are available at the arrivals hall but they may charge you 3 to 10 times as much as a Bucharest regular taxi. Euro Fly Taxi is the official airport taxi, and they are queued outside Henri Coanda Airrivals terminal. If not, call 9440. The average price from Haenri Coanda Airport to Bucharest: 15 Euros. CITY TAXI SERVICES You can olso call a city taxi by phoning one of these numbers: 9427, 9439, 9451, 9425, 9435, 9444, 9422. Prices vary from one taxi company to another. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Relatively safe and efficient, Bucharest’s public transport system covers the entire city with buses, tramways, trolleys and metro (subway) services, operating from 5 a.m. to midnight. Magnetic cards can be bought at RATB kiosks, located on the main thoroughfares in the city, for ground transportation, and in every Metro station for the underground network. Bus, Tram, Trolleys – LEI 1,30 per ticket, LEI 8,00 for one-day pass, LEI 50,00 for a monthly pass. EXPRESS buses use a magnetic card. Metro – LEI 3.00 for two-fare pass, LEI 10,00 for ten-fare pass, LEI 6,00 for one-day pass, LEI 27,00 - for a 62 fare passcard. SHOW BIZ Concerts usually start around 6 pm except for Opera and Musical Comedy matinees which start around 11 am. The Music University of Bucharest presents mostly classic recitals which are usually free of charge. The Opera has an extensive repertoire and enjoys international renown. The Athenaeum hosts concerts featuring the Romanian National and Inter-national Philharmonic Orchestras. The Romanian Radio Society organizes concerts in its two halls starting at 7 pm; Generally, individual tickets for opera shows and classic music concerts range between 5 - 15 RON. In Bucharest, cinemas change program every Friday. Movies are shown in their original language with Romanian subtitles. The majority of cinemas show American movies, but one can also find European movies at the French Institute Cinema or the Cinemateca. The row and set number is indicated on your ticket or separate stub. Ticket prices vary from Lei 5 - 35 RON OPERA & CONCERTS Atheneul Roman: 6D 1, Franklin St. Ph.: 021-315-6875; 021-315-2567 National Opera: 7D 70-72, Mihail Kogalniceanu Blvd. Ph.: 021-314-6980; 021-311-5254 Sala Radio (Romanian Radio Society): 6C 60-64, G-ral Berthelot St. Ph.: 021-303-1153; 021-314-7770. Sala Palatului: 6D 1, Cretulescu St. Ph.: 021-315-9710 / ext. 761; 021-315-7372 Teatrul National de Opereta “Ion Dacian”: 7D 2, N. Balcescu Blvd. Ph.: 021-313-6348. George Enescu Philharmonic: 6D 1-3, Franklin St. Ph: 021-315-0024; Box Office: 021-315-6875 MUSEUMS Bucharest is a city of history and arts. It probably has more museums per capita than any other capital in the world. Below you’ll find a list of selected museums. Usually there is a nominal entrance fee. Multi-lingual guides are typically available on request at no charge. Most museums are closed on Mondays. www.bucurestiwww.ro

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National Museum of Art of Romania: 6D 49-53, Calea Victoriei. Ph: 021-314 81 19; 021-313 30 30. Visiting hours: WednesdaySunday 11.00 –19.00 (May-September); 10.00 – 18.00 (October-April); Closed: Monday, Tuesday,

1st January, Easter Sunday, 25th December. The National Museum of Art of Romania is housed in the former Royal Palace which is located on Victoriei Avenue, in an area of great architectural and historical value. The European Art Gallery includes painting, sculpture and decorative art. The most important schools of European art are well represented by works of Domenico Veneziano, Lucas Cranach the Elder, El Greco, Pieter Breughel the Younger, Rembrandt, Monet, Sisley, Rodin and other great names. The Gallery offers an overview of the most important artistic movements that marked art history from the early Renaissance till the first decades of the 20th century. The Medieval Romanian Art Gallery displays works from the 14th to the 19th century: frescoes, icons, embroideries, manuscripts, silver

and gold objects and sculptures. The Romanian Modern Art Gallery illustrates the development of Romanian fine arts from the first decades of the 19th century till the second half of the 20th century. It includes works of Aman, Grigorescu, Andreescu, Luchian, Tonitza, Pallady, Petrascu, Brâncusi, Paciurea. The Village Museum: 5C 28-30, Soseaua Kiseleff. Ph.: 021-224-2759. Open daily: Nov.-Apr.: 09:00 – 17:00 May-Oct.: 09:00 - 19:00. One of the most valuable ethnographic museums in the world. A creation of sociologist Dimitrie Gusti in 1936, the outdoor museum covers 30 hectares with over 70 exh bits of houses, 99 auxiliary buildings, churches and traditional techniques and utensils (water and windmills, oil presses, etc) from all of the country’s provinces. Folkloric art collections and souvenirs. Art Collections Museum: 6D 111, Calea Victoriei. Ph: 021- 211.17.49, 021- 212.96.41. Visiting hours: Saturday- Wednesday 11.00 –19.00 (May-September); 10.00 – 18.00 (October-April); Closed: Thursday, Friday, 1st January, Easter Sunday, 25th December.

Founded in 1978, the museum houses previously private collections that have been donated to the state in the course of time. They mirror accurately the development of Romanian art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries giving a fair view of the history of taste and of the economic power of native Romanian collectors. European as well as Oriental art works are also present The Museum of Bucharest City: 7D 2, I.C. Bratianu Blvd. Ph: 021-31025.62, 021-3156858. Open daily 10.00 -18.00, Closed: Monday and Tuesday. In the heart of the Capital, very close to the University Square, the outstanding building of Sutu Palace, a monument dating back to 1838, hosts this Museum of Bucharest City’s History. You will find here collections of archaeology, numismatics, photography, maps, documents, paintings, drawings, funeral stones, coats of arms, furniture, uniforms, flags, costumes and many others. “George Enescu” Museum: 6D 141, Calea Victoriei. Ph. 021-212-9649. Open daily 10:00–17:00; closed Monday. Houses collections illustrating the history of music composition and documents from the life of eminent Romanian musician and composer George Enescu.

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National Cotroceni Museum: 7A 1, Geniului Blvd. Ph. 021-430-4485. Open daily 9:30–17:30 ; closed Monday.Reconstructing the atmosphere of the Mediavale Cotroceni Church (17th Century) and the old Royal Residence of King Ferdinand, Cotroceni Museum is a valuable architectural and historic site. Works of art for sale. The Observatory: 5D 21, Lascar Catargiu Blvd. Ph.: 021-212-9644. It includes both a science fiction and an astronomic club. This small museum of Romanian history of astronomy is worth visiting. CINEMAS Cinema City: 4, Vasile Milea Blvd., AFI Palace Cotroceni Ph.: 021-407-0000 Cinema City Sun Plaza: 391, Calea Vacaresti, Sun Plaza Ph.: 021-386-0600 CinemaPro: 3, Ion Ghica St. Ph.: 031-824-1360 Cinemateca: • Eforie Hall: 2, Eforie St. Ph.: 021313-0483; • Union Hall: 21, Ion Campineanu St. Ph.: 021-313-9289 Corso: 5, Regina Elisabeta Blvd. Ph.: 021-315-1334 Cityplex: City Mall, 3rd floor; 2, Oltenitei Ave. Ph.: 021-319-8226 Europa: 127, Calea Mosilor Ph.: 021-314-2714 Festival: 34, Regina Elisabeta Blvd. Ph.: 021-315-6384 French Institute “Elvira Popescu”: 77, Dacia Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-9930/0224 Glendale Studio: 9, Cotroceni Ave. Ph.: 021-316-3286 Gloria: 6, Bucovina St. Ph.: 021-324-4675 Hollywood Multiplex: 55-59, Calea Vitan, Bucuresti Mall Ph.: 021-327-7020/22 The Light Cinema: 151-171, Progresului Ave., Liberty Center Ph.: 021-369-9740, 021-369-9797 Movieplex Cinema: 26, Timisoara Blvd., Plaza Romania; Ph.: 021-407-8300 NCRR: 3, Kiseleff Ave., the National Museum of Romanian Peasant Ph.: 021-317-9660 Patria: 12-14, Magheru Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-9266 Scala: 2-4, Magheru Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-6708 Studio: 29, Magheru Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-5526 CULTURAL INSTITUTES Learning French, English, Italian or German is what you wanted for so long but you never had the time to do it? The cultural institutes in Bucha-

rest have language classes to suite your learning appetite. Many of them also have impotrant libraries and mediateques highlighting the culture they represent. Subscriptions to the cultural centres’ libraries can vary from 10 to 30 Euro. British Council: 6D 14, Calea Dorobantilor, Ph. 021-307-9600. Fax: 021-307-9601/01 Open 09-19, Sat. 09-13, Sun closed. Goethe Institut (German Institute): 6C 8-10, Tudor Arghezi St. Ph. 021-311-97-62; 021311-97-82. Fax: 021-312-05-85; Open Mon - Thu 10-18, Fri 10-15. Free lending l brary program. German language courses available. L’Institut Français (French Institute): 6E 77, Dacia Blvd. Ph. 021-316-38-36;

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Feel the Rhythm There are an increasing amount of foreign people arriving in Bucharest to simply have fun and enjoy themselves. Many European travellers can testify that some of the greatest and cheapest nights can be had here. Lipscani, the historic centre of the town has witnessed a recent revival with many of the older clubs being refurbished or completely rebuilt. Many of these new venues would not seem out of place in Paris or London. Like the most International cities, Bucharest has a good selection of bars, clubs, cafes, theatres, casinos and many other places of entertainment. Other Bucharest districts are also quite animated, with lots of people on the street late into the night. If you want to have a perfect night, you can start with a romantic dinner in one of the restaurants around the old centre. “Caru` cu bere”, for instance, is one of the most representative restaurants of our capital, it is a true living legend and also one of the oldest beer houses in Bucharest. It was opened for the ﬁrst time in 1879 and it is one of the few places in Bucharest where it seems that nothing has changed. After that, you can continue with a show or play at Rapsodia Theatre. Then… enjoy your night in a club or in a bar with your friends. There is a wide variety of bars and pubs scattered all over the city and it is not always easy to choose between Irish, English, Latino or the more exotic among the range of watering holes available. There are also traditional Romanian bars and restaurants. Cyber cafes are becoming

ever more popular in Bucharest and these are generally open quite late. There are plenty of nightclubs catering for all tastes and smart dress is not necessary, jeans are acceptable. Clubs and bars serve alcohol until 5 or 6 in the morning and the minimum age for drinking is 18. Despite much recent renovation a real sense of history remains, many of the older inns or taverns have become pubs and clubs, but walking around this area can still transport you into the past, to the true beginnings of the city and its nickname, ‘Little Paris’. Now you will find here coffee shops, restaurants and bars where you can drink a hot tea or a good coffee. You can choose a bar where you will listen to traditional Romanian singers like Maria Tanase. The atmosphere is quite calm here in the night, perfect for relaxing with friends. As far as clubs are concerned, from electro to live rock,

you will find anything you wish in Bucharest! They are the best and their secret is that they never let you stop dancing, all night you feel so good that you believe you are the greatest dancer in the world. When you visit Bucharest to find some fun, you will feel an explosion of happiness, everyone is friendly because everyone is dancing with a beer in their hand. The live music increases your adrenaline, the guitars, the amplifiers, the singer, all these go together to entice you to the dance floor. Techno, House, Garage and Latino are the popular sounds of Bucharest and, to a lesser extent, Hip Hop and Drum and Bass. For a special atmosphere you can choose a club located in an old building, like the ancient residence of Princess Margareta which is completely rearranged with a futurist design, the perfect location for a high level of comfort and relaxation (Pat Club - “pat” means “bed” in Romanian). www.bucurestiwww.ro

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Copenhagen, Geneva or Bucharest An Expat’s Point of View

lthough there are some important aspects that have not changed in the Romanian Capital in the last years (sidewalks are still not clean, there are no bicycle tracks, there isn’t enough lighting on the streets, nor enough parking places), Bucharest occupies the 14th place among the top of European cities which are preferred by the citizens of other countries who live there, as Roxana Lupu tells in her article in “Evenimentul Zilei”, titled “The Capital, More and More Loved by Expats”. The city is more and more appreciated thanks to the quality of security, housing and health and this is the reason why expats want to work and even settle here, the same thing being true for another East-European city, Bratislava, the Capital of Slovakia, as shown in a study by ECA International, a Human Resource company. “There are better restaurants, more concerts by international stars, more shopping. Life has improved considerably”, says Tom Murray, who came to Romania 15 years ago and has become a successful businessmanin the textile industry. He also believes that, even if prices have gone up a lot recently, life is still cheaper here than it is in Western Europe or in the United States, and Bucharest has the charm of a European Capital. Nevertheless, in Tom’s opinion the cost of basic goods is a major problem. The things used by the middle class now carry the price of luxury goods, and the cost of utilities has increased dramatically. For the Romanians, as well as for the expats, the quality of life depends on the wages they earn. If the wage is one of thousands of Euros per month, they can say they live well, but if it is a middle income one, even an expat faces the tough realities of daily life, thinks Tom: “If you have money, you can do anything you want in Bucharest: you hire people to manage your daily business, you eat in the best restaurants, you travel overseas or to other Romanian cities on weekends.” Nevertheless, he thinks that Bucharest cannot be considered the most sophisticated European Capital yet. Another businessman, Christopher Troxler, who has lived in Romania for five years, fell in love with Bucharest as soon as he got here. “It was love at first sight”, he says. “I simply liked the atmosphere.” Copenhagen, the Capital of Denmark, holds the first place among the preferences B Bucuresti what, where, when

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of expats, shows the study mentioned above. In the top ten places are cities in Switzerland and Germany, such as Geneva, Basel and Bern, and respectively Dusseldorf, Bonn and Munich. The expats coming from Asia have their own top list: Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, in Australia, as well as two regions, from Japan, Kobe and Yokohama. Hong Kong and Shanghai, in China, occupy places 15 and 78, respectively. In the Middle East, expats prefer Manama, the Capital of Bahrein, and Dubai and Muscat. Bagdad, the Iraqui Capital, holds the last place in the world, number 300, because of the precarious security level.

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s much as work and stress as may represent your usual day, as much as you may feel that you are lost between meetings, important decisions, projects and work plans, you must admit that you sometimes think about possible moments of relaxation, with everything that might include. Whether a comfortable sofa suddenly comes to your mind, or you imagine yourself in front of a promising and dynamic TV or movie screen, or you think of the future coﬀee on a terrace with a dear companion, or new clothes to choose or to try on, the fast workﬂow is go to page D

Massage: Relaxation & Healing

assage involves systematic stroking, rubbing and kneading of the soft tissues of the body in an eﬀort to induce a state of total relaxation. Despite some misconceptions, massage has become more accepted as a means to relieve minor physical problems.

muscles. The smooth stroking motions and the kneading of muscles relieves tension, loosens joints and improves circulation, all of which are beneficial for good health. Of course it is recommended that people not replace necessary medical treatment with a massage. Sometimes medical conditions that could easily be cured by a simple medical treatment are identified as a simple tight muscle or something similar. Although massage does have positive medical benefits, in most cases it is not a replacement for modern medicine.

The history of massage dates back almost as far as recorded history. For thousands of years some form of massage or the “laying on of hands” has been used to helpl the sick. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, massage was one of the principal methods of healing and relieving pain. Generally, if you are in good health and just feeling a little tense, a massage may be a good way to go..

Although massage has sometimes been discredited, by advocates of modern medicine, it has recently been growing in acceptance. Massage has been shown to help maintain stability and enhance performance in nearly all of the body’s major systems. The muscular, skeletal,

circulatory, nervous and respiratory systems can be positively affected by massage. The theory behind massage is the relief of muscle tension, and that relaxation of the body will allow for a faster healing process. Massage can increase and improve circulation to damaged tissue areas. People who play sports know that it is important to stretch and relax muscles for peak performance, and the same idea underlies the massage process. Perhaps the greatest benefit of massage, as any amateur can confirm, is the relaxing effect it can have on tense www.bucurestiwww.ro

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interrupted by such ﬂashes. I would gather this entire complex into a single word: entertainment. There may not be many people who ask themselves “What does entertainment mean today”. Once the word covered something far less complicated than today. It designated a way of spending spare time in a pleasant and relaxing way. But now, when everything is compacted into smaller and smaller time units, the appearance of things changes daily, and the idea of spare time is more and more vague and almost about to be extinct.

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So it’s no wonder that anything that suggests spending time in a different manner than working can be considered entertainment. Especially if you leave your home for one, two or several days. What is called “business tourism” today does not exclude the desire for some time pleasantly spent. And once having arrived at a new destination, the search begins. The possibilities are, as many and as different, on all the levels and underground structures of a city, especially if we are talking about a Capital. A living, constantly moving and changing Capital, such as Bucharest, a town in action that offers many things, but also requires a lot of tenderness. So let’s take things one step at a time. A trip to an unknown place forces you to change the stereotype move with a slower walk, combined with gaping and watching new things. Music is everywhere. And you should listen to it. Whether it is the music in a bar, or the pocket of the kit bag filled with CD’s or an mp3 player hung around your neck, music is everywhere. For those who love concerts, while the clubs gather the most renowned DJ’s of the moment to satisfy all tastes,. For many people, nightlife means lifestyle. In the ancient centre of town we can find the greatest assembly of new and cosmopolitan places, for all tastes and pockets. There is also the Green Hours formula, a brand already, where theatre, books and jazz are served together with cocktails and exquisite drinks. Bucharest is still a Balkan fair, with the same old air that mixes the Orient with the Occident, with visible and invisible faces, but it is also a European city, where more and more people come to visit. Today we have reviewed what spending your spare time can mean, and also where and how you can do it. Starting with the next number, I shall stop longer on one of the pieces of this puzzle.

021-316-02-24. Fax: 021-316-02-25; Open 10-20.30, Fri 10-14. Sat, Sun Closed. Theatre & film hall Elvire Popesco. Exhibition hall. Huge books, magazines, CDs and videotapes libraries. Internet café. French bistro. Language courses available. Instituto Cervantes (Spanish Institute): 6E 12, M. Serghiescu St. Ph. 021-210-27-37; 021210-47-27; 0921-210-6777; Fax: 021-210-77-67; Open Mon-Fri 09-19. Sat & Sun closed. Library & Spanish language courses available BUCHAREST JEWISH COMMUNITY The Great Synagogue: 11, Vasile Adamache St., sector 3; It was built during 1845 -1846 by the Ashkenazi Polish-Jewish community. Since 1992, the Great Synagogue hosts the exhibition The Memorial of Jewish Martyrs. Visiting hours: Mon – Thu 8:30 – 15:00, Fri & Sun 8:30 – 13:00. Prayer Hours: Morning Prayer Sun - Fri 8:00, Evening Prayer Sun - Fri 19:00, Sat Morning Prayer 9:30. The Jewish Museum: 3, Mamulari St., sector 3; Located in the former Templul Unirea Sfânta (United Holy Temple) synagogue which survived both World War II and Nicolae Ceausescu unscathed. Displays a collection of books written, published, illustrated, or translated by Romanian Jews, an archive of the history of Romanian Jewry, a collection of paintings of and by Romanian Jews that, while relatively small, consists of works of a cal ber worthy of a major art museum. Visiting hours: Mon - Thu 9:00 – 14:00, Fri 9:00 – 12:00, Sun 9:00 – 13:00. Choral Temple: 9-11, Sfanta Vineri St., sector 3; Currently closed to visitors and services due to heavy renovation works. Bucharest Jewish Community: 9-11, Sfanta Vineri St., Sector 3; For information please contact the office of the president, Erwin Simsensohn. Ph.: 021.313.1782, e-mail erwin@jewish.ro

Bucharest Unirii Square Hotel ★★★★ 8F : 3A, Nerva Traian St. ph: +40-21-200-6270; fax: +40-21-200-6273 Capitol ★★★ 7D : 29, Calea Victoriei ph: +40-21-313-9440; fax: +40-21-312-4169 Carol Parc Hotel ★★★★★ 9D : 23-25, Aleea Suter , ph: +40-21-336-3377; fax: +40-21-336-3736 Caro ★★★ 2E : 164A, Barbu Vacarescu St. ph: +40-21-208-6100; fax: +40-21-208-6101; Casa Capsa ★★★★★ 7D : 36, Calea Victoriei ph: +40-21-313-4038 Casa Victor ★★★★ 4C : 44, Emanoil Porumbaru St. ph: +40-21-222-5723, +40-21-222-9626 fax: +40-21-222-9436 Centre Ville Aparthotel ★★★★ 6D : George Enescu St. and Luterana St. crossing ph: +40-21-305-3666; fax: +40-21-312-0927 Central ★★★ 7D : 13, Brezoianu St, ph/fax: +40-21-315-5636/37. Class ★★★★ 1B : 30A, Gârlei St. ph: +40-21-233-2814; fax: +40-21-233-2886 Crowne Plaza ★★★★★ 2A : 1, Poligrafiei St. ph.: +40-21-224-0034; fax: +40-21-318-1302

Dalin ★★★ : 70-72, Marasesti Blvd. ph.: +40-21-335-6306; fax: +40-21-336-6284 Dalin Center ★★★ : 33A, Soseaua Stefan cel Mare. ph.: +40-21-211-0070 Duke ★★★ 6D : 33, Dacia Blvd, ph: +40-21-317-4186/87/88; fax: +40-21-317-4189. Epoque 6C : 17C, Aurora Alley ph: +40-21-312-3232; Euro Hotels International ★★★ 6B : 4, Ghe. Polizu St. ph: +40-21-316-88-39; fax: +40-21-316-8360 Euro Hotels Int’l Triumf ★★★ 4B : 32-34, Maresal Averescu Blvd. ph: +40-21-224-5496; fax: +40-21-224-5554 Erbas ★★★ 2D : 27, Av. Alex Serbanescu St., ph: +40-21-232-6856, +40-21-232-6857. fax: +40-21-232-6527. Golden Tulip Bucharest ★★★★ 6C : 166, Calea Victoriei. ph: +40-21-212-5558; fax: +40-21-212-5121 Golden Tulip Times ★★★★ 7G : 19, Decebal Blvd. ph: +40-21-316 6516; fax: +40-21-3166517 Graffiti ★★★ 5D : 25 Albac St., ph./fax: +40-21-231-6006.

HOTELS See our list featuring a growing number of hotels in Bucharest, from top-of-the-line, five-star international hotels to local Bed & Breakfasts. All telephone numbers are in area code 021 (+4021 if calling from abroad). See map (page 22) for the letter/number coordinates. Alexander ★★★★★ 1/VI, Pipera Blvd. ph: +40-21-569-5120; fax:+40-21-569-5119 Ambasador ★★★ 6D : 8-10, Magheru Blvd. ph: +40-21-315-9080; fax:+40-21-312-3595 angelo Airporthotel Bucharest ★★★★: 283, Calea Bucurestilor, Otopeni. ph: +40-21-203-6500; fax: +40-21-203-6530 Armonia ★★★★ 7E : 112, Calea Mosilor, ph: +40-21-312-0477; fax: +40-21-312-0406. Athenée Palace Hilton Bucharest ★★★★★ : 6D 1-3, Episcopiei St. ph: +40-21-303-3777; fax: +40-21-315-2121. Banat ★★ 7E : 5, Piata Rosetti ph: +40-21-312-5784; fax: +40-21-312-6547. Best Western Plus Mari Vila Bucharest ★★★★: 44-50, Balta Doamnei St. ph: 021-5666666; fax: 021-568-8888 www.bucurestiwww.ro

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MUST SEE IN BUCHAREST THE COTROCENI PALACE

It is a part of the Cotroceni National Museum. The Cotroceni Palace, church and monastery reﬂect a three-century old history that interweaves political, military, diplomatic, religious and cultural aspects, with the general evolution of Romanian society. The palace was built in the 17th century by the Prince Serban Cantacuzino. The Cotroceni National Museum exhibits a rich range of objects of

Here is a selection of the most representative landmarks of Bucharest which are a must to see during your stay in the city. You will see these and much more on one of our regularly scheduled or customized tours while benefitting from the expertise and knowledge of our experienced licensed guides. For more information please see the ads inside the magazine.

art, illustrative of the Romanian decorative art. The Cantacuzino space is most suitable for organizing presentations of old art objects that can only outline the exceptional artistic accomplishments of a distant epoch. Visiting hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday (by appointment only).

THE PARLIAMENT PALACE

It is the second largest administrative building in the world (after the Pentagon) in terms of all-out surface: 330,000 m2. It was built between 1984 and 1989 by a team of architects led by Anca Petrescu. and was destined for the members of the Communist Party; Besides oﬃces, Ceausescu planned to make personal living places, so the Palace’s surface would have been bigger. The building currently houses Romania’s Parliament. Visiting hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday (By appointment only)

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Grand Hotel Continental ★★★★★ 7D : 56, Calea Victoriei ph.: +40-372-010-300; fax: +40-372-010 301. Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel ★★★★★ 6D : 5-7, Calea Dorobantilor, ph: +40-21-201-5000; fax: +40-21-201-1888. Hello Hotels ★★ 6B : 143, Calea Grivitei, ph: +40-372-121-800; fax: +40-372-121-801 reservation: +40-372-716-464 Herastrau ★★★ 2C : 7-9, Soseaua Nordului, ph: +40-21-232-9666; fax: +40-21-203-9923. Ibis Gara De Nord ★★★ 6B : 143, Calea Grivitei, ph: +40-21-300-9100; fax: +40-21-300-9098. reservation: +40-21-401-1011 Ibis Palatul Parlamentului ★★★ 8C : 82-84, Izvor St., ph: +40-21-401-1000; fax: +40-21-402-2898. One Ibis reservation: +40-21-401-1011 InterContinental ★★★★★ 7D : 4, Nicolae Balcescu Blvd., ph: +40-21-310-2020; fax: +40-21-312-0486. JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel ★★★★★ 8B : 90, Calea 13 Septembrie, ph: +40-21-403-1012; fax: +40-21-403-1001. Lev Or ★★★ 6C : 25, Occidentului St., ph: +40-21-210-1274; fax: +40-21-319-0910. Marshal ★★★★ 7E : 2, Dr. Emanoil Bacaloglu St. ph: +40-21-314-0880; fax: +40-21-314-0888 Minerva ★★★★ 5C : 2-4, Gh. Manu St., ph: +40-21-311-1555; fax: +40-21-312-3963 Monte Nelly ★★★★ 6E : 30, Corbeni St.,

ph: +40-21-211-0979; fax: +40-21-211-0980 Novotel Bucarest City Centre ★★★★ 7D : 37B, Calea Victoriei, ph: +40-21-308-8500; fax: +40-21-308-8501 NH Bucharest ★★★★ 8E : 21, Mircea Voda Blvd., ph: +40-21-300-0545; fax: +40-21-317-9154 Opera ★★★ 7D : 37, Brezoianu St., ph: +40-21-312-4857; fax: +40-21-312-4858. Parliament ★★★★ 8C : 106, Izvor St., ph: +40-21-411-9990; fax: +40-21-411-9991 Pullman ★★★★ 2B : 10, Piata Montreal, ph: +40-21-318-3000; fax +40-21-316-2550 Radisson Blu ★★★★★ 6D : 63-81, Calea Victoriei, ph: +40-21-311-9000; fax: +40-21-313-9000 Ramada Bucharest Parc ★★★★ 2A : 3-5 Poligrafiei Blvd. ph: +40-21-549-2000; fax: +40-21-549-2330 Ramada Hotel & Suites Bucharest North ★★★★ 2C : 44A, Daniel Danielopolu St., ph: +40-21-233-5000; fax: +40-21-233-5001; Ramada Majestic Bucharest ★★★★ 7D : 38-40, Calea Victoriei, ph: +40-21-310-2715, +40-21-312-1967; fax: +40-21-310-2799 Ramada Plaza Bucharest ★★★★ 2A : 3-5, Poligrafiei Blvd., ph: +40-21-549-3000; fax: +40-21-549-3001 Razvan ★★★ 7F : 159, Calea Calarasilor, ph: +40-21-320-0173 / 83; fax: +40-21-322-0811

Rembrandt ★★★ 7D : 11 Smardan St., ph/fax: +40-21-313-9315, +40-21-313-9316. Residence Arc de Triomphe ★★★★ 4B : 19, Clucerului St. ph. 021-223-1978; 037-215-0700 Residence Domenii Plaza ★★★★ 3B : 33, Alexandru Constantinescu St. ph. 021-224-5044, 037-215-0600 Residence Club Palace ★★★★ : 367B, Odaii Road, ph. 021-315-1666 Rin Airport ★★★★ : 255A, Calea Bucuresti, ph: +40-21-350-4110/16; fax: +40-21-350-4110-16 Rin Central ★★★ 7F : 55, Traian St. ph.: +40-21-308-3153/4; fax: +40-21-308-3155. Rin Grand ★★★★ : Soseaua Vitan-Barzesti ph: +40-31-106-1111; 0731-111-000 Samaa ★★★ 3A : 319C, Ion Mihalache Blvd., ph: +40-21-224-0282/83; fax: +40-21-224-0284 Siqua ★★★ 7C : 59A, Calea Plevnei, ph: +40-21-319-5160; 319-5161; fax: +40-21-319-5162 Starlight Suite Hotels ★★★★ 5D : 89-97, Grigore Alexandrescu St., ph/fax: +40-21-211-3413 / 14 Tempo ★★★ 7E : 19, Armand Calinescu St., ph: +40-21-310-1216; fax: +40-21-310-1241 Trianon ★★★: 9, Grigore Cobalcescu St., ph: +40-21-311-4927; fax: +40-21-316-2281 Venezia ★★★★ 7C : 2, Pompiliu Eliade St., ph: +40-21-310-6878; fax: +40-21-310-6873 Z Executive Boutique Hotel ★★★★ 7D : 4, Ion Nistor St., ph: +40-31-140-0200

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MUST SEE IN BUCHAREST THE VILLAGE MUSEUM

Nestled on the shore of the Herastrau Lake, the museum displays 85 peasant homes, barns, churches and mills relocated there from all over Romania. Tall-roofed Transylvanian houses with beautifully crafted shingles sit alongside rustic wooden churches to form a unique neighborhood. The overall impression is that Romanian peasants take great pride in their work and homes. Everyday accessories: tools, butter-churns, hay forks, beer kegs and clothes are displayed inside the house. This museum can take a whole day to explore and, in ﬁne weather, families settle down for picnics in the scenic grounds. Visiting hours: Nov.-Apr.: 09:00 - 17:00., May-Oct.: 09:00 19:00, every day, including Monday THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART

The museum is hosted by the former Royal Palace and is the most representative art gallery in Romania. The Royal Palace was the official residence of the Romanian kings. Its current facade was given the finishing touches in 1937 when Carol II was King of Romania. The National Art Museum Palace is located in downtown Bucharest (in the so-called Revolution Square). The Palace displays an extensive collection of European and Romanian fine art. The European Art Gallery offers an overview of teh most important artistic movements that marked art history from the early Rennaissance till the first decades of teh 20th century. The Romanian Modern Art Gallery illustrates the development of Romanian fine arts from the first decades of the 19th century till the second half of the 20th century. Visiting hours: Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. (May - September) 10 a.m - 6 p.m. (October - April) Closed: Monday, Tuesday THE OLD ROYAL COURT

During the early Middle Ages, Bucharest became a commercial center; important enough to enable the XIV century princes to build the Princely Court – nowadays known as “The Old Court” - which formed the development core of the medieval town. The ﬁrst written mention of the name of “Bucharest” dates back to September 20, 1459: it appears on a document issued from the chancellery of the famous Prince Vlad Tepes (the Impaler). By the year 1599, a new Princely Court was built. Matei Basarab (1632-1654) renovated the Old Court. By 1640, because the prince’s relations with the Turks worsened, Matei Basarab moved his Capital back to the town of Targoviste. Bucharest still remained a princely residence. In May 1654, Prince Constantin Serban Basarab (1654-1658), Matei Basarab’s successor, left for Targoviste after a rebellion of his mercenary troops, and he ordered the Old Court to be set of ﬁre. The Old Royal Court is an outdoor site that can be visited any time. THE ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM

Is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city’s main concert hall and home of the “George Enescu” Philarmonic and of the George Enescu annual international music festival. It has the aspect of a Greek temple with Ionic columns at the entrance. The wonderful interior with round frescoes depicts important events in Romania’s history. Extensive reconstruction and restoration work has been conducted in 1992 by a Romanian construction company and restoration painter Silviu Petrescu, saving the building from collapse. Visiting hours: every day, unless concerts or rehearsals are held.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Delegation Of The European Union: 31, Vasile Lascar St. Ph.: 021-203-5400; Fax: 021-316-8808, www.infoeuropa.ro European Bank For Reconstruction EBRD: Metropolis Center, 56-60, Iancu de Hunedoara Blvd. Ph.: 021-202-7100; Fax: 021-202-7110; www.ebrd.com International Monetary Fund: 7, Halelor St., 2nd floor Ph.: 021-311-5833; 031-805-7040; Fax: 021-318-1410. www.fmi.ro Unicef: 48A, Primaverii Blvd. Ph.: 021-201-7872; Fax: 021-231-5255. www.unicef.ro United Nations Information Centre: UN House, 48A Primaverii Blvd. Ph.: 021-201-7877; Fax: 021-201-7880; www.un.ro World Bank: 31, Vasile Lascar St. Ph.: 021-201-0311; Fax: 021-201-0336 NATIONAL & LOCAL INSTITUTIONS Presidency of Romania: Cotroceni Palace, 1-3, Geniului St. Ph.: 021-410-0581; Fax: 021-410-3858; www.presidency.ro Chamber of Deputies: Parliament’s Palace, 2-4, Izvor St. Ph.: 021-316-0300, 021-414-1111; www.cdep.ro Senate of Romania: Parliament’s Palace, 1-3, 13 Septembrie Ave. Ph.: 021- 316-0300, 021-4141111; Fax: 021- 315-8942; www.senat.ro Government of Romania: 1, Victoriei Sq. Ph.: 021-314-3400; 021-313-1564; www.gov.ro Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: 2-4, Carol I Blvd. Ph.: 021-307-2300; www.madr.ro Ministry of Communication and Information Society: 14, Libertatii Blvd. Ph.: 021-311-4104, Fax: 021-311-4121; www.mcsi.ro Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business: 152, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: 021-202-5106; Fax: 021-202-5108; www.minind.ro Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 31, Alexandru Alley. Ph.: 021-319-2108/25; Fax: 021-319-6862; www.mae.ro Ministry of Public Finance: 17, Apolodor St. Ph.: 021-319-9759; 021-226-1110; Fax: 021-3122509; www.mfinante.gov.ro Ministry of Justice: 17, Apolodor St. Ph.: 037204-1999; www.just.ro Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection: 2-4, Dem I. Dobrescu St. Ph.: 021-3136267, 021-315-8556; www.mmuncii.ro Ministry of National Defense: 3-5, Izvor St. Ph.: 021-319-5698, 021-402-3400; Fax: 021-319-5698; www.mapn.ro Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: 38, Dinicu Golescu Blvd. Ph.: 021-319-6124; Fax: 021-313-8869; www.mt.ro Ministry of Administrations and Interior Affairs: 1A, Revolutiei Sq. Ph.: 021-303-70-80; www.mai.gov.ro Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports: 28-30, Gen Berthelot St. Ph.: 021-4056200/6300; www.edu.ro Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism: 17, Apolodor St. Ph.: 037-211-1409/43; www.mdrt.ro

Ministry of Health: 1-3, Cristian Popisteanu Entr. Ph.: 021-307-2500/2600: Fax: 021-307-2671; www.ms.gov.ro Ministry of Environment and Forests: 12, Libertatii Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-0215; Fax: 021-316-3874; www.mmediu.ro Ministry of Culture and National Heritage: 30, Kiseleff Ave. Ph./Fax: 021-224-3947. www.cultura.ro The Prefect’s Office: 47, Regina Elisabeta Blvd. Ph.: 021-312-6525/021-9866; www. prefecturabucuresti.ro City Hall: 24, Regina Elisabeta Blvd., temporary moved to 291-293, Splaiul Independentei Ph.: 021-305-5500/50/55; www.pmb.ro • Sector 1: 7-9, Banu Manta Blvd. temporary moved to 9-13, Bucuresti-Ploiesti Ave. Ph.: 021319-1013/14/15/16/17; Fax: 021-319-1006; www.primariasector1.ro • Sector 2: 11-13, Chiristigilor St. Ph.: 021-209-6000. Fax: 021-209-6282; www.ps2.ro • Sector 3: 2-4, Parfumului St. Ph.: 021-318-0323/24/25/26/27/28/29; www.sector3primarie.ro • Sector 4: 6-16, George Cosbuc Blvd. Ph.: 021-335-9230; www.ps4.ro • Sector 5: 29-31, Regina Elisabeta Blvd. Ph.:

021-314-2838/4318; www.sector5.ro • Sector 6: 147-149, Calea Plevnei Ph.: 021-318-0147, 021529-8498; Fax: 021-318-0152; www.primarie6.ro MOVING COMPANIES AGS Bucharest: 9, Pipera St., entr. 2, 2E Bld., 3rd floor, apt. 11. Ph.: 021-201-17-91; Fax: 021232-52-89; www.ags-worldwide-movers.com Allied Pickfords: 29,Topraisar St. Ph.: 021-221-95-46; Fax: 021-221-94-42. www.alliedintl.com Corstjens Bucharest: 7-9, Intrarea Gherghitei Ph.: 021-240-37-02; Fax: 021-240-37-03. www.corstjens.com De Groot IRS: 20, Parangului St. Ph.: 021-224-25-63; Fax: 021-668-64-25. www. degroot.ro Orbit Worldwide Movers: T98, T370 Bucuresti Urziceni, Afumati, Ilfov; Ph.: 021-350-15-00; Fax: 021-350-15-01. www.beinoglou.gr FOREIGN TRADE CHAMBERS The American Chamber Of Commerce: Union Int’l Center, 11, Ion Campineanu St. Ph.: 021312-4834; Fax: 021-312-4851; www.amcham.ro

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Deutsch - Rumänische Industrie Und Handelskammer Bukarest: 35, Clucerului St., 2nd floor Ph.: 021-223-1531; Fax: 021-223-1538; www.ahkrumaenien.ro Foreign Investors Council: ING Building, 11-13, Kiseleff Ave. Ph.: 021-222-1931; Fax:021-222-1932; www.fic.ro French T.I.C.C.in Romania: 21, Andrei Muresanu St. Ph.: 021-317-1284, 021-230-0377; www.ccifer.ro Japan External Trade Organization: IBC Modern, 34-36, Carol Blvd. 5th floor Ph.: 021-310-6801/02; www.jetro.go.jp Romania Turkey T.I.C.C.: 58, Austrului St., Ph./Fax: 021-326-9722 Romania China T.I.C.C.: 28, Ion Campineanu St. Ph.: 021-313-5114; Fax: 021-312-1371. Source: Bilateral Chambers of Commerce and Industry Union

NATIONAL AGENCIES Bucharest Office Of Trade Registery: 1, Sectorului Entr. Ph.: 021-316-0820; www.onrc.ro Competition Council: 1, Presei L bere Sq. Ph.: 021-405-4429; Fax: 021-405-4402; www.consiliuconcurentei.ro National Association of Travel Agencies In Romania - ANAT: 59, Horia Macelariu St. 4th floor, Apt. 401 Ph.: 021-321-1908, 021-323-0855, 031-106-9810; Fax: 021-323-6843; www.anat.ro National Trade Registery Office: 74A, Unirii Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-0804; Fax: 021-316-0803; www.onrc.ro Romanian Foreign Trade Center: 17, Apolodor St. Ph.: 021-318-5050; Fax: 021-311-1491; www.traderom.ro Romanian Agency For Foreign Investments: 22, Primaverii Blvd. Ph.: 021-233-9103 T.I.C.C. Of Romania: 2, Octavian Goga Blvd., Ph.: 021-319-0114/18; www.ccir.ro LAWYERS Mazars, Duncea, Stefanescu & Associates: 31B, Econom Cezarescu St. Ph.: 031-229-2600; Fax: 031-229-2601; www.mazars.ro Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen: Bucharest Business Park, Entr. A, 4th floor, 1A, Bucuresti-Ploiesti Ave. Ph.: 021-201-1200; Fax: 021-201-1210; www.nndkp.com Pachiu & Associates attorneys at Law: 4-10, Muntii Tatra St. 5th floor Ph.: 021-312-1008; Fax: 021-312-1009; www.pachiu.com Rubin Meyer Doru & Trandafir Attorneys At Law Affiliated With Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C.: 7, Putu cu Plopi St. Ph.: 021-311-1460; Fax: 021-311-1465. www.hr.ro Salans-Moore, Vartires & Associates: 28-C, G-ral C. Budisteanu St. Ph.: 021-312-4950; Fax: 021-312-4951; www.salans.com Vasile Deleanu Attorneys At Law Member Of Warwick Legal Network: 2, Maresal Josef

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Pilsudski Entrance Ph.: 021-201-6684; Fax: 021-201-6685; www.deleanu.ro COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Cosmote: America House, 4-8., N. Titulescu Blvd. Ph.: 021-404-1234, 0766-121-234; Fax: 021-413-7530; www.cosmote.ro Orange Romania S.A.: Europe House, 51-53, Lascar Catargiu Blvd. Ph.: 021-203-3030, 021203-3333; Fax: 2021-03-3599; www.orange.ro RCS & RDS: 73-75, Dr. N. Staicovici St. Ph.: 031-400-4414, 031-400-4600; Fax: 031-400-6060 Romtelecom: 3-5, Presei Libere Sq. Ph.: 021-408-8068; www.romtelecom.ro UPC Romania: 62D, Nordului Ave. Ph.: 021-9399; 031-100-0400; www.upc.ro Vodafone Romania: 4A, Vasile Milea Blvd. Ph.: 021-302-2222; Fax: 021-302-1413; www.vodafone.ro SCHOOLS The following English-speaking schools are located in Bucharest: International British School: 21-23, Agricultori St. Ph. 021-253-1698, International School for Primary Education: 72, Petre Aurelian St. Green Lake Residences Ph. 021-380-3535, Mark Twain International School: 25B, Erou Iancu Nicolae St. Ph.0724-000-900; 021-267-8912, Lauder Reut Kindergartden: 15, Barsch Iuliu St. Ph.: 021-320-1538 American International School: 196, Soseaua Pipera-Tunari. Ph.: 021-204-4300 International Computer High School of Bucharest: 428, Mihai Bravu Ave, Ph. 021-327-5443. MAIL SERVICES Cargus International: 1, Bucuresti Ave., Otopeni Ph.: 021-9330, 021-933-0000; Fax: 021-351-0200; www.cargus.ro DHL International Romania: 169 A, Floreasca Ave. Ph.: 021-222-1777; www.dhl.ro Federal Express Romania: 13, Fermei St., Otopeni Ph.: 021-201-4822; Fax: 021-201-4827; www.fedex.com Pegasus / Airborne Express: 13, Iancului Ave. Ph.: 021-250-9360; Fax: 021-256-9504; www.pegasus.ro Posta Rapida / Express Mail: 140, Dacia Blvd. Ph.: 021-200-7500; www.posta-romana.ro TNT Romania: BBP Building, Corp C1+C2, ground floor, 1A, Bucuresti – Ploiesti Ave. Ph.: 021-303-4567; Fax: 021-303-4543; www.tnt.com UPS - United Parcel Service: 81-83, 13 Septembrie Ave., Bl. 77 AB Ph.: 021-410-0604; Fax: 021-410-9910; www.ups.com

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BANKS Alpha Bank: Neocity Tower. 237 B, Calea Dorobantilor, 3rd9th floors; Ph.: 021-209-2100; Bancpost: 6A, Dimitrie. Pompeiu Blvd. Ph.: 0800-110-200, 021-302-0789 Banca Comerciala Romana: 5, Regina Elisabeta Blvd. Ph.: 0801-0801-22; Fax: 021-407-4200 Banca C.R. Firenze Romania: 55, Unirii Blvd. Ph.: 021-201-1930; Fax: 021-201-1931 Banca Italo Romena: 2-4, Gara Herastrau St., ground floor - 3rd floors; Ph.: 021-232-0712/26; Fax: 021-232-0738 Banca Romaneasca: 35, Unirii Blvd. Ph.: 021-305-9300; Fax: 021-305-9191 Bank of Cyprus: 187 B, Calea Dorobantilor Ph: 021-409-9100 BRD - Groupe Societe Generale: 1-7, Ion Mihalache Blvd. Ph.: 0800-803-803; 021-301-6100; Fax: 021-301-6636 CEC Bank: 11-13, Calea Victoriei Ph.: 021-311-1119; 0800.800.8488; Fax: 021-312-5425 Citibank Romania: 145, Calea Victoriei Ph.: 021-203-5550; Fax: 021-203-5565 Credit Europe Bank: 26Z, Timisoara Blvd. Ph.: 021-406-4000; Fax: 021-317-2066 Emporiki Bank: 19, Berzei St. Ph.: 021-310-3955; Fax: 021-310-3991 Garanti Bank: 5, Fabrica de Glucoza Ave., Novo Park 3 Business Center, F Building, 5th-6th floors Ph.: 021-208-9260; Fax: 021-208-9286 Ing Bank: 11-13, Kiseleff Blvd. Ph.: 021-222-1600; Fax: 021-222-1401 Intesa Sanpaolo Bank: 11-15, Tipografilor St., S Park B3-B4 5th floor Ph.: 021-405-3600; Fax: 021-405-3606 Libra Bank: 4-6, Semilunei St. Ph.: 021-208-8000; Fax: 021-230-6565 Marfin Bank Romania: 90-92, Emanoil Porumbaru St. Ph.: 021-206-4230; Fax: 021-206-4280 Otp Bank Romania: 66-68, Buzesti St. Ph.: 021-307-5700; Fax: 021-307-5730 Piraeus Bank Romania: 29-31, N. Titulescu Ave., Ph.: 021-303-6969, 0800-801-802; Fax: 021-303-6968 Raiffeisen Bank: 15, Charles de Gaulle Sq. Ph.: 021-306-1000; Fax: 021-230-0700

Royal Bank Of Scotland: 10, Montreal Sq., World Trade Center-E, 2nd floor Ph.: 021-202-0400, Unicredit Tiriac Bank: 23-25, Ghetarilor St. Ph.: 021-200-2000 Volksbank Romania: 171-173, Mihai Bravu Ave. Ph.: 021-209-4400 AIRLINES Aegean: Henri Coanda Int’l Airport. Ph: 021-204-19-68; 021-201-45-50 Aeroflot 5C : 5, Gheorghe Manu St. Ph: 021-315-03-14; Fax: 021-312-51-52 Air France 6C : 85, Calea Buzesti, 2nd floor. Ph: 021-206-92-00; Fax: 021-206-92-11. Air Malta (GSA) 1B : Baneasa Int’l Airport, 14-22, Soseaua Bucuresti-Ploiesti. call centre: Ph: 021-201-1852/2, Fax: 021-201-18-53 Air Moldova 7E : 3, Toma Caragiu St. Ph: 021-312-08-22 Alitalia 6D : 1, Louis Blanc St. Ph: 021-318-76-65; 021-318-76-61. Austrian Airlines 6D : 9A, Aleea Alexandru. Ph: 021-204-45-60; Fax: 021-204-84-28 Balkan Air (GSA) 6D : 5-7, Eugen Carada St. Ph: 021-314-39-45; Fax:021-314-39-49 British Airways 7D : 28-30, Academiei St. Excelsior Centre, 9th floor Ph: 021-303-22-22; Fax: 021-303-22-11. CSA 7D : 27, Uruguai St., 1st floor. Ph: 021-223-32-05; Fax: 021-223-08-84. Delta Airlines (GSA) 5C : America House 1st floor. 4-8, Sos. N. Titulescu; Ph: 021-313-35-82; EL AL: 1, Dimitrie Cantemir Blvd. Ph: 021-317-88-60/61 Fax: 021-317-88-62 Emirates (GSA) 5C : 57, Dr. Iacob Felix St, 1st floor; Ph: 031-403-5030 KLM: 85, Buzesti St., 2nd floor, Ph: 021-206-9222; 0800-070377; Fax: 021-206-9211. Lufthansa 6D : 9A, Aleea Alexandru, Ph: 021-204-84-10. Fax: 021-204-84-24. Lot 6D : 41, Magheru Blvd., Ph: 021-314-1096; 021-317-4228 Malev 9G : PGV Tower 6-6A, Calea Vitan, Ph: 021-326-8072/73; Fax: 021-326-8074. Olympic Airlines 6D : 6, Anastase Simu St., 1st floor, ap. 18; Ph.: 021-316-6360; Fax: 021-316-6365.

Quatar Airways: 202, Calea Victoriei; Ph.: 021-212-5020, Fax: 021-312-6860. Regional Air Services Air Taxi: Ph.: 0745-058-654; 0742-055-095 SAS Scandinavian Airlines (GSA) 5C : 57, Dr. Iacob Felix St, 1st floor; Ph: 031-403-5040; Fax: 031-403-5049 SN Brussels Airlines (GSA) 1B : Baneasa Int’l Airport; Call centre: 021-201-1851/2; Fax: 021-201-1853. Swiss Int’l Air Lines: Ph: 021-312-0238; Fax: 021-212-5774 Tarom: 17, Splaiul Independentei. Ph: 021-303-4400; Fax: 021-316-44-44. Turkish Airlines: 35A, Balcescu Blvd., Ph: 021-311-3210. PRIVATE FLIGHTS Eurojet Aviation: 61-63, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd., suites 1&2. Ph: 0374-222-777, 0374-222-888, Fax: 021-2693-779 Ion Tiriac Air: Sos BucurestiPloiesti, Km 16,5; Ph: 021-230-6081, Fax: 021-204-2224 www.bucurestiwww.ro

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stores & more more… • SHOPPING CENTERS • COSMETICS & BEAUTY • FASHION • JEWELRY • FOOTWEAR • SPORTS & TRAVEL and more... SHOPPING CENTERS One can easily find ready-to-wear clothes, shoes, accessories, jewelry, watches, sportswear, lingerie, perfumes and gifts. Food courts can often be found on or near the premises. These shopping centers might be similar in many ways with those that you are already familiar with. Palace Cotroceni 7A : 4, Vasile Milea Blvd. Baneasa Shopping City : 42D, Sos. Bucuresti-Ploiesti Bucuresti Mall 8F : 55-59, Calea Vitan Carrefour Militari Commercial Gallery: Autostrada Buc-Pitesti, km 11/12 City Mall: 2, Sos.Oltenitei. Cocor Store 7D : 29-33, I.C. Bratianu Blvd. Commercial Center Feeria: 44A, Sos. Bucuresti Ploiesti

On the following pages, boutiques, major department stores and specialty shops and markets are grouped by the type of product they sell. Most establishments are open Monday to Saturday from 10 or 11 am to 6 or 8 pm closing time. Malls and other boutiques are also open during the weekend, though some may close earlier on Sundays. Locations marked in a dark blue square are situated in Old Town. SUPERMARKETS

Commercial Center Orhideea 6A : 210 - 210 B, Spl. Independentei Esplanada Shopping Center: 20, Sos. Vergului. Grand Arena Mall: 12 Metalurgiei Blvd.. Grand Avenue Shopping Gallery 8B : 90, Calea 13 Septembrie JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel Jolie Ville Galleria: 103 Bis, Erou Iancu Nicolae St. Liberty Center 9C : 151-171, Progresului St. Mario Plaza Shopping Center 4D : 172, Calea Dorobantilor Militari Shopping: 546-560 Iuliu Maniu Blvd. Plaza Romania: 26, Timisoara Blvd. Rin Grand Hotel Shopping Gallery: 7 D, Vitan-Barzesti. Unirea Shopping Center 6D : 1, Unirii Square

There are stores in each section of town that present a complete range of products, from European to American, Arabian and Asian. Many world-wide brands are available. Prices may differ slightly because of the location of the store (downtown – periphery) or the availability of products. Gima: Bucuresti Mall Mega Image: Every neighborhood has at least one! COSMETICS & BEAUTY

World Trade Plaza 3B : 10, Montreal Sq. CASH & CARRY Metro: • Militari • Baneasa • Berceni • Voluntari Selgros: • Pantelimon, 90, Biruintei Blvd; • Baneasa, 55-65, BucurestiPloiesti • Berceni, 92-108, Turnu Magurele St. HIPERMARKETS Auchan: 33A, 1 Decembrie 1918 Blvd. Carrefour: • Militari, Autostrada Buc-Pitesti, km11/12. • Colentina, Soseaua Colentina 426 - 426A; • Orhideea, 210, Splaiul Independentei, • Baneasa - Feeria, 44A, Soseaua Bucuresti Ploiesti • Unirii, 2, Corneliu Coposu Blvd. Cora: • Lujerului, 19, Iuliu Maniu Blvd. • Pantelimon, 20, Sos. Vergului Billa: • 102-104, Barbu Vacarescu St. • 23, Brasov St. • 24, Postavaru St. Ikea: 42A, Soseaua Bucuresti Ploiesti XXL: 38-40, Soseaua Fundeni DEPARTMENT STORES Old department stores in Bucharest are in a transition period. Besides specialized departments, it is not unusual to find a large number of small private “Turkish-bazaar” type stands inside. Crowded but convenient because of their diversity, the Bucharest department stores offer low- to mid- sometimes even highquality products. Galeriile Victoria: 17, Calea Victoriei Bucur Obor: 2, Soseaua Colentina

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Beauty Shop: • 8F Bucuresti Mall • 6D 27-33, Magheru Blvd. • 26, Timisoara Blvd. - Plaza Romania Sephora: Orhideea Shopping Center Clinique 6D : 100, Calea Victoriei Estee Lauder 7D : 100, Calea Victoriei Ina Center: • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni • 7D 27, I Campineanu St. • 6D 14-16, CA Rosetti St. • 3B WTC Galleries • 6A Orhideea Shopping Center • Esplanada Shopping Center • 103, Erou Iancu Nicolae St. - Jolie Ville • Cora Lujerului • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni Marionnaud: • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni Privilege: • 4D 172, Calea Dorobantilor • Mario Plaza Shopping Center • 8E Unirea Shopping Center • Carrefour Militari Gallery, • Carrefour Colentina Gallery, • Selgros Baneasa • Selgros Berceni, • Selgros Pantelimon • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni . FASHION Bliss 7D : Valentino, Louis Feraud, Calvin Klein, Lorenzini; 23, Calea Victoriei Bershka: Baneasa Shopping City Bray Suite Anthology: Bucuresti Mall C & A: Fashion for Men and Women. • Militari Shopping • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni Cacharel: Fashion for Men. Baneasa Shopping City Casa Frumoasa Store- Luxury men’s wear, handmade shoes & exquisite accessories from: Loro Piana, Tom Ford, Brioni, Scabal, Salvatore Ferragamo, Santoni, Lorenzini, Jacob Cohen, Zimmerli • 5C 40, Lascar Catargiu Blvd. • 8B Grand Avenue Shopping Gallery

Canali 4D : 196, Calea Dorobantilor Elegance Boutique 8B : Classic ladies look, warm textures, garments, leather accessories & shoes, art jewellery - 63-81, Calea Victoriei, Radisson BLU Hotel, entrance from George Enescu St. Ermenegildo Zegna - Flagshipstore 6D : Ermenegildo Zegna, Z Zegna, Zegna Sport 63-81, Calea Victoriei Gant: • 7D 52, Calea Victoriei • Bucuresti Mall • Baneasa Shopping City Guess 6D : 87-89, Calea Victoriei Jkristensen Store 6D - Luxury ladies fashion & accessories from Salvatore Ferragamo, Loro Piana, Brioni, Blumarine, Alberta Ferretti, Diane Von Furstenberg, Santoni, Fabiana Fillippi, Ermano Scervino - 63-81, Calea Victoriei, Radisson BLU Hotel Kenvelo: Bucuresti Mall Lancel: Feeria Shopping Center La Perla 6D : 122, Calea Victoriei L’Armoire 5C - Concept Store: Special evening & office clothing, limited series or even uniques created by Romanian designers

such as: Lena Criveanu, Wilhelmina Arz, Elena Perseil, Irina Marinescu, Dorin Negrau, Sepala by Mihaela Glavan, Kinga Varga, Ludmila Corlateanu, Zasha. 1, Intrarea Noptii with 18, Ion Mihalache Blvd. Louis Vuitton 8B : 90,Calea 13 Septembrie (Grand Avenue Shopping Gallery)

Mengotti 7D : Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Fendi, Burberry, Neil Barrett, Moncler, Valentino, Marni, DVF, Parosh, Zagliani, By-The - 48-50, Calea Victoriei Moda & Style: Valentino Roma, Valentino Garavani, Valentino Furs (Roma), Red Valentino, Love Moschino, Class Roberto Cavalli, Emilio Pucci, D & G, Donna Karan, Donna Karan NY, Roccobarocco, Ermano Scervino, Galliano, Stuart Weitzman, Karl Lagerfeld, Cristiano Burani, Givenchy, Love Sex Money, Ferre, Nando Muzi - Jolie Ville Galleria, first floor. Mora 4C : Conceptual luxury boutique, carrying a special selection of premium and designer vintage clothing and accessories, as well as a private and exclusive line of the Romanian high-end brand t shirt couture. Paris St. Reservations: 0748-544-911. Opened daily from 12:00 until late in the night. Motivi: • Baneasa Shopping City • 8F Bucuresti Mall • Plaza Romania Nautica: • Baneasa Shopping City - 42D, Soseaua Bucuresti-Ploiesti • Fashion House Outlet Centre, West Park, A1 Bucuresti-Pitesti, km 13 No 36 – Seroussi: Seroussi, Pierre Cardin - • 8F Bucuresti Mall, • 7D Cocor Store Pal Zileri 6D : 63-81, Calea Victoriei Peek & Cloppenburg: Armani Collezioni, Hugo Boss, Vogue, Burberry, Lagerfeld, Calvin Klein Jeans, DKNY Jeans • Baneasa Shopping City Pull & Bear: • Baneasa Shopping City River Woods: • 6A Orhideea Shopping Center • 4D Mario Plaza Shopping Center. Steilmann: • 6D 1-5, Magheru Blvd • Plaza Romania • 8F Bucuresti Mall Terzoatto 3B : Italian Fashion. 172, Calea Dorobantilor Timberland: • Baneasa Shopping City - 42D, Soseaua BucurestiPloiesti • Fashion House Outlet Centre, West Park, A1 BucurestiPitesti, km 13 Zara: • Baneasa Shopping City • Plaza Romania FASHION FOR KIDS Z: • 6D 112, Calea Victoriei • 8F Bucuresti Mall, 1st floor • 6A Orhideea Shopping Center • 8D Unirea Shopping Center

Specialized men’s apparel • 6D 118, Calea Victoriei • 7A Afi Palace Cotroceni Mango: • 8F Bucuresti Mall • Plaza Romania Marella 7D : 21-23,Calea Victoriei Mariella Burani 7D : 21-23, Calea Victoriei Marks & Spencer: • 7D Bucuresti Mall • Orhideea Shopping Center MaxMara 6D : 122 A, Calea Victoriei www.bucurestiwww.ro

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JEWELRY Gold jewelry with precious and semi-precious stones, silver jewelry, watches, purses and other similar goods from famous designers. Cellini: Italian art in jewelry • 6D 1-3, Magheru Blvd. • 7D 16, N. Balcescu Blvd. David Sandu Jewelry 7D : 30, Smardan St. 1st floor Folli Follie: Jewellery, Watches & Accessories. • Baneasa Shopping City • City Mall - groundfloor Frey Wille 6D : Framed in 18 carat gold or gold-plated settings, each piece is a work of art in itself: the integrated design sets can be collected as one might collect fine art; also silk scarves and leather handbags, as well as men accessories: cufflinks, leather belts and silk ties. 118, Calea Victoriei GMT Everytime 4D : Men & women watches: Omega, Mont Blanc, Longines, Revue Thomen, Tissot, Tag Heuer, Rado, Sector, Calvin Klein. 172, Calea Dorobantilor - Mario Plaza Shopping Center Helvetansa 6D : Swiss watches: Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Movado, Longines, Piaget, Tissot, Rado, Vacheron Constantin. 88, Calea Victoriei Zehava Jewelry 7D : Gallery of hand crafted gold & precious stone jewelry, 43, Lipscani St. Zen Diamond: Baneasa Shopping City

Shopping Center • Plaza Romania Sover: • 5D 102-110, Calea Dorobantilor • 8D Unirea Shopping Center, Central wing ground floor. • 18, Vergului St. Cora • Esplanada Shopping Center Granitul • 7D Galeriile Victoria 17, Calea Victoriei • Sover Medlife 365, Calea Grivitei • Cora - Lujerului • Sover Bucur Obor, 2, Soseaua Colentina FOOTWEAR Cesare Paciotti: • 6D 101, Calea Victoriei • 6D 118, Calea Victoriei Ecco: Men, women, kids & performance footwear. • Commercial Center Feeria • Baneasa Shopping City Geox: • Commercial Center Feeria • 8D Unirea Shopping Center

• 8F AFI Palace Cotroceni groundfloor 7A Humanic: • Baneasa Shopping City • Militari Shopping

MARKETS IN BUCHAREST

One of the unique and more pleasurable forms of food shopping in Bucharest are the outdoor markets. Due to transportation difficulties, supplies are often copious at one market and non-existent at another. Of the markets listed here, Amzei market has the best selection and prices. It is advisable to bring your own shopping bags when shopping at the outdoor markets.

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BOOK STORES Noi 7D : 18, N. Balcescu Blvd. INTERIOR DESIGN & DECORATION Anatolian Carpet Boutique: Massive silver objects, Romanian Handicraft, glass objects, home life collection. • Carrefour Colentina. • 4C 31, Soseaua Kiseleff. • 8D Unirea Shopping Center. Casa Mia 4D : Mario Plaza Shopping Center. Innova 7D : Crystal, design home accessories, home textiles, Christmas decorations, Limoges porcelaine. 4, Patriei St.

Hervis Sports: • 9C Liberty Center • Militari Shopping Intersport: • Mall Vitan • Baneasa Shopping City Lacoste: • Baneasa Shopping City • 8F Bucuresti Mall. Lotto: • 6F 225, Calea Mosilor • Auchan - 33A, 1 Decembrie 1918 Blvd. • City Mall Nike: • 6D 25, Magheru Blvd. • 8F Bucuresti Mall. • 6C 95, Stirbei Voda St. Puma 8D : Unirea Shopping Center. Sergio Tacchini: Carrefour - Autostrada Buc.-Pitesti km. 11-12 ANTIQUES

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OPTICIANS Optica Malaga 6D : Large selection of top designer’s frames. 26, C.A. Rosetti St. Optiplaza: Top designer’s frames, sunglasses, accessories. • 8F Bucuresti Mall • 6A Orhideea

Mihai Albu 8B : Selling his own creations of leathergoods and Deluxe footwear. Grand Avenue Shopping Gallery Otter: • Commercial Center Feeria • 8D Unirea Shopping Center • Carrefour Militari Commercial Gallery • 8F Bucuresti Mall • 5F 235, Mosilor Ave. • 6A Commercial Center Orhideea • Plaza Romania • Militari Shopping • 7A AFI Palace Cotroceni • Esplanada Shopping Center.

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Adidas: • 6D 28-30, Magheru Blvd. • 8F Bucuresti Mall. • 5D 116-122, Calea Dorobantilor Decathlon: Militari Shopping Diadora: Auchan GBS - World of Brands: Samsonite, Lacoste - accessories, Showroom: • 8B 71, Soseaua Panduri (JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel) • 3B World Trade Plaza (Sofitel Hotel) 10, Montreal Sq. • Henri Coanda Int’l Airport

PIATA OBOR 5D : A huge covered market located behind the Bucur Obor Department Store at the intersection of Calea Mosilor and Calea Stefan cel Mare. Although the selection of goods is big, the market is crowded and appears dirty. Watch your pockets and bags. If you’re looking for a truly Romanian market experience, this is your spot. Pets, including aquarium supplies, are available, as are fishing needs (including live worms, poles, lures). Wooden and woolen goods, ceramics, clothing, as well as plants cut and growing, are available. A large pedigree dog and cat market at least once a month on the street nearest Mosilor is a fun experience. PIATA 1 MAI 5D : Located near La Fourmi on Ion Mihalache Blvd. It is a small market but has a good selection of fruit, vegetables and flowers. As with all the above markets, clothing, shoes, and household items for cleaning and cooking may also be found. Honey and other bee byproducts are a national pride of Romania and are found at all of these outdoor markets. PIATA DOROBANTILOR 5D : Located indoors on Calea Dorobantilor north of Calea Stefan cel Mare. It offers produce and flowers. The quality is better than Amzei, but the prices are olso higher. Out of season exotic fruits and vegetables can be found here. There are several other stores in this area. The meat market inside is particularly good.

Make sure you get a signed receipt when buying antiques in Romania. Ask about an export permit as well. Galeria Numismatica 7D : Coins, medals, banknotes-expertise & sale. 35-37, Academiei St.

Hanul Cu Tei - Antiques, Art Gallery 7D : Antiques, furniture, porcelain, art glass, jewelery, paintings, decorative art, Oriental carpets, old coins, medals, clocks, ikones & collectibles. C.C. accepted. 63-65, Lipscani St., 1st floor. Thomas Antiques 7D : combines the shopping experience with the atmosphere of an old, classy bar. Special book collection in the attic; great variety of antiques - furniture, clocks, wall clocks and standing clocks, paintings, decorative art, carpets and other various decorative objects. 19 Covaci St., 1st floor + Attic ART GALLERIES Caminul Artei 7D : 16, Biserica Enei St. Gallery of the National Museum of Art of Romania 6D : 49-53, Calea Victoriei Hanul Cu Tei - Antiques, Art Galleries 7D : 63-65, Lipscani St., 1st floor. Hilton Gold Art 6D : 1-3 Episcopiei St. Athénée Palace Hilton. Orizont 6D : 23A, Nicolae Balcescu Blvd. Simeza 6D : 20, Magheru Blvd. GIFTS Art Glass 7D : 9-11, Selari St. “Craii De Curtea-Veche” 7D : Furniture, artifacts, photography, art deco, documents from the last

period of the 19th century. 14, Covaci St. Inside-Forever Gifts By Innova 7D : 4, Patriei St. Romartizana 7D : 18-20, Calea Victoriei Sarra Blu’: • 8D Unirea Shopping Center • 4D Mario Plaza Shopping Center • 8F Bucuresti Mall Totem: Handicrafts & decorations from South-East Asia, India, Africa, South America; Aromatherapy items; Jewelery & fashion accessories; Personalized gifts. • 8F Bucuresti Mall • 8D 1, Unirii Square ROMANIAN HANDICRAFTS Obart 6D : Vases, glassware, contemporary icons. 20, Magheru Blvd. Curtea Sticlarilor 7D : Authentic glass artifacts made on the spot at Curtea Sticlarilor, a courtyartd dating back to 1857. 9-11, Selari St. TOBACCO SHOPS La Casa Del Habano 6D : Large selection of original Cuban cigars; accessories. 1-3, Episcopiei St. Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest LIQUOR SHOPS Vinlux 8C : Large selection of special Romania & Imported wines, cognacs, champagnes, whiskies, etc. 8, Libertatii Blvd., Bl. 115, ground floor

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haute cuisine To make your choice a bit easier, we have selected a number of places for you. The following restaurants currently advertise in B3W Magazine or are otherwise worthy of note. The letter/ number combinations inside the listings are coordinates for the map (back cover). For subway map see also the back cover. Locations marked with a red square are situated in Old Town. Hours, prices and entertainment are subject to change.

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ASIAN CUISINE Benihana Restaurant 6D : offers authentic Japanese

teppanyaki cuisine and a renowned sushi bar. Six skilled Asian cooks prepare the food in front of your very eyes, tantalizing your senses. For any lover of premium-quality fish and sea-food, a dinner at Benihana becomes an unforgettable experience. Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel,

Calea Dorobantilor 5 – 7, Phone: 021 201 5030, Open: 12:00 – 15:00, 19:00 – 23:00 last order. Cafe’ Shangrila 4D : Thai, Filipino, Chinese and Japanese food prepared by world class and versatile Asian chefs. Also serves choices of continental breakfast, salads, selection of wines and beverages. A place to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and have a taste of the scrumptious cake selections. Take out food service available. 172, Calea

Dorobantilor (Mario Plaza Shopping Center) Ph.: 021-230-47-69. Open: 10:00 - 21:00 Maiko 2C : One of the most fashionable Restaurant, Bar &

Lounge. The ethos behind Maiko is that the true aims of cooking are to give pleasure and satisfaction to guests, to communicate trough each individual ingredient emotion, personality and culture; to create a special event with every dish, to produce a series of little surprises that invariably introduce a new flavour. The restaurant is always delighted to host your Business Lunches, daily between 12:00 and 15:00, and to offer you the perfect 25 Euro meal for such an occasion ( Includes Salad, Rice, Miso Soup, Meat or Fish Dishes). 27-29,

Grigore GafencuSt. Ph.: 021-233-2633, 031-805-3985, 0751-262-465, 0730-562-456; Open: daily 12:00 - 24:00 Mandarin: Explore the exotic flavor of the Asian with Man-

darin cuisine. Come join us and taste! C.C. Accepted. Guarded parking. JOLIE VILLE GALERIA – 103 bis Erou

Iancu Nicolae Street, first floor. Ph.: 021-2068066. Open: 12:00 – 22:30 (22:00 – last order) Orasul Interzis (The Forbidden City) 6E :

“Orasul Interzis” is the first luxury Chinese restaurant which aims at offering a true gastronomic experience due to the specialties that feed both the body and the soul. The restaurant as well as the terrace can host private and corporate parties, business lunch/ dinner, work groups, meetings and other events, in a selected and refined ambiance. Enjoy the exotic menu and the business lunch special offer, Monday to Friday, 12:30 to 16:00. For those of you who are very busy but still want to flatter their senses by trying these dishes, this little Asian gastronomic paradise can come to their homes. C.C. accepted, wireless Internet, air conditioned, smokers/ non-smokers area, home delivery. 3, Silvestru St.

Ph.: 031 425 47 47; 0720 99 3333. Open: 12:30 – till the last guest. BELGIAN CUISINE La Belle Epoque 4D : The largest selection of Belgian beers in town. Belgian and international cuisine. Air conditioning. C.C. accepted. 6, Aviator Radu Beller St.

Ph.: 021-230-0770; Open: 11:30 - 24:00. Waterloo 7F : Original Belgian recipes with Belgian Beer. C.C. accepted. Guarded parking. 188, Traian St. Open daily from 12:00 - until the last guest leaves (24:00 last order) FINE DINING The Vinyard 2A : The feather in the Crowne Plaza’s cap, this is the hotel’s flagship restaurant, a work of great detail where everything is lovingly prepared by Executive Chef Ashlie Dias and his highly experienced team. Based around

Mediterranean cuisine you can always expect to find something special and a bit different on the daring menu, as well as a number of hot dishes requiring waiter and audience. An indulgent treat. Reservations highly recommended. Air Conditioning, CC accepted, Parking, Non-Smoking. 1,

Poligrafiei Blvd. (Crowne Plaza Hotel); Ph.: 021.224.00.34; Open: 17.00 – 23.00, Closed Sat, Sun. FRENCH CUISINE Casa Vernescu 6D : Exquisite restaurant in a historical building, hosting Casino Palace. Luxurious interior. Also Romanian cuisine. C.C accepted. 133, Calea Victoriei.

Ph.: 021-311-9744; Fax: 021-311-1645. Open: 18:30-01:00. La Bastille 5D : Down the Caderea Bastiliei St. c’est la

France qui vous acceueille... French specialties mastered by the Chef Philippe Faynot, served in refined atmosphere accompanied by a perfectly balanced choice of execelente french and romania wines. Special business menu (12:00 16:00). C.C. accepted. Air conditioning. Ph.: 021-310-

7359; Fax: 021-310-7360. Open: 12:00-24:00. La Bonne Bouche 7D : Bistro & Wine Bar. Warm

atmosphere, friendly staff. Check the extensive wine list. Chef’s weekly menu. Not cheap, but good value for money! 30,

Franceza St. (Old Town); Ph.: 0731-247-876; Open: 12:30 – 24:00, Mon. 18:30 – 24:00 La Cantine de Nicolai 5C : Semi-gastronomique

French restaurant. Sami Babou, the “Special Delegate” of Chef Alain Ducasse, brings great joy to your sense of taste with his elaborate recipes. Pop-art sculptures and paintings complete the sophisticated atmosphere. The terrace - away from the public eye - is perfect for discreet business lunches or romantic dinners. Their credo is: Delight - Privacy - Art. 15-17,

Povernei St. Ph.: 0725-210-608, 037-274-6213. Open daily: 11:00 till late (23:00 last order). L’Estaminet 6B : French restaurant, within the new Ibis Continental Nord Hotel. CC accepted. 143, Calea Grivitei. Open: 7:00-22:30. The Epoque Bistro: Would you like to see the Chef in ac-

tion? The Epoque Bistro features an open kitchen in which you can actually witness the creation of our splendid French cuisine and Steak house specialities. The Epoque Bistro welcomes you with a winter garden and 90 seats, available for private parties & events. Epoque Bistro’s Chef is renowned for its modern French menu featuring delicate flavours created from luxury and quality ingredients. Extensively trained in the best international cooking schools, he welcomes you every day to his authentic exquisite Frech Cuisine specialities and last but not list the Steak house dishe. The restaurant’s speciality is its 6-course tasting menus, but there is also catering for vegetarians, as well as an à la carte menu. The facilities are: smoking and non-smoking feature; free high speed WI-FI internet access; air conditioning; daily newspaper; CC accepted, guarded free parking lot. 17C, Aurora Entr. (Epoque Hotel); Ph.:

021-312-3232. Open: 06:30 – 23:00. FUSION/CONTEMPORARY CUISINE Avalon 6D : A fine dining atmosphere, fusion and

avant-garde cuisine using exquisite ingredients and innovative cooking techniques make dining at Avalon restaurant an unforgettable experience. Howard Johnson Grand

Plaza Hotel, Calea Dorobantilor 5 – 7, Phone: 021 201 5030, breakfast 06:30 – 10:30, lunch 12:00 – 15:00, dinner 19:00 – 22:30 last order. GERMAN CUISINE Die Deutsche Kneipe 5D : Traditional German cuisine, drinks and atmosphere. C. C. accepted. 9, Stockholm St. Ph.: 021-233-9462, 021-230-1120

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0722-284560. Open: Mon.-Sat 15:00 - 23:00. Sunday closed. GOURMET CUISINE Champagne & Caviar Bar 5C : An exclusive

location, a gorgeous villa in the heart of the city, welcomes you in a refined and relaxing ambiance. You can taste here the finest Champagnes & Premium Selection Caviar and special Delicacies Menus: Kamatchatka King Crab Merus on Bed of Home Made Ravioli, Lobster Tail Salad with Truffled Carpaccio, Fresh Tagliateli with Prawns & Black Truffles. High Class services, VIP treat & Valet Parking any time of the day. CC accepted, wireless internet, air conditioned. 40, Lascar

Catargiu Blvd. Open: 11:00 - until the last guest leaves; Reservation is highly recommended. Ph.: 021-317-6007; 0733-735-932. JW Steakhouse 8B : An American concept restaurant,

based on quality, good-taste and comfort. Guest star is one of the best beef in the world - USDA Black Angus, with supporting act from England Aberdeen, both cooked to perfection with the house broiler. Fresh seafood and crisp salads complete the menu, together with the generous sized desserts, like New York Cheesecake. The Bourbon bar holds a remarkable collection of carefully chosen boutique Bourbons and the Cigar Lounge offer the perfect finish to a grand dinner experience. JW Marriott

gourmand a hint of what is to be expected. C.C. accepted.

Grand Hotel Continental, 56, Victoriei Ave. Ph.: +40 372 010 300. Open: Breakfast 06:30 - 10:30 weekdays; 07:00 - 11:00 week-ends. Barbizon Steak House 3A : Pullman Bucharest World Trade Center introduces its restaurant with a capacity of 65 seats. Taste premium quality meats and choose from over 50 International wines (Red, White and Rose). Live cooking in the show kitchen. 40 seat designated smoking area. Air Conditioning. CC accepted. Free WiFi access. Free parking.

Hotel Pullman, 10, Montréal Square. Open: Monday – Friday: Lunch 12:00 – 15:30; Dinner 18:00 – 23:30; Saturday & Sunday: Dinner 18:00 – 23:00; Ph.: 021 202 1635. La Brasserie 2A : Less about fine dining but more

about good quality, simply food for the whole family. The menu is available buffet-style or a-la-carte and gives a great choice for

groups. The wine list remains a work of art and the atmosphere is cozier than ever. Sunday Brunch is back, with playground and a professional nanny to supervise the kids, smoking area and free parking. Air Conditioning, CC accepted, Parking, Live Music, Non-Smoking, Take Away. 1, Poligrafiei Blvd.

(Crowne Plaza Hotel); Ph.: 021.224.00.34; Open daily: 06.00 – 23.00 Café Athénée 6D : Cafe Athenee is a contemporary

place paying homage to its historic location on Revolution Square, the site of some of Romanian history’s most momentous events. During the day the menu offer brings classic European dishes with a modern twist, linking the contemporary design with the glamorous history. As the evening comes the Cafe becomes more of a lounge with candles and music, providing a casual and cozy atmosphere. Specialties to spoil the appetite are served during the night from the ‘Bubbles & Bites’ menu. Deluxe gourmet items along with sparkling wines in all variations are among the best one can get

Bucharest Grand Hotel, 90, Calea 13 Septembrie, Ph.: 021-403-1903, Open: breakfast 06:30-11:00; dinner 18:30-23:30; Sunday brunch 12:00-16:00. Prime Steaks & Seafood 6D : An outstanding

culinary experience, either for a business lunch or simply for a relaxing escape. The menu showcases an elegant selection of gourmet food such as the world’s best steak, Irish Hereford Prime Rib-eye, or King Crab from Alaska, everything prepared in the inviting open kitchen. Complementing the gourmet menu, the extensive list of beverages includes worldwide famous wines, as well as a unique selection of awarded Romanian wines. 44 places. Red glass for show kitchen, walk in wine cellar. CC accepted. Non-smoking. 63-81, Calea Victoriei,

Radisson BLU Hotel groundfloor. Ph.: 021-3119000; Open: Mon. – Fri. 12:30 - 15:00; daily 18:30 - 23:00. INDIAN CUISINE Agra Palace: From the City of Agra, once capital of the

famous Mogul Empire, where the white marble of Taj Mahal guards the banks of river Yamuna, among the Hibiscus flowers and majestic archways, chef Arun Kumar has brought the essential: the mysterious taste of India. C.C. accepted; Free Wi fi internet access; Guarded parking lot.

Open: 12:00 .- 24:00 Sos. Pipera-Tunari nr. 47. Ph: 021-350.31.14 Taj 8B : Genuine Northern Indian menu creared by Indian

chef. Special brunch offer. Indian live show, Fri & Sat. Indian decoration, soft music, pleasant atmosphere, separate smoking area. Air conditioned; terrace. C.C. accepted. Parking lot.

127-131, Calea 13 Septembrie. Ph.: 021-410-1820. Open: 12:00 - 02:00. INTERNATIONAL CUISINE Allegro 6B : Enjoy the flavors of International - Mediter-

ranean refined cuisine superbly executed and served with professionalism. Cosmopolitan and casual atmosphere at breakfast & lunch and more elegant overtoues in the evening. CC accepted. 44A, Daniel Danielopolu St. - Ramada

Bucharest North Hotel. Ph.: 021-233-5000. Open: breakfast 07:00-10:00; lunch 12:00-15:30. dinner 18:30-23:00. American Beer House 7G : American-style decorations, first - class service. Also Romanian cuisine. CC accepted. 92, Drumul Taberei St.

Ph.: 021-444-1777. Open: 11:00 - midnight Arcade - Atmosphere & Gourmet 4C : Finest

culinary experience in a charming setting surrounded by paintings from a well-known art gallery. Refined atmosphere, excellent service. Two private rooms, non-smoking area, Guarded parking lot, CC accepted. 8, Prof. Ion Canta-

cuzino St. Ph.:021-260-2960; 0753-999-333; Open: 12:00-24:00. Balkan Bistro 7D : You are invited to Balkan Bistro,

where the enticing dishes will offer you the perfect Balkan flavor. The restaurant hosts a modern atmosphere dominated by the red and black colors (specific to all Balkan countries). The menu offers traditional dishes allowing you to sense the gastronomic influence of the countries which belong to this particular region: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia. Every dish has an interesting story behind it, giving any

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in Bucharest. C.C. accepted. 1-3, Episcopiei St. Ph.: 021-303-3777. Open: 08:00 - 24:00. Cafe Theatro Restaurant 7D : The heart of the

Novotel hotel is the elegant Cafe Theatro restaurant, known for its distinct ambiance, international cuisine and superb buffets. Secured underground parking available. Credit Cards accepted.

Novotel Bucarest City Centre - 37B Victoriei Boulevard, District 1. Ph.: 021 308 85 30. Open daily: 06:00 - 23:00. Caredy * Casa Ardeleneasca 4C : Transylvanian

& International cuisine restaurant, placed in an esquisite villa. Large offer and special selection of wines. C.C. ccepted.Guarded parking lot. 1, Sofia St. Ph.: 021-230-2769. Open:

11:00 - until the last guest leaves. Casa Capsa 7D : Established in 1852, Casa Capsa is the

symbol of the Romanian high-life society. The founder, Grigore Capsa (1841-1902) introduced from the very beginning the occidental standards of quality and refinement. He made Capsa’s name a well known commercial brand all over the continent. Having a very good position, this old and famous restaurant is placed right in the focal point of the Bucharest historical center. CC accepted. 36, Calea Victoriei. Ph:

021-313 40 38 Open: 12:00-24:00

Casa Doina 7A : Large villa dating from the 19th

century transformed into a very nice restaurant. Wine cellar. Terrace. C.C. accepted. 4, Soseaua Kiseleff.

Ph.: 021-222-3179. Open: 12:00 - 01:00. Casa Doina La Parc 2A : The perfect mix of

Romanian and International cuisine; a traditional ambiance with modern elements. Its garden is the perfect place for our guests to spend the midday or evening. 3-5 Poligrafiei Ave,

(Ramada Parc Hotel), phone 021-315200 ; 021-549-2541. Open: 12:00 - 23:30. Chez Marie 6D : Try the wide selection of international

cuisine and special wines in this recently opened restaurant located in the heart of the city. 48, Dionisie Lupu St.

Ph.: 031-107-2033; 0721-376-118. Open: 12:00 - until the last guest leaves. Concerto 7D : We recommend you will take your time to

indulge in the special dishes of our fine dining restaurant, Concerto. Concerto is a gastronomic restaurant based on a modern concept of cooking – “nouvelle cuisine”. Delicate dishes made up with creativity invites you in a delightful journey of tastes. The wine list is complex, including selections from all the regions of our country and also from France, Italy, Spain, South Africa, North and South America. A professional team will counsel you regarding the dishes and the wines, accompanying you through the whole meal. C.C. accepted.

Grand Hotel Continental, 56, Victoriei Ave. Ph.: +40 372 010 300. Open: Mon. - Sat.: 12.00-16.00; 19:00-23:00. Corso 7D : You may take your business downtown and

treat yourself and your partners with a special mix of International and Romanian cuisine, on a light lunch buffet. In the evening, a team of Romanian chefs wows you with authentic Romanian dishes presented with cosmopolitan attitude. The spectacular view on to the Bucharest’s busiest boulevard is complimentary! 85 seats. Air conditioned. C.C accepted. Parking lot. 4, N. Balcescu Blvd. - InterCon-

tinental Hotel - Ground floor, Ph.: 021-305-1060, Open: 06.30 - 23.00, business lunch buffet Mon-Fri 12:00 - 16:00, enjoy “Great Brunch! Guest Love!” Kids room with entertainment. Dacia Felix 6D : Group restaurant for 224 persons. Delicious breakfast buffet. CC accepted. Non-smoking. 63-81, Calea Victoriei, Radisson BLU Hotel groundfloor. Ph.: 021-311-9000; Open: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 - 10:30, Sat. & Sun. 7:00 - 11:00, Sun. Brunch 12:00 - 16:00. Doncafe Brasserie 4C : Located just off Dorobanti

Square, Doncafe has a particularly airy space flooded with natural light. The varied menu lets you choose between classic savory salads, a delicious Wiener schnitzel, numerous grills and homemade pastas, and a whole range of fresh snacks (including bruschetta, ciabatta or sandwiches).You can start your day with Continental or English breakfast. For lunch or dinner you can also pick the menu of the day. The location is adapted perfectly to private parties or events. Air conditioning. CC accepted. Guarded Parking. Free WiFi access. 7, Ankara

St. Ph.: 0746-222-444. Open: 08:30 – 24:00. Hotel Marshal Restaurant 7E : From the glassy

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salon, the open kitchen and the charming covered terrace, Marshal Restaurant is waiting for you with delicious dishes carefully selected and prepared in front of you. Our secret: the charcoal grill. Fresh imported Argentinean beef and New Zealand lamb. C.C accepted. Air conditioned. Guarded parking.

2, Dr. Emanoil Bacaloglu St.; Ph.: 021-314-0880; Open: 07:00-01:00 Ici et La: Philippe Dupré, French chef, welcomes you in a

warm ambience ideal for business lunches or family dinners. The restaurant has an open kitchen and a view to Piata Romana, where you will taste their specialties: home made smoked salmon, beef tartar or even a French cheese and charcuterie plate. Special evenings every Thursday. 43, Mendeleev St.

Ph: 0731-453 608 Open: Mon.-Sat.10:00 to 23:00 Jadoo 7E : Mediterranean & International cuisine restaurant. Special lunch offer - 20% discount (food only). Wood oven baked pizzas. Catering services available in neighborhood (12:00 - 15:00) Smoking and non-smoking areas. Parking lot available. C.C accepted. 3, Nicolae

Racota St. - entrance from Clucerului St.; Ph.: 021-222-0502; 0724-365-583. Open: 12:00-until the last guest leaves (23:30 - last order) La Boema 7D : Enjoy the European cuisine, the selected

French dishes in the “La Boema” Restaurant. The relaxing atmosphere and the delicious dishes will make you realize why it is called “La Boema”... And if you have not understood yet, we bring especially for you an entire collection of refined wines. C.C. accepted. Air Conditioning, parking. Calea Vitan

Barzesti; Ph.: 031-106-1111 ext. 345 Open: 11:00 - until the last guest leaves.

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Majestic 7D : The Majestic Restaurant offers Romanian

and International cuisine, accompanied by excellent service, in an attractive ambience. Capacity: 100 places; air conditioning, smoking/non-smoking areas, main CC accepted; summer terrace. Besides the Restaurant, Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel offers the clients Multi-functional BallRooms - elegant locations for parties, weddings, cocktails. Ramada

Majestic Bucharest Hotel – 38-40, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: 021-310-2720; Fax: 021-310-2799 Open: daily 07:00 – 23:00. Manolo 6F : Elegance, refinement, finesse, good taste,

privacy and discretion, an ideal place for meetings. Top chefs spoil their guests with specialties and are waiting for you. Nelu Ploiesteanu, Rodica Cretu and their guest entertain you daily starting 18:00 hours. 97, Pache Protopopescu Blvd.

Ph.: 021-252-4513; 0724-263-271 Paris Bucarest Brasserie 2B : Pullman Bucharest’s newest restaurant. Indulge yourself with a tempting buffet for breakfast and lunch. Free WiFi access. Air conditioning. Non smoking area. Breakfast Buffet: Mon. – Fri.: 06:00

– 10:00, Sat. & Sun.: 06:00 – 11:00; Lunch Buffet: Tue., Wed., Thu.: 12:00 – 14:30. 10, Montreal Sq., Ph.: 021-318-3000 Poem 9D : Modern European Cuisine. Indulge in the

intimate and classic atmosphere, enjoy a refined menu and quality service. Offering breakfast, lunch & dinner, business lunch. Special wine collection and drinks at the Tower Bar or the Piano Club. C.C. accepted. Guarded parking lot. 23-25,

Suter Entr. (Carol Parc Hotel) Ph : 021-336-3377; Open 07:00 – 1:00 Red Angus Steakhouse 7D : Located in the Old

Downtown of Bucharest, in front of the Old Court, this restaurant wants to be your first option for a steak. They are committed to provide you with outstanding hospitality and serving you the best steaks. Their USDA Choice steaks are highly marbled with enriching flavor, tenderness and juiciness of the meat. Whether you are planning a business dinner, an anniversary or a large corporate meeting, they will satisfy your preference in a friendly and professional manner. CC accepted, air conditioning, smoking and no smoking area, Wi-Fi, TV;

56, Franceza St, Old Town Ph: 021-312-0383 Open daily: 12:00-24:00 Sangria 5D : International menu, few Spanish dishes, nice atmosphere. Open/covered terrace! C.C. accepted.

78, Caderea Bastiliei St. Ph.: 021-211-2276; Open: 12 pm - 12 am. Times Restaurant 7G : Panoramic view restaurant

with great Romanian and International cuisine at Golden Tulip Times Hotel. C.C. accepted. 19, Decebal Blvd.

Ph.: 021-316-6516. Open: 12:30-23:00. The Harbour 6D : You’ve come a long way... you need

to relax... dock to The Harbour where you will find a buffer zone, the taste of the finest international cuisine and maybe an acquaintance just to make you feel you belong... Terrace and parking. C.C. accepted. 10-22, Piata Amzei;

Ph.: 0724-388-686; Open: 11:30 - until the last guest leaves. The Sunlight Restaurant: The culinary world of the

angelo Airporthotel Bucharest is provided by this restaurant. A copious buffet breakfast, a gala dinner and a variety of Romanian and international dishes are at your disposal every day. The Sunlight Restaurant has a capacity of approx. 110 persons. For special events such as cocktail parties, anniversaries or dinner parties, the conference rooms can be turned into functional restaurant rooms. And the stylish live music may even put you in the mood for dancing. CC accepted. 283 Calea Bucur-

estilor, Otopeni. Ph: 021 20 36 500; Fax: 021 20 36 530; Open 24 hours a day. White Horse Business & Events: Situated in the

Northern area of Bucharest, the new established business district of the city, the restaurant offers carefully prepared traditional and international specialties for daily lunch while being in the same time the perfect location for corporate & private events. 12 years of experience, professional services and equipment and the dedicated staff assigned complete the fine quality of the taste. C.C. accepted. Baneasa Business

&Technology Park, Building B, wing B2, 42-44, Soseaua Bucuresti Ploiesti, Ph.: 031-620-8412; Open: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 18:00 X-Time Restaurant 7D : Stylish, modern and minimalist decoration; multimedia projections; smoking & nonsmoking salons; air conditioned; CC accepted; guarded parking lot. Cocor Store, 4th floor – 29-33, I.C.

Bratianu Blvd. Ph: 0728 63 04 03; Open: non stop Starting 22:00 hours, one can access the restaurant by the Cocor Store elevators.

ITALIAN CUISINE Caffé Città 6D : Northern Italian Menu restaurant for 106 persons. Enoteca, espresso bar, pizzeria, salumeria, gelateria, pasticceria, bakery in a fresh, natural, urban and contemporary mood. CC accepted. Non-smoking. 63-68, Calea

Victoriei, Radisson BLU Hotel groundfloor. Ph.: 021-601-3436. Open: 11:30 - 23:30. Caffe & Latte 7C : Wine Restaurant. Our Italian chef will remind you the taste of the real Italian food from the north of Italy, accompanied by the best Italian wines. Rooftop with park view - Cismigiu - in spring/summer. C.C. accepted.

Full range of kebab dishes, Turkish aperitifs and traditional sweets. Catering service available. 18-20, Hristo Botev

St. (near C.A. Rossetti Square). Ph.: 021-3142825; 313-2833. Open: 12:00 - 24:00. ROMANIAN CUISINE Caro 4E : Caro Hotel’s Romanian restaurant. International cuisine. Wine cellar and terrace. C.C. accepted. Guaranteed parking. 164A, Barbu Vacarescu Blvd. Ph.:

021-208-6100. Open: (restaurant) 16:00 – 24:00. Sunday closed, (wine cellar) 12:00 - 14:30

Caru’ cu Bere 7D : Historical restaurant (established

1879) in the old town district, behind the National History Museum. Original German style interior. Live music and dancing on weekends. CC accepted. 3-5, Stavropoleos St.

Ph.: 021-313-7560; Open: 10:00 - 24:00. Casa Romaneasca: Authentic Romanian culinary

delight in the traditional setting of a Romanian mansion with a splendidly decorated terrace, rich wine-cellar, large selection of Romanian wines, traditional Romanian customs and hospitality. CC accepted. 285A, Calea Bucuresti.

Ph.: 021-236-1510; Ph./Fax: 021-236-1511.

35, Schitu Magureanu Blvd. Ph.: 021-314-3800; 0744-333-100. Open: Mon. - Sat. 12:00 - 23:00. Cucina 8B : At the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel.

Authentic Italian food served in rustic surroundings. Fine choice of wines. Calea 13 Septembrie 90. Ph. 021-403-

1902. Open: 12:00 - 15:00; 19:30 – 23:30 De Gustibus 6F : Restaurant, Terrace & Pizzeria. A

menu dedicated to only the most simple, appetizing and brilliantly executed Italian dishes, mainly with a Tuscan twinge. Happy Hours 11:30 - 16:00, From Mon. to Fri. 10% Off. Air conditioned. CC accepted. Parking lot. 10, Marcel Iancu

St. Ph. 021-211-1449; 0744-520106. Open: 12:00 - 24:00 Osteria Gioia 5C : Delicious Italian food. Excellent wine

selection. Modern, elegant interiors, well trained and friendly staff. 16, Ion Mihalache Blvd; Ph.: 021-311-3750;

Open 12:00 till late (23:00 last order). Modigliani 7D : Pasta /Carne. An Italian Original. If you

ever feel like savoring an authentic Italian dinner, come at the Modigliani restaurant you can be the guest of its Italian Chef, Andrea Aiudi. Home made pasta, basil, creamy sauces and a whole new world of flavors are waiting to be explored in its cozy atmosphere. Air conditioned. C.C accepted. Parking lot.

9, Batistei St. (entrance also from the InterContinental lobby), Ph.: 0730-644-806, Open: Mon-Sat 18.00 - 04.00 Ristorante Da Renzo 8F : Delicious Italian food &

excellent wine selection. Daily special lunch offer. Smoking & non smoking areas; CC accepted. 13, Constantin Nottara

St.- close to In City Residences (ask your taxi driver), Ph: 0721 587 560; 0744 299 499, Open: 12:00 till late Roberto’s 6D : You’ll step into another world when you

dine at Roberto’s, the Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest hotel’s smart Italian restaurant. Soft lighting, frescoes of Italy on the walls and views of the terrace make this a romantic place for dinner. Locals and guests enjoy regional, authentic Italian food and an extensive list of wines. C.C. accepted.

1-3, Episcopiei St. Ph.: 021-303-3777; Open daily: 06:30 - 10:00; 12:00 - 23:00. Trattoria “Il Calcio” 6D : Extensive menu of Italian dishes. Large selection of wines, beers and spirits. Nice interiors, relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff. 14, Mende-

leev St. Ph.: 021-312-2430; 0722-134-299. Open: Sun - Thu: 12:00 - 24:00, Fri - Sat: 12:00 - 01:00. Zigolini: A taste of Italy in Zigolini Ristorante! A deliciously

intimate dining experience nestled in the most elegant Galleria of Bucharest! C.C. Accepted. Guarded parking. JOLIE VILLE

GALLERIA – 103 bis Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, first floor. Ph.: 021-206-8069. Open: 12:00 – 22:30 (22:00 – last order). MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE Il Gambero Rosso 4D : Located in a small and

charming villa in the center of the city, this place offers you an original menu, a mix between the famous Italian and French kitchens. Marcello, an Italian who lived almost all his life in France, opened this restaurant where you will find specialties from various parts of Italy and the day specialty, almost always French. Aviator Stefan Protopopescu Str., 64. Ph:

021-230-3210, 0730 006 978. Open: 12:00-24:00 Il Giardino: Exclusive atmosphere; exotic cuisine; exquisite ambient. C.C. Accepted. 19, Clucerului St. Ph.: 021-223-1978; 0723-671-657. Open: 12:00 till the last guest. Valencia: The Spanish House. Spanish & Int’l cuisine, Paella and Sangria like matadores have it. A discrete and intimate place, ideal for passionat encounters. Air conditioning. C.C. accepted. 12, Dr. Leonte St. Ph.: 021-312-81-96;

0722-204-884. Open: 11:00 – 24:00. MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINE Golden Falcon 7E : Best Turkish restaurant in town. www.bucurestiwww.ro

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Count Dracula Club 7D : Unique theme restaurant,

with a cozy atmosphere. Transylvanian and venison dishes. C.C. accepted. 8A, Splaiul Independentei.

Ph.: 021-312-1353; 0788-312-878. Open: 16:00 - until the last guest leaves. Decebal Rustic 7G : Exquisite Romanian dishes. C.C. accepted. 17, Decebal Blvd. Ph.: 021-321-67-00; 0723-515-009; Open:. 10:00 until the last guest leaves Decebal Classic 4D : Traditional Romanian cuisine,

folk music band, select atmosphere, terrace. Business meetings, special events. C.C. accepted. 51, Barbu

Vacarescu St. Ph: 0724 891 819; Open:10:00 until the last guest leaves Hanul Hangitei 7D : Traditional Romanian cuisine. Daily special lunch offer. 16, Gabroveni St. Ph.: 021-314-7046. Open: 11:00 - until the last guest leaves. Locanta Jaristea: A genuine taste of Romania, both food and atmosphere, a real part of the city’s history. C.C. accepted. Reservation neccessary! 50-52, G. Georgescu St. Ph.:

021-335-3338; 0744.240.126; Fax: 021-301.98.45. Open: 11:00 - 02:00. Vatra 7D : Romanian cuisine. Air conditioning. 23-25, Brezoianu St. Ph.: 021-315-8375; 0721-200-800; Open: 12:00 - 24:00. SEA FOOD La Veranda 2A : The restaurant is housed inside a glass terrace offering wonderful views of the garden outside. It serves exquisite fish and sea food as fresh as the day it was caught. Air Conditioning, CC accepted, Parking, Smoking free, Outside Seating. 1, Poligrafiei Blvd. (Crowne Plaza Hotel); Ph.: 021.224.00.34; Open daily: 12.00 – 23.00. SPANISH CUISINE Valencia: The Spanish House. Spanish & Int’l cuisine, Paella and Sangria like matadores have it. A discrete and intimate place, ideal for passionat encounters. Air conditioning. C.C. accepted. 12, Dr. Leonte St. Ph.: 021-312-81-96;

0722-204-884. Open: 11:00 – 24:00. VEGETARIAN CUISINE Casa Satya: Vegetarian and Fish Cuisine. Organic Ingredients and Wines. 25, Banu Manta Blvd. Piata Victoriei area, near sector 1 Town-Hall; Ph.: 0788-788-111 COFFEE SHOPS Caffe & Latte 7C : Italian Coffee Bar & Pastries Shop. One of the best cappuccino in town, just like in Italy. You may come and try it with our homemade pastry. 35, Schitu

Magureanu Blvd. Ph.: 021-314-3834. Open: Mon. - Sun. 08:00 - 22:00. Cafe Klein 7D : At Rembrandt Hotel mezzanine, Café

Klein is an intimate and pleasant place for all guests who want to enjoy either a delicious breakfast or just a glass of wine. Open 12:00 – 19:00 also for those who are not the hotel’s guests. The bar is for non-smokers. Free wi-fi internet inside the bar for all clients. 11, Smardan St.

Ph/Fax: 021-313-9315; 021-313-9316 Crown Cafe 2A : The cafe welcomes you with fine

cream leather armchairs set around a small atrium in the inside garden of the hotel. Coffee, tea, beer, and - later in the evening - the perfect place for cocktails and digestive before bed. The cafe is an entirely ‘smoking allowed’ venue. Air Conditioning, CC accepted, Parking, Outside Seating, Smoking free, Take Away, Wifi. 1, Poligrafiei Blvd. (Crowne Plaza

Hotel); Ph.: 021.224.00.34; Open: 09.00 – 02.00. La Galette Restaurant & Snacking 2B : Relaxed

& friendly dining atmosphere on the terrace. Wide range of snacks. French bakery. Cakes & pastries. Selection of Teas & Coffees. Take away. Designated Smoking Area. CC accepted. Free WiFi access. Free parking. Open: Mon. – Sat.: 08:00

– 22:00; Sun.: 16:00 – 23:00; Ph.:021 202 1633; Hotel Pullman, 10 Montréal Square. Geisha Cafe 6D : High quality coffe in a very popular downtown location. 10, C.A. Rosetti St. Ph.: 021-315-7298. Open: 08:30 - 24:00. Grand Cafe Galleron: Large selection of drinks & cof-

fes, quality simple food. Charming interiors, cozy atmosphere. Located in the heart of the city close to Atheneum in a superb old villa. C.C. accepted. Air conditioning. 18A, Nicolae

Golescu St. Ph.: 021-312-4565. Open: 09:00 - 24:00.

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Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest 2B : Over 1500 sqm

building; one of the largest HRCs in Europe, the new Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest has inside seating for 300 guests plus an outside terrace with a view over the lake and additional seating for 150. 32, Kiseleff Avenue. Ph.: 021-206-6261.

Open: 12:00 - 23:30 Jolie Cafe: Ideal venue for a coffee break or a business meeting. C.C. accepted. Guarded parking lot. JOLIE VILLE GALLERIA - 103 bis, Erou Iancu Nicolae St., groundfloor. Ph.: 021-206-8067. Open: daily 12:00 - 22:00. Kartell Cafe - Lounge 7D : Nice cafe located

downtown in historical part of the city. Friendly staff. Small summer terrace. St. Smardan 7. Ph.: 0749-057-770.

Open: 10:00 - till last customer. Serendipity Tea House 6D : Tea and lots of it. There

are more than 55 types of tea available, including the trademark Serendipity, an aromatic yet fruity green tea with more than a hint of strawberries. A quiet location just off an otherwise busy central street make this superb choice for long, peaceful afternoons reading a good book with a great cup of tea or two. Oh, and we should point out that coffee menu is not bad either. CC accepted, free wireless internet.12, Dumbrava

Rosie St. Ph.: 021-211.31.00. Open: Mon.-Fri. 15:00-22:00, Sat.-Sun: 12:00-22:00 Tekaffe 6B : In the beautiful surroundings of the city

center, on Victoriei Ave., you can stop a while to pamper yourself with a special coffee or tea and enjoy a tasty cake. If you are leaving Bucharest by train, you can visit their second location near the North Railway Station to take a sandwich or salad for the road. The Tekaffe products are all made by a dedicated team in their own laboratory, with natural and fresh ingredients.143, Calea Grivitei. Ph.: 0372-121 821

Open daily 11:00 - 22:00; 56, Victoriei Ave. (the intersection with Ion Campineanu str.) Ph: 0372 010 327 Open: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 20.00 Sat 09:00 - 15:00 Times Cafe: Large selection of coffee, cocktails and fancy

drinks, sandwiches, salads and deserts. Summer terrace. Within the Golden Tulip Times Hotel. C.C. accepted. 19, Decebal

Blvd. Ph.: 021-316-6516. Open: 09:00-23:00. Vienna Cafe 8B : At the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand

Hotel. Chocolate, pastry and cake lovers, this is the place for you - known to be so good that ladies go there for a lunch of cakes only! Viennese and International desserts, freshly baked tarts, cakes and pastries. Wedding cakes on order.

Calea 13 Sept. 90. Ph.: 021-403-1901; Open: 09:00 - 23:00. PUBS, COCKTAIL BARS & CLUBS L’Arpège Bar 2B : The perfect place to meet your

business partners or to enjoy a relaxing moment while drinking a delicious cocktail. CC accepted. Free WiFi access. Free parking. Open: Monday – Sunday: 08:30 – 01:30;

Ph.:021 202 1632; Hotel Pullman, 10 Montréal Square. Bar “37” 7D : gives you the opportunity to experience the

excellent view of Victoriei Boulevard, while enjoying a glass of wine or a gourmet meal among friends. Secured underground parking available. Credit Cards accepted. Novotel Bucarest

City Centre - 37B Victoriei Boulevard. Ph.: 021 308 85 00. Open Mon-Fri: 07:00 - 02:00, Sat-Sun: 09:00 - 02:00. Bla Lounge Bar 6D : Centre ice bar in atrium for 108

persons. Vodka, Cocktails, Beverages & Snacks in a hear, feel, taste mood. CC accepted. Non-smoking. 63-81, Calea

Victoriei, Radisson BLU Hotel groundfloor. Ph.: 021-311-9000; Open: 09:00 - 02:00; Sun. 09:00 - midnight. Centro Bar & Lounge 6D : The perfect place for a

business meeting or for a relaxing drink after a busy day. Our fresh selection of sandwiches, salads and pastry products make it a convenient place for any time of the day. Howard

Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel, Calea Dorobantilor 5 – 7, Open daily 09:00 – 00:30 Champions 8B : At the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand

Hotel. The American Sports Bar and Restaurant. A place for good food, good times and good sports. Live TV Sport coverage on 27 flat screen TV sets. Calea 13 Sept. 90.

Ph.: 021-403-1917;Open: 17:00 - 01:00. Club InterContinental Lounge 7D : With a

contemporary design an authentic touch, this is the perfect place for a meeting, networking, a light meal or just for relaxation, reading, listening to music and watching the unique

city view. Air conditioned. C.C accepted. Parking lot. 4,

Nicolae Balcescu Blvd. - InterContinental Hotel, 21st floor, Ph.: 021-310-2020 Open: 06.30 - 10.30 Dark Bla Bar 6D : Cognac & cigars bar for 34 persons.

Single Malts, Cognacs & Cigars in an upscale & late night mood. CC accepted. Smoking. 63-81, Calea Victorie,

Radisson BLU Hotel groundfloor. Ph.: 021-311-9000; Open: 17:00 - 02:00. The Dubliner Irish Pub 5B : Genuine Irish

atmosphere. Draught beer. Air-conditioned. Very popular among the members of the English speaking community. 18,

Titulescu Blvd. Ph.: 021-222-3737; 021-222-9473. Open: 12:00 - 02:00. English Bar 6D : Relax in the soft lighting and

traditional decor of the Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest hotel’s inviting English Bar. Choose from over 40 whiskies, sip a cocktail or order form the international snackmenu. Enjoy a Cuban cigar to round off your night. C.C. accepted. 1-3,

Episcopiei St. Ph.: 021-303-3777/ ext. 6759. Open: 11:00-02:00. The Epoque Lounge Bar 6C : This is the place for

powerful business meetings but also for relaxation in front of one of the fireplace, while enjoying a refined drink or just peaceful music. The Epoque Bar welcomes you with its intimate and refined atmosphere, fireplace, terrace and a fine selection of wines and cigars, daily, from 6:30 to 23:00 hrs. Wireless Internet is available in the Lounge just as all around the hotel. The facilities are: smoking and non-smoking feature; nice and cosy summer terrace, free high speed WI-FI internet access; air conditioning; daily newspaper; CC accepted, guarded free parking lot. 17C, Aurora Entr. (Epoque Hotel);

Ph.: 021-312-3232. Open: 06:30 – 23:00. The Gin Factory 7D : Irish Pub & Restaurant

International ciusine; Chef’s choice: fish & chips; beefsteak. Lunch: 12:00-17:00. Live music every Wed & Sun; DJ set every Thu, Fri & Sat starting 23:00 C.C. Accepted, free WiFi internet; Digi TV, Sky TV, Smoking areas; 37, Lipscani St.

Ph: 021-311-3836 Open: 10:00 – 05:00 (23:00 – last kitchen order; 22:00 – last reservation). Green Hours 22 Jazz Café 5C : Hip and unique.

Enjoy exotic cocktails and coffee in a neon-lit, tube-shaped bar, with live, trippy jazz-rock on one end and cozy couches on the other-like spending an evening in a surreal submarine. Also a relaxing outdoor patio that’s packed on weekend nights. Music most nights after 9 pm.. Morning coffee or nightly cocktails.

120, Calea Victoriei. Ph.: 0722-234-356. Open: non-stop The Harp Irish Pub 8D : Very popular Irish hangout

with great selection of beer, a warming atmosphere downstairs complete with fireplaces candle-lit tables and extensive seating upstairs. Guaranteed to be packed with younger Romanians and expats alike any weekend evening. The second Irish hangout in Bucharest. Air-conditioning. C.C. accepted. 1, Piata Unirii.

Ph.:021-335-6508. Open: 09:00 - until the last guest leaves. Intermezzo Piano Bar 7D : Just the way you might

imagine a classic bar: sophisticated but relaxed, chic but comfortable. Located just off the InterContinental Hotel lobby, Intermezzo offers live piano music in the evenings, creating the perfect backdrop after a long working day. Air conditioned. C.C accepted. Parking lot. 4, Nicolae Balcescu Blvd.,

Ph.: 021-310-2020, Open: 08.00 - 01.00 James Joyces 6C : A real Iris pub run by real paddy. 1-3, Valter Maracineanu Sq. Ph.021-311-4177; Mora 4C : comes to redefine the bar concept, offering

customers the chance to taste a wide variety of French champagnes, wines and liquors, as well as champagne-based cocktails. Whether a light and sophisticated lunch, an afternoon business coffee or an aperitivo, a quality evening with friends before a night out listening to live DJ mixes. Parking lots available. Smoking venue. 22, Paris St. Reservations:

0748-544-911. Opened daily from 12:00 until late in the night. Onx Pub 6A : Lot of fun, karaoke, live concerts & special parties. 290, Splaiul Independentei, Regie P16 Open: 12:00 - until the last guest leaves. Orange Bar (lobby bar): If you are looking for a place to

enjoy the highest standards, a perfect coffee, fresh sandwiches, sft drinks and the best cognac in town, you most go high, go North! C.C. accepted. 44A, Daniel Danielopolu. St.

Ph.: 021-233-5000 Open: daily 10:00-24:00 Pavilion Lounge 8B : Within the JW Marriott

Bucharest Grand Hotel. Your favorite drink, accompanied by Chef’s choice of canapés, in a relaxed atmosphere. CC accepted.

90, Calea 13 Septembrie. Ph.: 021-403-1904. Open: non-stop.

The Sky Gate Bar: This bar of the angelo Airport hotel Bucharest offers a pleasant and relaxing environment where you can enjoy a cup of coffee, an afternoon tea, a refined cocktail or simply a cigarette in pleasant company. The hotel’s professional bartenders are always there just when you need them. Located right beside the lobby and restaurant, the bar offers its guests an intimate, private area. CC accepted. 283, Calea Bucurestilor, Otopeni. Ph: 021 20 36 500; Fax: 021 20 36 530; Open 24 hours a day. Thomas Antiques Bar 7D : Taste the house wine

and enjoy it on one of their sunny balconies. Wide range of beers and something special for ladies - „French Vanilla” or „Brazilian Nut”. Smoking & non smoking areas; Air conditioned; Free WiFi internet; CC accepted. 19, Covaci St. 1st floor &

attic, Ph: 0752 440 818, Open: bar (1st floor): Mon - Thu & Sun: 10:00 – 22:00, Fri – Sat: 10:00 – 24:00, attic: Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 20:00, Sun: 10:00 – 16:00 Trafalgar Pub 5D : Beer, wines, spirits and snacks. Close to Turkish Embassy on Calea Dorobantilor. 4A, David Emanuel St. Ph.: 021-211-3151. Open: 11.00 - till the last guest. Tribute 6D : First class venue, great live music. 118, Calea Victoriei, Ph.: 0728-742-883; Open: Wed. : 21:00 - 02:00; Thu. - Sat.: 21:00 - 05:00. Victoria Club 7D : Classic mahogany furniture, leather Chesterfield sofas, warm beige nuances, exquisite services... these are the fine details that will catch your eye and soul in our English Bar – Victoria Club. Here you can taste our delicate teas & coffees brews while engaging in succulent conversation during traditional English afternoon tea time, taste some of our delicious snacks and try something from the list of over 100 spirits. Cigars are available to round off your evening. C.C. accepted. Grand Hotel Continental, 56, Victoriei

White Horse 4D : Pub & Restaurant. English &

International cuisine. Wide selection of draught beers. CC accepted. 4A, G. Calinescu St. Ph.: 021-231-2795.

Open: 12:00 - until the last guest leaves. OTHERS Kentucky Fried Chicken 6D : Chicken-based food. Summer terrace. CC accepted. 28-30, Magheru. Ph.: 021-312-0023. Open: 10:00-23:00. Pizza Hut 5D : The same menu across the world. CC accepted. 1-7, Calea Dorobantilor. Ph.: 021-201-1755. Open: 11:00-23:00. DISCOS Blue Night: This is the place for joy and fun. 290, Splaiul Independentei. (Complex Regie R3). Ph.: 021-222-8821. Open: 22:00-05:00. Club A 7D : The hang-out of architecture students, a good choice for Monday nights. Air conditioning.

14, Blanari St. Ph.: 021-315-68-53. Open: 20:00-05:00 THEY DELIVER... Jerry’s Pizza: Ph. 021-327-4040. Open daily: 11.00-23.00. Fri. -Sun. 11.00-24.00. Mike’s Delivery: Oriental & European dishes. Ph.: 021-320-2030. Open: 10.00-24.00. Wu Xing: Chinese menu. Phone: 021-222-2126. Open: daily. 10:00-22:30. The Editor: We decline the responsibility for any changes in the schedule.

Ave. Ph.: 0372 010 300 Open: 09:00 - 24:00.

nightlife We have compiled for you a list of the nicest places in Bucharest for nightlife relaxation to help you lose your daily stress. For more details please read our Bucuresti by Night supplement, in the middle of the magazine (where available)

NIGHT CLUBS Bamboo: 39, Ramuri Tei St., www.bamboosportingclub.ro Ph.: 0722-132-283, 0788-296-776 Cuando Club: 35-37, Academiei St., www.cuando.ro; Ph.: 0722-505085 Diamond Club & Massage: 30, Regina Elisabeta Blvd, Ph.: 0727-402-436, 0751-370-490 Disco Club Maxx: 290, Splaiul Independentei, www.clubmaxx.ro; Ph.: 021-223-00-39 Embryo: 3, Ion Otetelesanu St., www.embryo.ro Ph.: 0727-379-023 Fuchsia: 18, I. Brezoianu St., www.fuchsia.ro Ph.: 0727-315-713 Gossip: 9-11, Lanariei St., www.clubgossip.ro Ph.: 0721-GOSSIP Kristal Glam Club: 2, J.S. Bach St., ww.clubkristal.ro Ph.: 021-231-21-36, 0721-993-988 Music Club: 31, Baratiei St. Ph.: 021-314-61-97 The Office: 8, Tache Ionescu St., www.theoffice.ro Ph.: 021-211-67-48 Posh Club: 19, Orhideelor Ave., www.clubposh.ro Ph.: 0751-157-575 Session: 47-49, Elefterie St., www.session.ro

Ph.: 0729-292-541, 0721-151-649 Studio Martin: 41, Iancu de Hunedoara Blvd., www.studiomartin.ro. Ph.: 0722-399-228 Temple: 25, Splaiul Independentei, www.clubtemple.ro; Ph.: 0748-881-086, 313-35-75, 0727-297-610 Massage Parlours Erotic Massage: 50 passion girls in 5 locations same quality and services for your sensual and relaxing moments.

www.erotic-masaj.ro J’Adore: Phone: 0735-885-522 VIP Zone: Phone: 0735-885-511 Thai Passion: Phone: 0730-331-133 Jade Palace: Phone: 0730-881-188 Exotique: Phone: 0735-885-500 Ibiza Massage: Erotic, Double, Body and Relaxing Massage. Phone: 021-316-9929; 0727-239-744; www. bizamassage.ro Karma Massage: Erotic body & relaxing massage. Hotel

visits or free car to the downtown salon and back (in 20 min). Free minibar. Open non-stop. By appointment,

Ph.: 0722-699-488; 021-327-3884; www.karmamassage.ro Perfect Massage: Erotic, Double, Body and Relaxing Massage.

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• LUDWIG GELOBTER

Dear Reader, After a long hot summer, fall and more comfortable weather are in sight. As the fall “season” begins, Bucharest will have a whole range of cultural oﬀerings for you. The most important of course is the Enescu Music Festival, which we describe in more detail elsewhere in the magazine. Besides the regular theater and opera seasons, this fall Bucharest will play host to a number of International Stars who have made Bucharest a regular stop on their “world tours”. Despite the economic malaise, which continues with no end in sight, we seem to have thousands and tens of thousands of people who are able and willing to spend from 100 to 1,000 Lei for a ticket to see and hear their favorite entertainers. But do not limit yourself to city events. Fall is the perfect season for an excursion to scenic Prahova Valley. Not only can you take nature walks along uncrowded mountain paths, but we can arrange a visit and lunch at a vineyard, where you can taste the young wines, and pick-up some bargains to take home. A visit to our Black Sea Coast will also be more enjoyable now, without the

vacationing summer crowds, but with pleasant weather and no waits in line for the relaxing mud baths. If you have the additional time a couple of days in the Danube Delta, one of nature’s wonders will be most rewarding. Bucharest Tours, our tour division, can arrange it all professionally at a moderate cost. I now want to turn to another side of Bucharest life, which may be unknown to you if you do not speak the language. It is probably because world and domestic economic news are so dismal, but our media, whether it be newspapers TV or ‘on-line’ seem to be pre-occupied with scandals surrounding the personal lives of prominent people. Whether it’s a divorce, plastic surgery, or legal problems, or some natural calamity, this is what they feature, and this is what the viewers/readers seem to want. Yet, in my view, Romania is in severe economic diﬃculties, exacerbated by the woes of the European Union, which we worked so hard to join. I have not seen any serious solutions advanced, as our politicians continue to muddle through crisis after crisis, looking for a ‘bail-out’ or a ‘hand-out’ to help us survive. It seems that our future depends on the economic recovery and growth of the “big three” Germany, France and the UK, and we count on the “trickle down” economic theory, which has not really worked in the past. I do not want to end this on a depressing note. So keep in mind Christmas is just around the corner, with parties, gifts and ski week-ends, and of course the New Year is sure to bring good news. So be full of optimism and enjoy your visit! Ludwig Gelobter, Publisher lgelobter@hotmail.com

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