The evening of June 7th. Sunday. In the morning I did not rush to go and vote. It is true that by 2:00 p.m. I was invited to a “terasa”, to celebrate a friend’s birthday, but the ballot boxes stay open until 9:00 p.m, so, a short evening walk, after a copious meal, at the hour when the heat of the day has cooled off and I can even hope for a breeze, is most welcome. I said “short walk” because I knew that starting with these elections I could vote anywhere, in any voting district. This detail is of particular interest for me, since the address registered on my ID card, altho...
NEWS, EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS - JULY AUG 2009 A heatwave... You walk through town with the sun burning above, a cap on your head, sunglasses on your nose, with the water bottle getting warm in your bag, ice-cream melting in your hand faster than you can eat it. In your other hand you are holding a copy of “Bucuresti What, Where, When” and getting oriented by the map you have found in the magazine. Or maybe you are going, or coming back from a business meeting – no chance to escape the heat, there still are some footsteps to go to get to the car! Maybe you are a visitor passing through, on your way to the mountains, or the seashore. What’s going on in Bucharest? Le... Read More >>
A Good Man is Gone . . .
A Good Man is Gone….. A few weeks ago, Dan Patriciu, our long time General Manager passed away. He had retired from our company at the end of April. At the time none of us knew just how ill he was, and his death came as both a shock and an unhappy surprise. Dan Patriciu took over as GM of Crystal Publishing Group in the early 90’s, as the company was taking its early tentative steps, and he led us forward into growth and success over the following 15 years. Working mostly behind the scenes, he oversaw our expansion in the development of our regional magazines, our annual book “Welcome to Bucharest” and more recently, our very successful Bucharest ... Read More >>
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL! - JULY 2009
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL! - JULY 2009 To bring the environmental pollution issue to our attention, caused by throwing or improperly storing waste, the students of the Design department of the “Ion Mincu” Faculty of Architecture in Bucharest created six works from waste called “Monsters of Our Indifference” and located in Cismigiu, Piata Victoriei, University passage, at the Romana Square, in Piata Unirii and in the Tineretului Park. Anyone who has passed by these places in spring this year could see the hideous faces of the monsters made from plastic bottles, defective ironing machines, old mobile phone chargers, waste objects and of course, the habitual c... Read More >>
