Romanian traffic

This is one of the many customized vehicles you will see during the permanent adventure and circus that is traffic in Romanian (see also previous blogs about special transport and the gypsy question...)

Bucharest - some beauty, a lot of beastliness

Bucharest has a rich architectural heritage. Buildings like the Palace Athenée are of neo-classical beauty. The own architecture of the beginning of the 20th century is rustic and appealing, used in villas of the 1920s and public buildings of the 30s.

Ceaucescu's regime introduced megalomanic planning and reinforced concrete.

The last two decades have seen a wildgrowth of eglectic styles without coordination, planning and often without taste.

To this picture is added a general disregard, even disrespect for public places. This combination leads to a city that leaves a dirty, ununderstandable impression.