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1 décembre 2011

Who is Nicusor Dan?

(Photo source) I've heard the question rather a lot these last few days, startling though this may seem to many (especially to Bucharesteans concerned about their city). Dr. Nicusor Dan, 41, is founder of the association Salvati Bucurestiul and has been...

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31 mars 2012

The sadness of str Cameliei 38....

(Image: Povesti cu plimbari- November, 2011) The willful neglect of beauty and the determination to destroy Bucharest's patrimony never seems to let up... This once-gorgeous house stands close to Hala Matache in sector 1 and was built at the end of XIXc./...

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21 mars 2012

Message from Serban Sturdza, Pro Patrimonio condemning the destruction of Hala Matache. Please share.

The following message comes from Serban Sturdza condemning the (willful?) destruction of one of Bucharest's historic monuments, Hala Matache, earlier this month. We are asked to disseminate this message far and wide - particularly on an international...

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15 novembre 2011

Comori în paragină - TVR

(Photo source) A wonderful initiative - congratulations to Camelia Csiki and her team at TVR. 30,000 monuments are in danger in Romania today. Yes, 30,000... it's worse than sad. It's criminal. Perhaps these short documentaries will bring a little awareness,...

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12 novembre 2011

Britain's forgotten children

(Photo source) I am overwhelmed having just watched THIS superb Panorama documentary, "Britain's Child Beggars" on BBC World, dated 19th October - a very moving, terribly sad report. Bravo Panorama and bravo John Sweeney for such excellent journalism...

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22 février 2012

A moment with Andrei Codrescu

(Photo source) Andrei Codrescu, Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, magazine editor, screen-writer, radio commentator and University Professor, was born Andrei Perlmutter in Sibiu in 1946. Richard Collins writes, " When Codrescu left Romania...

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10 novembre 2011

Hala Matache: lamentable state of neglect

Foto 1: Hala Matache, 9 noiembrie 2011, foto Adrian Balteanu, Observatorul Urban al UAR: Foto 2: Hala Matache, 9 noiembrie 2011, foto Adrian Balteanu, Observatorul Urban al UAR: Foto 3: Hala Matache, 9 noiembrie 2011: Foto 4: Hala Matache, 9 noiembrie...

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17 mai 2011

English version: 37m building over Marmorosch-Blank, str Doamnei by Catiusa Ivanov

Here is the article previously blogged here written by Catiusa Ivanov in Observatorul Urban Bucuresti, translated into English by Florina Melian with hyperlinks and notes added for further information. Thanks, Florina! As always, please pass this on and...

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14 février 2012

Happy 124th Birthday to Ateneul Roman!

(Photo: Sarah In Romania) The steps of the Romanian Athenaeum concert hall in the centre of Bucharest are my most favourite of all places for watching the world go by, the sun go down or simply 'holding the moment'. Of course, attending a concert or three...

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1 février 2012

Romania insulted once again - on an FN blog

(Photo source: EVZ) Here we go again... Romania feels the swipe from France once more with yet another racist 'joke'. It is one thing to make fun of individuals, but that is rarely the case when it comes to Romania. Instead, the whole country is tarnished...

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30 janvier 2012

160 years: I.L.Caragiale, stormy nights and lost letters...

On this very day, January 30, 2012, Romania commemorates 160 years since the birth of Ion Luca Caragiale. The Google-Doodle presents a graphic picture of him with an envelope in one corner - an innuendo to one of his most famous plays, The lost letter...

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17 octobre 2011

Catedrala Mantuirii Neamului: a symbol of what, exactly?

(Photo source: Doar Ortodox) It's no good. I cannot come to terms with the Catedrala Mantuirii Neamului (National Cathedral of Salvation). I have talked to many friends and acquaintances (most of whom are anti- ), tried really hard to see from the point...

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22 janvier 2012

Point of View: "The difference between PSD and PDL is securitate officers."

Following a comment on yesterday's blogpost, Corina Grigorica answers the question: "Why is it seen as shameful to make an alliance with PSD but not with a party that included Virgil Magreanu (PD)?" Immediately after the revolution, the Romanian Communist...

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23 décembre 2011

The moNUmenteUITATE project and the Unforgotten

Completely by chance just the other day, I fell upon the superb site of the moNUmenteUITATE project and can't imagine how I'd missed it. Of course, I had to find out more. The moNUmenteUITATE team was very prompt in replying with the following text and...

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16 août 2011

The City Tour Buses: Bucharest v Brasov

On Sunday (the same day as the Muzeul Spiru Haret shock), we took the Bucharest City Tour Bus. It was fun! It really was! 25 RON (expensive in Romanian terms but very reasonable for a tourist) and 10 RON for children under 14 will buy you a ticket for...

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7 décembre 2011

Casa Miron Vlasto (Part 2/2) - A Short Visit by Silvia Colfescu

This beautiful house on str Franceza has suffered the greatest of humiliations - abuse to its interior, attacks to its facades, violence to its structure, and, most recently, two cases of arson. Who owns the land, one surely asks. The PMB. For the history...

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20 juillet 2011

Cornel Todea, snitch at 14, back in the press

(Image: Catavencu, August, 2008) I am glad to see the story of Cornel Todea back in the news again, despite parts of the journalists' info being erroneous ... the squealing on his schoolmates at Titu Maiorescu High School (today I.L Caragiale) back in...

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24 mai 2011

Letea horses adopted by Vier Pfoten

(Photo source VP) A relieved update on the horses of Letea, now in the safe hands of Vier Pfoten! HERE is an article in Romanian regarding the recent happenings on their website. For English news, see this article below from Nine O'Clock: Letea horses...

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28 novembre 2011

Nicusor Dan to run for Mayor of Bucharest! Hurrah!

(Photo source) Some very heartening news this evening: Nicusor Dan, the President of the association Salvati Bucurestiul, has declared that he will be running for Mayor in the 2012 elections as an independent and with a budget of zero lei (I love that...

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24 mai 2011

Letter from Sarah In Romania to Monica Macovei: The horses of Letea

Letter from Sarah In Romania sent 22nd May to EUP Monica Macovei concerning the horses of Letea, their protection as part of Romania's national heritage and their future, which is far from clear: Dear Ms Macovei, As a British citizen living in France,...

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23 mai 2011

Protest in London 26th May for animal rights in Romania. Bravo UK!

Bravo UK! It would be great to see the same protest in Bucharest on the SAME DAY, May 26th , wouldn't it, so that the two countries, their animal-lovers and NGOs may stand together as one in support, consternation and indignance. AFRA has told me that...

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22 mai 2011

SOS from the horses at Urleasca, Braila: They still need our urgent help

This URGENT message comes from Anastasia Ap via Facebook. Please read it attentively and act if you can. If you can't, please share this with someone who can. The fight is not over yet. Thank you. The horses of Letea condemned to slaughter have been rescued....

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21 mai 2011

Thank God! The horses of Letea are safe...at least, for now.

(Photo source) News just in via Facebook and the Romanian press. THERE WILL BE NO SLAUGHTER!!!!! The horses are now safe at a farm in Ianca, Braila. You can see photos HERE via Facebook, showing they are out of the trucks, in a paddock or being treated...

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20 mai 2011

Ce zi neagra...

(Photo source) Today's Flashmob took place at 18h, Pta Victoriei, in protest against the cruelty and impending slaughtering of the wild horses of the Danube's Letea Forest. These horses exist nowhere else in the world and are part of Romania's national...

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25 octobre 2011

King Mihai recalls his abdication to the BBC on the occasion of his 90th birthday. La multi ani, Regele Mihai!

(Photo source: BBC) President Basescu has blatently insulted King Mihai of Romania once too often, this time staying away from the ex-monarch's address to both houses of parliament in Bucharest today (the first since 1947) on the occasion of his 90th...

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