Month: January 2010

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Buildings

Grand Hotel Continental

January 16, 2010
After some years of restoration, Grand Hotel Continental  located on Calea Victoriei, in the center of Bucharest, has been reopened. As they say in hotel presentation on their site ” Grand elegance is back in Bucharest”. […]
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Bucharest Landmarks

Bucharest Atheneum in Winter

January 10, 2010
The Atheneum is a landmark of Bucharest; was opened in 1888 and nowadays it is a host for concerts and other cultural events. In the park in front of the Atheneum stands as a “guardian […]
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Everyday Life

Boboteaza

January 6, 2010
On the 6th of January most of the Romanian Christians celebrate  Boboteaza the day when Jesus  was baptized in the Jordan by John the Baptizer. During a special religious service called “Great Holy Water “ […]
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Places

Theme Day: Changes

January 1, 2010
    Same place at a 20 years distance – Sala Palatului (Palace Hall) in the center of Bucharest . The first photo was taken by the Romanian photographer Viorel Lazarescu, on the 24th December […]