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May 7th 2009

Published: June 3rd 2009

May 7th, Thursday....Oh Bucharest, where do I begin? Let's start with our celebratory drinks on Sky Europe flight #NE3208 to Bucharest. We were celebrating for many reasons. We had not slept in over 36 hours, we had stayed all night in Amsterdam at the Centraal Station and then at Schipol Airport. Our flight from Amsterdam to Vienna included an 8 hour layover. We even had to exit the airport and r... Read Full Entry

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Romanian reality tv

this lady was super mad at the other one! we hadn't watched tv in many many days.

Salon Diyona

I got my hair cut in Romania!!!

Manicures

Yes, Manicures were like 5 dollars.

getting my hair cut

thanks to Laura for translating!

check out these divas!

Laura and I with our new haircuts!

Orthodox Church

apt bldg in Bucharest

coffin shop on the street

Romanian coffins are a little different than the US coffins. Family members can also opt to be buried on top of each other vs side by side.

Nicolae Ceausescu grave

Ghencea Civil Cemetary

Elana Ceausescu grave

The husband and wife are not buried next to each other for punishment for all the wrong things they did.

Romanian grave adornment

It is very typical to see pictures of the deceased on the graves.

immaculate grave

tages on the tram

old tram seats

Sports Complex- Soccer

This one I took just for Graham and Dad b/c Romania's soccer team the Steaua play here.

Springtime Rocks

Springtime is a popular and cheap fast food place. Tages got a beer-gratis with pizza! Now that's amazing! and in the mall, too!

Senor Patata

This was a fast food chain called Senor Patata that sold only baked potatoes with anything your heart desires on them. We couldn't pass this up and now have been calling each other Senor Patata, as well.

Church in Bucharest

Triumphal Arc

bullet holes in building

from December 1989

8th June 2009

Kristy
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Drama.
Damn dudes... I was holding my breath reading this. I can only imagine how scary adjusting to this place was, but it sounds like you were smart and pulled through just fine. I'm so glad! Thank goodness for meeting some great people! Your hair looks awesome Emily!

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