Ilinca Stroe Feb 27, 20193 minA Star-Bound House: The Astronomical Observatory Admiral “Vasile Urseanu”Out of a love of sea a star-bound house was born: the Astronomical Observatory in Bucharest. It was 1908 when Admiral Vasile Urseanu was...
Ilinca Stroe Jan 23, 20194 minA People’s Masterpiece: Atheneul Român (the Romanian Athenaeum)As you walk past the elegant statue of national poet Mihai Eminescu, located in the little park in front of it, as you climb up the...
Veronica NegruJun 15, 20182 minComana Natural ParkOnly 40 kilometres away from Bucharest there’s a fairytale place called Comana - ideal to escape the crowded, suffocating city. At Comana...
Ilinca Stroe Apr 26, 20183 minToday’s a Little Time Machine: What Romania Makes of Its Communist Past Weekend holidaymakers and locals strolling on Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei on 1 April 2018 experienced the thrill of losing their way...