Reason #834…
…that I love Romania is because both houses and businesses alike are not afraid to use color. Outside of the Ceaşescu bloc apartments, there isn’t much in the way of colorless mini-malls and uninspiring suburban tract homes. Not yet, anyway. Right now, Romania eschews soulless uniformity and embraces chaotic joie de vie.
June 18th, 2006 at 1:13 am
Hey, Mr Romer!can. You sure about that joie de vie link? Cause if you are, than I am confused. Cheers, anyway.
June 18th, 2006 at 1:19 am
I’m quite sure, but that’s just my take from outside looking in. For all the trials and tribulations, I see a lot collectable happiness embroiled in the chaos unfolding. Of course, I’m not at the center of the black hole, but nonetheless…
June 18th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
:) Thanks then, I’ll take that graciously.
June 18th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
wow, that’s lovely–the colors.
June 18th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
Sir Romerican, YOU are here
http://www.strudeltimes.it/romania.htm
and may feedback, no hurry.
Strudel
June 18th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Heya, thanks for stoppin’ by, y’all!
June 19th, 2006 at 6:19 pm
Yes, sixteen years on, Romania is looking better and better with colors and all! (Americans wearing boring blue and gray clothes, and designing shopping malls and other plywood drywall crap, ornamented by gas stations, take note…).
When I got there in 1994, however, things were comparatively dingier (well, other than the Moldavian monasteries, which looked great…:-), given the economy at the time. My researcher friends told me that I should’ve seen Bucuresti in 1992 or even 1993.
But dammit, I have a bizarre soft spot for decaying beauty of buildings older than 1945. :-)
June 19th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Then Bratislava is your destination! I love the charming old decay that still languishes there…