Comments on: Sniffing the bark http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/ Dispatches from an American in Romania (was Transylvania) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steve in borlova http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-41451 steve in borlova Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:03:27 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-41451 there's a reasonable Chinese place in Timisoara fairly authentic given the location. its been there some years now and does fairly steady trade i cant remember what i ate but it was good.....flamin ek is that the time been reading your stuff too long nice stuff too there’s a reasonable Chinese place in Timisoara fairly authentic given the location. its been there some years now and does fairly steady trade
i cant remember what i ate but it was good…..flamin ek is that the time been reading your stuff too long nice stuff too

]]> By: Fyurien http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-29003 Fyurien Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:49:27 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-29003 Hey bud, Congratulation on the move! All I can tell you is try not to drive in Bucharest, you will live 20 years longer. Its an awesome city, but it does take some getting used to it. Sort of like Cuban music, you know its good, but you have to get into its rhythm to really appreciate it. Anyway if it every gets too crazy, just go to parcu tineretului and hang out. Its actually quiet there. Seriously! Anyway, good luck with everything. Ciao PS: My trip was awesome and I have the <a href="http://privesteromania.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">evidence</a> to prove it. =) Hey bud,

Congratulation on the move! All I can tell you is try not to drive in Bucharest, you will live 20 years longer. Its an awesome city, but it does take some getting used to it. Sort of like Cuban music, you know its good, but you have to get into its rhythm to really appreciate it. Anyway if it every gets too crazy, just go to parcu tineretului and hang out. Its actually quiet there. Seriously!

Anyway, good luck with everything.

Ciao

PS: My trip was awesome and I have the evidence to prove it. =)

]]> By: Romer!can - Dispatches from an American in Romania (was Transylvania) http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-26912 Romer!can - Dispatches from an American in Romania (was Transylvania) Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:52:51 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-26912 [...] the glory! Walking to the nearby pastiserie on Ferentari, next to the closest kebab stand. It’s a closely held family store which serves the neighborhood with freshly baked pasteries. [...] [...] the glory! Walking to the nearby pastiserie on Ferentari, next to the closest kebab stand. It’s a closely held family store which serves the neighborhood with freshly baked pasteries. [...]

]]> By: Romer!can http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-26075 Romer!can Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:04:42 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-26075 Oooh, thanks! Now, I'll find it for sure. I would guess soonish. I wonder what bradutz is doing this weekend. I think if you do come back, a visit to Becker Brau will be in order. By summer, I should theoretically be up for more frequent socializing around town. Oooh, thanks! Now, I’ll find it for sure. I would guess soonish. I wonder what bradutz is doing this weekend. I think if you do come back, a visit to Becker Brau will be in order. By summer, I should theoretically be up for more frequent socializing around town.

]]> By: ruxi http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-26070 ruxi Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:57:10 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-26070 http://www.sapteseri.ro/index.php?page=details&ln=3&city=1&pid=95 sapte seri has a map of this place. basically it is close to the parliament palace (casa poporului) close to Unirea. i am coming home some time this summer, so if you cannot find the place till then, i'll take you there. But hopefully you won't have to wait that long... did I mention they have beer garden girls and beer house music? It's sort of a tiny romanian version of bavaria... http://www.sapteseri.ro/index.php?page=details&ln=3&city=1&pid=95
sapte seri has a map of this place. basically it is close to the parliament palace (casa poporului) close to Unirea.

i am coming home some time this summer, so if you cannot find the place till then, i’ll take you there. But hopefully you won’t have to wait that long… did I mention they have beer garden girls and beer house music? It’s sort of a tiny romanian version of bavaria…

]]> By: Romer!can http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-25931 Romer!can Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:25:50 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-25931 Zu - Oh, it was such a sense of liberation to know I'd no longer need to bring my own raggedy plastic bags and yet the moment was bittersweet with the disdainful looks from other shoppers bringing me shame that I'd even brought sacks with me to begin with. mon ami - Hornet's nest, eh? Narc - Maybe we can apply for an IMF loan in order to bring Bucuresti a pizza infrastructure of the modern era. Use Brasov as the per capita baseline, then scale! Pui la balta may be French, but on the other side of the pond we tend to call it cajun. Mmmm... Ruxi - First of all, if you weren't already married to that vice-president of Microsoft.... well, what I mean to say is I love your recommendations. I think I'll have to obtain the assistance of a local, however, as I walked the length of Calea Rahovei (as designated on my map) last night but never saw Becker Brau. But then, the same streets change names with disturbing frequency here and I don't find any of these piatas just yet. I can just see myself now, totally lost on Tram 3 and whimpering to the police chief, "but... but... Ruxi and Narc both said..." Gara Lipscani sounds like something I can find. The Lipscani area is a great place to wander around anyway. I really enjoyed my time there over Revelion. Actually, don't tell anyone, but I still have more photos to post about that. AF - You mean Tito. Toto is what we had for dinner last night! mutz - Shawarma stands are near Becker Brau? I think I'll be forced to find it. Without or without guidance. Tally ho! Anyone - Is this Becker Brau that place near Carrefour? Or am I totally confused? Zu – Oh, it was such a sense of liberation to know I’d no longer need to bring my own raggedy plastic bags and yet the moment was bittersweet with the disdainful looks from other shoppers bringing me shame that I’d even brought sacks with me to begin with.

mon ami – Hornet’s nest, eh?

Narc – Maybe we can apply for an IMF loan in order to bring Bucuresti a pizza infrastructure of the modern era. Use Brasov as the per capita baseline, then scale!

Pui la balta may be French, but on the other side of the pond we tend to call it cajun. Mmmm…

Ruxi – First of all, if you weren’t already married to that vice-president of Microsoft…. well, what I mean to say is I love your recommendations. I think I’ll have to obtain the assistance of a local, however, as I walked the length of Calea Rahovei (as designated on my map) last night but never saw Becker Brau. But then, the same streets change names with disturbing frequency here and I don’t find any of these piatas just yet.

I can just see myself now, totally lost on Tram 3 and whimpering to the police chief, “but… but… Ruxi and Narc both said…”

Gara Lipscani sounds like something I can find. The Lipscani area is a great place to wander around anyway. I really enjoyed my time there over Revelion. Actually, don’t tell anyone, but I still have more photos to post about that.

AF – You mean Tito. Toto is what we had for dinner last night!

mutz – Shawarma stands are near Becker Brau? I think I’ll be forced to find it. Without or without guidance. Tally ho!

Anyone – Is this Becker Brau that place near Carrefour? Or am I totally confused?

]]> By: mutz http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-25898 mutz Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:22:25 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-25898 Ruxi- I think Becker Brau is the REAL reason for romerican to move in Rahova. The shawrma facilities pictured here are very close... Ruxi- I think Becker Brau is the REAL reason for romerican to move in Rahova. The shawrma facilities pictured here are very close…

]]> By: American Friend http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-25858 American Friend Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:50:19 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-25858 Just thought this was a great post! and to finish my reply... "...pick up your samurai sword and shave my butt"... LOL Just thought this was a great post! and to finish my reply… “…pick up your samurai sword and shave my butt”… LOL

]]> By: Narc http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-25783 Narc Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:05:24 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-25783 Ruxi- for the sake of completeness, the tram you're thinking of is 32. Ruxi- for the sake of completeness, the tram you’re thinking of is 32.

]]> By: ruxi http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/comment-page-1/#comment-25757 ruxi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:15:08 +0000 http://romerican.com/2007/03/30/sniffing-the-bark/#comment-25757 ok looks like you'll be in my nation's capital for a while. you may also like to try Becker Brau (get bere la metru, nefiltrata) Calea Rahovei 155 (it's close to piata Unirii/piata chrigiu, one of the trams from your area will take you there, the one that goes all the way down to piata unirii/piata alba iulia) and also try Gara lipscani (Str. Lipscani nr. 38, colt cu Gabroveni) old bucharest. the place is cheap and different, the waiters used to be really nice and funny. you'll have to go down in the basement to find the place. there is a rail road type of sign outside, no fancy mark. ok looks like you’ll be in my nation’s capital for a while. you may also like to try Becker Brau (get bere la metru, nefiltrata) Calea Rahovei 155 (it’s close to piata Unirii/piata chrigiu, one of the trams from your area will take you there, the one that goes all the way down to piata unirii/piata alba iulia)

and also try Gara lipscani (Str. Lipscani nr. 38, colt cu Gabroveni) old bucharest. the place is cheap and different, the waiters used to be really nice and funny. you’ll have to go down in the basement to find the place. there is a rail road type of sign outside, no fancy mark.

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