22 January 2006

Some impressions

- 2 mil. inhabitants
- 228 kmp
- 2 airports
- home of the president, prime minister and rest of the government
- home city of Steaua, Dinamo and Rapid
- 200.000 students in ASE, Poli and other universities
- 63 km of subwayhosting city for the romanian headquarters of Vodafone, Nestle, InBev, Coca-- Cola, HP and many others
- capital of romania

Yes, is Bucharest. A while ago, I had the chance to walk a little on the streets of our capital city. It wasn't much but still it gave me an idea of what Bucharest means and made an impresion on me. It made say for my self that: "I have to live sometimes here and see how it is."Walking a little on that big boulevards, a little lost I might add, it made understand some of the attitude that people from Bucharest have and why they have it: because there is the place where all big businesses happen, where all the money are going and coming, all the big decisions are made there. Life is lived a totally different scale and speed. It's another world and some say it's a jungle.

Another thing... people are different: many change after moving in Bucharest. They become colder, much more oriented on results, money, interests. Are that the effects of a big city on an individual?

I wonder if a "Bucharest experience" would change me and if yes, what would that change be?

'til next time yours truly,
dragos