The Bucharest Bugle
	Welcome to the Bucharest Bugle, a collection of emails that I wrote from Romania from March to July 1998. The describe my discovery of Romania and Romanians during the four months that I worked there. I hope you enjoy this experience as much as I did. The reporting will be spotty as I have seen only bits and pieces of the country, photographed less of it and understood even less of that. With time, it might grow to be a more complete picture. For now, we will just enjoy what we see.
		Bucharest Bugle Issues 01-03 Departure, Arrival and a Trip to Sibiu Bucharest Bugle Issues 04-06 A Walk Around Sibiu, Telecommunications Withdrawal Symptoms, and a Walk Around Bucharest Bucharest Bugle Issues 07-09 Cismigiu Park, Kids on the Street, and Kiosk Shopping Bucharest Bugle Issues 10-12 Some Romanian History, My Apartment Building, and the Environment Bucharest Bugle Issues 13-15 Street Children, the Metro, and More on Food Bucharest Bugle Issues 16-18 A Glass of Guinness, Mrs. Ceausescu, and Local Government Finance Bucharest Bugle Issues 19-20 The People's Palace and Negativism Bucharest Bugle Issues 21-24 History, Romanians Making a Decision, and More of Ceausescu Bucharest Bugle Issues 25-27 Slobozia and Dinner with Tony Bucharest Bugle Issues 28-30 Baia Mare, Street Urchins, Romanian Politeness and Economics Bucharest Bugle Issues 31-33 Comments from Friends, Baia Mare Training, and More on Ceausescu Bucharest Bugle Issues 34-36 Bucharest Architecture, Words on Bran, and Easter in Romania Bucharest Bugle Issues 37-39 To and From Sibiu, Likes and Dislikes, Esmerlda, and More on Service Bucharest Bugle Issues 40-42 Dining in Romania, Tzwica, Things That Don't Translate and Keeping in Touch with Home Bucharest Bugle Issues 43-45 More on Service, Service, Graft and Pay, Romanians and Food, and Esmerelda Bucharest Bugle Issues 46-48 Bribes and Excessive Piety, Economics, and the All Sector Meeting, Bucharest Bugle Issues 49-51 More on Economics, Inflation, Tia Kandall Compares with America Bucharest Bugle Issues 52-54 A Visit to Prague and Bratislava, a Finance Conference Bucharest Bugle Issues 55-57 A Visit to Trnava, Cerveny Kamen Castle, and the Urge to Go Home Bucharest Bugle Issues 58-60 A Downpour of Rain and Emotion, Dogs, Cats, Dust and Grit, and Being Warm Bucharest Bugle Issues 61-63 Language No-Nos, Lacul Vidraru, Curtea de Arges and Cetetana Poianena Bucharest Bugle Issues 64-65 EDITORIAL by Fran Roon and Being Home Bucharest Bugle Issue 66 April 1999 Return to Romania Bucharest Bugle Issue 67 The Trip to Constanta Bucharest Bugle Issue 68 Constanta and the Trip to Iasi Bucharest Bugle Issue 69 Iasi and a Monastery Bucharest Bugle Issue 70 More Monasteries and the Mayor of Cucuteni Bucharest Bugle Issue 71 Cucuteni Archiological Site and a Meeting Bucharest Bugle Issue 72 Seeing Sinaia and a Moldovan Bucharest Bugle Issue 73 Pelis Castle Bucharest Bugle Issue 74 A Trip to Sibiu Bucharest Bugle Issue 75 Sibiu and a Trip to Resita Bucharest Bugle Issue 76 Driving in Romania and the Train Trip to Bucharest Bucharest Bugle Issue 77 The Trip Home

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