this will be my last update today and next time i will write about my trip this past week to budapest, hungary...i have been on break for a week and it has been really relaxing...but tomorrow its back to work for me...although the kids don't come back til wed...we have two days of professional development....*yawn*.....i hope we have some fun...but we'll see...below are some shots of buildings from around where i live....
this is what many of the communist era buildings look like...although most are just concrete blocks...this one actually has some character....there are entire towns in romania that are communist buildings of concrete that look the same and like a box...ugly!!!!
this is an old style house/set of apartments from romania...many of these were taken down during the time of the dictator...he determined what stayed and what didn't....and in the process there are few beautiful buildings left behind in tact....i have to say i am suprised there are any still standing and those that are, are amazing, but most are falling apart...hopefully this will be something the EU will help bucharest repair with their entry this january....
this is an example of the new construction found going on all over bucharest these days...a combination of modern and old style...although many of the buildings have glitz and glass everywhere....i am a fan of this style above...the glitz and glam can be found anywhere...its an interesting town with all of the construction...very dusty and crowded in places...but hopefully it will bring about a better bucharest for everyone and not just the nouveau riche....
this shot is of my new car....it happened about two weeks ago...my green one you saw previously had to go in for inspection and they gave me this one to drive around...not much bigger, which is fine, BUT much better....as it has a raido and a CD player...i don't have any CDs with me...but i can burn them from my ipod and have started doing this....on the radio stations here they mostly play top 40 from the US and europe...stuff that is bubblegum pop...and of course there is an 80s station...the romanians love their 80s, which i just find funny....i also get BBC...so i am keeping up with the news on ocassions...i am much happier with my driving situation due to having tunes with me...so it makes the traffic seem to fly :) okay...time for me to work on other things...but i feel like i have caught people up to today...next time i will add some info about budapest and my 5 day trip there last week....which rocked!!!! hope all is well....
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