When we heard that there was a proposal to turn the People’s Palace into a luxury shopping mall, we were momentarily shocked as to the authenticity of that claim, but then laughed as we realized that makes perfect sense in a city that claims to be adding 14 additional malls by 2012. As of todays’ date, they [local economists] are considering that...

About 6 months ago I stumbled upon a website for what was or is to be called the “Colosseum” on the North Side of Bucharest. It will be the biggest mall with a immense list of amenities. I thought that when AFI Mall had opened up, that was what all the hype about, and it had just “changed names”. However that is apparently not the case....

Finally a supermarket (hypermarket here) that is open all hours; Real Hypermarket at AFI. If you’re at all like me, you catch yourself hunting around for shops and stores ten minutes before the city seems to “shut down” which during the work week is basically 22:00. If you’re looking for a snack, or some groceries or household items, your...