A very keen eye will reward you with some of the more comical curiosities of Bucharest Life, one of which is the real-life relatively on going saga of the Bucharest Sopranos. See that flat black, tinted-windowed moderately priced family sedan weaving in and out of traffic like the laws of physics don’t apply? See the group of crumpled leather jacket,...

Here is a story that maybe some of you can relate to, especially if you’ve paid any attention whatsoever to the way people park around town. At my house very near the center, I have two large garage doors with highly visible “Garaj” markings displayed on the front of them. Although it is printed in white… it doesn’t blend into the...

Happy Holidays. To all the “five finger discount” shoppers out there. We at the Bucharest Expat wish to remind you of a prior post… about a friend of ours who lost his very, very expensive camera to a thief. Well, just recently another friend of ours had his wallet pulled from his coat pocket while it was resting on a chair. Not only is there...

We’ve all seen the “important people” parades of three or four police cars sandwiching a dark Mercedes Benz or BMW, with blue strobe lights on the dashboard, tinted windows, and the unique ability to stop traffic and meander on through traffic signals no matter the color… or the “CD” light blue colored diplomatic plates that...

When driving you’ll be sure to notice the horn-honking and headlight-flashing that goes on almost on a regular basis. This is not something to really be overly concerned with, because like motorists in other countries, Romanians feel a great sense of security and almost invincibility behind the wheel (especially if it’s a fancy wheel). No matter what...