| P Fritz 2005-12-16, 2:21 pm |
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"Cato" <cato_the_stoic@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1134753773.098048.15110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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> P Fritz wrote:
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> Bingo! That's definitely it, although the addition looks newer than I
> perceived it to be. Maybe that eastern european pollution has taken
> it's toll since you took that shot. I still stand by my "modern,
> XXXXX-slap" description. LOL.
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> How old do you think the original building is? My guess is it's turn
> of the century, but I could be WAY off. It's really hard to judge
> there because buildings that I thought were 40 years old turned out to
> be 20. They don't seem to take very good care of them.
>
Hey, it was only a year ago in August.
I don't know if it is the care, or shoddy construction to begin with :-)
Have you made it anywhere else in Romania besides Bucharesti? You should
try a drive up into Transylvania if you get a chance......it is a world of
difference from the big city
For those that are interested....a few other pictures
A university building across the plaza from the Modern XXXXX Slap.
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...cture1121ki.jpg
The hospital where we spent most of our time
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...cture1236af.jpg
The Folly......The entire Romania government doesn't fill up this building
(it is about the 3rd largest in the world...was supposed to show the world
how great communism/socialism was)
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...cture1271zn.jpg
Apartment blocks.......talk about depressing
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...cture1256fu.jpg
Transylvania
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/...cture1340ul.jpg
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