Discover Bucharest

1. Basics

3. Official language: Romanian, a Latin based language 4. Surface: 238.391 sq. km. 5. Population: 20.254.866 6. President: Traian Bsescu 7. Prime Minister: Victor Ponta

1. Country name: Romania 2. Capital: Bucharest

Starting 1st of July 2005 the Romanian currency was redenominated and the new currency is RON. 10.000 ROL (old LEI) = 1 RON (new LEI). Exchange rate: 1 EUR= 1 USD= For money exchange you can either go to a bank or to a private exchange office (Cas de RON , 1 RON= RON , 1 RON= EUR USD

8. Religion: Orthodox 70%, other 12%, unaffiliated 18%

9. Currency: Romanias Currency is LEU (pl. LEI) and fractional coin is BAN (pl. BANI).

schimb valutar). The banks are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week. It usually takes longer at the bank than the private exchange office which are faster, without a waiting line and request commission. fewer documents. But it is much safer at the bank, meaning the rate is always fair and there is no hotels and exchange counters, they are probably malicious persons looking to make profit out of your honesty. Regarding to the black market, there is no little profit to be made by changing money in You can find private exchange offices just about everywhere, on the main streets, in hotels

and shopping centers. We advise you to beware of strange people that approach you near the tourist this way. The exchange rate at the street kiosks is almost as good as with the black marketers and individuals are very resourceful when it comes to fooling foreigners.

its a much safer deal. We strongly advise you not to change money on the black market since these

to use cash for things like accommodation, transportation or international tickets, or to obtain a refund in a different currency when leaving Romania. Keep in mind that you cannot use the local currency in the duty-free shops from the Otopeni/Henri Coand Airport. of your money in travelers checks or credit cards, but also wise to have on you some euro or dollar local shops and restaurants will usually accept credit cards (Master Card, Visa, Dinners Club). Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2). 11. Weights and Measures 1 yard = 0,9 meters 1 inch = 2.5 cm 1 foot = 30 cm Length 1 oz (ounce) = 28 grams Weight 2.2 lbs. = 1 kilogram Volume 1 tsp. = 5 ml bills, some in small denominations. Hotels, airlines, car rental companies, supermarkets, most of the 10. Time zone: Romania is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European Standard 16 oz = 1 lb. = 454 grams Its advisable to change only small amounts of money into lei at a time. Its safest to carry some

Its best if you hold on to your exchange receipts since you may need to show them if you want

Because of its position on the South-Eastern part of Europe, Romania has a climate that is transitional between temperate and continental with four different seasons and climatic conditions that are and night (0 C = 32 F). Spring is pleasant with cool mornings and nights and warm temperature lots of snow. 13. Average temperature somewhat modified by the countrys varied relief.

There may be variations of about 5 C between day during the day. Summers are generally very warm These are average temperatures:
Season Bucharest The coast Winter(C) -1 -1 0 The mountains

to hot. Autumn is dry and cool, with fields and trees

South-East of Europe and the twelfth largest in all Europe. Romanias terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills and lowland territories. The Carpathian Mountains dominate the reaching above 2.000 m/6.600 ft, with the highest point at Moldoveanu Peak (2.544 m/8.346 ft).

centre of Romania, with 3 main groups: Eastern, Western and Southern Carpathians and height ranges These are surrounded by the Moldavian and Transylvanian plateaus and Pannonian and Wallachian plains. Romanias geographical diversity has led to an accompanying diversity of flora and fauna. In square kilometers. the Eastern part of Romania there is The Danube Delta, the second largest and best preserved delta in

With a surface area of 238.391 square kilometers, Romania is the largest country in the 12. Relief

1 mile = 1,6 kilometers (km) Temperature 32 F = 0 C

producing colorful foliage. Winters can be cold, with

21 22

Summer(C) 20

Winter(F) 32 30 31

Summer(F) 52 69 54

14. National holidays

January 1st New Year

April/May Easter (Orthodox) Establish by the Orthodox Church May 1st Labor Day May/June Pentecost (Pentecost Sunday and Monday) August 15th Assumption November 30th Saint Andrew December 1st National Day December 25/26 Christmas - 2 days

Europe and also a biosphere reserve and a biodiversity World Heritage Site, which stretches over 4.340

2. HEALTHCARE & PHARMACIES

high standard private clinics. www.spitaluleuroclinic.ro www.reginamaria.ro REGINA MARIA Address: 14A Calea Floreasca Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68 Address 1: 12 G. Enescu Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68 Address 2: 3 Brodina Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68

MEDICOVER CENTER

The need for high quality medical services is very important for the major business firms, international agencies and foreign embassies here in Bucharest. Therefore we have gathered here for you the main health centers and EUROCLINIC - The first Romanian Private hospital - member of Regina Maria Private Health Network.

www.medicover.ro

MEDSANA - Its a medical multifunctional center and a new perception of the polyclinic notion; introduced new technologies: in vitro fertilisation, prenatal diagnosis of fetal diseases. office@medsana.ro Address 1: 9 Primverii Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.408.78.00, Fax: 004 021.402.80.76 www. bio-medica.ro Address 1: 111-113 Floreasca Street, 004 021.311.77.93/4/5/6/7 Address 2: 44 Pipera Tunari Street, 004 021.267.42.25/6/7/8

Address 1: 96 Plevei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.335.39.00

Address 2: 6-20 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, Phone: 004 021.310.16.88 Address 3: 6A Dimitrie Pompei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.232.85.30

it collaborates with medical centers from Europe and SUA and beginning with December 1996 it has Address 2: 12 Dr. Nanu Muscel Street, Phone: 004 021.408 78 00, Fax: 004 021.402.80.76

BIOMEDICA - with laser surgery specialists

Address 3: 5B Ion Ionescu de la Brad Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68

Emergencies: 004 0722.33.83.83, 004 0745.33.83.33

SOS MEDICAL & AMBULANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES

www.sosmedical.ro

ROYAL DENTAL - DENTAL CENTER

Address: 28 Virgil Madgearu Street, Phone: 004 021.212.13.43; Fax: 004 021.212.00.33 Emergency Lines: 004 021.97.61/004 0722.33.30.00/004 0744.32.30.00 www.royaldental.ro Address: 61 Pipera Tunari Street, Phone: 0372 77.61.11 in world-renowned medical institutions. www.intermedicas.com Fax: 004 021.222.13.68

INTERMEDICAS

www.intermedicas.com

Adress 1: 6-10 Stolnicului Street, Phone: 004 021.222.13.70; Fax: 004 021.222.13.68, office@intermedicas.com

Adress 2: Braov, 8A Cicoarei Street, 004 0734.32.74.30, office@intermedicas.com

INTERMEDICAS

One of the main services provided is offering treatment and medical interventions abroad, Adress 1: 6-10 Stolnicului Street, Phone: 004 021.222.13.70;

PHARMACIES
SENSIBLU PHARMACY Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.224.18.68 39-49 Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.310.10.14 11-15 Tipografilor Street, Phone: 004 021.310.00.66 Address: 43 erban Vod Avenue Phone: 004 021.336.76.47 60 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.222.14.13 PHARMACY NO. 20 6 Radu Beller Street, Phone: 004 021.233.89.61 (NON STOP) 7 Nicolae Blcescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.305.73.14

Adress 2: Braov, 8A Cicoarei Street, 004 0734.32.74.30, office@intermedicas.com

EMERGENCY ROOM
FLOREASCA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Address: 8 Floreasca Street Phone: 004 021.317.01.21 UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Address: 169 Splaiul Independenei Boulevard Phone: 004 021.318.05.19/29, Fax: 004 021.318.05.54

GRIGORE ALEXANDRESCU HOSPITAL Childrens emergency room Address: 30-32 lancu de Hunedoara Boulevard Phone: 004 021 212.93.66, Fax: 004 021.312.79.38

HELP NET PHARMACY

Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: - 11 Gheorghe Stlpeanu Street

- 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard - 89-91 Dorobani Avenue - 63 Mrti Boulevard - 111-113 Floreasca Street 2NA PHARMACY

Address: 17 Constantin Robescu Street Phone: 004 021.313.82.70

3. EDUCATION SCHOOLS & KINDERGARTEN

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - www.aisb.ro Address: 196 Pipera-Tunari Street, Voluntari, Pipera Administrative Office - Phone: 004 021.204.43.00, Fax: 004 021.204.43.06, office@aisb.ro Admission Office - Phone: 004 021.204.43.68/0721.30.13.45, admiss@aisb.ro Contact person is Mrs. Ctlina Pieptea. BRITISH SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST - www.britishschool.ro Address: 42 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Voluntari, llfov Phone: 004 021.267.89.19/0728.13.34.32/0728.13.34.33 Admissions Officer is Mdlina Cioc - Phone: 0728.13.34.36; admissions@britishschool.ro IBSB - INTERNATIONAL BRITISH SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST - www.ibsb.ro Address: 21 Agricultori Street Phone: 004 021.252.37.04, 004 021.253.16.98, Fax: 004 021.253.16.97 Contact person is Ms. Simona Cohen, Phone: 004 021.252.37.04, admission: office@ibsb.ro FRENCH SCHOOL - ANNA DE NOAILLES - www.lyfrabuc.ro Address: 22 Christian Tell Street Phone: 004 021.212.58.93, Fax: 004 021.312.09.74 lfb.adn@lyfrabuc.ro; secretaire.primaire@lyfrabuc.ro

VETERINARY CLINICS
MARC O VET www.marcovet.ro Address: 115 Cmpul Pipera Street, Voluntari City, Ilfov county Phone: 004 037.274.42.14/037.274.42.15 FLIPPER VET www.flipper-vet.ro Address: 14 Dinicu Golescu Street Phone: 004 021.314.73.13 Mobile: 004 0723.26.87.04 DIVET ALFA VET Address: 17 Cariagdi Dumitru Street Phone: 004 021.321.76.13 INNOVET Address: 32 Barierei Street Phone: 004 021.316.44.99 Fax: 004 021.316.30.60

www.divet.ro - NON STOP Address: 3 Tudor Vianu Street Phone: 004 021.230.03.62; 004 021.230.10.62

SPEED VET - veterinary ambulance, emergency www.speedvet.ro Address: 4A Cobadin Street, Phone: 004 0730.60.86.08

ACTION VET Address: 17 Iuliu Maniu Boulevard Phone: 004 0722.60.96.34/004 0743.22.84.66

THE MARK TWAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL) www.marktwainschool.ro Address: 25B Erou lancu Nicolae Street Phone: 004 0724.00.09.00, 004 021.67.89.12, 004 031.824.14.27, 004 031.824.14.26 Fax: 004 021.267.89.85 contact@marktwainschool.ro ITALIAN SCHOOL - ALDO MORO - www.scuolaitalianabucarest.com Address: 52 Vasile Lascr Street Phone: 004 021.210.46.84, 004 0785.29.44.84, 004 0785.29.44.83

DEUTSCHE SCHULE BUKAREST & KINDERGARTEN - www.dsbu.eu Address: 8 Ancua Bneasa Street Nursery - Cristina Schmidt: krippe@dsbu.eu Administrative - Daniela N. Bocter-Stanciulescu: 004 021.210.60.70/dsbu@dsbu.ro Head of kindergarten - Lydia Rusnac: 004 021.210.60.73/kiga@dsbu.eu LITTLE LONDON (Nursery)- www.littlelondon.ro Address: 65 Alexandru Constantinescu Street Admissions - Ana Arsenie, Phone: 004 072.028.82.11, contact@littlelondon.ro LITTLE LONDON (School) Address: 125A Drumul Pdurea Pustnicu Street, bl. TO42 Admissions - Andreia Mitrea, Phone: 004 072.254.47.74; office@littlelondon.ro OLGA GUDYNN SCHOOL & NURSERY - www.olgagudynn.ro Address 1: The Primverii Branch: 30 Heleteului Street Phone: 004 021.231.12.02 Address 2: The Pipera Branch: 82-84 Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: 004 0311.07.15.67; 004 0722.88.95.44; 004 021.890.49.26 Address 3: The Pipera School: 5 Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: 004 021.267.40.25; 004 021.267.40.07

LITTLE LONDON PIPERA (Nursery) Address: 3D Tudor Arghezi Street, Voluntari Office Manager: Delia Pavel, Phone: 004 073.368.94.72; delia.pavel@littlelondonpipera.ro

CULTURAL FOREIGN CENTERS

AMERICAN CULTURAL & PRESS CENTER Address: 4-6 Liviu Librescu Street, Phone: 004 021.200.36.50, infobuch@state.gov BRITISH COUNCIL Address: 14 Dorobani Avenue, Phone: 004 021.307.96.00; Fax: 004 021.307.96.01/02 contact@britishcouncil.ro

CERVANTES INSTITUTE Address: 38 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard Phone: 004 021.210.27.37; Fax: 004 021.210.77.67 cenbuc@cervantes.es FRENCH INSTITUTE www.culture-france.ro Address: 77 Dacia Avenue, Phone: 004 021.316.99.30 GOETHE INSTITUTE Address: 8-10 Tudor Arghezi Street Phone: 004 021.311.97.62, 004 021.311.97.82, 004 021.312.02.31 Fax: 004 021.312.05.85 info@bukarest.goethe.org

4. SHOPPING INFO

Over the last decade, Bucharest has grown considerably from the point of view of the economy and commerce and so today it is truly an european capital. Quality goods are increasingly imported from all over the world, although, due to the peculiarities of economic transition, prices are generally a bit below other European capitals. The main area for shopping is downtown (Victoriei Avenue, Magheru Boulevard, Unirii Square), but interesting stores are popping up all over the city. Some of the biggest names in the fashion industry have stores here, such as: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Burberry, Valentino, Rolex, Montblanc etc. The tourists are also invited to explore some of the traditional Romanian objects and souvenirs, available in many shops like Romartizanat shops. Here one can find hand-painted porcelain from Cluj, Galle vases, traditional red-white-black tablecloth and handmade Oltenian Carpets. Music Box - Address: 16 Matei Basarab Street, Phone: 004 021.323.23.73 Magazinul Muzica - Address: 41-43 Victoriei Avenue, Phone: 004 021.314.56.08 CRTURETI (bookstore, music store, Tea store) - www.carturesti.ro Address: 13-15 Arthur Verona Street , Phone: 004 021.317.34.59 Diverta (bookstore, stationery, office equipment, basic office supplies) Address 1: Jolie Ville - ground floor, 103bis Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: 004 031.405.061 Address 2: Bneasa Shopping City - 1st floor, 42D Bucureti- Ploieti Road Phone: 004 0733.734.074 Address 3: Bucureti Mall - basement, 55-59 Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 031.405.84.13/0722.654.112 Libraria Bastilia (bookstore and caf) - Address: 9 Roman Square Rapsodia Shop (musical instruments and accessories) Address: 2-4 Burebista Boulevard, D14 Block, entrance 4, ground floor Phone: 004 031.805.72.98, 004 0747.13.31.28, magrapsodia@yahoo.com

4.2. FLOWERS

4.3. OTHER SHOPS

Holland Flower Group - A wide variety of floral arrangements. Address: 29A tefan Cel Mare Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.210.06.64 Iris - www.florariairis.ro Address 1: 5 Dorobani Square, Phone: 004 021. 230.62.71 Address 2: 3 Vasile Lascr Street, Phone: 004 021.211.84.92 Address 3: 9 Academiei Street, Phone: 004 021.315.94.14 Address 4: 17 tirbei Vod Street, Phone: 004 021.310.04.20 Address 5: 17 Centre Aviaiei, Phone: 004 021.232.39.08 Address 6: 3-5 Corneliu Coposu Street, Phone: 004 021.320.25.34

4.1. MUSIC SHOPS & BOOK SHOPS

PAUL - patisserie & boulangerie - locations: Dorobani Square and ground floor at Bneasa Shopping City Delicateria - Traiteur - French delicates - Address: 22-24 Puul lui Zamfir Street, Dorobani Area, Phone: 004 021.230.43.15 Feeria Commercial Center - Address: 44A Bucureti - Ploieti Street Phone: 004 021.310.69.50 Nic Classic - Cigars & Spirits shop - Address: 6 Radu Beller Street, Dorobani Area La Chambre - Wine & Sweets - www.lachambre.ro Address: 111-131 Calea Dorobani Street, Phone: 004 0769.06.96.41 Wine Bouquet - Well-known Romanian and international wine brands Address: 62 Pipera Boulevard, Phone: 004 0371.11.23.31/004 0723.07.47.96 Prjituri de cas - Home made cookies & sweets - www. dorobanti140.ro Address: 140 Dorobani Street, Phone: 004 0723.50.00.25 Trgul Domnesc Shop - Romanian traditional products - www.targuldomnesc.ro Address: 5 Ion Mincu Street, Phone: 004 021.222.14.90/004 0729.555.833 La Bunturi Shop - Romanian and international specialties Address: 24 Maria Rosetti Street, Phone: 004 021.210.02.06/004 0730.66.77.00 Gala Food - Portuguese shop Address 1: 83 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 0744.67.15.73 (Luiza Rudeanu) Address 2: 111-113 Floreasca Road, Phone: 004 0744.67.15.73 (Luiza Rudeanu)

Tia Supermarket NON-STOP Address: 87 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Pipera area

Nic Supermarket - NON-STOP Address 1: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street, Dorobani Square area, Phone: 004 021.230.15.94 Address 2: 47-49 Elefterie Street, Phone: 004 021.319.72.55 Address 3: 15 Amzei Square, Phone: 004 021. 212.96.35

Billa Address: 154-158 Barbu Vcrescu Street, Phone: 004 021.205.56.00

Mega Image Address 1: 39-49 Titulescu Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.95.83 Address 2: 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 01.224.35.93 Address 3: 185 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 021.210.62.31 Address 4: 1 George Bacovia Street, Pipera area, Phone: 004 021.269.11.21 Address 5: 89-97 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, Phone: 004 0372.750.713/004 021.212.44.01 Address 6: 166-168 Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: 004 021.267.45.96 Address 7: 50 Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: 004 0372.748.983/004 0732.668.986 Address 8: 103B Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Phone: 004 021.206.80.30

4.4. SUPERMARKET

real,- hypermarket - NON STOP - www.real-hypermarket.ro Adress 1: 67-109, Drumul Dealul Bisericii, Berceni Area Adress 2: 4 Vasile Milea Street in AFI Cotroceni Park Adress 3: 236 Vitan Avenue Metro - www.metro.ro Address 1: 44D Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Phone: 004 021.200.31.95, Fax: 004 021.200.31.06 Address 2: 500 luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.402.31.50, Fax: 004 021.318.25.20 Address 3: Voluntari, Afumai Road, 10 km from Bucharest, Phone: 004 021.270.37.93 Address 4: 130A Metalurgiei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.406.61.50, Fax: 004 021.406.61.98

4.6. CASH & CARRY

Selgros - www.selgros.ro Address 1: 55-65 Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Phone: 004 021.307.80.00, Fax: 004 021.307.81.99 Address 2: 90 Biruinei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.209.30.00, Fax: 004 021.209.31.99 Bricostore - www.bricostore.ro Address 1: 18-20 Vergului Road, Phone: 004 021.209.55.55, Fax: 004 021.209.55.56 Address 2: 210-210B Splaiul Independenei, Phone: 004 021.404.40.77, Fax: 004 021.404.40.78 Address 3: Bucureti- Piteti Highway, km 11-12, Phone: 004 021.407.70.77, Fax: 004 021.407.70.78 Address 4: Bucureti- Ploieti Highway, Bneasa, Phone: 004 021.202.18.18, Fax: 004 021.202.18.19

Auchan Address 1: 33A 1 Decembrie 1918 Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.408.01.07/08; 0750.00.11.07 Address 2: Iuliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.409.05.99

Address 1: 44A Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Bneasa area, Phone: 004 021.311.89.00/01/02 Address 2: 2 Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, Unirii area, Phone: 004 021.307.66.00 Carrefour

4.5. HYPERMARKET

4.7. DIY SUPERSTORE

Praktiker - www.praktiker.ro Address 1: 7 colii Street, Voluntari, llfov, Phone: 004 021.204.71.20/00, Fax: 004 021.204.71.58 Address 2: 536-560 luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.301.81.20, Fax: 004 021.301.81.58 Address 3: 7A Vitan - Brzeti Street, Phone: 004 021.200.51.20, Fax: 004 021.200.51.58

Hornbach - www.hornbach.ro Address: 92-108 Turnu Mgurele Street, Phone: 004 031.080.30.00

4.8. SPORTS SHOP

Decathlon www.decathlon.ro Address 1: 51G Theodor Pallady Street, Phone: 004 031.102.06.50 Address 2: Militari Shopping Center, Phone: 004 021 408.50.00 Intersport Address 1: Bneasa Shopping Mall Address 2: 55-59 Vitan Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.44.11

Bucureti Mall - more than 70 stores (including a large supermarket), over 25 fast-food and coffee shops, the 10-screen Hollywood Multiplex Bucharest Mall cinema, a bowling alley, a child-care center, a video games arcade and around an airy atrium, an exhibition space for young artists. Bucharest Mall offers consumers brand name and designer fashion such as: Stefanel, Steilmann, Marks & Spencer, Mango, Nike, Zara, Irina Schrotter (romanian designer for women clothes), Office Shoes, The Body Shop, Polo Garage, ID Sarrieri (lingerie), Swatch, Cellini (for jewllery and accessories), Tommy Toys (for children), Bigotti, Adidas, Swarovsky, Anatolian Carpet Boutique, Sarra Blu (interior decoration). Also Bucharest Mall has an amusament center, Game World and Rock & Roll Bowling.

Bneasa Shopping City - an exclusive fashion mall with a wide range of stores and services covered, exclusive brands and recreational concepts employed, with a rentable area of 85,000 m and 1500 underground parking spaces. Bneasa Shopping City is the piece of resistance of the commercial platform, offering an unique blend of shopping, services and gastronomy for the most refined tastes, concept locations for entertainment and spending ones spare time. Sephora, MAC, Douglas, H&M, Mango, I.D. Sarrieri, Marks & Spencer, Zara, Peak&Cloppenburg, Quiksilver, Bata, Cacharel, Calvin Klein, Diesel, Douglas, Ecco, Follie Follie, Frey Wille, Geox, Guy Laroche, Manoush, Intersport, iStyle are just a few brands from the Baneasa Shopping Citys portfolio. Address: 42D Bucureti - Ploieti Highway Phone: 004 021.306.55.05, Fax: 004 021.310.60.34 Open: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

4.9. SHOPPING CENTRES

 Unirea Shopping Center - is one of Romanias best shopping destinations, featuring more than 200 shops, boutiques, eating & leisure places. At the basement you can find a Mega Image supermarket. On the Ground floor there are numerous shops, service offices and leisure hotspots such as: jewellery, cosmetics, gifts, decorations, glassware, porcelain, optics, photo, mobile phone accessories and GSM, pharmacy, banks, exchange houses, fast food (KFC and McDonalds), coffee shops. Floors 1 and 2 are destined for clothing stores - elegant, casual, sportswear, footwear, accessories women men. The 3rd Floor offers you a wide range of electronics, sports equipment and accessories, bookstores, stationery products for children. The 4th Floor is the Food Court (restaurants, cafes, sushi bar, ice cream), Fun Land (bowling, billiards, video games and playground), Metropolis Casino (one of the most modern casinos in Bucharest). Not to be neglected is the multistorey car park that has direct access to Unirea Shopping Center (built area: 40,826 sqm built surface: 4000 sqm/floor, total floors: basement, ground + 7 floors total number of parking places: 1000). Address: 1st Unirii Square Phone: 004 021.303.03.07 Open: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

World Trade Plaza - Shopping Gallery - an upmarket selection of shops selling perfumes, leather items, antiques, watches, electronics, glass decorations, lingerie and souvenirs. La Moda, Alsa Boutiques, Stefanel, Switcher (for women and men clothes), Meli Melo (jewellery), Lush, Ina Center (cosmetics), Romartizana (traditional souvenirs). Address: 2 Expoziiei Boulevard Phone: 004 021.202.44.50 Open: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Address: 55-59 Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 021.327.61.00/02 Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Orhideea Shopping Center - is located downtown Bucharest. In Orhideea Shopping Center you can find a Carrefour Hypermarket, 1400 parking spaces and brands like: Nike, Marks & Spencer, Kenvelo, Davidson (for clothes), Office Shoes, Otter, Z (for children), Bamboo (decorations). Address: 210-210B Splaiul lndependenei Phone: 004 021.317.76.46/47/48 Open: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Feeria Shopping Center - located in the Northern Area, in Bneasa, Feeria is the biggest shopping center from Eastern Europe extended on 32.600 m. It includes Ikea, Carrefour Hypermarket, Metro, Bricostore, Mobexpert, Bneasa Shopping City Mall and over 1600 parking spaces. Here you can find over 700 stores, popular brands throughout the world such as: Esprit, Levis, Lee Cooper, Kenvelo, Terra Nova, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Cellini, The Body Shop, Sensiblu (pharmacy), Mini Blu and Z (for children), Bam Boo, Unique Art, Zara Home, Sarra Blu (for interior decoration). The center also has numerous restaurants - City Grill, La Mama (traditional food), Nordsee, PAUL, Cinnabon, fast foods - KFC, McDonalds, pubs - Zvon Cafe. Address: 44A Bucureti - Ploieti Highway Phone: 004 021.311.89.00/01/02 Plaza Romania - is a big shopping center with many different stores, including a large supermarket, over 25 fast foods and coffee shops (most of them gathered in a food court with common seating) and the Movieplex cinema with a large number of screens. Plaza Romania offers consumers various brands such as: Zara, Mango, Levis, Stefanel, Ziggo, Kenvelo, Office Shoes, Otter, Geox, Baby Star, Captain Hook, Disney Junior (for children), Sunglasses Hutt, The Body Shop, Beauty Shop (for cosmetics), Nike, Adidas (for sport clothes). Address: 26 Timioara Boulevard Phone: 004 021.319.50.50/51/52/53 Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. AFI Palace Cotroceni - Bucharests biggest mega-mall, this time with added IMAX. It also has paintball and an icering for ice skating all year round and its close to the subway station (Politehnica). Stores you can find here: Zara, Bershka, Sephora, Accessorize, Adidas Sport Performance Store, Benetton, Benvenuti, Calvin Klein, Cavalliere, Marks & Spencer plus fast-foods, restaurants, banks, a supermarket and a play area for children. Address: Intersection between Vasile Milea and Timioara Boulevards Phone: 004 031.425.75.13 Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Mario Plaza - many clothes shops and a couple of coffee shops all under one roof. Here one can find brands such as: Mario Collections, DADA, Stefanel (for clothes), Wolford, Terzoatto (for shoes), Totem (gifts), Marionnaud (cosmetics), Bose. Address: 172 Dorobani Avenue Phone: 004 021.230.47.71 Open: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 Victoria Avenue Shopping Area - Victorias Avenue is a popular promenade for luxury shops offering consumers quality merchandise in local stores, as well as chain stores that are known worldwide such as: Escada, Stefanel, Bliss, Furla, Burberry, Bennetton, Max Mara, Gucci, Irina Schrotter (romanian designer), Triumph, Cesare Paciotti, Rolex, Micri Gold (jewellery), Estee Lauder, LOreal, Paul&Shark, Crido Kids, Favior (fur coats), Armani, Helvethansa (Swiss made watches), Linea Oro (house decorations), Artizana (wooden figures and some ethnic clobber).

4.10. OPEN AIR MARKET

Amzei Market - Address: 13 Amzei Street Dorobani Market - Address: 5 Aviator Beller Street Obor Market - Address: 3 Moilor Street 1 Mai Market - Address: 64 Ion Mihalache Boulevard Floreasca Market - Address: 111-113 Floreasca Street Matache Market - Address: 40 Cameliei Street

Miniblu - clothes, accessories, toys, furniture www.miniblu.ro Adrress: Dorobani Square and Bneasa Shopping city

4.11. BABYS PRODUCTS

Z - accessories for babies Address 1: Bucureti Mall, Phone: 004 021.327.59.12 Address 2: Orhideea Mall, Phone: 004 021 .316.31.12 Address 3: Unirea Shopping Center, Phone: 004 021.303.03.27 Address 4: Plaza Mall Romania, Phone: 004 021.317.89.78

Magheru Boulevard Shopping Area - One of the favorite streets for shopping in Bucharest is General Magheru Boulevard, where you will find stores selling clothing, jewellery, music, antiques and handicrafts such as: Kenvelo, Dika, Eva, Steilmann, Lancoste, Terra Nova, Leonardo (for shoes), Ina Center, The Body Shop, Sephora, Cellini (jewellery), Marionnaud, Nautica, Timberland.

Mothercare - baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs Address 1: Bucureti Mall, Phone: 004 021.308.60.86/004 021.327.47.81 Address 2: 3-5 Radu Beller Street, 1st floor, Phone: 004 021.208. 97.40 Address 3: Plaza Romania Mall, Phone: 004 021.317.47.75

Chicco - Baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs. Address: 7 Piotr Ilici Ceaikovski Street, Phone: 004 021.315.89.72, open: 10 a.m. - 20 p.m. Chicco products are available in most baby shops and supermarkets.

4.12. CHILDREN FURNITURE

Mobexpert Kika www.www.kika.com Address: 1 Comerului Street, A1 entrance, 13 Km Phone: 004 021.601.02.11/233/234 www.mobexpert.ro Address 1: 44C Bucureti-Ploieti Street, Phone: 004 021.242.10.40 Address 2: 21 Fabrica de Glucoz Street, Phone: 004 021.242.88.58

Babyna www.bebyna.ro Address: Cocor Store, 5th floor, 29-33 I.C. Bratianu Boulevard Phone: 004 031.425.14.47/004 077.039.21.35

Ideal Bebe www.idealbebe.ro Online orders: office@idealbebe.ro Phone: 004 021.410.05.05/004 073.434.97.49/004 076.471.35.24/004 072.629.59.55

5. Recreation & Leisure

HEALTH CLUBS

Crowne Plaza - swimming pool, tennis court, sauna, hot tub, fitness, massage www.crowneplaza.com Address: 1 Poligrafiei Avenue, Phone: 004 021.224.00.34, Fax: 004 021.224.11.26 World Class Health Academies (opened at: Health Academy Downtown, Incity, The Grand, Jolie Ville, Plaza Romania, Upground, America House) www.worldclass.ro, Phone: 004 021.403.09.00 Pescariu Club - swimming pool, tennis, fitness, aerobic, spa, massage www.pescariusports.ro Address: 3 Glodeni Street, Phone: 004 021.242.16.15/004 0372.731.972

Atlantis - swimming pool, fitness, aerobics, sauna, Jacuzzi, massage, tennis www.atlantisfitness.ro Address: 12-26 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Phone: 004 021.267.43.75/004 072.701.01.01

Miko Beauty Center - www.mikobeauty.ro Address 1: Miko Nord - 51 Nicolae Caramfil Street, 1st District Phone: 004 021.233.44.46, 004 072.773.94.14 Address 2: Miko Palace - 19 Nicolae Iorga Street, 1st District Phone: 004 072.638.86.08, 004 021.212.92.50 Address 3: Miko Class - 41 Silvestru Street, 2nd Disctrict Phone: 004 072.438.49.97, 004 021.211.09.64 Egoist - www.salonegoist.ro Address 1: 91 Dorobani Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.211.24.59/004 072.134.64.78 Address 2: 73 Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 021.212.26.27/004 072.712.26.27

Veronique Beauty Center - www.veroniquebeautycenter.ro Address: 72 Lacul Tei Boulevard Phone: 004 072.999.96.99/004 021.242.60.45

HAIRDRESSERS

BEAUTY CENTERS

Pakua Beauty Center - www.pakua-center.ro Address: 2J Splaiul Independenei, 4th floor, ap. 25, intercom 25 Phone: 004 074.193.48.80, 004 021.315.55.60 Dare Beauty Center - www.darebeautycenter.ro Address: 10 Libertii Boulevard, Block 114, ground floor Phone: 004 021.311.40.05/004 072.419.27.11

Centro Donna - www.centrodonna.ro Address 1: 25 Bruxelle Street, Phone: 004 021.230.61.44/004 073.357.07.03 Address 2: 69 Dorobani Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.210.22.25/004 072.337.07.03 Address 3: 1-3 Episcopiei Street, Hilton Hotel, Phone: 004 021.311.75.72 int. 6819 Geta Voinea Hair and Beauty Salon - www.getavoinea.ro Address 1: Dorobani Area, 16 Puul lui Zamfir Street Phone: 004 074.382.99.81/004 021.230.31.33 Address 2: Herstrau Area, 114-140 oseaua Nordului, villa 100A (French Village) Phone: 004 074.082.99.82 Address 3: Bneasa Shopping City, Phone: 004 075.782.99.80 Address 4: Sun Plaza Shopping Center, Phone: 004 075.782.99.82 Address 5: Upground, 9 Fabrica de Glucoz Street, Phone: 004 074.082.99.80

Blondi Salon - www.blondi.ro Address: 2 tirbei Vod Street, ground floor Phone: 004 021.314.01.43, Fax: 004 021.315.12.98

Parc Aventura - www.parc-aventura.ro Address: Braov, Noua Neighborhood, Noua Lake Area Directions: As soon as you enter Braov, from Bucharest via Predeal main street (DN1, E60), at the first gyratory you turn left and then follow the Zoo Indicator. Then turn left on the Stejarului Street, and then again left on the Paltinului Street. Open all year long. Phone: 004 075.508.55.55/004 026.833.78.17, e-mail: info@parc-aventura.ro

KIDS ACTIVITIES

Kyp www.kyp.ro Kyp center offers a nice playground for your kids and also a special place for childrens parties. Address: 53 Iancului Road, Block 102, ground floor Phone: 004 031.105.43.03/004 074.430.53.73/004 074.465.66.15

Ikea playground - www.ikea.com Address: Ikea shop, ground floor- 42A Bucureti - Ploieti Road, Bneasa Commercial Area Phone: 004 074.669.45.32

Kids Planet - www.kidsplanet.ro Kids Planet can organize parties for children from 2 years old to teenagers, playground and baby parking services. Also, you can find shops for toys or baby products. Inside activities for children: big car racing track, table football, Play Station 2, tallest spiral chute, the only commercial indoor trampoline in the country etc. Optional parties activities: karaoke, clowns modeling balloons and painting faces, magicians, exploders, piniada, thematic parties, chocolate fountain, etc. Address 1: 2 Alba Iulia Square - The Classic playground; Opened: 14 p.m. - 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. in weekends and holidays Phone: 004 072.977.78.91/004 021.326.60.46/004 021.326.60.47 Address 2: Liberty Center The Newest playground Opened daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Phone 004 072.887.01.30 Radar Balloons - www.balon.ro Provides the endless kinds of sizes, shape and colors of ballons . Phone: 004 021.300.00.89/004 021.300.00.98, info@balon.ro Ferma Animalelor - www.fermaanimalelor.ro Here children can play with animals as ponies, horses, pigs, goats, rabbits, cows, ducks, sheep, fowls, gooses or donkeys. Also, children can take part in different interesting activities such as: cow milking, grooming ponies, nursing/suckling the calves, feeding the animals, painting or drawing on the asphalt, hide and seek in the corn labyrinth. Address: 20 Sfntul Gheorghe Street, Pantelimon Village, Ilfov County Phone: Janina/Daniela - 004 073.530.92.75; Felicia - 004 072.592.16.29 Opened daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Herstru Park - open playgrounds, for summer time only. Located right at the edges of Herstru Park. Globus Circus - www.circulglobus.ro Address: 15 Aleea Circului Phone: 004 021.210.41.95; Ticket house: 004 021.210.49.98 Water Park Otopeni - www.waterpark.ro Address: 255A Bucureti Avenue, Otopeni

AFI Palace Cotroceni Mall - www.aficotroceni.ro Cotroceni Mall offers one Ice skating ring and a huge playground for children with gigantic slides, artificial lake with electric mini-boats and LCD screens surveillance. Address: Intersection of Vasile Milea and Timioara Boulevards Phone: 004 031.425.75.10

Horse riding - www.arkadiahouse.ro Address: Alexandru Ioan Cuza Street, Ciofliceni Village, Snagov- Ilfov County Phone: 004 072.224.32.27, Reservations: 004 076.847.92.51 Aventura Parc Luciana - between Bucharest and Ploieti Phone: 004 074.206.21.82 Laser-tag - www.lasermaxx.ro LaserMaxx - City Mall - Phone: 004 074.022.28.09 LaserMaxx - AFI Palace Cotroceni - Phone: 004 072.553.35.88

6. Public Transportation

Bucharest has a relatively efficient public transportation system which operates from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tram, bus, minibus and trolley-bus tickets can be bought from the yellow colored kiosks or some hotels. The fastest means of public transport is the metro. Metro The Metro is the best way to get around the city center, from 5 a.m. until 11.30 p.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Access by magnetic card available at each station entrance. A two fare card costs 4 RON, a ten fare card costs 10 RON, one day subscription is 6 RON, one month subscription is 50 RON and you can buy this magnetic cards from the kiosks posted near the ticket gate entrance. It is the most reliable system of public transport in the city. Buses, trams and trolley buses Bucharest has a local bus service named RATB running from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. You will also find trams, trolley buses (ro = tramvai and troleibuz) and express buses. Tickets are interchangeable for these means of transport (except express buses). The express bus system is more useful for reaching destinations outside the city center, as only a few express buses actually pass through the center itself. Tickets for urban buses, trolley buses, trams or express buses can be purchased from the yellow kiosks near bus and tram stops, open from 5.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Right now a ticket for buses, trams or trolley buses cost 1.3 RON and a monthly subscription for all the internal lines is 50 RON. Punch them yourself aboard the vehicle, if you can get to the machine through the crush. Most locals use season tickets, checked by plain-clothes inspectors. Express buses operate similarly to the metro, using magnetic tickets. For express line 783, making the connection between city centre and Henri Coanda International Airport, you need to buy magnetic cards. Taxi Taxis wait at taxi ranks in front of hotels or at special designed taxi stations and can also be hailed on the street, although telephoning ahead is the least risky way of securing a taxi. It is better to establish the price of the trip at the beginning. A typical trip from/to the airport is about 15- 20 Euros, depending on the taxi company and distance to the hotel. You can also call a taxi by phoning 021.9444, 021.9494, 021.9451, 021.9424, 021.9425, 021.9631, 021.9411 etc. City-licensed taxis have registration numbers on the door and price/km which can vary from 1,39 Ron/km to 3 Ron/km during the night. Maxi Taxi Another means of transport is the maxi taxi. Their route goes from Piaa Roman to Piaa Unirii and from the Opera Romn to Bulevardul Carol I, every ten minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. They can be hailed by a wave of the hand.

Driving in Bucharest Driving around Bucharest can be confusing. Sometimes the streets are not clearly marked and some have unexpected potholes. However, it can be a useful way of getting around, especially to the citys outskirts. Traffic is bad especially during rush hours, between 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. The car parks cost about 0,5 - 1 for the first hour, which is given to a parking attendant as soon as the car is parked - fees for staying beyond one hour are collected on departure. There are no parking meters.

Note that this description is all based on temporary residence in Romania, which is the normal status for ex-pat employees.

ROMANIAN LEGISLATION
The following is a short summary of the Romanian legislation regarding foreigners wishing to drive in Romania.

A. RULES

Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan

E F

Egypt Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guyana Holland Hungary Iran Ireland Island Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jordan

Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Leetonia Liberia Libyan Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippine Poland Portugal Russia

Under Romanian legislation there are 2 categories of drivers:

I. EU citizens can drive in Romania using their national driving license. II. Foreign citizens can use their home driving license for the first 90 days after arrival.

Bahamas G Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil H Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic China Congo Cuba Cyprus Denmark I

San Marino Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria

T Tajikistan Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan U UK Ukraine Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Z Zimbabwe

After the expiration date of the 90 day period they have 3 options: If they come from one of the countries listed in the table below which have a treaty with Romania, they can exchange their home country license for a Romanian one: They can pass a Romanian test and obtain a Romanian License.

N P

They can continue to drive using an international driving license issued by the country of origin.

B. SANCTIONS

Please note that driving a car without a valid driving license can attract a serious sanction such as prison from 1 to 5 years.

Budget www.budgetro.ro Address: 9 Mihail Moxa Street office@budgetro.ro

RENTING A CAR

Hertz www.hertz.ro Address 1: 1A Drumul Grii Odi Street, Entrance A, etaj 2, offices 205-206-2016, Phone: 004 021.407.82.00, Fax: 004 021.407.82.29 HERTZ Rent A Car - Airport Henri Coand, Otopeni Address 2: 224E Bucuretilor Street, Building AS4, 1st floor ,Eastern Area Phone: 004 021.204.12.78, Fax: 004 372.054. 862 office@hertz.ro Avis www.avis.ro Address: 51 Theodor Pallady Boulevard, 4th floor Phone: 004 021.210.43.44; 004 074.031.92.88; 004 072.313.20.20 Fax: 004 021.210.69.12, office@avis.ro Working hours: Monday Friday: 09 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Reservations Department: Phone: 004 021.210.43.44, Fax: 004 021.210.69.12 reservations@avis.ro Customer service: customerservice@avis.ro Sales: sales@avis.ro Car rental with driver: cds@avis.ro

For business people who travel a lot, renting a car is an easier solution than traveling with the company car. Major rental companies, listed in order, from the cheapest to the most expensive:

Europcar www.europcar.com.ro Address: 17 Grigore Mora Street Phone: 004 021.310.17.97, Fax: 004 021.310.17.96 office@europcar.com.ro Sixt www.sixt.ro Address: Otopeni International Airport Phone: 004 021.201.46.26

Airport Info Trains

Henri Coand Airport - Otopeni (international flights) www.otp-airport.ro Phone: 004 021.201.40.00

The Romanian state railway, SNCFR provides a reliable and often scenic means of transport to destinations outside Bucharest. All trains arrive and leave from the Bucharest North Station. Tickets can be bought at the station or from the International Agency of Romanian Railway (SNCFR). Phone: 004 021.223.08.80/04.55

INTERNATIONAL TRAINS Bosphor Express Bucharest - Ruse - Istanbul Bulgaria Express Bucharest - Ruse - Gorna Oriahovita - Levski - Pleven - Cerven Brig - Mezdra - Sofia Bucharest - Belgrad Bucharest - Belgrad Bucharest - Thessaloniki Bucharest - Ruse - Sofia - Thessaloniki Alutus Bucharest - Budapest - Bratislava - Prague - Berlin Ovidius Bucharest - Budapest Pannonia Express Bucharest - Budapest - Bratislava - Prague - Vienna - Munich Carpai Bucharest - Krakow (+1 day) - Warszawa Romania Express Bucharest - Kiev - Moscow Bucharest Express Bucharest - Belgrad Dacia Express Bucharest - Budapest - Vienna Ister Bucharest - Budapest In order to buy tickets, you should address the CFR railway agencies, but no more than 10 days before the departure date: CFR Bucharest Agency 1 - Address: 10-14 Domnia Anastasia Street Phone: 004 021.313.26.42 CFR Bucharest Agency 2 - Address: 139 Calea Griviei Phone: 004 021.316.89.47

7. Furniture & Appliances

MATTRESSES STORES

DOMUS FLEX - www.domusflex.ro Address: 7 Emil Racovi Street, Pipera Village, Voluntari City Phone: 004 021.311.84.50/51/52 PREVl - www.salteleprevi.ro Address: 29 bis Pipera - Tunari Street Phone: 004 021.230.84.11/004 072.358.80.21 Fax: 004 021.230.84.11

LINEAFLEX - www.lineaflex.ro Showroom: 2 Morarilor Street, Phone: 004 021.255.26.34/004 072.322.11.54 Store: 81- 87 N. Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.222.09.29/004 072.322.11.53

MOBEXPERT - www.mobexpert.ro Address 1: 44C Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Bneasa Commercial Area Phone: 004 021.301.18.50 Address 2: Outlet: 21 Fabrica de Glucoz Street, Phone: 004 037.233.31.46 Address 3: 18 Vergului Road, Cora Commercial Centre, Phone: 004 021.209.29.00 Address 4: 2 Bucureti - Piteti Highway, Phone: 004 021.202.96.00 IKEA - www.ikea.ro, info.bucuresti.ro@ikea.com Address: 42A Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Bneasa Commercial Area Phone: 021 407 IKEA (021 407.45.32), 0746 MYIKEA (0746.69.45.32) ADORAMA - www.adorama.ro Address: 2 Bibescu Vod, Phone: 004 021.335.33.99

FURNITURE SUPPLIERS

www.baroqueboutique.ro

www.baroqueboutique.ro

NEOSET - www.neosetgroup.ro Address 1: 2 Clucerului Street Phone: 004 072.360.68.59 Address 2: 126-132 Ghencea Boulevard (inside HD Mall) Phone: 004 072.882.48.58

CLASSIC FURNITURE
MINUZZO MOBILI DARTE - www.italianstyle.ro Italian Style furniture, office@italianstyie.ro Address: 13 Franceza Street- showroom under construction Phone: 004 021.313.34.51 EUROPEAN HERITAGE - www.european-heritage.ro Address: 19 Covaci Street Phone: 004 021.315.95.37 Mobile: 004 074.432.35.35

ROVERE MOBILI - www.roveremobili.ro Address 1: 35 Dorobani Avenue Phone: 004 021.201.12.94 Fax: 004 021.201.12.96 Rovere Mobili Bucureti - Bneasa Address 2: 42-44 Bucureti-Ploieti Street B Building, Groundfloor (wing B2) Phone: 004 021.361.10.60 Fax: 004 021.361.10.62 baneasa@roveremobili.ro Working hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. ELVILA - www.elvila.ro Address: 74-76 Siriului Street Phone: 004 037.213.18.99

CASA ROMA - www.roma.ro Address 1: 27 Bucuretilor Street, Otopeni Phone: 004 021.351.00.52/55, Fax: 004 021.351.00.53 Otopeni Outlet Address 2: 52 Odii Street Phone: 004 072.890.00.23 office@roma.ro Working hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

BAROQUE BOUTIQUE - www.baroqueboutique.ro Ash, linden or oak, whatever suits your style...at Baroque Boutique its all about enjoying statement pieces of solid wood. Everything is done by hand, each product is concieved entirely in the factory near Bucharest, from design, to cutting, sanding, assembley and then on to upholstering and finnishing with such detail as gold leaf. Address: 38 Rudeni Street, Chitila, Ilfov county Phone: 004 021.436.35.35 Mobile: 073.662.18.21/073.662.18.19/073.661.97.50

SARA BLU - www.sarrablu.ro Address 1: 172 Calea Dorobanilor, Mario Plaza, ground floor and 1st floor Phone: 004 021.231.74.96/004 021.230.47.95 Address 2: 1 Unirii Square, Unirea Shopping Center Phone: 004 021.303.01.79 Address 3: 26 Timioara Boulevard, Plaza Mall Romania Phone: 004 021.316.17.47 Address 4: 44A Bucureti - Ploieti Highway, Feeria Shopping Center Phone: 004 021.310.69.15 Address 4: 55 - 59 Vitan Avenue, Bucureti Mall Phone: 004 021.327.59.35 Address 6: 44C Bucureti - Ploieti Street, Mobexpert Gallery Phone: 004 021.310.64.12

www.baroqueboutique.ro

8. Religion

Orthodox Elefterie Church, 1 Elefterie Street Phone: 004 021.410.80.95 Visarion Church, 14 Visarion Street Phone: 004 021.317.25.43 Amzei Church, 2 Biserica Amzei Street Phone: 004 021.317.84.19 Patriarchal Cathedral, 25 Dealul Mitropoliei Phone: 004 021.406.71.71 Armenian Church, 43 Carol Boulevard Phone: 004 021.314.02.08/585.62.42 Open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Neo-Protestant The Christian Baptist Church, 20 Popa Rusu Street Phone: 004 021.211.54.35 Jewish Coral Temple (Synagogue), 9-11 Sf. Vineri Street Phone: 004 021.315.25.35/312.21.96 Fax: 004 021.312.08.69 Moslem The Mosque, 4 Constantin Mnescu Street Phone: 004 021.336.11.33

Roman-Catholic Sf. losif Cathedral, 19 G-ral Berthelot Boulevard Phone: 004 021.201.54.11/004 021.201.54.07 Italian Church, 28 Nicolae Blcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.314.18.57 Baratiei Church, 16 I.C. Brtianu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.311.08.09 Open only on Sundays French Church, 3 Cpitan Demetriade Street Protestant The Anglican Church, 2 Arthur Verona Street Reformed Church Calvineum, 13 Luteran Street Phone: 004 021.314.44.96 Reformed Church, 97 Viilor Street Phone: 004 021.335.99.18 Evanghelical Church, 2 Luteran Street Phone: 004 021.313.31.65 Greek Catholic Maica Domnului Church, 39 Sirenelor Street

9. Insurance Companies

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES

ASTRA - www.astraasig.ro Address: 16 Ion Cmpineanu Street Phone: 004 021.318.80.80/004 037.420.12.00, Fax: 004 037.420.12.11

AVIVA - www.aviva.ro Address: 76- 80 Buzeti, 1st floor, Phone: 004 021.203.83.00

ING NEDERLANDEN - www.inqasigurari.ro Life Insurance S.A. - It is member of ING Group, one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. With Nederlanden, there are available in Romania, life insurance products aligned to the most exigent standards, verified and supported by the 150 years experience of ING group. Address: 1-5 Costache Negri Street Phone: 004 021.9ING, (021/ 9464)/004 031.406.36.14/004 074.184.96.14/004 037.228.96.14

CITY INSURANCE - www.cityinsurance.ro Address: 14 Andrei Mureanu Street Phone: 004 021.231.00.90/231.00.79/230.32.48/231.00.54/231.07.13 Fax: 004 021.231.04.42 OMNIASIG - www.omniasig.ro Address: 23 Grigore Mora Street Phone: 004.021.601.15.99/021.9669 ALLIANZ - IRIAC Asigurri - www.allianztiriac.ro Address: 80-84 Cderea Bastiliei Street Phone: 004 021.201.91.00/080.108.01.08

ALICO - www.alico.ro Address 1: Europa House, 47-53 Lascr Catargiu Boulevard, h.o@alico.ro Phone: 004 021.208.41.00, Fax: 004 021.208.41.01 Address: 56 Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.222.22.45 bucuresti1@alico.ro; bucuresti4@alico.ro GENERALI Group - www.generali.ro Address: Bucharest Corporate Centre , 58-60 Gheorghe Polizu Street Phone/Fax: 004 021.312.36.35, 004 021.312.37.20 ASIROM - www.asirom.ro Address 1: 7 Ion Ghica Street, 1st floor, ionghica@asirom.ro Phone: 004 021.312.87.45, Fax: 004 021.312.87.45 Address 2: 178 Vasile Lascr Street, vasilelascar@asirom.ro Phone: 004 021.601.13.20, Fax: 004 021.601.13.20 Address 3: 31-33 Carol Boulevard Phone: 004 021.317.81.31/32/34/36/37

GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

10. Restaurants
BELGIAN La Belle Epoque Address: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street Phone: 004 021.230.07.70 Open: 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

There have been many restaurants opening in Bucharest in the past few years. AMERICAN Ruby Tuesday Address: 4 Decebal Boulevard (also in Bucharest Mall) Phone: 004 021.323.78.71 Open: 11 a.m. 12 p.m.

FRENCH La cantine de Nicolai - www.lacantinedenicolai.ro Address: 15-17 Povernei Street Phone: 004 072.521.06.08 La Bonne Bouche Address: 30 Francez Street Phone: 004 073.124.78.76

ITALIAN Osteria Gioia Address: 16 Ion Mihalache Street Phone: 004 021.311.37.50

Balthazar Address: 2 Dumbrava Roie Street Phone: 021.212.14.60/61

Casa Vernescu Address: 133 Victoriei Boulevard Phone: 021.311.97.44/0722.665.788/0740.000.009

Market8 Address: 8 erban Petrescu Street Phone: 004 021.231.51.43/004 073.480.80.80

SWISS Mica Elveie - www.micaelvetie.ro Address: 60 Francez Street Phone: 004 021.224.50.17/074.201.06.00

INTERNATIONAL Uptown 2nd Rabat Street Phone: 004 021.231.40.77/074.923.38.88

GREEK Mythos Address: 28 Costache Negri Street Phone: 004 031.435.90.55/078.674.88.94 Open: 12 a.m. 12 p.m. Discret 156 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 072.222.74.65/072.222.74.66

LEBANESE Piccolo Mondo Address: 9 Clucerului Street Phone: 004 021.222.57.55, 004 021.223.22.25 Open: 11:30 a.m. last customer INDIAN Taj Address: 127- 131 13 Septembrie Boulevard Phone: 004 021.410.18.20 Kumars Agra Palace Address: 47 Pipera Tunari Street Phone: 004 021.350.31.14/078.806.69.28

TURKISH Golden Falcon Address: 18-20 Hristo Botev Street Phone: 004 021.314.28.25/004 021.313.28.33 ROMANIAN Traditional Food Caru cu Bere - www.carucubere.ro Address: 5 Stavropoleus Street, old city center Phone: 004 021.313.75.60 Vatra - www.vatra.ro Address: 19 Brezoianu Street Phone: 004 021.315.83.75 Casa Doina - www.casadoina.ro Address: 4 Kiseleff Boulevard Phone: 004 021.222.67.17

JAPANESE Benihana Address: Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel, 5-7 Dorobani Boulevard Phone: 004 021.201.50.30

SERBIAN Taverna Srbului Bucharest address: 31 Tipografilor Street Phone: 004 021.490.60.50/072.735.33.53 Sinaia address: Calea Codrului (the new road to 1400 Quote) Phone: 004 024.431.44.00

11. Theaters & Cinemas

THEATERS

George Enescu Philarmonic Address: 1 Franklin Street Phone: 004 021.315.68.75

I.L. Caragiale National Theater Address: 2 Blcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.313.94.37 Fax: 004 021.312.31.69

Romanian Cinemateca Special archive footage and rarely seen films Address: 2 Eforie Street Phone: 004 021.313.04.83

Notara Theater Address: 20 Magheru Avenue Phone: 004 021.318.89.01/004 021.318.89.02 Bulandra Theater Address: 1 Schitu Mgureanu Street Phone: 004 021.314.75.46 Odeon Theater Address: 40-42 Victoriei Avenue Phone: 004 021.314.72.34

CINEMAS

Hollywood Multiplex - Bucharest Mall Address: 55-59 Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 021.327.70.20

The Small Theater Address: 16 Constantin Mille Street Phone: 004 021.314.70.81

Movieplex - Plaza Romania Mall Address: 26 Timioara Boulevard Phone: 004 021.431.00.00/031.43.00.00 Open: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Romanian Opera Address: 70-72 Kogalniceanu Boulevard Phone: 004 021 .314.69.80

Grand Cinema Digiplex - Bneasa Shopping City, Address: 42D Bucureti - Ploiesti Road Phone: 004 074.265.43.21 Cinema City Cotroceni - AFI Palace Cotroceni Address. 4 Vasile Milea Street Phone: 004 021.407.00.00

12. Traveling Agencies

MARSHALL TURISM www.marshal.ro Address: 43 Magheru Boulevard Phone: 004 021.319.44.55, Fax: 004 021.319.44.56 PARALELA 45 TURISM www.paralela45.ro Address: 29-31 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard Phone: 004 021 311.19.58/59/60, Fax: 004 021.312.27.74/004 021.311.10.64 JLNFO TOURS www.jinfotours.ro Address: 1 Jules Michelet Street Phone: 004 021.316.83.83/004 021.316.58.10 Fax: 004 021.314.18.82

HAPPY TOUR www.happytour.ro Address: 89-97 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 4th floor West Wing Phone: 004 021.307.06.00; Fax: 004 021.307.06.40 MR. PETER www.mrpeter.ro Address. 124 Vasile Lascr Street Phone: 004 021.317.42.52/004 021.311.21.16

ALLTOUR www.alltour.ro Address: 50 Carol I Boulevard, ap 1-2 Phone: 004 021.310.12.76, Fax: 004 021.310.12.78

13. Museums & Art Galleries

COTROCENI NATIONAL MUSEUM www.muzeulcotroceni.ro Address: 1 Geniului Boulevard Phone: 004 021.317.31.07, Fax: 004 021.312.16.18 Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed on Monday.

ROMANIAN NATIONAL ART MUSEUM www.mnar.arts.ro Address: 49-53 Victoriei Avenue Phone: 004 021.313.30.30 Opened Wednesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. (May - September) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (October - April)

VILLAGE MUSEUM www.muzeul-satului.ro Address: 28-30 Kiseleff Road Phone: 004 021.317.91.10 Open daily from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday closed. ROMANIAN PEASANT MUSEUM www.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro Address: 3 Kiseleff Road Phone: 004 021.317.96.60 Opened Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY HISTORY AND ART MUSEUM www.muzeulbucurestiului.ro Address: 2 I.C. Brtianu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.315.68.58 Opened Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ROMANIAN NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM www.mnir.ro Address: 12 Victora Avenue Phone: 004 021.315.82.07 Opened Wednesday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

GRIGORE ANTIPA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY www.antipa.ro Address: Kiseleff Road Phone: 004 021.312.88.26/004 072.314.96.94 Opened during the summer: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Opened during the winter: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

14. Airlines

TAROM www.tarom.ro Address: 17 Splaiul Independenei Street Phone: 004 021.316.02.20 Fax: 004 021.316.44.44 LUFTHANSA www.lufthansa.ro Address: 18 Magheru Boulevard Phone: 004 021.204.84.10

BRITISH AIRWAYS www.britishairwavs.com Address: 28-30 Academiei Street, Excelsior Centre, 9th Floor Phone: 004 021.303.22.22 Fax: 004 021.303.22.11 TURKISH AIRLINES www.turkishairlines.com Address: 35A Blcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.311.32.10/24.10 Fax: 004 021.311.29.20 MALEV HUNGARIAN AIRLINES www.malev.com Address: 6-6A Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 021.326.80.72/73 Fax: 004 021.326.80.74

ALITALIA www.alitalia.com Address: 1 Louis Blanc Street (Louis Blanc Offices, close to Victoriei Square) Phone: 004 021.318 76.65 Fax: 004 021.318.41.20 AUSTRIAN AIRLINES www.aua.com Address: 9A Aleea Alexandru Phone: 004 021.204.45.60

CZECH AIRLINES www.czechairlines.com Address: 22 Nicolae Caramfil Street, et 1, ap105 Phone: 004 021.223.09.88/32.05 Fax: 004 021.223.08.84 AIR FRANCE ROMANIA www.airfrance.ro Address: 5 Buzeti Street, 2nd floor Phone: 004 021.206.92.00 Fax: 004 021.206.92.11 KLM-ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINE www.klm.ro Address: 85 Buzeti Street Phone: 004 021.206.92.22 Fax: 004 021.206.92.11

SWISS www.swiss.com Address: Henry Coand Airport Phone: 004 021.312.02.38 Fax: 004 021.317.27.14

OLYMPIC AIRWAYS www.olimpicairway.com Address: 87-89 Victoriei Avenue Phone: 004 021.210.74.70/45

15. Mailing, Delivery companies

UPS - United Parcel Service www.ups.com Address: 11C Aurel Vlaicu Street, Otopeni, Henri Coand Airport Phone: 004 02.233.88.77 DHL www.dhl.ro Address: 65-69 Buzeti Street Phone/Fax: 004 021.222.17.77 TNT - Express Worldwide www.tnt.com Address: Head Office, 1A Bucureti-Ploieti Road, building BBP, Corp C1+C2 Phone: 004 021.303.45.67 FAN Courier www.fancourier.ro Address: 32 Circular Road, tefneti, Ilfov county Phone: 004 021.93.36 DPD Romania www.dpd.com Address: 23A Alexandru Ioan Cuza Street Phone: 004 021.250.93.60

16. TV Cable & Internet services

ROMTELECOM www.romtelecom.ro Address: 3-5 Free Press Square, City Gate building Phone: 004 021.430.06.61 UPC www.upc.ro Address: 62 Nordului Street Phone: 004 031 1000 UPC (031 1000 872) INES www.ines.ro Address: 2-6 Virgil Madgearu Street Phone: 004 021.620.20.20 office@ines.ro

RCS - RDS www.rcs-rds.ro Address: 75 Dr. Staicovici Street, 2nd floor Phone: 004 031.400.46.00

17. Banks

ROMANIAN BANKS Bancpost - www.bancpost.ro Infoline: 0800 110 200 SC Bancpost SA - Head Office Address: 6A Dimitrie Pompeiu Bloulevard Phone: 004 021.302.07.89

Banca Comerciala Romana - www.bcr.ro Address: 5 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard Phone: 0800.801.BCR (0800.801.227) Phone: 004 021.407.42.00

FOREIGN BANKS City Bank -Citibank Europe plc, Dublin www.citibank.ro Address: 145 Victoriei Avenue Phone: 004 021.203.55.50/203.60.58 24/7 line: 0800 80 10 40 B.R.D. - Group Societe Generale www.brd.ro Address: 1-7 Ion Mihalache Boulevard Phone: 004 021.302.61.63

Unicredit Tiriac - www.unicredit-tiriac.ro Address: 1F Expozitiei Boulevard Phone: 004 021.200.20.20/037.263.70.20 Fax: 004 021.200. 20.22 office@unicredit.ro

RBS Bank - www.rbs.ro /www.rbsbank.ro Address: 301-311 Barbu Vcrescu Street, Lakeview building Phone: 004 021.202.08.00 ING Bank - ING Customer Care & Services www.ing.ro Address: 11-15 Tipografilor Street Phone: 004 021.402.83.91 Raiffeisen Bank - www.raiffesen.ro Address: 15 Charles de Gaulle Square Phone: 004 021.306.10.00 Fax: 004 021.230.07.00 centrala@raiffeisen.ro

18. Dry & Ecological Cleaning

DRY CLEANING
COMPANIA GALBEN www.compania-galbena.ro Address: 19A Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.313.53.93

19. Baby-sitting

Cleaning & Baby-sitting www.cleaning-babysitting.ro Provides baby-sitters even for short term Phone: 004 031.407.27.71/021.313.59.59 carmen@cleaning-babysitting.ro office@cleaning-babysitting.ro

ECOLOGICAL CLEANING

TOP CLEAN www.top-clean.ro Address: 42D Bucureti-Ploieti Road, Bneasa Shopping City Phone: 004 021.361.17.42

The Romanian Institute for Nanies www.institutulromandebone.ro Provides baby-sitters even for night time, weekends and holidays Address: 27-33 Nicolae Blcescu Boulevard, UNIC, Sc. B, Floor 2, Ap. 17 (17 C) Phone: 0040 072.943.26.92/073.705.74.51 office@agentiadebone.ro MARY POPPINS www.marypoppins.ro Address: 14 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, et.1, ap.2 Phone: 004 021.310.74.03/004 0726.256.070 contact@marypoppins.ro Bone.ro www.bone.ro Address: 25 C.A. Rosetti Street, apt 15 (C 015) Phone: 004 021.313.30.03/072.903.36.62 contact@bone.ro

CRISBI SERVICES www.crisbiclean.ro Address 1: 42-52 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 075.711.96.11 Address: 103 Barbu Vcrescu Boulevard., Phone: 004 075.711.96.06 ECO CLEAN www.ecoclean.ro Address 1: 28 Andrei Mureanu Street, ground floor; Phone: 004 075.520.00.05 Address 2: 36 Pipera - Tunari Street, Phone: 004 075.823.16.45.

5ASEC www.5asec.com Address 1: 111-131 Dorobani Boulevard, Phone: 004.076.228.53.47/004 021.236.00.98 Address 2: 103 Iancu Nicolae Street, Jolie Ville Galleria, Phone: 004 021.206.80.80

7 ANI www.7ani.ro Provides baby-sitters even for short term Phone: 004 021.232.85.68/004 0722 43 41 46 info@7ani.ro

20. International Women Association

www.iwabucharest.ro IWAs annual membership counts approximately 300 members.

The International Women Association of Bucharest is an independent, voluntary, charitable, non-profit and non political organization. It was founded in 1978 with the aid of a group of foreign women as well as Romanian women in Bucharest.

21. Language Services

Liguaprof www.linguaprof.com Phone: 004 0744.786.808 office.bucuresti@liguaprof.ro

Fides - provides Romanian language courses for residents with the most recent methods of teaching and for all grades of knowledge the language. Address: 9 Hristo Botev Street, 1st floor, Rosetti Square/Subway Station Universitii Phone: 004 021.313.47.45/021.313.47.28 Fax: 004 021.313.47.28

PURPOSE: Promoting friendship amongst women of all nationalities living in Romania and introducing its foreign members to the life and culture of this country. In addition, IWA raises funds to support other charitable projects and organizations such as IWA. The main fund raising event is the Annual Christmas Bazaar. IWAs office is not permanently manned. If you would like to meet with someone from IWA, please contact the appropriate board member below. Address: 1 Hristo Botev, 3rd floor, Suites 302-309 Fax: 004 021.223.44.44 president@iwabucharest.ro Secretary - Yolanda Boyers: secretary@iwabucharest.ro Charity Coordinator - Camelia Patt: charity@iwabucharest.ro Fundraising Coordinator - Yasemin Khalil: fundraising@iwabucharest.ro membership@iwabucharest.ro