Discover Bucharest. 1. Country name: Romania

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2 Discover Bucharest 1. Basics 1. Country name: Romania 2. Capital: Bucharest 3. Official language: Romanian, a Latin based language 4. Surface: sq. km. 5. Population: President: Klaus Iohannis 7. Prime Minister: Victor Ponta 8. Religion: Orthodox 70%, other 12%, unaffiliated 18% 9. Currency: Romania s Currency is LEU (pl. LEI) and fractional coin is BAN (pl. BANI). Starting 1st of July 2005 the Romanian currency was redenominated and the new currency is RON ROL (old LEI) = 1 RON (new LEI). Exchange rate: 1 EUR= RON, 1 RON= EUR 1 USD= RON, 1 RON= USD For money exchange you can either go to a bank or to a private exchange office (Casă de 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 fewer documents. But it is much safer at the bank, meaning the rate is always fair and there is no commission. 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 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 this way. The exchange rate at the street kiosks is almost as good as with the black marketers and it s a much safer deal. We strongly advise you not to change money on the black market since these individuals are very resourceful when it comes to fooling foreigners.

3 It s best if you hold on to your exchange receipts since you may need to show them if you want 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 Coandă Airport. It s advisable to change only small amounts of money into lei at a time. It s safest to carry some of your money in traveler s checks or credit cards, but also wise to have on you some euro or dollar bills, some in small denominations. Hotels, airlines, car rental companies, supermarkets, most of the local shops and restaurants will usually accept credit cards (Master Card, Visa, Dinners Club). 10. Time zone: Romania is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European Standard Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2). 11. Weights and Measures Length Weight 1 inch = 2.5 cm 1 oz (ounce) = 28 grams 1 foot = 30 cm 16 oz = 1 lb. = 454 grams 1 yard = 0,9 meters 2.2 lbs. = 1 kilogram 1 mile = 1,6 kilometers (km) Temperature 32 F = 0 C Volume 1 tsp. = 5 ml 12. Relief With a surface area of square kilometers, Romania is the largest country in the South-East of Europe and the twelfth largest in all Europe. Romania s terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills and lowland territories. The Carpathian Mountains dominate the centre of Romania, with 3 main groups: Eastern, Western and Southern Carpathians and height ranges reaching above m/6.600 ft, with the highest point at Moldoveanu Peak (2.544 m/8.346 ft). These are surrounded by the Moldavian and Transylvanian plateaus and Pannonian and Wallachian plains. Romania s geographical diversity has led to an accompanying diversity of flora and fauna. In the Eastern part of Romania there is The Danube Delta, the second largest and best preserved delta in Europe and also a biosphere reserve and a biodiversity World Heritage Site, which stretches over square kilometers. 13. Average temperature 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 somewhat modified by the country s varied relief. There may be variations of about 5 C between day and night (0 C = 32 F). Spring is pleasant with cool mornings and nights and warm temperature during the day. Summers are generally very warm to hot. Autumn is dry and cool, with fields and trees producing colorful foliage. Winters can be cold, with lots of snow. These are average temperatures: Season Winter(ºC) Summer(ºC) Winter(ºF) Summer(ºF) Bucharest The coast The mountains 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

4 2. HEALTHCARE & PHARMACIES 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 high standard private clinics. EUROCLINIC - The first Romanian Private hospital - member of Regina Maria Private Health Network. Address: 14A Calea Floreasca Street, Phone: REGINA MARIA Address 1: 12 G. Enescu Street, Phone: Address 2: 3 Brodina Street, Phone: Address 3: 5B Ion Ionescu de la Brad Street, Phone: MEDICOVER CENTER Address 1: 96 Plevei Boulevard, Phone: Address 2: 6-20 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, Phone: Address 3: 6A Dimitrie Pompei Boulevard, Phone: MEDSANA - It s a medical multifunctional center and a new perception of the polyclinic notion; it collaborates with medical centers from Europe and SUA and beginning with December 1996 it has introduced new technologies: in vitro fertilisation, prenatal diagnosis of fetal diseases. office@medsana.ro Address 1: 9 Primăverii Boulevard, Phone: , Fax: Address 2: 12 Dr. Nanu Muscel Street, Phone: , Fax: BIOMEDICA - with laser surgery specialists www. bio-medica.ro Address 1: Floreasca Street, /4/5/6/7 Address 2: 44 Pipera Tunari Street, /6/7/8 Emergencies: ,

5 SOS MEDICAL & AMBULANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES Address: 28 Virgil Madgearu Street, Phone: ; Fax: Emergency Lines: / / ROYAL DENTAL - DENTAL CENTER Address: 61 Pipera Tunari Street, Phone: INTERMEDICAS One of the main services provided is offering treatment and medical interventions abroad, in world-renowned medical institutions. Adress 1: 6-10 Stolnicului Street, Phone: ; Fax: Adress 2: Braşov, 8A Cicoarei Street, , office@intermedicas.com EMERGENCY ROOM FLOREASCA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Address: 8 Floreasca Street Phone: UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Address: 169 Splaiul Independenței Boulevard Phone: /29, Fax: GRIGORE ALEXANDRESCU HOSPITAL Children s emergency room Address: lancu de Hunedoara Boulevard Phone: , Fax: INTERMEDICAS Adress 1: 6-10 Stolnicului Street, Phone: ; Fax: , office@intermedicas.com Adress 2: Braşov, 8A Cicoarei Street, , office@intermedicas.com PHARMACIES SENSIBLU PHARMACY Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: Radu Beller Street, Phone: (NON STOP) 7 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, Phone: Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: Tipografilor Street, Phone: PHARMACY NO. 20 Address: 43 Șerban Vodă Avenue Phone: HELP NET PHARMACY Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: - 11 Gheorghe Stâlpeanu Street

6 - 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard Dorobanți Avenue Floreasca Street - 63 Mărăști Boulevard 2NA PHARMACY Address: 17 Constantin Robescu Street Phone: VETERINARY CLINICS MARC O VET Address: 115 Câmpul Pipera Street, Voluntari City, Ilfov county Phone: / FLIPPER VET Address: 14 Dinicu Golescu Street Phone: Mobile: DIVET - NON STOP Address: 3 Tudor Vianu Street Phone: ; ALFA VET Address: 17 Cariagdi Dumitru Street Phone: INNOVET Address: 32 Barierei Street Phone: Fax: SPEED VET - veterinary ambulance, emergency Address: 4A Cobadin Street, Phone: ACTION VET Address: 17 Iuliu Maniu Boulevard Phone: / EDUCATION SCHOOLS & KINDERGARTEN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - Address: 196 Pipera-Tunari Street, Voluntari, Pipera Administrative Office - Phone: , Fax: , office@aisb.ro Admission Office - Phone: / , admiss@aisb.ro Contact person is Mrs. Cătălina Pieptea. BRITISH SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST - Address: 42 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Voluntari, llfov Phone: / / Admissions Officer is Mădălina Cioc - Phone: ; admissions@britishschool.ro IBSB - INTERNATIONAL BRITISH SCHOOL OF BUCHAREST - Address: 21 Agricultori Street Phone: , , Fax: Contact person is Ms. Simona Cohen, Phone: , admission: office@ibsb.ro FRENCH SCHOOL - ANNA DE NOAILLES - Address: 22 Christian Tell Street Phone: , Fax: lfb.adn@lyfrabuc.ro; secretaire.primaire@lyfrabuc.ro THE MARK TWAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL) Address: 25B Erou lancu Nicolae Street Phone: , , , Fax: contact@marktwainschool.ro ITALIAN SCHOOL - ALDO MORO - Address: 52 Vasile Lascăr Street Phone: , ,

7 DEUTSCHE SCHULE BUKAREST & KINDERGARTEN - Address: 8 Ancuța Băneasa Street Nursery - Cristina Schmidt: krippe@dsbu.eu Administrative - Daniela N. Bocter-Stanciulescu: /dsbu@dsbu.ro Head of kindergarten - Lydia Rusnac: /kiga@dsbu.eu LITTLE LONDON (Nursery)- Address: 65 Alexandru Constantinescu Street Admissions - Ana Arsenie, Phone: , contact@littlelondon.ro LITTLE LONDON (School) Address: 125A Drumul Pădurea Pustnicu Street, bl. TO42 Admissions - Andreia Mitrea, Phone: ; office@littlelondon.ro LITTLE LONDON PIPERA (Nursery) Address: 3D Tudor Arghezi Street, Voluntari Office Manager: Delia Pavel, Phone: ; delia.pavel@littlelondonpipera.ro OLGA GUDYNN SCHOOL & NURSERY - Address 1: The Primăverii Branch: 30 Heleşteului Street Phone: Address 2: The Pipera Branch: Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: ; ; Address 3: The Pipera School: 5 Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: ; CULTURAL FOREIGN CENTERS AMERICAN CULTURAL & PRESS CENTER Address: 4-6 Liviu Librescu Street, Phone: , infobuch@state.gov BRITISH COUNCIL Address: 14 Dorobanți Avenue, Phone: ; Fax: /02 contact@britishcouncil.ro CERVANTES INSTITUTE Address: 38 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard Phone: ; Fax: cenbuc@cervantes.es FRENCH INSTITUTE Address: 77 Dacia Avenue, Phone: GOETHE INSTITUTE Address: 8-10 Tudor Arghezi Street Phone: , , Fax: info@bukarest.goethe.org

8 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 SHOPS & BOOK SHOPS Music Box - Address: 16 Matei Basarab Street, Phone: Magazinul Muzica - Address: Victoriei Avenue, Phone: CĂRTUREȘTI (bookstore, music store, Tea store) - Address: Arthur Verona Street, Phone: Diverta (bookstore, stationery, office equipment, basic office supplies) Address 1: Jolie Ville - ground floor, 103bis Erou Iancu Nicolae Street Phone: Address 2: Băneasa Shopping City - 1st floor, 42D București- Ploiești Road Phone: Address 3: București Mall - basement, Vitan Avenue Phone: / Libraria Bastilia (bookstore and café) - Address: 9 Romană Square Rapsodia Shop (musical instruments and accessories) Address: 2-4 Burebista Boulevard, D14 Block, entrance 4, ground floor Phone: , , magrapsodia@yahoo.com 4.2. FLOWERS Holland Flower Group - A wide variety of floral arrangements. Address: 29A Ștefan Cel Mare Boulevard, Phone: Iris - Address 1: 5 Dorobanți Square, Phone: Address 2: 3 Vasile Lascăr Street, Phone: Address 3: 9 Academiei Street, Phone: Address 4: 17 Știrbei Vodă Street, Phone: Address 5: 17 Centre Aviației, Phone: Address 6: 3-5 Corneliu Coposu Street, Phone: OTHER SHOPS PAUL - patisserie & boulangerie - locations: Dorobanți Square and ground floor at Băneasa Shopping City Delicateria - Traiteur - French delicates - Address: Puțul lui Zamfir Street, Dorobanți Area, Phone: Feeria Commercial Center - Address: 44A București - Ploiești Street Phone: Nic Classic - Cigars & Spirits shop - Address: 6 Radu Beller Street, Dorobanți Area La Chambre - Wine & Sweets - Address: Calea Dorobanți Street, Phone: Wine Bouquet - Well-known Romanian and international wine brands Address: 62 Pipera Boulevard, Phone: / Prăjituri de casă - Home made cookies & sweets - www. dorobanti140.ro Address: 140 Dorobanți Street, Phone: Târgul Domnesc Shop - Romanian traditional products - Address: 5 Ion Mincu Street, Phone: / La Bunătățuri Shop - Romanian and international specialties Address: 24 Maria Rosetti Street, Phone: / Gala Food - Portuguese shop Address 1: 83 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: (Luiza Rudeanu) Address 2: Floreasca Road, Phone: (Luiza Rudeanu)

9 4.4. SUPERMARKET Mega Image Address 1: Titulescu Avenue, Phone: Address 2: 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: Address 3: 185 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: Address 4: 1 George Bacovia Street, Pipera area, Phone: Address 5: Grigore Alexandrescu Street, Phone: / Address 6: Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: Address 7: 50 Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: / Address 8: 103B Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Phone: Billa Address: Barbu Văcărescu Street, Phone: Nic Supermarket - NON-STOP Address 1: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street, Dorobanți Square area, Phone: Address 2: Elefterie Street, Phone: Address 3: 15 Amzei Square, Phone: Tia Supermarket NON-STOP Address: 87 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Pipera area 4.5. HYPERMARKET Carrefour Address 1: 44A București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa area, Phone: /01/02 Address 2: 2 Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, Unirii area, Phone: Auchan Address 1: 33A 1 Decembrie 1918 Boulevard, Phone: /08; Address 2: Iuliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: real,- hypermarket - NON STOP - Adress 1: , Drumul Dealul Bisericii, Berceni Area Adress 2: 4 Vasile Milea Street in AFI Cotroceni Park Adress 3: 236 Vitan Avenue 4.6. CASH & CARRY Metro - Address 1: 44D București - Ploiești Highway, Phone: , Fax: Address 2: 500 luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: , Fax: Address 3: Voluntari, Afumați Road, 10 km from Bucharest, Phone: Address 4: 130A Metalurgiei Boulevard, Phone: , Fax: Selgros - Address 1: București - Ploiești Highway, Phone: , Fax: Address 2: 90 Biruinței Boulevard, Phone: , Fax: DIY SUPERSTORE Bricostore - Address 1: Vergului Road, Phone: , Fax: Address 2: B Splaiul Independenței, Phone: , Fax: Address 3: București- Pitești Highway, km 11-12, Phone: , Fax: Address 4: București- Ploiești Highway, Băneasa, Phone: , Fax: Hornbach - Address: Turnu Măgurele Street, Phone: Praktiker - Address 1: 7 Școlii Street, Voluntari, llfov, Phone: /00, Fax: Address 2: luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: , Fax: Address 3: 7A Vitan - Bârzești Street, Phone: , Fax:

10 4.8. SPORTS SHOP Decathlon Address 1: 51G Theodor Pallady Street, Phone: Address 2: Militari Shopping Center, Phone: Intersport Address 1: Băneasa Shopping Mall Address 2: Vitan Avenue, Phone: SHOPPING CENTRES Băneasa 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 m² and 1500 underground parking spaces. Băneasa 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 one s 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 City s portfolio. Address: 42D București - Ploiești Highway Phone: , Fax: Open: 10 a.m p.m. București 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.

11 Address: Vitan Avenue Phone: /02 Open: 10 a.m 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 Expoziției Boulevard Phone: Open: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Unirea Shopping Center - is one of Romania s 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 McDonald s), 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: Open: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 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 Dorobanți Avenue Phone: Open: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 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: B Splaiul lndependenței Phone: /47/48 Open: 8 a.m p.m. Feeria Shopping Center - located in the Northern Area, in Băneasa, Feeria is the biggest shopping center from Eastern Europe extended on m². It includes Ikea, Carrefour Hypermarket, Metro, Bricostore, Mobexpert, Băneasa Shopping City Mall and over 1600 parking spaces. Here you can find over 700 stores, popular brands throughout the world such as: Esprit, Levi s, 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 food s - KFC, McDonald s, pub s - Zvon Cafe. Address: 44A București - Ploiești Highway Phone: /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, Levi s, 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 Timișoara Boulevard Phone: /51/52/53 Open: 10 a.m p.m. AFI Palace Cotroceni - Bucharest s biggest mega-mall, this time with added IMAX. It also has paintball and an icering for ice skating all year round and it s 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 Timișoara Boulevards Phone: Open: 10 a.m p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to p.m.

12 Victoria Avenue Shopping Area - Victoria s 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, L Oreal, Paul&Shark, Crido Kids, Favior (fur coats), Armani, Helvethansa (Swiss made watches), Linea Oro (house decorations), Artizana (wooden figures and some ethnic clobber) OPEN AIR MARKET Amzei Market - Address: 13 Amzei Street Dorobanți Market - Address: 5 Aviator Beller Street Obor Market - Address: 3 Moșilor Street 1 Mai Market - Address: 64 Ion Mihalache Boulevard Floreasca Market - Address: Floreasca Street Matache Market - Address: 40 Cameliei Street BABY S PRODUCTS Miniblu - clothes, accessories, toys, furniture Adrress: Dorobanți Square and Băneasa Shopping city Z - accessories for babies Address 1: București Mall, Phone: Address 2: Orhideea Mall, Phone: Address 3: Unirea Shopping Center, Phone: Address 4: Plaza Mall Romania, Phone: Chicco - Baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs. Address: 7 Piotr Ilici Ceaikovski Street, Phone: , open: 10 a.m p.m. Chicco products are available in most baby shops and supermarkets. Mothercare - baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs Address 1: București Mall, Phone: / Address 2: 3-5 Radu Beller Street, 1st floor, Phone: Address 3: Plaza Romania Mall, Phone: 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.

13 4.12. CHILDREN FURNITURE Mobexpert Address 1: 44C București-Ploiești Street, Phone: Address 2: 21 Fabrica de Glucoză Street, Phone: Kika Address: 1 Comerțului Street, A1 entrance, 13 Km Phone: /233/234 Babyna Address: Cocor Store, 5th floor, I.C. Bratianu Boulevard Phone: / Ideal Bebe Online orders: office@idealbebe.ro Phone: / / /

14 5. Recreation & Leisure HEALTH CLUBS Crowne Plaza - swimming pool, tennis court, sauna, hot tub, fitness, massage Address: 1 Poligrafiei Avenue, Phone: , Fax: Atlantis - swimming pool, fitness, aerobics, sauna, Jacuzzi, massage, tennis Address: Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Phone: / World Class Health Academies (opened at: Health Academy Downtown, Incity, The Grand, Jolie Ville, Plaza Romania, Upground, America House) Phone: Pescariu Club - swimming pool, tennis, fitness, aerobic, spa, massage Address: 3 Glodeni Street, Phone: / BEAUTY CENTERS Pakua Beauty Center - Address: 2J Splaiul Independenței, 4th floor, ap. 25, intercom 25 Phone: , Dare Beauty Center - Address: 10 Libertății Boulevard, Block 114, ground floor Phone: / Veronique Beauty Center - Address: 72 Lacul Tei Boulevard Phone: / Miko Beauty Center - Address 1: Miko Nord - 51 Nicolae Caramfil Street, 1st District Phone: , Address 2: Miko Palace - 19 Nicolae Iorga Street, 1st District Phone: , Address 3: Miko Class - 41 Silvestru Street, 2nd Disctrict Phone: , HAIRDRESSERS Egoist - Address 1: 91 Dorobanți Boulevard, Phone: / Address 2: 73 Eminescu Street, Phone: / Centro Donna - Address 1: 25 Bruxelle Street, Phone: / Address 2: 69 Dorobanți Boulevard, Phone: / Address 3: 1-3 Episcopiei Street, Hilton Hotel, Phone: int Geta Voinea Hair and Beauty Salon - Address 1: Dorobanți Area, 16 Puțul lui Zamfir Street Phone: / Address 2: Herăstrau Area, Șoseaua Nordului, villa 100A (French Village) Phone: Address 3: Băneasa Shopping City, Phone: Address 4: Sun Plaza Shopping Center, Phone: Address 5: Upground, 9 Fabrica de Glucoză Street, Phone: Blondi Salon - Address: 2 Știrbei Vodă Street, ground floor Phone: , Fax:

15 KID S ACTIVITIES Parc Aventura - Address: Brașov, Noua Neighborhood, Noua Lake Area Directions: As soon as you enter Brașov, 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: / , info@parc-aventura.ro Kids Planet - 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 p.m. and 10 a.m p.m. in weekends and holidays Phone: / / Address 2: Liberty Center The Newest playground Opened daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Phone Radar Balloons - Provides the endless kinds of sizes, shape and colors of ballons. Phone: / , info@balon.ro Ferma Animalelor - 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 Sfântul Gheorghe Street, Pantelimon Village, Ilfov County Phone: Janina/Daniela ; Felicia Opened daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ikea playground - Address: Ikea shop, ground floor- 42A București - Ploiești Road, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: Kyp Kyp center offers a nice playground for your kids and also a special place for children s parties. Address: 53 Iancului Road, Block 102, ground floor Phone: / / AFI Palace Cotroceni Mall - 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 Timișoara Boulevards Phone: Herăstrău Park - open playgrounds, for summer time only. Located right at the edges of Herăstrău Park. Globus Circus - Address: 15 Aleea Circului Phone: ; Ticket house: Water Park Otopeni - Address: 255A București Avenue, Otopeni Horse riding - Address: Alexandru Ioan Cuza Street, Ciofliceni Village, Snagov- Ilfov County Phone: , Reservations: Laser-tag - LaserMaxx - City Mall - Phone: LaserMaxx - AFI Palace Cotroceni - Phone: Aventura Parc Luciana - between Bucharest and Ploiești Phone:

16 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 p.m. and 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. Maxi Taxi Another means of transport is the maxi taxi. Their route goes from Piața Romană to Piața Unirii and from the Opera Română 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 city s outskirts. Traffic is bad especially during rush hours, between 8 a.m 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. 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 Euros, depending on the taxi company and distance to the hotel. You can also call a taxi by phoning , , , , , , 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.

17 ROMANIAN LEGISLATION The following is a short summary of the Romanian legislation regarding foreigners wishing to drive in Romania. Note that this description is all based on temporary residence in Romania, which is the normal status for ex-pat employees. A. RULES 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. 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. A B C D Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic China Congo Cuba Cyprus Denmark E F G H I J Egypt Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guyana Holland Hungary Iran Ireland Island Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Jordan K L M N P R Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Leetonia Liberia Libyan Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippine Poland Portugal Russia S T U Z San Marino Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan UK Ukraine Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Zimbabwe They can continue to drive using an international driving license issued by the country of origin.

18 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. RENTING A CAR 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: Hertz Address 1: 1A Drumul Gării Odăi Street, Entrance A, etaj 2, offices , Phone: , Fax: HERTZ Rent A Car - Airport Henri Coandă, Otopeni Address 2: 224E Bucureștilor Street, Building AS4, 1st floor,eastern Area Phone: , Fax: office@hertz.ro Avis Address: 51 Theodor Pallady Boulevard, 4th floor Phone: ; ; Fax: , office@avis.ro Working hours: Monday Friday: 09 a.m p.m. Reservations Department: Phone: , Fax: reservations@avis.ro Customer service: customerservice@avis.ro Sales: sales@avis.ro Car rental with driver: cds@avis.ro Budget Address: 9 Mihail Moxa Street office@budgetro.ro Europcar Address: 17 Grigore Mora Street Phone: , Fax: office@europcar.com.ro Sixt Address: Otopeni International Airport Phone: Airport Info Henri Coandă Airport - Otopeni (international flights) Phone: Trains 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: /04.55

19 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 Carpați 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: Domnița Anastasia Street Phone: CFR Bucharest Agency 2 - Address: 139 Calea Griviței Phone: Furniture & Appliances MATTRESSES STORES LINEAFLEX - Showroom: 2 Morarilor Street, Phone: / Store: N. Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: / DOMUS FLEX - Address: 7 Emil Racoviță Street, Pipera Village, Voluntari City Phone: /51/52 PREVl - Address: 29 bis Pipera - Tunari Street Phone: / Fax: FURNITURE SUPPLIERS MOBEXPERT - Address 1: 44C București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: Address 2: Outlet: 21 Fabrica de Glucoză Street, Phone: Address 3: 18 Vergului Road, Cora Commercial Centre, Phone: Address 4: 2 București - Pitești Highway, Phone: IKEA - info.bucuresti.ro@ikea.com Address: 42A București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: IKEA ( ), 0746 MYIKEA ( ) ADORAMA - Address: 2 Bibescu Vodă, Phone:

20 NEOSET - Address 1: 2 Clucerului Street Phone: Address 2: Ghencea Boulevard (inside HD Mall) Phone: ROVERE MOBILI - Address 1: 35 Dorobanți Avenue Phone: Fax: Rovere Mobili București - Băneasa Address 2: București-Ploiești Street B Building, Groundfloor (wing B2) Phone: Fax: baneasa@roveremobili.ro Working hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. ELVILA - Address: Siriului Street Phone: CASA ROMA - Address 1: 27 Bucureștilor Street, Otopeni Phone: /55, Fax: Otopeni Outlet Address 2: 52 Odăii Street Phone: office@roma.ro Working hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. CLASSIC FURNITURE MINUZZO MOBILI D ARTE - Italian Style furniture, office@italianstyie.ro Address: 13 Franceza Street- showroom under construction Phone: EUROPEAN HERITAGE - Address: 19 Covaci Street Phone: Mobile: SARA BLU - Address 1: 172 Calea Dorobanților, Mario Plaza, ground floor and 1st floor Phone: / Address 2: 1 Unirii Square, Unirea Shopping Center Phone: Address 3: 26 Timișoara Boulevard, Plaza Mall Romania Phone: Address 4: 44A București - Ploiești Highway, Feeria Shopping Center Phone: Address 4: Vitan Avenue, București Mall Phone: Address 6: 44C București - Ploiești Street, Mobexpert Gallery Phone: BAROQUE BOUTIQUE - Ash, linden or oak, whatever suits your style...at Baroque Boutique it s 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: Mobile: / /

21 8. Religion Orthodox Elefterie Church, 1 Elefterie Street Phone: Visarion Church, 14 Visarion Street Phone: Amzei Church, 2 Biserica Amzei Street Phone: Patriarchal Cathedral, 25 Dealul Mitropoliei Phone: Armenian Church, 43 Carol Boulevard Phone: / Open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Neo-Protestant The Christian Baptist Church, 20 Popa Rusu Street Phone: Jewish Coral Temple (Synagogue), 9-11 Sf. Vineri Street Phone: / Fax: Moslem The Mosque, 4 Constantin Mănescu Street Phone: Roman-Catholic Sf. losif Cathedral, 19 G-ral Berthelot Boulevard Phone: / Italian Church, 28 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard Phone: Baratiei Church, 16 I.C. Brătianu Boulevard Phone: Open only on Sundays French Church, 3 Căpitan Demetriade Street Protestant The Anglican Church, 2 Arthur Verona Street Reformed Church Calvineum, 13 Luterană Street Phone: Reformed Church, 97 Viilor Street Phone: Evanghelical Church, 2 Luterană Street Phone: Greek Catholic Maica Domnului Church, 39 Sirenelor Street

22 9. Insurance Companies LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES ING NEDERLANDEN - 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: ING, (021/ 9464)/ / / AVIVA - Address: Buzești, 1st floor, Phone: ALICO - Address 1: Europa House, Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard, h.o@alico.ro Phone: , Fax: Address: 56 Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: bucuresti1@alico.ro; bucuresti4@alico.ro ASTRA - Address: 16 Ion Câmpineanu Street Phone: / , Fax: CITY INSURANCE - Address: 14 Andrei Mureșanu Street Phone: / / / / Fax: OMNIASIG - Address: 23 Grigore Mora Street Phone: / ALLIANZ - ȚIRIAC Asigurări - Address: Căderea Bastiliei Street Phone: / GENERALI Group - Address: Bucharest Corporate Centre, Gheorghe Polizu Street Phone/Fax: , GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANIES ASIROM - Address 1: 7 Ion Ghica Street, 1st floor, ionghica@asirom.ro Phone: , Fax: Address 2: 178 Vasile Lascăr Street, vasilelascar@asirom.ro Phone: , Fax: Address 3: Carol Boulevard Phone: /32/34/36/37

23 10. Restaurants 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: Open: 11 a.m. 12 p.m. BELGIAN La Belle Epoque Address: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street Phone: Open: 10 a.m. 12 p.m. FRENCH La cantine de Nicolai - Address: Povernei Street Phone: La Bonne Bouche Address: 30 Franceză Street Phone: Market8 Address: 8 Șerban Petrescu Street Phone: / Casa Vernescu Address: 133 Victoriei Boulevard Phone: / / Balthazar Address: 2 Dumbrava Roșie Street Phone: /61 ITALIAN Osteria Gioia Address: 16 Ion Mihalache Street Phone: INTERNATIONAL Uptown 2nd Rabat Street Phone: / SWISS Mica Elveție - Address: 60 Franceză Street Phone: /

24 GREEK Mythos Address: 28 Costache Negri Street Phone: / Open: 12 a.m. 12 p.m. Discret 156 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: / TURKISH Golden Falcon Address: Hristo Botev Street Phone: / LEBANESE Piccolo Mondo Address: 9 Clucerului Street Phone: , Open: 11:30 a.m. last customer INDIAN Taj Address: Septembrie Boulevard Phone: Kumar s Agra Palace Address: 47 Pipera Tunari Street Phone: / JAPANESE Benihana Address: Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel, 5-7 Dorobanți Boulevard Phone: ROMANIAN Traditional Food Caru cu Bere - Address: 5 Stavropoleus Street, old city center Phone: Vatra - Address: 19 Brezoianu Street Phone: Casa Doina - Address: 4 Kiseleff Boulevard Phone: SERBIAN Taverna Sârbului Bucharest address: 31 Tipografilor Street Phone: / Sinaia address: Calea Codrului (the new road to 1400 Quote) Phone: