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1. Basics 1. Country name: Romania 2. Capital: Bucharest 3.Officiallanguage: Romanian, a Latin based language 4.Surface: 238.391 sq. km. 5. Population: 20.254.866 6. President: Traian Băsescu 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.10.000 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.

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.WeightsandMeasures

12. Relief With a surface area of 238.391 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 2.000 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 4.340 square kilometers.

13.AveragetemperatureBecause 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 -1 21 30 69

The coast -1 22 31 54

The mountains 0 20 32 52

Length1 inch = 2.5 cm 1 foot = 30 cm

1 yard = 0,9 meters 1 mile = 1,6 kilometers (km)

Temperature 32 °F = 0 °C

Weight1 oz (ounce) = 28 grams16 oz = 1 lb. = 454 grams2.2 lbs. = 1 kilogram Volume 1 tsp. = 5 ml

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2. HEALTHCARE & PHARMACIESThe 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. www.spitaluleuroclinic.ro Address: 14A Calea Floreasca Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68• REGINA MARIA www.reginamaria.ro Address 1: 12 G. Enescu Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68 Address 2: 3 Brodina Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68 Address 3: 5B Ion Ionescu de la Brad Street, Phone: 004 021.92.68

• MEDICOVERCENTER www.medicover.ro 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• 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: 004 021.408.78.00, Fax: 004 021.402.80.76 Address 2: 12 Dr. Nanu Muscel Street, Phone: 004 021.408 78 00, Fax: 004 021.402.80.76 • BIOMEDICA-withlasersurgeryspecialists 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 Emergencies:004 0722.33.83.83, 004 0745.33.83.33

• SOSMEDICAL&AMBULANCEEMERGENCYSERVICES www.sosmedical.ro 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 • ROYALDENTAL-DENTALCENTER www.royaldental.ro Address: 61 Pipera Tunari Street, Phone: 0372 77.61.11 • INTERMEDICAS One of the main services provided is offering treatment and medical interventions abroad, in world-renowned medical institutions. www.intermedicas.com Adress 1: 6-10 Stolnicului Street, Phone: 004 021.222.13.70; Fax: 004 021.222.13.68 Adress 2: Braşov, 8A Cicoarei Street, 004 0734.32.74.30, office@intermedicas.com

EMERGENCY ROOM• FLOREASCAEMERGENCYHOSPITAL Address: 8 Floreasca Street Phone: 004 021.317.01.21

• UNIVERSITYEMERGENCYHOSPITAL Address: 169 Splaiul Independenței Boulevard Phone: 004 021.318.05.19/29, Fax: 004 021.318.05.54

• GRIGOREALEXANDRESCUHOSPITAL– Children’s emergency room Address: 30-32 lancu de Hunedoara Boulevard Phone: 004 021 212.93.66, Fax: 004 021.312.79.38

• 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: Braşov, 8A Cicoarei Street, 004 0734.32.74.30, office@intermedicas.com

PHARMACIES• SENSIBLUPHARMACY Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: – 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.224.18.68 – 6 Radu Beller Street, Phone: 004 021.233.89.61 (NON STOP) – 7 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.305.73.14 – 39-49 Titulescu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.310.10.14 – 60 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.222.14.13 –11-15 Tipografilor Street, Phone: 004 021.310.00.66

• PHARMACYNO.20 Address: 43 Șerban Vodă Avenue Phone: 004 021.336.76.47

• HELPNETPHARMACY Chain pharmacy shops in different locations: - 11 Gheorghe Stâlpeanu Street

VETERINARY CLINICSMARC O VET www.marcovet.roAddress: 115 Câmpul Pipera Street, Voluntari City, Ilfov countyPhone: 004 037.274.42.14/037.274.42.15FLIPPERVET www.flipper-vet.roAddress: 14 Dinicu Golescu StreetPhone: 004 021.314.73.13Mobile: 004 0723.26.87.04DIVETwww.divet.ro - NON STOPAddress: 3 Tudor Vianu StreetPhone: 004 021.230.03.62; 004 021.230.10.62

3. EDUCATION SCHOOLS & KINDERGARTENAMERICANINTERNATIONALSCHOOL- www.aisb.ro Address: 196 Pipera-Tunari Street, Voluntari, PiperaAdministrative Office - Phone: 004 021.204.43.00, Fax: 004 021.204.43.06, office@aisb.roAdmission Office - Phone: 004 021.204.43.68/0721.30.13.45, admiss@aisb.roContact person is Mrs. Cătălina Pieptea.

BRITISHSCHOOLOFBUCHAREST - www.britishschool.roAddress: 42 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Voluntari, llfovPhone: 004 021.267.89.19/0728.13.34.32/0728.13.34.33Admissions Officer is Mădălina Cioc - Phone: 0728.13.34.36; admissions@britishschool.ro

IBSB-INTERNATIONALBRITISHSCHOOLOFBUCHAREST - www.ibsb.ro Address: 21 Agricultori StreetPhone: 004 021.252.37.04, 004 021.253.16.98, Fax: 004 021.253.16.97Contact person is Ms. Simona Cohen, Phone: 004 021.252.37.04, admission: office@ibsb.ro

FRENCHSCHOOL-ANNADENOAILLES - www.lyfrabuc.ro Address: 22 Christian Tell StreetPhone: 004 021.212.58.93, Fax: 004 021.312.09.74lfb.adn@lyfrabuc.ro; secretaire.primaire@lyfrabuc.ro

THEMARKTWAININTERNATIONALSCHOOL(KINDERGARTENANDSCHOOL)www.marktwainschool.ro Address: 25B Erou lancu Nicolae StreetPhone: 004 0724.00.09.00, 004 021.67.89.12, 004 031.824.14.27, 004 031.824.14.26Fax: 004 021.267.89.85contact@marktwainschool.ro

ITALIANSCHOOL-ALDOMORO- www.scuolaitalianabucarest.com Address: 52 Vasile Lascăr StreetPhone: 004 021.210.46.84, 004 0785.29.44.84, 004 0785.29.44.83

ALFAVETAddress: 17 Cariagdi Dumitru Street

Phone: 004 021.321.76.13 INNOVET

Address: 32 Barierei StreetPhone: 004 021.316.44.99

Fax: 004 021.316.30.60 SPEEDVET - veterinary ambulance, emergency

www.speedvet.roAddress: 4A Cobadin Street,

Phone: 004 0730.60.86.08 ACTION VET

Address: 17 Iuliu Maniu BoulevardPhone: 004 0722.60.96.34/004 0743.22.84.66

- 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard - 89-91 Dorobanți Avenue - 111-113 Floreasca Street - 63 Mărăști Boulevard

• 2NAPHARMACY Address: 17 Constantin Robescu Street Phone: 004 021.313.82.70

DEUTSCHESCHULEBUKAREST&KINDERGARTEN- www.dsbu.eu Address: 8 Ancuța Băneasa StreetNursery - Cristina Schmidt: krippe@dsbu.euAdministrative - Daniela N. Bocter-Stanciulescu: 004 021.210.60.70/dsbu@dsbu.roHeadofkindergarten-LydiaRusnac:004 021.210.60.73/kiga@dsbu.eu

LITTLELONDON (Nursery)- www.littlelondon.ro Address: 65 Alexandru Constantinescu StreetAdmissions-AnaArsenie, Phone: 004 072.028.82.11, contact@littlelondon.ro

LITTLELONDON (School) Address: 125A Drumul Pădurea Pustnicu Street, bl. TO42Admissions-AndreiaMitrea, Phone: 004 072.254.47.74; office@littlelondon.ro

LITTLELONDONPIPERA (Nursery)Address: 3D Tudor Arghezi Street, VoluntariOfficeManager:DeliaPavel, Phone: 004 073.368.94.72; delia.pavel@littlelondonpipera.ro

OLGAGUDYNNSCHOOL&NURSERY- www.olgagudynn.roAddress 1: The Primăverii Branch: 30 Heleşteului StreetPhone: 004 021.231.12.02Address 2: The Pipera Branch: 82-84 Erou Iancu Nicolae StreetPhone: 004 0311.07.15.67; 004 0722.88.95.44; 004 021.890.49.26Address 3: The Pipera School: 5 Erou Iancu Nicolae StreetPhone: 004 021.267.40.25; 004 021.267.40.07

CULTURAL FOREIGN CENTERS• AMERICANCULTURAL&PRESSCENTER Address: 4-6 Liviu Librescu Street, Phone: 004 021.200.36.50, infobuch@state.gov • BRITISHCOUNCIL Address: 14 Dorobanți 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 • FRENCHINSTITUTE www.culture-france.ro Address: 77 Dacia Avenue, Phone: 004 021.316.99.30• GOETHEINSTITUTE 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

4.1. MUSIC SHOPS & BOOK SHOPS• MusicBox- Address: 16 Matei Basarab Street, Phone: 004 021.323.23.73• MagazinulMuzica - Address: 41-43 Victoriei Avenue, Phone: 004 021.314.56.08• CĂRTUREȘTI (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: Băneasa Shopping City - 1st floor, 42D București- Ploiești Road Phone: 004 0733.734.074 Address 3: București Mall - basement, 55-59 Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 031.405.84.13/0722.654.112• LibrariaBastilia (bookstore and café) - Address: 9 Romană Square• RapsodiaShop (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• HollandFlowerGroup - A wide variety of floral arrangements. Address: 29A Ștefan Cel Mare Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.210.06.64• Iris - www.florariairis.ro Address 1: 5 Dorobanți Square, Phone: 004 021. 230.62.71 Address 2: 3 Vasile Lascăr Street, Phone: 004 021.211.84.92 Address 3: 9 Academiei Street, Phone: 004 021.315.94.14 Address 4: 17 Știrbei Vodă Street, Phone: 004 021.310.04.20 Address 5: 17 Centre Aviației, Phone: 004 021.232.39.08 Address 6: 3-5 Corneliu Coposu Street, Phone: 004 021.320.25.34

4.3. OTHER SHOPS• PAUL-patisserie&boulangerie - locations: Dorobanți Square and ground floor at Băneasa Shopping City• Delicateria-Traiteur-Frenchdelicates - Address: 22-24 Puțul lui Zamfir Street, Dorobanți Area, Phone: 004 021.230.43.15• FeeriaCommercialCenter - Address: 44A București - Ploiești Street

Phone: 004 021.310.69.50• NicClassic-Cigars&Spiritsshop - Address: 6 Radu Beller Street, Dorobanți Area• LaChambre-Wine&Sweets - www.lachambre.ro Address: 111-131 Calea Dorobanți Street, Phone: 004 0769.06.96.41• WineBouquet-Well-knownRomanianandinternationalwinebrands Address: 62 Pipera Boulevard, Phone: 004 0371.11.23.31/004 0723.07.47.96 • Prăjituridecasă-Homemadecookies&sweets - www. dorobanti140.ro Address: 140 Dorobanți Street, Phone: 004 0723.50.00.25 • TârgulDomnescShop-Romaniantraditionalproducts-www.targuldomnesc.ro Address: 5 Ion Mincu Street, Phone: 004 021.222.14.90/004 0729.555.833 • LaBunătățuriShop-Romanianandinternationalspecialties Address: 24 Maria Rosetti Street, Phone: 004 021.210.02.06/004 0730.66.77.00• GalaFood-Portugueseshop 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)

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.

4.4. SUPERMARKET MegaImage• 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

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

NicSupermarket-NON-STOP• Address 1: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street, Dorobanți 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

TiaSupermarket–NON-STOP• Address: 87 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Pipera area

4.5. HYPERMARKET Carrefour• Address 1: 44A București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa area, Phone: 004 021.311.89.00/01/02• Address 2: 2 Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, Unirii area, Phone: 004 021.307.66.00 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

real,-hypermarket-NONSTOP - 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

4.6. CASH & CARRY Metro - www.metro.ro• Address 1: 44D București - Ploiești 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, Afumați 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

Selgros- www.selgros.ro• Address 1: 55-65 București - Ploiești Highway, Phone: 004 021.307.80.00, Fax: 004 021.307.81.99• Address 2: 90 Biruinței Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.209.30.00, Fax: 004 021.209.31.99

4.7. DIY SUPERSTORE 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 Independenței, Phone: 004 021.404.40.77, Fax: 004 021.404.40.78• Address 3: București- Pitești Highway, km 11-12, Phone: 004 021.407.70.77, Fax: 004 021.407.70.78• Address 4: București- Ploiești Highway, Băneasa, Phone: 004 021.202.18.18, Fax: 004 021.202.18.19

Hornbach-www.hornbach.ro• Address: 92-108 Turnu Măgurele Street, Phone: 004 031.080.30.00 Praktiker- www.praktiker.ro• Address 1: 7 Școlii 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 - Bârzești Street, Phone: 004 021.200.51.20, Fax: 004 021.200.51.58

4.9. SHOPPING CENTRES• BăneasaShoppingCity- 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: 004 021.306.55.05, Fax: 004 021.310.60.34 Open: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

• BucureștiMall - 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.

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: Băneasa Shopping Mall Address 2: 55-59 Vitan Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.44.11

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

• WorldTradePlaza-ShoppingGallery- 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: 004 021.202.44.50 Open: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

• UnireaShoppingCenter- 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: 004 021.303.03.07 Open: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

• MarioPlaza- 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: 004 021.230.47.71 Open: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• OrhideeaShoppingCenter - 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 lndependenței Phone: 004 021.317.76.46/47/48 Open: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

• FeeriaShoppingCenter - located in the Northern Area, in Băneasa, Feeria is the biggest shopping center from Eastern Europe extended on 32.600 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: 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, 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: 004 021.319.50.50/51/52/53 Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

• AFIPalaceCotroceni - 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: 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.

4.10. 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: 111-113 Floreasca Street• Matache Market - Address: 40 Cameliei Street

4.11. BABY’S PRODUCTS• Miniblu - clothes, accessories, toys, furniture www.miniblu.ro Adrress: Dorobanți Square and Băneasa Shopping city

• „Z” -accessoriesforbabies Address 1: București 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

• 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.

• Mothercare- baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs Address 1: București 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

• VictoriaAvenueShoppingArea- 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).

• MagheruBoulevardShoppingArea- 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.

4.12. CHILDREN FURNITURE• Mobexpert www.mobexpert.ro Address 1: 44C București-Ploiești Street, Phone: 004 021.242.10.40 Address 2: 21 Fabrica de Glucoză Street, Phone: 004 021.242.88.58

• Kika www.www.kika.com Address: 1 Comerțului Street, A1 entrance, 13 Km Phone: 004 021.601.02.11/233/234

• 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

• IdealBebe 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

• VeroniqueBeautyCenter - www.veroniquebeautycenter.ro Address: 72 Lacul Tei Boulevard Phone: 004 072.999.96.99/004 021.242.60.45

• MikoBeautyCenter-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

HAIRDRESSERS• Egoist-www.salonegoist.ro Address 1: 91 Dorobanți 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

• CentroDonna-www.centrodonna.ro Address 1: 25 Bruxelle Street, Phone: 004 021.230.61.44/004 073.357.07.03 Address 2: 69 Dorobanți 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

• GetaVoineaHairandBeautySalon-www.getavoinea.ro Address 1: Dorobanți Area, 16 Puțul lui Zamfir Street Phone: 004 074.382.99.81/004 021.230.31.33 Address 2: Herăstrau Area, 114-140 Șoseaua Nordului, villa 100A (French Village) Phone: 004 074.082.99.82 Address 3: Băneasa 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 Glucoză Street, Phone: 004 074.082.99.80

• BlondiSalon- www.blondi.ro Address: 2 Știrbei Vodă Street, ground floor Phone: 004 021.314.01.43, Fax: 004 021.315.12.98

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

• 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

• WorldClassHealthAcademies (opened at: Health Academy Downtown, Incity, The Grand, Jolie Ville, Plaza Romania, Upground, America House) www.worldclass.ro, Phone: 004 021.403.09.00

• PescariuClub- swimming pool, tennis, fitness, aerobic, spa, massage www.pescariusports.ro Address: 3 Glodeni Street, Phone: 004 021.242.16.15/004 0372.731.972

BEAUTY CENTERS• PakuaBeautyCenter - www.pakua-center.ro Address: 2J Splaiul Independenței, 4th floor, ap. 25, intercom 25 Phone: 004 074.193.48.80, 004 021.315.55.60

• DareBeautyCenter-www.darebeautycenter.ro Address: 10 Libertății Boulevard, Block 114, ground floor Phone: 004 021.311.40.05/004 072.419.27.11

• Ikeaplayground - www.ikea.com Address: Ikea shop, ground floor- 42A București - Ploiești Road, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: 004 074.669.45.32

• Kyp – www.kyp.ro 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: 004 031.105.43.03/004 074.430.53.73/004 074.465.66.15

• AFIPalaceCotroceniMall - 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 Timișoara Boulevards Phone: 004 031.425.75.10

• HerăstrăuPark- open playgrounds, for summer time only. Located right at the edges of Herăstrău Park.

• GlobusCircus-www.circulglobus.ro Address: 15 Aleea Circului Phone: 004 021.210.41.95; Ticket house: 004 021.210.49.98

• WaterParkOtopeni-www.waterpark.ro Address: 255A București Avenue, Otopeni

• Horseriding-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

• Laser-tag-www.lasermaxx.ro LaserMaxx - City Mall - Phone: 004 074.022.28.09 LaserMaxx - AFI Palace Cotroceni - Phone: 004 072.553.35.88

• AventuraParcLuciana- between Bucharest and Ploiești Phone: 004 074.206.21.82

KID’S ACTIVITIES • ParcAventura- www.parc-aventura.ro 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: 004 075.508.55.55/004 026.833.78.17, e-mail: info@parc-aventura.ro

• KidsPlanet- 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

• RadarBalloons - 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

• FermaAnimalelor- 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 Sfântul 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.

• MaxiTaxiAnother 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.

• DrivinginBucharestDriving 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. - 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.

6. Public TransportationBucharest 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.

• MetroThe 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,tramsandtrolleybusesBucharest 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.

• TaxiTaxis 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.

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A. RULESUnder 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.

Aftertheexpirationdateofthe90dayperiodtheyhave3options:

• 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.

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

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

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 www.hertz.ro Address 1: 1A Drumul Gării Odăi 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 Coandă, Otopeni Address 2: 224E Bucureștilor 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. ReservationsDepartment: Phone: 004 021.210.43.44, Fax: 004 021.210.69.12 reservations@avis.ro Customerservice: customerservice@avis.ro Sales: sales@avis.ro Carrentalwithdriver: cds@avis.ro

• Budget www.budgetro.ro Address: 9 Mihail Moxa Street office@budgetro.ro • 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 HenriCoandăAirport- Otopeni (international flights) www.otp-airport.ro Phone: 004 021.201.40.00

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: 004 021.223.08.80/04.55

INTERNATIONAL TRAINS

BosphorExpressBucharest - Ruse - Istanbul BulgariaExpressBucharest - Ruse - Gorna Oriahovita -Levski-Pleven-CervenBrig-Mezdra-Sofia Bucharest-BelgradBucharest - Belgrad Bucharest-ThessalonikiBucharest - Ruse - Sofia - Thessaloniki AlutusBucharest - Budapest - Bratislava - Prague - Berlin OvidiusBucharest - Budapest PannoniaExpressBucharest - Budapest - Bratislava - Prague - Vienna - Munich CarpațiBucharest - Krakow (+1 day) - Warszawa RomaniaExpressBucharest - Kiev - Moscow BucharestExpressBucharest - Belgrad DaciaExpressBucharest - Budapest - Vienna IsterBucharest - 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 Domnița Anastasia Street Phone: 004 021.313.26.42 CFR Bucharest Agency 2 - Address: 139 Calea Griviței Phone: 004 021.316.89.47

7. Furniture & Appliances MATTRESSES STORES• 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

• DOMUSFLEX-www.domusflex.ro Address: 7 Emil Racoviță 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

FURNITURE SUPPLIERS• MOBEXPERT-www.mobexpert.ro Address 1: 44C București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: 004 021.301.18.50 Address 2: Outlet: 21 Fabrica de Glucoză Street, Phone: 004 037.233.31.46 Address 3: 18 Vergului Road, Cora Commercial Centre, Phone: 004 021.209.29.00 Address 4: 2 București - Pitești Highway, Phone: 004 021.202.96.00

• IKEA-www.ikea.ro, info.bucuresti.ro@ikea.com Address: 42A București - Ploiești Highway, Băneasa Commercial Area Phone: 021 407 IKEA (021 407.45.32), 0746 MYIKEA (0746.69.45.32)

• ADORAMA-www.adorama.ro Address: 2 Bibescu Vodă, Phone: 004 021.335.33.99

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• 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

• ROVEREMOBILI-www.roveremobili.ro Address 1: 35 Dorobanți Avenue Phone: 004 021.201.12.94 Fax: 004 021.201.12.96 RovereMobiliBucurești-Băneasa Address 2: 42-44 București-Ploiești 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

• CASAROMA-www.roma.ro Address 1: 27 Bucureștilor Street, Otopeni Phone: 004 021.351.00.52/55, Fax: 004 021.351.00.53 Otopeni–Outlet Address 2: 52 Odăii Street Phone: 004 072.890.00.23 office@roma.ro Working hours: Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

CLASSIC FURNITURE• MINUZZOMOBILID’ARTE-www.italianstyle.ro Italian Style furniture, office@italianstyie.ro Address: 13 Franceza Street- showroom under construction Phone: 004 021.313.34.51 • EUROPEANHERITAGE-www.european-heritage.ro Address: 19 Covaci Street Phone: 004 021.315.95.37 Mobile: 004 074.432.35.35

• SARABLU’-www.sarrablu.ro Address 1: 172 Calea Dorobanților, 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 Timișoara Boulevard, Plaza Mall Romania Phone: 004 021.316.17.47 Address 4: 44A București - Ploiești Highway, Feeria Shopping Center Phone: 004 021.310.69.15 Address 4: 55 - 59 Vitan Avenue, București Mall Phone: 004 021.327.59.35 Address 6: 44C București - Ploiești Street, Mobexpert Gallery Phone: 004 021.310.64.12

• BAROQUEBOUTIQUE - www.baroqueboutique.ro 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: 004 021.436.35.35 Mobile: 073.662.18.21/073.662.18.19/073.661.97.50

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

8. ReligionOrthodox• 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.

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 Bălcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.314.18.57• Baratiei Church, 16 I.C. Brătianu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.311.08.09 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: 004 021.314.44.96• Reformed Church, 97 Viilor Street Phone: 004 021.335.99.18• Evanghelical Church, 2 Luterană Street Phone: 004 021.313.31.65

GreekCatholic• Maica Domnului Church, 39 Sirenelor Street

9. Insurance Companies LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES• INGNEDERLANDEN-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

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

• ALICO-www.alico.ro Address 1: Europa House, 47-53 Lascăr 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

• GENERALIGroup-www.generali.ro Address: Bucharest Corporate Centre , 58-60 Gheorghe Polizu Street Phone/Fax: 004 021.312.36.35, 004 021.312.37.20

GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANIES• 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 Lascăr 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

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

• CITYINSURANCE-www.cityinsurance.ro Address: 14 Andrei Mureșanu 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-ȚIRIACAsigurări - www.allianztiriac.ro Address: 80-84 Căderea Bastiliei Street Phone: 004 021.201.91.00/080.108.01.08

10. RestaurantsThere have been many restaurants opening in Bucharest in the past few years.

AMERICAN• RubyTuesday Address: 4 Decebal Boulevard (also in Bucharest Mall) Phone: 004 021.323.78.71 Open: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

BELGIAN• LaBelleEpoque Address: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street Phone: 004 021.230.07.70 Open: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

FRENCH• LacantinedeNicolai-www.lacantinedenicolai.ro Address: 15-17 Povernei Street Phone: 004 072.521.06.08

• LaBonneBouche Address: 30 Franceză Street Phone: 004 073.124.78.76

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

• CasaVernescu Address: 133 Victoriei Boulevard Phone: 021.311.97.44/0722.665.788/0740.000.009

• Balthazar Address: 2 Dumbrava Roșie Street Phone: 021.212.14.60/61

ITALIAN• OsteriaGioia Address: 16 Ion Mihalache Street Phone: 004 021.311.37.50

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

SWISS• MicaElveție - www.micaelvetie.ro Address: 60 Franceză Street Phone: 004 021.224.50.17/074.201.06.00

LEBANESE• PiccoloMondo 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

• Kumar’sAgraPalace Address: 47 Pipera Tunari Street Phone: 004 021.350.31.14/078.806.69.28

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

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

TURKISH• GoldenFalcon Address: 18-20 Hristo Botev Street Phone: 004 021.314.28.25/004 021.313.28.33

ROMANIANTraditionalFood• Caru’cuBere- 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

• CasaDoina - www.casadoina.ro Address: 4 Kiseleff Boulevard Phone: 004 021.222.67.17

SERBIAN• TavernaSârbului 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• “I.L.Caragiale”NationalTheater Address: 2 Bălcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.313.94.37 Fax: 004 021.312.31.69

• NotaraTheater Address: 20 Magheru Avenue Phone: 004 021.318.89.01/004 021.318.89.02

• BulandraTheater Address: 1 Schitu Măgureanu Street Phone: 004 021.314.75.46

• OdeonTheater Address: 40-42 Victoriei Avenue Phone: 004 021.314.72.34 • TheSmallTheater Address: 16 Constantin Mille Street Phone: 004 021.314.70.81

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

• “GeorgeEnescu”Philarmonic Address: 1 Franklin Street Phone: 004 021.315.68.75

• RomanianCinemateca Special archive footage and rarely seen films Address: 2 Eforie Street Phone: 004 021.313.04.83

CINEMAS• HollywoodMultiplex - Bucharest Mall Address: 55-59 Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 021.327.70.20

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

• GrandCinemaDigiplex - Băneasa Shopping City, Address: 42D București - Ploiesti Road Phone: 004 074.265.43.21

• CinemaCityCotroceni - AFI Palace Cotroceni Address. 4 Vasile Milea Street Phone: 004 021.407.00.00

13. Museums & Art Galleries COTROCENI NATIONAL MUSEUMwww.muzeulcotroceni.roAddress: 1 Geniului BoulevardPhone: 004 021.317.31.07, Fax: 004 021.312.16.18Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed on Monday.

12. Traveling Agencies MARSHALLTURISMwww.marshal.roAddress: 43 Magheru BoulevardPhone: 004 021.319.44.55, Fax: 004 021.319.44.56

PARALELA 45 TURISMwww.paralela45.roAddress: 29-31 Regina Elisabeta BoulevardPhone: 004 021 311.19.58/59/60, Fax: 004 021.312.27.74/004 021.311.10.64

J’LNFOTOURSwww.jinfotours.roAddress: 1 Jules Michelet StreetPhone: 004 021.316.83.83/004 021.316.58.10Fax: 004 021.314.18.82

HAPPYTOURwww.happytour.roAddress: 89-97 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 4th floor West WingPhone: 004 021.307.06.00; Fax: 004 021.307.06.40

MR. PETER www.mrpeter.roAddress. 124 Vasile Lascăr StreetPhone: 004 021.317.42.52/004 021.311.21.16

ALLTOURwww.alltour.roAddress: 50 Carol I Boulevard, ap 1-2Phone: 004 021.310.12.76, Fax: 004 021.310.12.78

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

BUCHARESTMUNICIPALITYHISTORYANDARTMUSEUMwww.muzeulbucurestiului.roAddress: 2 I.C. Brătianu BoulevardPhone: 004 021.315.68.58 Opened Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

ROMANIANNATIONALHISTORYMUSEUMwww.mnir.ro Address: 12 Victora AvenuePhone: 004 021.315.82.07Opened Wednesday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

VILLAGE MUSEUMwww.muzeul-satului.roAddress: 28-30 Kiseleff RoadPhone: 004 021.317.91.10Open daily from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday closed.

ROMANIAN PEASANT MUSEUMwww.muzeultaranuluiroman.roAddress: 3 Kiseleff Road Phone: 004 021.317.96.60Opened Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

“GRIGOREANTIPA”MUSEUMOFNATURALHISTORYwww.antipa.roAddress: Kiseleff RoadPhone: 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 Independenței 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

• 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

• AUSTRIANAIRLINES www.aua.com Address: 9A Aleea Alexandru Phone: 004 021.204.45.60

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

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

• BRITISHAIRWAYS www.britishairwavs.com Address: 28-30 Academiei Street, Excelsior Centre, 9th Floor Phone: 004 021.303.22.22 Fax: 004 021.303.22.11

• TURKISHAIRLINES www.turkishairlines.com Address: 35A Bălcescu Boulevard Phone: 004 021.311.32.10/24.10 Fax: 004 021.311.29.20 • MALEVHUNGARIANAIRLINES www.malev.com Address: 6-6A Vitan Avenue Phone: 004 021.326.80.72/73 Fax: 004 021.326.80.74

• CZECHAIRLINES 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

• AIRFRANCEROMANIA www.airfrance.ro Address: 5 Buzești Street, 2nd floor Phone: 004 021.206.92.00 Fax: 004 021.206.92.11

• KLM-ROYALDUTCHAIRLINE www.klm.ro Address: 85 Buzești Street Phone: 004 021.206.92.22 Fax: 004 021.206.92.11

15. Mailing, Delivery companies• DHL www.dhl.ro Address: 65-69 Buzești Street Phone/Fax: 004 021.222.17.77 • UPS-UnitedParcelService www.ups.com Address: 11C Aurel Vlaicu Street, Otopeni, Henri Coandă Airport Phone: 004 02.233.88.77 • TNT-ExpressWorldwide www.tnt.com Address: Head Office, 1A București-Ploiești Road, building BBP, Corp C1+C2 Phone: 004 021.303.45.67

• FANCourier www.fancourier.ro Address: 32 Circular Road, Ștefănești, Ilfov county Phone: 004 021.93.36

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

• BancaComercialaRomana-www.bcr.ro Address: 5 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard Phone: 0800.801.BCR (0800.801.227) Phone: 004 021.407.42.00

• UnicreditTiriac-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

FOREIGNBANKS• CityBank-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.-GroupSocieteGenerale www.brd.ro Address: 1-7 Ion Mihalache Boulevard Phone: 004 021.302.61.63

• RBSBank - www.rbs.ro /www.rbsbank.ro Address: 301-311 Barbu Văcărescu Street, Lakeview building Phone: 004 021.202.08.00

• INGBank-ING Customer Care & Services www.ing.ro Address: 11-15 Tipografilor Street Phone: 004 021.402.83.91

• RaiffeisenBank-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 CleaningDRY CLEANING• COMPANIAGALBENĂ www.compania-galbena.ro Address: 19A Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.313.53.93

ECOLOGICAL CLEANING• TOPCLEAN www.top-clean.ro Address: 42D București-Ploiești Road, Băneasa Shopping City Phone: 004 021.361.17.42

• CRISBISERVICES www.crisbiclean.ro Address 1: 42-52 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 075.711.96.11 Address: 103 Barbu Văcărescu Boulevard., Phone: 004 075.711.96.06• ECO CLEAN www.ecoclean.ro Address 1: 28 Andrei Mureșanu 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 Dorobanți 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

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

• TheRomanianInstituteforNanies www.institutulromandebone.ro Provides baby-sitters even for night time, weekends and holidays Address: 27-33 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, UNIC, Sc. B, Floor 2, Ap. 17 (17 C) Phone: 0040 072.943.26.92/073.705.74.51 office@agentiadebone.ro

• MARYPOPPINS 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

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

21. Language Services• 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 Universității Phone: 004 021.313.47.45/021.313.47.28 Fax: 004 021.313.47.28

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

20. International Women Associationwww.iwabucharest.ro

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.

IWA’sannualmembershipcountsapproximately300members.

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.

ThemainfundraisingeventistheAnnualChristmasBazaar.IWA’s 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