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The entrance to the corridors leading to the Pensions offices
Hastily pasted signs and security bars at the entrance to the old Factory, 500 metres walk from the road
Markets are cheap and plentiful
Watch your pretzels (Covrig) being made
Street sellers outside Bucur, "The" department store.
Looking for scraps outside Macdonalds
Disabled Man begging
Child in need of operation, mother begs for help.
Old lady (85) sels homemade socks to pay the rent
Bakery window
Little Ilinca rather objected to having her picture taken.
Hanging out by the Lake: Lacul Morii
Fishing in the lake for tiddlers.
Lacul Morii and Cringas blocks in the background
Ateneul Roman, Bucharest (Opera House)
Ground floor flats become shops.
Kiosks abound before legislation takes them away.
The University "Book Shop".
Piata Romana, a hub of Bucharest
The coffin shop aka funeral parlour displays its wares on the pavement.
A local hearse
Some of the streets and architecture which made Bucharest the Little Paris of the Orient, still exists.
The Pension House is a disused Factoy.
The Chief Pensions Office gives an idea as to the status of old people and their pensions
Casa Poporului, the People's House.
One of many blocks built by Ceausescu; this one is in an area called Cringas
Some blocks are well managed. Others aren't so lucky. Mailboxes at the entrance to a block
These weren't so lucky.
Trek to work.
Hardware store