October 2025. Bucharest. Friday was the Big Tourist Tick Day in Bucharest, and Mrs RM had targeted Caru’ cu Bere as the must visit Romania restaurant. And not just because it was close to Ground Zero and it was raining. Chat GPT had told me to go to Caru’ cu Bere (Ale Wagon) as well,… Continue reading Caru’ cu Bere. Your must visit for pork knuckle in Bucharest.
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MEETING YOUNG BOYS (BERN) AT GROUND ZERO
October 2025. Bucharest. Six hours on the Bucharest tourist trail, time for a beer. Luckily for Mrs RM, a brand new bar awaited yards from our coach drop-off. Seven years on from our first trip, the capital has lost a couple of Old Town craft bars, including one with London Pride on handpump, denying BRAPA… Continue reading MEETING YOUNG BOYS (BERN) AT GROUND ZERO
GOLDEN BATHROOMS AND PARLIAMENTARY WHITE ELEPHANTS. A TOURIST DAY IN BUCHAREST
October 2025. Bucharest. “All I remember about that first Bucharest trip is your ****ing craft beer pubs” said Mrs RM angrily. Somewhat unfair, as I distinctly recall it was her making me go in places called “Beer O’Clock” and “100 Beers”, and it was me getting tickets to the Beethoven violin concerto that night but… Continue reading GOLDEN BATHROOMS AND PARLIAMENTARY WHITE ELEPHANTS. A TOURIST DAY IN BUCHAREST
Grand Café Van Gogh, Bucharest
October 2025. Bucharest. Romania. Yes ! It’s those forrin muck posts you love ! It’s Mrs RM’s fault. With the old folk heading downhill she’s taking every opportunity to kill the planet fly to Eastern Europe for £20 while we can. A fellow ticker, I expected her to be tackling the “Rest of World” badges… Continue reading Grand Café Van Gogh, Bucharest
SURVIVING BUCHAREST NORTH
March 2025. Bucharest. Not a bad sleep on the 13 hour overnighter from Chisinau, but Bucharest North brings you back to reality, reminiscent of Kings Cross 30 years ago. Our flight is at 3.30, we’ve got 5 hours to get explore the city by metro, but no one will sell us the Tourist Card for… Continue reading SURVIVING BUCHAREST NORTH
IASI – THOSE LOVELY TRAMS
March 2025. Iaşi. Romania. A last one from Iaşi, I promise. But, like Duncan in 2019, whose photo I steal with pride, I can’t ignore. “the trams, those lovely trams“, even if that seems to close to a Father Ted reference for comfort. We succumbed to the 68p for 2 hours of tram travel ticket… Continue reading IASI – THOSE LOVELY TRAMS
“Early to bed, early to rise…”
March 2025. Iaşi. Romania. Yes, we’re not in Kaunas now, Tonto. Iaşi has its share of brutalist housing estates (this one facing the Opera House), but it’s also packed with gorgeous buildings housing smart shops, and speakeasies. There’s some money around in Europe’s fastest growing economy. I always aim to explore the streets of a… Continue reading “Early to bed, early to rise…”
“Atelierul de bere” – As close as Iași gets to a Spoons ?
March 2025. Iași, We conclude our lone night in Romania’s cultural capital, not in the Palace of Culture itself (never made it), but at Iasi’s extraordinarily upmarket Palas shopping mall, and a wander round the boutique stores. The mall (a MUST if you visit) has flashy brewery-run dining pubs, but we’d crossed the road for… Continue reading “Atelierul de bere” – As close as Iași gets to a Spoons ?
“Întunecat” – Romanian craft at Iaşi’s Kaze Taproom
March 2025. Iaşi. Romania. The really notable thing about the craft bars in Eastern Europe is that they’re in the most expensive places in town. I guess with their strong pints (0.4 litres) at £4.50 a pop they’re as aspirational as Beermoth or the Old Shoe in England. Kaze is bang central, opposite the Metropolitan… Continue reading “Întunecat” – Romanian craft at Iaşi’s Kaze Taproom
IASI – ROMANIA’S CULTURAL CAPITAL
March 2025. Iaşi. Romania. Let’s get the culture out of the way quickly, so you philistines can read about pubs* next up. I have to get my culture in where I find it; when you join CAMRA-approved “Pub Research Trip” (ugh) you have to sign a contract agreeing not to nip off to visit Art… Continue reading IASI – ROMANIA’S CULTURAL CAPITAL
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