Bucharest Essentials
FACTS & FIGURES
Bucharest lies on 0.8% of Romania - 228 sqkm. It has a population of 1.926.334 (according to statistics completed in 2002). In 1930 there used to be roughly 600.000 people in Bucharest, and 1.800.000 in 1977...
If you just landed in Bucharest (local time GMT+02:00), and you must go to the city (20 km away), your best choice is getting a taxi. If you do that, keep in mind not to be fooled by the mob of (unauthorized) taxi drivers waiting at the end of the terminal...
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INTERCONTINENTAL, CAPSA Room Rates: 125-190 €, HILTON, Room Rates 341 - 474 €, HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL, Room rates: 135 € - 188 €
HEALTH CARE
Health care services in Romania may not be to Western Standards, but that doesn't mean that you can dismiss them altogether. There are 34 hospitals in Bucharest and over 120 cliniques and private practices...
If running to catch the bus or making wide slaloms between cars does not satisfy you, you might want to work out in a professional environment...
