neděle 16. června 2013

Assassin's Creed 4 - Game testing for Ubisoft once again

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

It is more than 8 months since The last entry and 101 tips for living in Bucharest were posted. In that time I thought it is really definiteve END of this blog. Another page written, another adventure experienced and a dream fulfilled.

I moved  to China-Chongqing to further develop skills in teaching and presentation. Pursue the carrier of an ESL Teacher and get to know the culture, the language and the people in Far East even better than during my stay in Taiwan.

  More about my stay in Chongqing on Chinese blog!


Yet, here I am writing another entry to the Bucharest city blog. From July to August I will move back to Bucharest Romania to cooperate on the latest adventures of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Although it is going to be only for few weeks, I decided to revive this blog and bring you news from the backstage and testing at Ubisoft. Straight from the source. 

What can you look forward to:
  1. Living like a tester series - This time from a different point of view. Last year I was employed as a regular peon in the army of Ubisoft testers allocated in Bucharest. This year the structure and organization changed and I was hired as a freelancer. One project, One game, One language, One man.
  2. English - Since the audience consists mainly from foreigners and there is a possibility to translate the whole blog into any language by using the google translate feature (top-right corner of the page) I decided to publish in English.
  3. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - News about upcoming episode of Assassin's Creed saga. Locations, Characters, Story, Graphics, Collision system anything I will be allowed to share is going to be in this section.
  4. Photos -  Since I bought new equipment: Cannon 600D + EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM lens. I will definitely take it and shoot places, people and life in Bucharest. You may check my Picasa albums to get an idea about how is life in contemporary Romania-Bucharest.

úterý 13. listopadu 2012

101 tips for living in Bucharest

101 tips to live in Bucharest / Romania 

  More Bucharest stories on my blog from Bucharest!

  1. Cockroaches at the dormitory bathrooms - smaller than in Asia but higher in the swarm
  2. Always demand receipt form the taxi driver
  3. Before taking a picture of a person ASK for PERMISSION.
  4. Stray dogs are everywhere - don't feed them and avoid groups of 5+
  5. LCD in most buses show alternative routes from the next bus-stop along with bus numbers continuing from there
  6. In subway there are private security officers - one in each car
  7. There are no timetables for buses on the bus-stops deal with it
  8. People on public places use on principle mobile phones with sound ON
  9. Very few web pages have English version
  10. If you are cold, just hop on any bus and get off on the next station
  11. In rush hours don't take bus to get anywhere or you will be late for sure
  12. Metro is extremely cheap - use it to get around
  13. Travel
  14. Always use metro to get anywhere - faster, cheaper, cooler :-)
  15. Never believe a taxi driver he has no change
  16. Always have the precise sum prepared to pay for taxi
  17. There is 1000+ taxis(cabs) around Bucharest and they are cheap
  18. If taxi driver says 10 Lei instead of turning on the taximeter you can try to bargain
  19. Never argue with a taxi driver about the price AFTER delivery
  20. Do NOT ask in a bar to switch football to hockey...EVER
  21. Don't bother buying a bus card if you use it once a week or less
  22. Caru cu Bere is a must for a traveler - traditional pub with traditional meal
  23. Don't expect the waiting staff to be FAST - give em 15 minutes
  24. Smile a lot
  25. Pay with banknotes not with coins, especially in pubs
  26. Draft beer is not a standard here
  27. From airport take bus number 783 to the city center - 7 lei(2 ways)
  28. Get yourself a FAN - public transportation would be less sweaty
  29. Prepare to spend your evenings outside on the bench
  30. Bring sunflower seeds to a party - its a local snack
  31. Travel more
  32. Get a fore arm Tatau with something "deep" in Chinese or Japanese
  33. Buy pink T-shirt
  34. Take trendy clothes to un-trendy places
  35. Pretend to have less money than you have - DEFENSE
  36. Cheapest beer is in plastic bottles - tastes OK
  37. Anytime you place and order, prepare it to be incorrect on delivery
  38. If you just switching from plane to train take bus 780 - will get you directly to Gara de Nord
  39. Escape Bucharest to the seaside - Vama Veche, Costinesti, Mamaia
  40. Order Chinese food delivery from wuxing.ro only if you want expensive and tasteless parody
  41. Best café in town - Café Milano on Piata Romana
  42. Try Romanian food - mamaliga, brinza, paine, ciorba, usturoi
  43. Best pizza in the town - they have no good pizza in Romania I believe:-(
  44. Go to the seaside - Black sea has its charm
  45. For exotic food head to hidden Pakistani restaurant called Haveli restaurant - 50+Lei for fully satisfying experience
  46.  


Well thats how far I got :-D...maybe you would like to add some? Feel free to leave those in comments. It was a pleasure to live in Bucharest/Romania for those 10 months. Hope to come back and maybe rearrange these tips a little;-)

2013 - added a few more and more to come next time

čtvrtek 1. listopadu 2012

Poslední záznam - The last entry

Přes Transalpinu do Čech


Tak už je to tady...Po 10 měsících testování pro Ubisoft jsem se nasytil vysněného jobu a je třeba se vydat zase o kus dál. Nebudu zapírat, že mi bude chybět můj tým a vůbec pracovní prostředí, které mi Bukurešťský Ubisoft poskytoval. Mnozí z vás se divili, proč jsem se rozhodl odcestovat a žít v zemi, kterou si mnozí pletou s Bulharskem. Pracovat ve městě, jež si většina plete s Budapeští. Dokonce rodinní příslušníci byli zděšení, že se vydávám na východ, místo toho abych se po úspěšném absolvování vysoké školy vydal na západ. Všechny co byli ochotni naslouchat jsem poučil o svých důvodech a vím, že většina z vás to pochopila a celé rumunské dobrodružství mi přála štěstí a zdraví.
Jak jsem předeslal, jedná se o poslední záznam. Místo toho abych zde orodoval, vzpomínal a patetizoval ještě o něco více než v prvním odstavci, rozhodl jsem se přidat k dobru naše poslední cestování a fotky z té nejúžasnější cesty přes hory, kterou jsem kdy absolvoval.

Definitivní rozhodnutí o opuštění Rumunského pracovního trhu padlo v červenci. Dokončil jsem práci na Ghost Recon Future Soldier a splnil si svůj dětský sen. Kromě toho mi končila půlroční smlouva a bylo na čase se poohlídnout po něčem novém. Od července jsem tedy trávil hodiny a hodiny na pracovních portálech a sháněl další příležitosti. Ještě ten samý měsíc mě kontaktovali z Chongqingu a nabídli mi práci učitele angličtiny v Číně.


Což nás přivádí do současnosti. Po úmorných 4 měsících se vízová mašinérie dostala do bodu, ve kterém není na výběr a já musím zpět do CR abych si víza vyzvedl. Ze dne na den jsem ukončil pracovní poměr a začal shánět nejvýhodnější let. Michal s Petrem, kteří mi poskytli dočasný azyl se doma vytasili s nabídkou, jež se neodmítá. Jejich kolegové Lukáš a Radek dorazí s modelem jakési stavby autem a po její prezentaci se zase vydají domů do České kotliny po asfaltu. Pokud prý chci, můžu jet s nimi.

Na sbalení jsem měl pár dní, ale vzhledem k tomu, že jsem toho zas tak moc do Rumunska nedovezl v tom nebyl problém. Do auta se mi dokonce vejde víc věcí, než kolik bych mohl odvézt letadlem. Paráda.


Ve čtvrtek ráno byl naplánován odjezd na 3:00 ráno. Zabijácká hodina. Kluci si ukrojili pár hodin spánku navíc sledováním amerického válečného dramatu Lovec Jelenů. Po očku jsem je taky sledoval, ale spíš jsem se věnoval úpravě fotek z předchozích výletů - máte možnost je skouknout na picase;-)

Kupodivu jsme ve 3 vstávali jakoby nic a čiperně, bezhlučně jsme se přesunuli do vozu. Pěti válcový turbo diesel VOLVO XC60 nás čekal zaparkovaný v podzemní garáži. Napakovali jsme jeho ohromný úložný prostor až na maximum a vydali se do ranních ulic Bukurešti.


"Thanks for watching, reading, following - Farewell to you all!"

Ještě ani den před odjezdem, jsme si nebyli zcela jisti, jestli je Transaplina stále otevřená a zda se nám podaří ji projet skrz. První úsek s podrobnou mapou do Pitešti jsme se vezli na příjemné dálnici. Cesta ubíhala rychle a zatímco Radek vyspával rýmičku, my s Lukášem jsme projížděli kolem hořícího vraku auta...chlapík nezvládl řízení, možná mikrospánek, každopádně skončil v plamenech pod náklaďákem. V 5:12 ráno za Piteští muselo přijít definitivní rozhodnutí. Jedeme, nebo nejedeme. Byla stále ještě tma a studený podzimní vzduch se zahryzával do našich prokřehlých těl, když jsme se na jedné z benzínek snažili najít něco na zub.


Měli jsme štěstí a místní dinner nabízel snídaňové menu. Za 13 respektive 10 Lei si tu unavený řidič mohl koupit anglickou respektive tureckou snídani s čajem zdarma. Kluci vsadili na klasiku. Já jsem chtěl zjistit co se skrývá za položkou turecká snídaně, takže jsem se pasoval do role pokusného králíka. Za 10 minut již před námi stál hrnek teplého černého čaje a talíře přetékající dobrotami. Anglická slanina, párečky, bagetky, máslíčko, sýr, rajčátka, dokonce i med k dobru. Nádherně jsme se najedli a zahřáli. Posilněni jsme se definitivně rozhodli, že Transalpinu zdoláme.

Když jsme dojeli do vesničky Novaci, na místo kde Transalpina začíná, asi o 2 hodinky později, počasí bylo horší než špatné. Přesto, že předpověď slibovala jasno a větrno, nad námi se tísnili mraky a přes jejich hustý závoj nebylo vidět okolní hory. Dali jsme si něco malého na zub, probudili smysly v brzkém ranním chladu. Někdo si dal pauzu cigaretovou, někdo zase toaletovou. Během 10 minut jsme byli ready a zklamaně rozjížděli naše nacpané volvo vzhůru do kopce. Je 7:00 a nám se vůbec nechce dál.


Za vesnicí jsme narazili na ceduli, které jasně deklarovala, že Transalpina je zavřená - INCHIS! Zastavili jsme abychom to vstřebali, vyfotili a demokraticky se rozhodli se co dál. Za námi přijížděl transit, zastavil vedle nás a stáhl okýnko. Lukáš na postu řidiče udělal to samé. Lámanou angličtinou nám borec potvrdil, že Transalpina je průjezdná a mi se nemáme ničeho bát a jet kupředu. Vyrazili jsme, houstnoucí oblačností, vzrůstající nadmořskou výškou a klesající teplotou. Vstříc nepoznaným krásám Rumunské přírody.

Do 1400 metrů mraky houstly, obklopovaly celý prostor a nebylo vidět ani na 20 metrů kolem auta. Po překročení magické hranice však začali ustupovat až jsme v 1600 metrech vyjeli do úchvatného východu slunce.


I přesto, že Transalpina je dlouhá přes 160 km ta nejhezčí pasáž nedá v sedadle řidič do kupy víc než hodinku jízdy. Tedy, hodinku, pokud ji opravdu jen projíždíte. Na příkrých svazích hor je vidět intenzivní práce a příprava na sezonu. Developerské společnosti investují stamilióny aby zdejší divokou krajinou zvelebili a přizpůsobili cestovnímu ruchu. Za přispění Evropské Unie tu byl položen nový asfaltový koberec a silnice není zdaleka tak nebezpečná jak kdysi bývala. Za slunečného počasí a v perfektní viditelnosti se řídí pohodově. Lanovky zatím zejí prázdnotou a svahy jsou ověnčené ostrým kamením a hnědou travou. Zima na sebe nenechá dlouho čekat. Vybrali jsme si pravděpodobně ten nejpozdější možný termín a udělili dobře. Hra barev a stínů, které tu kreslí brzké ranní slunce je neobyčejná až magická. Jediné co nám kazí celkový klidný dojem je prudký a ostrý vítr. I přes několik vrstev oděvu nám dává zabrat. Prozíravě jsme si nikdo nevzal rukavice a tak i naše prsty trpí pod náporem náhlého ochlazení.


Lukášova GPS ukazuje 2150 Metrů. Před námi se otvírá vrchol jedné z místních hor, kterému je mistrně nasazen klikatící se asfaltový náhrdelník bez svodidel. Vyskakujeme z auta a vydáváme se směrem k vrcholu. Vítr se do nás opírá neskutečnou silou, ale energii jež do nás dopuje ranní slunce není možné zastavit. Pulsuje nám v žilách cestovatelská krev. Až na vrchol...až tam! Ruce křičí v crescendu nad ztrátou citlivosti. Ukecávám Radka aby mi udělal poslední fotku ve stojce. 2180 m n.m. úžasný pocit. Ve vycházejícím slunci vrháme dlouhé stíny a na vrcholku hory nezapomeneme postavit trolla.


Moc aut tu neprojíždí v 8 hodin ráno, ale s tím jedním německým BMW se potkáváme neustále. Každý vybíráme jiné zastávky a výhledy. Jiná místa na fotografování a přírodu k obdivu. To už se však dostáváme za polovinu a cesta začíná padat dolů. Serpentiny jsou opět bez svodidel a my jen děkujeme bohu, že nám takhle nádherně vyšlo počasí. Dupat na brzdu našeho automatu, v neprůhledném mraku a při nižší teplotě by bylo o život celé posádky. Míjíme několik propadlin ve vozovce, do kterých se šířkou vejdeme tak akorát. Sjíždíme opět do pásma lesů a zhluboka nasáváme vůni jehličnanů.

Povinnou zastávku na malou střídá pocit hladu. Táhne na dvanáctou hodinu a naše břicha kručí. Kromě toho se poslední pasáž Transalpiny mění v nekonečně dlouhý úsek plný zatáček a retardérů. Přestože se kolem nás rozkládají neuvěřitelně prudké svahy porostlé úžasně zbarvenými listnatými stromy, většinou břízkami, můj žaludek běduje a touží po kinedrilu. Dalších 45 minut, jsem přetrpěl jen silou vůle a nádherou zdejší přírody. Záchrana přichází v podobě hotelové restaurace Valea Frumoasei ve městečku Sugag. Zde si dáváme Oběd sestávající se z tradiční polévky, šnitzlu a pálivých papriček.

Celá cesta Bukurešť - Praha má 1400 km a dala nám zabrat. I ve třech to byla velká psychická a fyzická zátěž. Střídali jsme se u řízení, navigace i ve vytváření zábavy. Do Prahy jsme dorazili téměř po 22 hodinách v 1:00 v pátek ráno. Super zážitek. Díky kluci.

úterý 23. října 2012

Chilling journey into Dracula's birth place - Sighisoara

Sibiu (Hermannstadt) and Sighisoara(Segersvár) 


I encountered Tautis sitting on the ground leasing back to the wooden padding of improvised Mc Donald terrace at Gara de Nord.  "Salut. Salut." Tautis handed me his Silva blonda can, for welcome. Told him I have 4 more nefiltrata bergen’s in my backpack and sat next to him. "We have 30 minutes delay already, " he told me. That’s exactly why I am coming on time. Not to wait more than its necessary!

"We need to take care of one big problem before we go", looking at electronic ticket for our trip to Cluj. "There is a name of my colleague written down in this document and I am not sure if they will allow you to take his seat. I am scanning the ticket. Adult/ full price stated in the top right corner and obviously Romanian name at the right bottom one. C'mon. Let's ask. I don’t wana fake someone’s identity. I will take care of your “Forest” and you can ask at the information desk for possibility to change ticket owner." Mutual agreement was sealed with two swigs from the can.

After several minutes of argumentation Tautis was back and pretty upset. His stay in Romania is approaching critical value. After almost 5 months the culture shock is kicking back and he feels really strange and uncomfortable, especially in crowded and sterile Bucharest. His mood was always lifted by any kind of trip. I like to travel with him, because Tautis is always up to go anywhere, explore and most importantly self-arrange anything. From the accommodation, through logistics to the entertainment, everything is DIY.


Dim and magical fog, stray car lights in the distance and completely clear sky with amazing crystal view of the stars. Werewolf moon and un-deadly morning chill in the middle of freshly harvested wheat fields. Slow train speed and beats of the trails. All of this makes you think of this as about extra-dimensional, almost spiritual journey. All the lost and tortured souls around, those gathered during your reaper night shift, now dragged back to underworld for Charon to keep them safe. Your ears full of screaming silence and mind stricken with deadly peace. Getting more and more silent… Into a redeeming limbo of postmortem semi-existence. Silence. Just missing scythe in my hand. Almost feeling its handle in my hands… Imagine that someone knocks on your shoulder in such a state of a mind…chills ran through your spine and various images through your head. Turning my head. From the darkness of dimmed coupe an almost faceless voice with long black hair shrouded with whispers asked me “Could you please close the window, I can not sleep because of the cold.”

Minutes of fantasy regression are gone. Last deep breath of fresh early morning autumn air and I am closing the window. Time to follow the crowd… well those two elderly souls… out of the train. 


5:40 Sibiu Gara. train station is pretty lively. People are going to work and some are coming back. Journey is almost at the end. Calling Reema to let her know I am in the town:-) Next two days she is going to be my tour guide. I am sad though that Mari-An is not present and can not spend some time with us. Right now she is probably strolling through some German city and heaving a good time with strangers :-P

Great 2 days I spent in Sibiu - Strolling through the city whole day, making pictures and in the afternoon visiting ASTRA Film festival of documentary movies. Evening was in sign of culture tolerance. German students had made a dinner and Czech with Pakistanis were invited to enjoy their national cuisine. Great event was closed by friendly ping-pong match.

The next day...think it was sunny Sunday... Ken picked me up after checking out  the 15th International Photographic Salon Sibiu 2012 final exhibition in Sibiu's exhibition hall and as promised, we caught bus to the biggest Village Museum in Europe. With other Pakistanis we decided to spend beautiful day in a calm environment around a lake. Funny thing is that in the middle autumn I was able to weave pussy willow whip usually made for the Easter in mid spring.

It is already more than two days but trip to Sighisoara still resonates within me. Apart from the fact that Vlad Tepes called Dracula was born in here, this small medieval town reminds me my hometown Tachov. 10 long months I have not strolled through its alleyways and strong melancholy struck me hard. Autumn in Tachov is one of the most beautiful times. Colorful alleys, sweet smelling air, sharp low angeled sunshine, bright sky and amazing views on the medieval sights all around the town. Nothing better than stroll through the alleyways, neighborhoods and landmarks ended in a teahouse with cup of fresh Darjeeling in your hands.

Reminds me...the time here in Bucharest is slowly ticking off and in less than a week I will be back in Czech Republic. I am glad I could spend one last weekend on a trip with my friends.

Enjoy your time - life is short ;-)



středa 17. října 2012

Peles, Rasnov and Brasov

Road-tripping the East Carpathian beauties

So we decided, even though all odds were against us, to go for a one day trip and try to visit as much as we can. Just before the whole season will be closed an the real autumn/winter begins. In our organizers was Sunday marked as a traveling day. Michal had the car, I had the local language knowledge - little but still and both of us are more than eager to explore and travel.

Morning started terribly early - usually I am waking up at 6:30 to make it on time to work - and around 7:00 we were already in the car driving through silent, gray and wet Bucharest streets. Vaclav, colleague of mine from Czech, testing the games in Bucharest for few weeks, was calling me...yeah I know, we were supposed to be there at 7. And I know how punktlich he is. So I was expecting his call:-) He called just to check up on us and to let us know, he is just checking weather and assuming the rain, he is not coming with us. Bine, no detour for us to pick him up and we can go straight north to the bowls of Transylvania.

Turks were burning brick. Engineers were Polish and the stone carvers were Czech. The Frenchmen were drawing, the Englishmen were measuring, and so was then when you could see hundreds of national costumes and fourteen languages in which they spoke, sang, cursed and quarreled in all dialects and tones, a joyful mix of men

"...Turks were burning brick. Engineers were Polish and the stone carvers were Czech. The Frenchmen were drawing, the Englishmen were measuring, and so was then when you could see hundreds of national costumes and fourteen languages in which they spoke, sang, cursed and quarreled in all dialects and tones, a joyful mix of men..."


Although there was not raining, the weather forecast was not that far from the reality. Weather. com was for once correct...along the way i slipped into the land of dreaming. No problem, when you are in the back seat and just enjoying the ride. Starts to be an issue when you suppose to navigate in the front seat. I really tried hard to stay awake and navigate. HARD. The dreams were stronger than me and clubbed my eyelids to deep state of sleep. When I woke up, Michal was not in his seat. Shock was replaced by surprise when I realized we are not moving. Still half a sleep I was scouting the surroundings...fog, trees, fog, road, trees, a hut, Michal outside the car, trees, fog, fog, never ending fog.

"Sleepy my darling?!" Michal uttered when stepping in. "Sorry man, I hope we are not lost or something. The weather is awful. Would not be surprised if you already turned back to Bucharest." No way, check the map and tell me where to go now. We should be close to Sinaia.

Our goal was to reach Busteni and from there track to Peleš castle, if weather would be nice we wanted to go uphill and use the cable cabin to reach the top. I grabbed our Romanian map in Lonely planet tour guide and finally woke myself up. There was nothing to miss and nowhere to get lost. Simply straight ahead from Bucharesst to Sinaia and Busteni. My plan was to ask someone in there where to head for one of the first European palace with central heating, vacuuming and electricity.

In the end we did not even need to consult the locals to find the palace. Although the rainy weather forced us to stay in car all time, we found a way into a nearby parking lot. No more than 300 meters from the castle is a hotel that offers parking. Entering the road costs approximately 10 Lei/car. But its worth in bad weather. In summer might be great hike up the alley. Last few hundred meters you have to walk, but the view is splendid and definitely worth it.

Peles castle alias palace itself is extremely beautiful and luxurious place I have seen so far. In the Renaissance style built palace to serve as a summer residence for king Carol I. and his wife Elizabeth. More than 400 craftsmen were working for almost 40 years to bring this jewel into the sunlight in all its splendor and magnificence. Although the main architect was Johannes Schultz (1876–1883) on Peles castle also 2 Czech architects left their mark. Karel Beneš(1822-1896) and more significant Karel Liman who designed the palace's towers.

Not only the outside is impressive and full of masterpieces. The Peles castle interior is made from gilded wood, wooden ceilings and paneling along with craftsmen work from all over the Europe. The main wooden work though is made in Austria and Germany. Italian glass, Bohemian crystal and many others decorates this Romanian gem.

Palace has 3 floors and the tour is priced accordingly - 1st floor for 30Lei, 1st+2nd floor for 50Lei and all 3 of them for 70 Lei. We have chosen second option and it turned out to be very good choice. For the second floor we were abandoned alone. Just me and Michal with our tour guide. Lovely lady in her 40 told us many stories and was more than willing to share and answer all our nosy questions. We spend more than 90 minutes on the tour and were pretty saturated for the morning. One quick pizza in Sinaia's restaurant and we were off on the road again.

Rasnov was the next stop. The weather was worse than bad and wee were forced to drive truly slow. Navigation was once again up to me and Michal took the wheel. In less than 2 hours we were already parking in Rasnov main street wondering why they wont let us up the hill to the parking lot.

Considering our gear, we were not prepared for what should come, but about that later...for now we spend 15 minutes walking uphill to realize racing competition is taking place just under the fortress. You could know that only cause of the map. All the surroundings was buried in a cloud an nothing was visible above certain level.

Michal is a gasoline head;-), owns motorbike and likes roar of engines almost as same as smell of burning tyres. So we stopped for a while (almost 30 minutes) to check out the competition.

Even though the weather was still giving us hard time, we were more than glad to hit the road in the morning. Cause these are exactly things we love to travel for. Unexpected events to lift your mood up and enjoying life as it comes. Once again we met Czech made machines and stormed the hill up the fortress we could not see through clouds.

Saxon fortress build in 13th century to guard Romanian lands against Turks and Tartars. Almost fully renovated medieval fortress is perfectly set just behind the mountains to guard lands and passes. Those were unfortunately for us covered in a thick whiteness of clouds.

Time flew like a jet fighter and we need to get down to the town, drink something warm and possibly eat.
On the way down to our car, the weather got even worse. Heavy rain with big rain drops started to fall from the clouds on our heads. Our light garments could not endure such a rainfall and get wet almost instantly. Wet jackets, wet shoes, wet trousers...fortunately our car was close to one of the opened pubs in town. We slipped in ordered a tea and strengthened ourselves for the last part of our journey.

....hmm seems like I already exceeded the traditional span of my articles and your focus also. Long story short. Those who made it in here will get one special tip for Brasov's best restaurant. Should you long for traditional Romanian meal in a cosy /romantic environment visit Bella Musica. Traditional ciorba de fasole served in bread is for decent 15 Lei. Other meals could be slightly more pricey though worth the service.

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