Much of Eastern Europe is in a similar state. World wars and decades
of rather careless authoritarian rule don't make for great
maintenance. Bucharest is far worse--feels like an after-the-bomb film.
At 03:41 PM 4/4/2009, you wrote:
>I'm so very sorry to hear that, Mark.
>
>2009/4/4 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > The very small gussied-up section of Buda and the tourist enclave of Pest
> > were severely at odds with the tumbledown condition of the rest
> of the city,
> > where whole neighborhoods of superb art nouveau and art deco architecture
> > appear to be crumbling away.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
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