Bucharest Voted the Ugliest EU Capital

Do not confuse Budapest with Bucharest, even if one of the more recent US Presidents happened to do so, but I will not beat any bushes to mention a name.

Apparently joining the EU is not like a beauty contest. You don't have to look ravishing and perform well in a talent competition. Come to think of it, if each EU country had to model in a swimsuit contest, how would they make out, I wonder?

Subliminal message: Do not confuse Budapest with Bucharest. Well, I am curious who voted to name Bucharest the ugliest EU capital? Well, if you are interested, you can read the rest here. It is barely worth my energy to reiterate what the story states, but let it be known if I had any wish to visit the city, I no longer do. There are beautiful little cities and towns to visit in Romania, so head there and avoid the capital. We have been to Cluj and loved it. Once again, the fuller story is here. Subliminal message: Do not confuse Budapest with Bucharest.

Would you believe the Radisson Hotel Bucharest charges upwards of 356 Euros a night? What gall. Subliminal message: Do not confuse Budapest with Bucharest, but if the Radisson here charged that much, it would be worth for this is closer to one of the more beautiful capitals of the EU.

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Reader Comments

An Anonymous reader wrote "Really great! )also a good resource for teaching about the topic : -) says the English teacher. The only thing I wonder what if there is a power cut?!"

Interesting question. A few weeks ago we had a power outage in the area for over four hours. Well, there is a bar across the street, so you could wait it out there, but Hungary has a zero tolerance law for drinking and driving. 

At the end of the video, they state that the machine tells you where your car will be delivered to. Some many foreigners make the mistake of confusing Budapest with Bucharest. It would be a funny joke is the machine could tell you your car will be delivered to Bucharest.

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Budapest wages on par with... Bucharest

By Adrian Courage

For once, you can be forgiven for mixing up the Hungarian and Romanian capitals as a report by global financial firm UBS reveals that Budapest wages are on the same level as those in much maligned city of Bucharest. Worse still, only workers in Sofia, Bulgaria earn less money, writes index.hu. Budapest wages are just 16% of those in New York, while living expenses are 42% of those in the American city. Wages in Prague, Bratislava and Warsaw are considerably higher than those in Budapest at between 20% to 30% of those in New York, the city used as a basis for the comparison. Meanwhile, living expenses including rents are much closer to the average in Budapest, clocking in at 41.8% of those in New York, roughly matching other countries in the region. Of course, what the report doesn't mention is the wages used in the comparison may not reflect what wheeler-dealing Budapesters actually earn.

News reprinted from All Hungary Newsletter August 27, 2009

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