http://www.unseenromania.com/2008/08/11/lipscani-the-old-leipzig-of-bucharest/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:20:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.unseenromania.com/2008/08/11/lipscani-the-old-leipzig-of-bucharest/comment-page-1/#comment-11483 WanderingSoul Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:29 +0000 #comment-11483 Bucharest's Lipscani resembles a bit (and on a smaller scale maybe) the famous 'Quartier Latin' of Paris. Except for the fact that in Paris' Quartier Latin there are loadsa eateries of all sorts, especially Greek, where they sell the famous gyros (the Greek equivalent of Turkish kebab). There also are another notable similarities between some places/streets in Bucharest and Paris. So, there must've been a good reason (or maybe a few) when Bucharest was nicknamed 'The Little Paris'... Bucharest’s Lipscani resembles a bit (and on a smaller scale maybe) the famous ‘Quartier Latin’ of Paris. Except for the fact that in Paris’ Quartier Latin there are loadsa eateries of all sorts, especially Greek, where they sell the famous gyros (the Greek equivalent of Turkish kebab).
There also are another notable similarities between some places/streets in Bucharest and Paris.
So, there must’ve been a good reason (or maybe a few) when Bucharest was nicknamed ‘The Little Paris’…

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