The balance of my time in Bucharest was spent primarily on work, but I was able to get out a little bit on Monday night. I went back to Caru cu Bere – the restaurant in the old town that I had found on Sunday – and it made for a very interesting meal.
My order turned out to be some sort of meat platter with more protein than I’d ever seen in my life, but it was actually quite tame compared to the “special” that my colleague ordered. I’ve provided multiple pictures below, as the “side” consisted of an entire plate in and of itself, and the meat portion more or less resembled a deep fried cow heart. Apparently it was quite good, though…
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Before heading home I tried to buy some souvenirs at the airport. One problem…most of the shops didn’t accept Romanian currency. They would only accept Euros. I wasn’t quite sure how to respond when the clerk said I couldn’t buy anything. It was the equivalent of departing from LAX and not being able to buy something with Dollars. Very bizarre. But then again, most of the souvenirs were Transylvania and Dracula-related gag gifts, so I guess I wasn’t missing out on anything. And at least the charity with the donation boxes in the lounge area could benefit from my predicament. 
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