Yesterday I made a post bringing attention to a "religion" known as "Adonitology". I initially thought this had to be some sort of shitpost. This was because I had seen the term posted as a meme which was clearly a screenshot of an Urban Dictionary post. The post said "A religion dedicated to the worship of curvy women". Naturally, I was amused enough to do some light research and see if this was some fringe religion that I had never heard of. I quickly discovered the website for the supposed religion (I'll leave all sources at the bottom of the post). A quick look over this website gives the impression that this is a new age religion dedicated to empowering women. This seemed harmless enough but something felt off. Many of the links to other pages, like the church's instagram, were all dead and led nowhere. There are a few sections of the site containing info pertaining to the church's belief system all with vague terminology. The religion seems to be based around ten "Core Tenets". Most of these are things you would expect from a "new age religion" but the last two stand out as red flags.
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The Ninth – The Adonitologist™ must be of good physical and mental health and well being forsaking all unrighteousness, toxic persons, toxic environments and atheists.
The Tenth – The 10th Principle must be chanted – “We are the Immortal Ones. The Origos of Origos; The Beginning of Beginnings. We are the Children of El the Father-God, Issa Elohbunda the Mother-God and the brother of Yeshua Christ the Son.”
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The ninth tenet details that anyone who doesn't fit this religion's ideal body type or mentality cannot join. Not just excluding them but claiming those who don't fit the ideals are somehow forsaking those who do fit their standard. This imposes much of an "us-versus-them" mentality which is common in cults. The tenth was interesting as we see a variety of imagery from other religions being used but in a somewhat manipulated context. I am not religious however exploiting another religion's imagery as your own seems wrong. The use of other religions' imagery becomes more apparent if you look to the "Beliefs and Practices" section of the Adonitology website. The leader calls himself King Adonis I, referring to Aphrodites mortal lover from Greek mythology. The website also refers to the Nephilim of Hebrew mythology (as well as some parts of Christianity).
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Another strange bit of information comes from the website's "Churches" section. In this section, a $3 billion expansion plan for the church is outlined. The plan claims that the churches will have flatscreen TVs, spas, lavish architecture, etc. Now, this seems highly unlikely as the website also claims to have roughly 1,500 followers of the religion. Suspending disbelief for a moment, say this was a genuine plan, where is this fringe pseudo-religious group with 1500 members getting $3 billion. However, this is most likely some hypothetical plan.
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With that not so brief description of the beliefs of the group, let's move on to their leader, King Adonis I. I will admit, I am a bit stumped by this guy. My first instinct was this was simply some delusional person attempting to build a following, but what I found was so much stranger. A quick google search of his name brings up King Adonis' "official" website. Again we are greeted by a minimalist layout much like the church's website. The odd part is there is little mention of the religion this man founded on his own website. Instead, we find links for merch that is labelled "coming soon" and more dead links. Here we also discover that King Adonis also makes music. As far as I can tell there are only two songs released at this time. While that isn't crucial I thought it was too funny not to mention. While his catalogue of music may not be huge he has still managed to land an occasional interview. Reading through these interviews is a strange experience and I encourage you to read them. Throughout these interviews, the veil of false performative feminism falls and the monster within shows its teeth. Adonis talks about his "recruitment" of "women with curves between the ages of 18-34" he also attempts to glaze over his comment that "many men are drawn to Adonitology".
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I don't have enough information to come to a conclusion on the true intentions of this man however, I do know that this is not the "empowering" group it claims to be.
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Edit: A member of this group left a rather hateful message (since been removed) on this post which more or less confirmed all suspicions
Links
Church of Adonitology Official Website
King Adonis I Official Website
King Adonis Interview 1
King Adonis Interview 2
Article About Adonis' Music

Hello everyone,
I thought about starting a Survival Guide for the upcoming TI Edition.
Will split into several chapters: Transportation, Accomodations, Food Drinks and Coffee, Places to Visit and General Questions and Answers.

The tickets have officially been cancelled. My dissapointment is imeasurable, and my day, ruined. I will leave this up for the peeps that already travelled. Sorry, everyone.

*Updated restrictions section.
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Transportation:
The best and cheapest way for transportation in Bucharest is the Metro. Well, besides walking. You can get a 10 trip ticket with 20 lei (~4 euro) or a weekly pass with 25 lei (~5 euro). Please note that the weekly pass has a 15 minute "cooldown" between entries while the 10 trip one does not.
Closest metro stations to the venue are Piata Iancului or Piata Muncii. ~15-20 minutes on foot from there to the arena.
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As you can see, for the Metro we have some hubs as well in which lines intersect. Piata Unirii is one, Piata Victoriei another and Dristor the last one. These are the 3 major ones. The two stations in the image are the ones closes to the arena.
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The best and most comfortable way to travel in Bucharest is by UbeBolt apps. A very long trip with an Uber in Bucharest, without multiplier , shouldn't cost more than 10-12 euros.
There is also a special cab service, more expensive and premium, called Black Cab.
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An ok way to travel in Bucharest is by tram/bus. The prices for these are about the same as the Metro, but i think the other two options are faster and better.
The BUS - which is called STB - you have www.stb.ro - the official website for bus.
If you take the bus look for Arena Nationala on the stop Pierre de Coubertin and u will be in walking distance ~10 minutes of the Arena.
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Small update to this:
Starting on 1'st of august, you can also get tickets that work across all modes of transport (Bus/Metro/Etc.). The prices for these are:
60 Minute ticket: 2 Euro.
10 Trips with each of them being 60 minutes: ~8Euro.
1 Day subscrition: ~3.5 Euro.
To make this more clear, in the 60 minutes, you can change between Bus and Metro for example. But you can find more information here.
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Whatever you do, please avoid regular yellow taxi's. As Romanians we know how to deal with them if the need arises, but most of them are not that trustworthy. Especially to strangers. But if you do brave it out and hope nothing wrong happens, the cost is around ~0.5Euros/Km (Always check the prices on the door of the taxi, always make sure that the meter is running, and tell him to use waze or any other app like Waze.)
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We also have Lime scooters, which you can take and ride through Bucharest.
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If you need help with Parking in Bucharest, there is this "AmParcat" app that you can download and help you.
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Finally, for transport, here are all the lines and street names depending on where the entrance will be:
Strada Pierre de Coubertin / Stand 1 North Entrance:
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Trolleybuses routes → 86, 90 – 100 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 104 – 300 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 46, 55 – 500 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 101, 335, N102 – 550 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 14, 36 – 600 metre walk to stadium entranceTrolleybuses routes → 69, 85 – 1400 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 143, 682 – 1400 metre walk to stadium entrance
Bulevardul Basarabia / Stand II South Entrance:
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Trams routes → 40, 56 – 250 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → N109 – 250 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 36 – 750 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 101, 102, 335 – 750 metre walk to stadium entranceTrolleybuses routes → 70, 79, 92 – 800 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → N104 – 800 metre walk to stadium entranceMetro routes → M1: Piața Muncii – 1400 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 1 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 135, 253, 311, 330 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entranceMetro routes → M1: Costin Georgian – 1500 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 104 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entrance
Strada Maior Ion Coravu / Grandstand I West Entrance:
Trams routes → 40, 56 – 500 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → N109 – 500 metre walk to stadium entranceTrolleybuses routes → 86, 90 – 600 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 104 – 600 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 1 – 1100 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 135, 311, 330 – 1100 metre walk to stadium entranceMetro routes → M1: Piața Muncii – 1500 metre walk to stadium entranceTrolleybuses routes → 70, 79, 92 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entrance
Strada Socului / Grandstand II East Entrance:
Trams routes → 36 – 500 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 101, 335 – 500 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 14, 46, 55 – 800 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 104 – 850 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 102, N109 – 950 metre walk to stadium entranceTrams routes → 40, 56 – 950 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → 253 – 1400 metre walk to stadium entranceBus routes → N104 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entranceTrolleybuses routes → 70, 79, 92 – 1500 metre walk to stadium entrance
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Accomodations:
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Hotels in Bucharest come, as in any other place, with different rates and different comfort.
If you are looking for a "higher end" hotel here are some good options:
Raddison Blu
Marriot Bucharest
Hotel Casa Capsa
Intercontinental - (Someone informed me that they got a special rating that includes breakfast+discount for this hotel. Check out his tweet here , but please remember to take everything with a grain of salt and check anything that seems out of the ordinary for you!)
You can find these on any booking site, and they are not more than 100Euros/night.
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If you are looking for a "lower end" hotel, i would simply suggest to look for hotels near the city center, near Metro stations and over 50Euros/Night. From what i've seen there are some decent 3 and 4 star hotels at ~50 Euros.
Also, you can find some decent airbnb at ~35-40EUnight. There are cheaper as well, but the location is really poor or they look like they are from 1275.
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But basically every option you do choose, you SHOULD NOT pay more than:

1. 100-120 euro/night at a 5 star hotel
2. 60 euro/night at a 4/3 star hotel
3. 50 euro/night at an airbnb

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Food, Drinks & Coffee:
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Yum, reached my favourite part :D I will just link some good places to eat and drink in Bucharest, that i know of with a few details for each. For prices i'll use $, $$ and $$$ where $ ~= 10-20 euros , $$ ~= 20-40 euros and $$$ ~= 40 euros and above.
Just to make it clear. The prices are not for 1 dish. It's for a main cours, a desert or starter and a drink or two beers.
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Alt+Shift - It's a good place to eat open at even later hours in the day on the weekends, with let's say, international cuisine. Prices are $$, but the big portions make up for it. There is also a night club next to it, named Control (haha, CTRL ALT SHIFT).
Caru' cu bere - A very good place to enjoy the restaurant and good romanian food. Can sometimes be a tourist trap, but imho it's one of those traps that's worth it. Prices are $$, and it's in a very good location, in the city center.
Energiea - A quite decent place to eat at with big portions. Even salads are decent here. Prices are $, and location is close-ish to city center.
The Harp - A good place to either eat or drink at, as it's an Irish Pub. Cuisine is international. Prices are $$, and location is really close to city center.
100 Beri - If you like beer, but are a tad hipsterish, this is the place for you. It has a lot of international beers and also a lot of romanian craft beers (I would suggest you try Crowd Control from Hop Hooligans as a beer). Prices can range from $ to $$.
Curtea Berarilor - Good, cheap romanian factory made beer. You can also eat. It's location is right in the city centre. Prices are $.
Paine si Vin - Like the name translates, bread and wine. If you are a fan of either of these, it's a very cool and hipsterish place. Prices are $$. Location is close to the city centre, with Energiea being very close nearby (right around the corner).
Benihana - It's Benihana, it's good food, it's fucking expensive imho. Prices are $$$, but if you want this sort of experience, it has good reviews.
Dristor Kebab and Socului Kebap - It's cheap, fast food, shaorma. We love it. Dristor Kebab is love, Socului is life. Prices are $, and there is a location in the middle of the Old Town as well for Dristor as well. I recommend the "Pui Shanghai la lipie" from Socului and some heart medication.
Sublimmme and Bistrorawvegan - It's vegan and i heard good reviews about it, but never been. Prices are $$.
Tratoria Monza - You guessed it, italian stuff. Prices are $$
Simbio - Quite good food, really nice and chill location. Prices are $$.
Ribs Bar and Grill - Good ribs at a decent price, location is rather close to Arena Nationala. Prices are $$.
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For Coffee you can go to:
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Starbucks - $
Manufaktura - $-$$
5 to Go - $
Origo - $-$$
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I will also add some websites where you can search for restaurants and make reservations. These are in romanian mostly, but chrome can translate them for you i believe.
www.restograf.ro
www.ialoc.ro
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Also, some delivery Apps:
Glovo
Tazz
Foodpanda
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For light shopping, there are supermarkets all over the place, so feel free to sample some:
Mega Image, Kaufland, Auchan and Carrefour. For quick and dirty buys, probably Mega Image is the way to go.
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For some quick and fresh pretzels and stuff like that (but dont buy pizza or stuff like that from them):
Luca Simigerie
Matei Simigerie
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For Nightclubs i recommend the following. I have been to 4 of them, and 1 i just heard good reviews about (Kristal Club). Just be wary of the girls that want your attention in these clubs, especially the more fancy ones, as some of the girls are hired by the bars/clubs to make you buy more stuff:
Control Club
Expirat Club
Fabrica
Kristal Club
Revenge
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Foods and drinks that you REALLY should try:
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Mici - It's minced meat, pork or cow or a combination of it, grilled. Eat with mustard to your heart's content.
Sarmale - It's minced meat in cabbage leaves. Our most "traditional" food and not stolen from other nations.
Bulz - Is composed by roasting polenta and cheese in an over, with other ingredients as well, including some meat. Bring heart medicine.
Ciorba de burta - Romanian Tripe Soup
Zacusca - Zacusca is smokey, salty, a little sweet, a little acidic, and fits perfectly atop a slice of bread.
Salata de vinete cu ceapa - Eggplant salad spread with onion that goes on bread.
Papanasi - It's basically doughnuts but made with cheese, served with sour cream and jam.
Tuica - It's MOSTLY a plum alcohol that goes from 24-65%. It can also be boiled with other ingredients in the winter time, so you MIGHT find some in October. However, don't buy some random one from shops, factory made ones, not so good compared to "moonshine" Tuica.
Palinca - If you are scared of 24-65%, this is not better for you. As it starts at 37.5% and can go up to 86%. Still made of fruit but with the same problem. The ones from factories are not as good as "moonshine" Palinca.
Ciorba de Fasole in Paine - I awoke today, opened my eyes and said: "Fuck, i forgot ciorba de fasole in paine". It's awesome, and a great experience. A must try! Contains meat most of the time.
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I deeply apologize to all romanians that will now make orders for food because of me :)
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Places to Visit:
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Well, this is gonna be rough, since i live in Bucharest, but let's give it a shot.
Carturesti - It's a library with amazing interior that is definetly worth checking out. Also has a bar at the top level if i am not mistaking. (It's free)
Antipa Museum - It's a recently redone museum which is ok to visit. (Price is ~4Euro for adults)
Muzeul Satului - It's a museum of old houses and how we used to live in Romania a long time ago. It's also a nice walk. (Price is ~4Euro for adults)
Muzeul National de Arta - It's the national art museum. It's location within the city is very nice and it's a good visit! (Price is ~4Euro for adults)
Romanian Atheneum - It's really nice to visit on the inside, and the surrounding area is quite nice as well.
Palace of Parliament - Or how it's also known for romanian's, people's palace. Although to be fair, there are not a lot of people inside, mostly animals. It's one of the largest administrative buildings in the world, second only to the Pentagon. (Price is ~10 euro for a tour of the building and the underground beneath)
Palatul Snagov - Even if situated outside of Bucharest, this is worth a visit imho. I don't know how the gardens will be in October, but in summer time, surely worth it.
Palatul Mogosoaia - Even if situated outside of Bucharest, this is also worth a visit! The architecture is really nice. (Price is ~5 euro)
Peles Castle - Ok, hear me out. This is like a one day trip, as it's in the mountain side of Romania. But imho, it's worth it. It was one of the most innovative castles at it's time and you can get really nice pictures! (Price is ~17 euro for both floors + ~8euro for taking photos/13euro for taking video)
Bran Castle - Where Vlad Tepes aka Dracula used to live <>. Please note that this location is outside Bucharest and you would need at least a day to go visit (Price is ~10 Euro )
Castelul Corvinilor - I think the most beautiful castle to visit in Romania is Castelul Corvinilor but it depends on what time you have available. I'm just gonna leave this picture here. Please note that this location is outside Bucharest and you would need more than a day to go visit. (Price is ~8 euro)
Salina Slanic Prahova - It's a salt mine! It's awesome to visit! Although outside Bucharest, on a 2-2.5 hour distance by car or train, it's surely something massive and impressive. And they call it a mine, a mineeeeeee. (Price is about ~7 Euro)
Transfagarasan - This is basically a road (you might have seen it on Top Gear), with an amazing scenery and drive. At the top there is a cabin which has a restaurant and a lake. At the top there are also little shops with authentic romanian cheeses and things to eat. There is no way of reaching this without a car, and it would take an exhausting full day to reach this.
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Please note that ALL of the museums are closed on Monday in Romania!
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For destinations outside Bucharest, mountainside or otherwise, you can go by train.
The train-station in Bucharest is Gara de Nord. You can procure tickets HERE as well as from the station as well. But i would recommend online, the staff from what i remember is outdated.
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Right outside Bucharest, we have Therme. Therme is the biggest relax and wellness water park based on thermal waters in Europe. You can get there using your car, or by bus, taking bus nr 443 or the special therme shuttle bus. The special therme shuttle bus you can find the program here.
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You can also visit and walk through several parks in Bucharest:
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1. Parcul Alexandru Ioan Cuza (IOTITAN)
2. Parcul Cismigiu
3. Parcul Herastrau
4. Parcul Mogosoaia (Outside of Bucharest)

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Also, MALLS:
Park Lake
Mega Mall
AFI Cotroceni
Promenada Mall
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Obviously there are more parks and malls, but these are the biggest ones!
Someone(@Gollum999) took the time to add all of these destinations on a google map which you can find here
General Questions and Answers:
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Do you use Euros in Romania?
- No, we use RON. So please exchange your money before you come. Most of the places (95%) in Bucharest also accept cards, ofcourse. The exchange rate is ~4.9Ron/1Euro. Do NOT change money at the airport, or check if the exchange rate is about what i said. Check if there is commission taken.
Best place to exchange money: Revolut App, Banks and Exchange Offices (but be careful for commision and exchange rates)! Dristor Kebab, mentioned above at food & drinks, has also an exchange that is quite decent. So Shaorma and Exchange at the same time
Please also note that mostly only Debit cards are accepted in Romania as payment (hence why many people had trouble with buying tickets through the Credit Cards). Just check beforehand.
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How can i get in Bucharest from the Airport:
- UbeBolt, Train, or Taxi, in this order. The Train will take you to "Gara de Nord", where a Metro station is. But you are best just to take an Uber. There is also a bus that goes to Bucharest, but it's too much of a hassle. But in case you are interested in taking the bus there are two of them:
Bus nr 783: Can take you as far as Piata unirii
Bus nr 780: Can take you as far as Gara de Nord - This got discontinued, so DO NOT look for it any longer.
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Habla ingles in Romania?
- No, we don't do that shit here. Sorry, i'm just being sarcastic. Most of the people under 40 years old will speak english no problem. Older people, maybe yes, maybe not.
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Is Bucharest safe?
- Most of Bucharest is safe, yes, regardless of the hour you go out on the streets. We have certain areas, at the outskirts of the city that are unsafe (Ferentari, Rahova) but as long as you stay away from those, you are fine. Romania is quite safe overall, as it has a high rating when it comes to crimes committed (as in, not many crimes). Just be wary of pickpockets and scam artists if you are a foreigner i guess (like every other big city). We mostly like to kill ourselves on the roads.
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How's the Covid situation:
- As a country, we have a low percentage of 2 doses being administered (i think around 30%), but this is mostly because rural Romania. In the big cities, the 2 dose number is quite high (Around 60% in Bucharest). The cases in Romania are on the rise, as we started having over *8000-10000 cases per day countrywide and bucharest has an incidence rate of 8/1000.
Masks: Mandatory outside in crowded places and inside
Curfew: From 8PM to 5AM only for unvaccinated. Vaccinated people unaffected as long as proof is given.
Shops: Close at 10PM (including Markets/Supermarkets etc.)
Restaurants/Cinema: 50% Capacity + Vaccinated only
Bars/Clubs/Disco: Closed
Swimming Pools/Fitness: 50% Capacity
Sports/Outside Activities: Max 10 People (So if you want to go biking or something, just not greater than 10)
All of them will require you to have a valid vaccine certificate/a valid negative PCR test or proof that there have been between 15 to 180 days since you had Covid.
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Who can enter the Arena? What Vaccinations are accepted?
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Valve has updated it's FAQ saying they INTEND to accept the following vaccines as entry:
- Pfizer
- Moderna
- AstraZeneca
- Sputnik
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac
- Johnson&Johnson
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What's the weather like around October?
- Usually light rain, with around a 15C-18C temperature. But considering how fucked the planet is, who knows? Might snow for all I know.
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How's the tipping culture in Romania?
- We are, sadly, continuing to be a tipping culture country. If you enjoyed your food and service for example, it's custom to leave 10% or something along those lines. If you didn't enjoy the food or especially the service, don't leave shit. We usually cannot leave tips using cards, so tips are most often in cash. We also can't split the bill using different cards; obviously you can do this with cash, or sort it out later, but if that's the plan better ask first if it can be done.
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I need a PCR test before leaving/I have a health problem. What do i do?
- There are several private clinics that offer PCR tests. Regina Maria being one of them. I know there are ones near the airport, but i dont know how much you can trust them. The main private ones are Regina Maria and Medicover.
- If you have symptoms of Covid you can always call 112 and describe your problem. They will most likely send a team to examine and take samples.
- If you have a medical emergency, this is the main emergency hospital. It is located at Calea Floreasca 8, București 014461 and it's called Emergency Hospital Floreasca (Spitalul de urgenta Floreasca in romanian).
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What company should i use to rent a car?
- From what i've heard and read, Sixt is probably your best choice. I believe there is stuff at the airport for this as well.
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Pre-paid phone cards, where to get them?
- We have 3 major services for this, Vodafone, Orange and Digi. I suggest Vodafone. It's 4 Euros for a new phone card with a new number that inclusdes the following: 60.000MB of Internet, Unlimited messages and calls in Facebook, Whatsapp and TikTok; Unlimited minutes in the Vodafone network; 2000 minutes towards Italy/Spain and 300 minutes internationally; No roaming on it. But on the link you can find several offers at various prices.
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What are some of the accessibility problems for the disabled persons in Bucharest?
- Trams are a no go. Bus and Metro are rather accessible. Bus has a ramp that the driver needs to get off and set, so you need to signal him. Most metro stations have an elevator and ramps, so accessible.
- On smaller streets, there are usually parked cars on the sidewalk (as Bucharest has a problem with too many cars and not enough parking), making it difficult even for walking.
- When crossing the street be careful if a car is parked right next to the crosswalk, as the vision for the drivers is reduced.
- Sometimes there is no ramp for street crossings and the curb is rather high in most places.
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What is the LGBT mentality in Bucharest?
- Romania is still a very high percent cristian country and most older people do not understand this concept. However, most other people don't really care about this, you can do whatever you want as long as you don't get aggressively in someone's face. At most you will get are maybe some strange looks, or at worse maybe some random romanian words thrown at you, but that's about it.
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VISA and Covid restrictions for entering Romania at the moment:
- Here is a list of countries that require Visa for entry in Romania
- Here is a list of countries that are exempt from Visa for entry in Romania
- Here is the website in which you can see all the details about Visa. This is also an website that helps you easily see if you need a Visa or not; just click on Get Informed, insert data and find out.
- Here is a website in which you can see all the restrictions and quarantine and so on. This correlates with this website in which you can find additional info.
- There is also an website called Re-open EU website which you can check out. It also has an app with the same name which you can use on your phone.
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AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, only 4 vaccines are accepted for entry in Romania, but it's really difficult to find specific documentation.
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Additionally, please contact your local embassy and ASK all the details. What you need, what vaccine is accepted etc.
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Smoking and Drinking:
- Smoking is illegal inside in Romania, for example restaurants and so on. You can smoke on the streets, just be respectful to other people and no one will say anything.
- Drinking is not allowed while on the street, so be wary of this. If you are outside a bar that's fine.
- I tried to give details about other illegal stuff, but it's against the subreddit's policy, sorry. Hope you saved my previous details about it if you were interested.
We are at post limit, so a short thanks to everyone for the love!