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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Twenty Four: The Workplace -- essence of a culture > Ringing up the bill, Bucharest, Romania, 2009
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21-OCT-2009

Ringing up the bill, Bucharest, Romania, 2009

This traditional Romanian restaurant, which has been in business for over a century, shows its past, present and future in this image. The stained glass windows and richly carved staircases and balconies speak of an age now lost in nostalgia. The crowds of people and rushing waiters express its current status as successful dining establishment. The waitress punching up the bill on a sleek computer links the technology of today to a business steeped in tradition. A 14mm wideangle focal length gathers it all together in a single frame.

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Phil Douglis04-Nov-2009 17:37
It was like walking into another time, Carol. The place was filled, the room filled with cigarette smoke and the smells of Romanian cooking, and hundreds of diners packing it in. There were even dancers and music. Unfortunately, we were not able to eat there -- the place was full, there were many waiting, and we were hungry, so we made a few photographs and left for another restaurant, which was just as noisy and smoky, but not quite as full.
Carol E Sandgren04-Nov-2009 04:09
This looks like a really beautiful, and good restaurant! The rich wood with all the detail as well as the ornate rug suggest an old European time, now, as you have said, gone by. HOpe you had a meal here and enjoyed it.
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