The traffic kept moving, the people kept walking. It was shocking to see the woman quickly get up, apparently embarrassed. No one came to her aid. She brushed herself off and disappeared into the crowd. I turned to the taxi driver with my mouth agape.
Romanian women are strong.
I was speechless. Having been to Romania the year before, I was convinced that Ceausescu left an impact that can only be bred away by a new generation. The communist mind set is ever so evident in Bucharest, a city of 2.3 million, or 10 percent of Romania's population. During the Ceausescu reign, however, much of the city's old-style architecture and cultural charm was obliterated. The city reflects a war torn past, and a people still struggling to survive and understand what it means to be free.