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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 53
Mark and David head to Bucharest, the capital of Romania to find out why it's become such a tourism center in recent years and learn there are plans afoot to develop it a whole lot more, with the old Jewish quarter at the very heart of its future. This time:
The story of one of the world's largest buildings - Ceausescu and The Palace of ParliamentWe're off to City Hall to get the lowdown on tourism in Bucharest including the old Jewish neighborhoodA private audience with the opera's artistic director (oh, and he's Israeli)We visit Therme, a gigantic swimming-pool-cum-spa-cum-kids-slides-cum-gastronomy-hub wonderlandKeeping Jewish and Yiddish theater alive and well in 21st-Century EuropeMark and David were guests of Bucharest City Hall, the Embassy of Romania in Israel and Tarom.
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We reveal insider stories about Donald Trump, Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy and other world leaders from their stays at the King David Hotel (Who had a thing for dressing gowns?) And we take you to meet Elvis Presley in the Jerusalem...
Published 11/25/24
Join Mark and David for part three of their Chinese odyssey. Beijing tells a story that is three thousand years in the making. Our podcast brings it to you in just under one hour.
This time:
On the Shanghai-Beijing bullet trainThe truly Great Wall of ChinaHow to get there, when to travel and...
Published 11/12/24