At the beginning of the war life in Bucharest was enjoyable. The people were carefree and happy, and the meals sei ved in the restaurants were amaziim This is the opinion of Mr John McLaughlin, who returned recently from Rumania. “Soup, fish and magnificent grills, together with sweets and a bottle of wme, were included for a sum equivalent to Is 3d in our money,” he said. The cooking was magnificent, and better than anything I had found in Europe. By the time I left, in October of this year, food was scarce and very dear. Tea, for instance, had risen to 10s a pound, and everyone was on rations”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 December 1940, Page 4
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