This past weekend I went to Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It was a pretty cool trip, and I got to meet some new people and see some that I hadn’t for a while. Of all the exploits (and a bit of drama) that occured, the thing I’d like to share is how I got my dinner on Saturday night. Now, Bucharest, compared to the rest of the country, is expensive. Although there are lots of fast food type options, for a real sit down meal you should be prepared to shell out a good amount. Being Peace Corps volunteers, however, gets in the way of this. So on the advice of another volunteer, a groupmake of mine and I tried to get a good cheap meal. The plan was simple. A certain fancy hotel has a casino (casinos are everywhere here,) and this casino offers a free buffet to all gamblers. So my partner and I head in to the casino, proceed to bet about $10 at the tables, promptly lose it, and then head over to the buffet. The selection was great – I had fish and rice. For desert, there was cake and a lychee pudding. Considering that similar food would have cost twice as much at a regular restaurant, we got a 2 for 1 deal. Smart, eeh?