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| 3334 The tenth postcard of the series "100 years since the Great Union of Romania" (9/12) - Xenofon Street in Bucharest. |
On 7 October, the meeting of the Romanian postcrossers in the year of the Centenary of the Great Union took place again in Bucharest, and Mihnea Răducu chose for the postcard the road to Bucharest's highest altitude point, which is a unique one in the capital city of Romania. Located in the Cotroceni area, the Xenofon street, as it is named, after Greek philosopher author of famed Anabasis, is often referenced as the city's only stairways street. The 220 years old and narrow road is less than 100 meters long but has 70 steps (divided into two sections), and links the Constantin Istrati street to the Suter alley.
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