Romania Chronicles--Episode 5: which our heroines stumble upon the perfect metaphor for Bucharest

Once upon a time, there were secret police that everyone hated. Their main office, a vaguely baroque building next to the communist party headquarters, was torn down by Romanian rioters in the heady days of the only bloody ’89 revolution. Recently, architects decided to make the building their office. Rather than tear down the remaining parts of the building, they decided to erect a blue glass “addition” to the building. Then, some had the idea to have a swanky espresso bar that serves ‘tofu toast’ in the basement and to decorate said espresso bar with pictures of the revolution.