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December 8th 2008 by RokiaontheRun
Sunday, I decided to take some pictures of Parcul Tineretului (ie Tineretului Park). It was raining when I woke up, of course. So I waited and waited, and finally the sun came out.
I grabbed my camera and took a stroll. It is a beautiful, good sized park. It is completely surrounded by apartment blocks on all sides... an urban oasis, if you will. Actually, I think Bucharest has some of the nicest parks in the world. I mean, English parks are just fields with 3 trees and other places just have round-abouts where you can take your dog to the bathroom. Sure, New York has its Central Park...but that's just one park. Bucharest has loads of them and they're meant to be strolled and explored. And graffitied?
One of the things I noticed has changed, among others, is the sheer amount of graffiti. You know it made the album.
Another issues I must address is park deforestation. There are a lot less trees in the park than there used to be. There is a restaturant that just opened on the water and everyone knows they are illegally cutting down tress to burn in the fireplace. I mean,
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Through the willow tree
All the sea birds have arrived to sit out the winter in the park. I actually fed the birds, which made me feel like an old lady. But like Mary Poppins implied, it was fun.
The bridges
In the middle of a lake was an island, with two bridges, that connected one half of the park with the other.
A herd of dogs
This is a herd of dogs. I have seen them before, early in the morning, sleeping together in the grass in a patch of sunshine. Wild life in the park, huh?
The run
I am glad to see jogging is becoming more mainstream here. It used to be that if boys saw you running, they'd chase you. Or maybe the rain scared them away.
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