Blogs from Bucharest, Muntenia, Romania, Europe

If you are considering a trip to Europe, a place that will surprisingly enhance your travel experiences, Romania is the place. I visited my Baltimore Ravens/Annapolis buddy, Dirty Pat and Mrs. Pat when they were in Bucharest doing a yearlong sabbatical in 2019. I spent an enjoyable week there. MSN Explore says: Bucharest is often overlooked as a tourist destination. It's one of the largest cities in the European Union and is growing in popularity with travelers seeking out unique experiences and a destination that's still relatively low in traffic. Bucharest was once nicknamed "Little Paris," and the area has been inhabited for over 2,000 years. It's far removed from the highland mountains that characterize the center of the nation, providing a different kind of experience compared to the rest of Romania. Romania is a former ... read more

http://www.heygo.com 1st March - Bucharest Night Tour - The 'Little Paris of the East' A different virtual tour - A night one ! For centuries, Bucharest has been at the crossroad between the Christian kingdoms to the west, the Tsars of the east and the Ottoman Empire to the south. It was from these influences that Bucharest was in its prime when the country prospered under king Carol I. Following a great fire in 1847, that sent a third of the city up in flames, there was need for new construction. Beautiful boulevards were laid in french style, luxurious palaces were constructed and the face of the city was defined by the architecture of the Belle Époque style. These important years from 1848 to 1930s shaped the city and is the reason why it was known ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Après deux jours à Bucarest, je peux affirmer, que ce pays avait le culte de la démesure en matière de construction. Sans aucun doute l'influence Russe. Si depuis que je suis parti, je me plaignais de ne pas trouver de restaurants le soir, ça n'a pas été le cas hier. L'hôtel est situé tout proche de la vieille ville de Bucarest, sur une surface que j'estime de la place Bellecour, à Lyon, une trentaine de petites rues où les restaurants se touchent tous, 200, peut être plus. Devant tous, une très jolie fille fait du racolage, tous 5-10 mètres, on se fait agressé. Evidemment vu le nombre d'établissements et vu le peu de clientèle ça se comprend. Peut être le covid??. Difficile de faire un choix, ils proposent, à quelques variantes près les ... read more

I only really had one day to explore Bucharest, so I decided to make the most of it and booked to do two different free walking tours, so that I would get a good oversight of the city. I was staying by the main train station, the Gare du Nord, so my walk to the Old Town, where the first tour began, took about 40 minutes. The area that I walked through wasn't really the nicest. It didn't feel unsafe, it was just a bit rundown. I really liked some of the street art that I came across. I don't know if it was just random or a set towards gentrification. I got a bit lost on my way to the meeting place and was worried that I was going to miss the tour, this seems ... read more

Dag 18 – Rondreis Roemenië – vrijdag 14 september 2018 – Verplaatsing naar Bucuresti (255km) Sinds deze morgen is de terugweg naar het westen ingezet. 230km echte autoweg (4-vaks) naar Boekarest. Tenminste tot aan de 'Cintura', de ring rond de Boekarest. Evenveel file als op die van Brussel, maar dan meestal op 2vakken, met ronde punten bij op- en afritten. Dat was wringen. We staan op een stadscamping binnen die ring, in een bosachtig domein, mooi opeen gepakt. Een Franse groep Mh'ers die ons al op verschillende plaatsen achtervolgden (of wij hen) staan er ook al. Ook een groep van een 20-tal NL caravanners. De campingbaas vond wel een plaats voor iedereen. Kassa, kassa. Hopelijk beginnen die nl-ders morgen niet aan hun algemene schoonmaak. Van de Fransen verwacht ik dat minder.... read more