Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest, the country’s capital and commercial center located in Southern Romania. The city has modernized and is as sophisticated as any Western European capital.

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We stayrd at the Athenee Palace Hotel (best of the best) below.

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We had cocktails outside and the dinning experience was delightful below

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before heading out to the piano and flute concert above.  The concert was help in the National theater below with some shots inside

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Inside the National theater below

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We also visited the Palatul Parlamentului – the worlds second largest building in the world below

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It has 1,100 rooms and is the second largest building in the world. Inside was incredible below.

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It has wide boulevards below

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and the streets are linedwith a fascinating mix of high quality stores below

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high quality stores above and restaurants below

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Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled bleow


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parks and museums are everywhere below

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We walked leisurely around the city seeing its many museums  below

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We visited the “Village Museum” a Romanian village with authentic dwellings from all regions of the country and enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant with folkloric performance

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From here we travels to Transylvania (please see that section)