At first I spend some time in Lipscani - the old town district, with some really interesting old buildings, both renewed and not. It's also the place full of bars, pubs and restaurants, some of them are actually really cool, it's the perfect place for a pub crawl, which would take a couple of long nights.
That's also the place where my hostel is - Old Town Vogue Hostel on Gabroveni street - a new, comfortable place with nice atmosphere, it's not possible to be bored there, you would surely met some interesting, opened people, what actually is very typical for Bucharest itself.
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| Somewhere in Lipscani |
The first day, beside wandering around, I visited National History Museum, where you can se for example a replic of Traian Column and a part of Romanian gold treasure which is one of the biggest in the world.
The second day started for me with Bucharest Free Tour - a must-do while you're in the city. It starts every day at 10:30 am and 6 pm. at Piata Unirii, next to the clock. It lasts about 3 hours and gives you really interesting information and as the guide said, you can have any kind of questions, even about some controversial and unplesant things. You will get to know sth about the People's Palace and why Michel Jackson is so important for it, about how to impale people (really interesting part with the visualisation ;D), why the oldest church in the city is not really oldest, on which balcony Ceausescu had his last speech and you can elaborate if Romanian revolution ever happend or not. Also other extremly interesting stories, but it's better to hear them on your own.
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| People's palace interior |
After the trip there was a time for lunch in Caru cu bere - the first beer garden in the city with really interesting interior and delicious food. After the time came to see the biggest (literally) attraction of the city - the People's Palace. Don't forget to have your ID with you, they won't let you in without it. At the entrance you will have to also pass the security gateway, just like on the airport ;)
The tour is really nice and the interiors are amazing. They are not only big, but also pretty tasteful, ornaments are based on Romanian folklore, and it was a surprise for me that communism can ever look that good.
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| People's Palace interior |
Then, I spend the evening in Cismigiu Gardens, lovely park, full of people on Saturday, sunny day - perfect place to relax.
My last day unfortunately weather got bad, it rained pretty havily and I didn't realize my plan about going to Herastrau park in the north of the city which also is famous from its beauty. Instead I went to National Art Museum and I wasn't dissapointed. It is situated in old Royal Palace, the building is very impresive and the collection is very interesting, especially if it's about Romanian art.
It all was really great, but what I liked the most about this trip and why it felt so nice to me are the people I met. It was unbelivable for me how really opened and easy-going they are, much more than in any Romanian city I've been to. The atmosphere is really special and it makes you go back there as fast as possible. I trully hope that one day I will manage to move there, at least for some time to feel it even better and also to see all the places I didn't visit yet.
Maybe Bucharest is not the most beutiful city you can imagine and maybe not very touristic one, but if you want to simply relax and have lots of fun - go there!
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| The view from the main balcony in People's Palace |
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