Bucharest, Romania: The Essential 2 Day Guide, Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest. A sprawling capital city with over 500 years of fascinating history and culture, blending old crumbling buildings with new, hip cafes and shops. Wait, are you sure I didn鈥檛 mean聽Budapest? Yes, I鈥檓 sure. Wouldn鈥檛 want to mix up the two cities like Michael Jackson did during his visit in 1992. But to find these cool and fascinating places, you have to break out your investigative skills.聽

After two days in Bucharest, I felt like Harriet the Spy.聽I had to research like crazy for interesting sights to see. I bought a few tour guide books. I spoke with a local travel blogger friend, Vlad from聽Eff It, I鈥檓 on Holiday聽and I made friends with the guy at our hotel. I wanted to see anything and everything. I wanted to fall in love with this beautiful city.聽

Visiting this massive, busy, chaotic and aesthetically pleasing city stunted by several decades under communist rule will be unlike many other European capitals which are polished, pretty and pompous. And what I discovered while exploring the city is that Bucharest is not for lazy tourists. Everything is spread so far out, many things are hidden in plain sight behind crumbling facades or narrow passages, giving it that cool, hipster feeling you might find in聽Berlin. And surprisingly, Bucharest is often nicknamed the聽鈥淧aris of Eastern Europe鈥澛爁or it鈥檚 classical feel, lovely parks, cafes and nightlife as well as the fact that it was literally modeled after Paris. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Bucharest, Romania: The Essential 2 Day Guide
Guide Location: Romania » Bucharest
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Union Square
Hanul Lui Manuc
The Urbanist
Stavropoleos Monastery
Caru鈥� cu Bere
National History Museum
Carturesti Carousel
Macca Villacrosse Passage
City Grill
Revolution Square
Monument of Rebirth
Romanian Atheneum
Cantacuzino Palace
Palace of Parliament
Mihai Vod膬 Monastery
Arc de Triumpf
Village Museum
Her膬str膬u Park
Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest
Hotel Boutique Lafayette

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